| Author | Message | ||
| Nika (Racernika)
Member Username: Racernika Post Number: 914 Registered: 12-2001 |
A big thank you to all of you - very inspiring and supportive My next article is about our love-hate relationships with projects cars - if you have any quotes......feel free to e-mail me. [email protected] | ||
| D B (Threesixty)
Junior Member Username: Threesixty Post Number: 173 Registered: 8-2002 |
Good article...but MORE PICS!  | ||
| Marcus Mayeux (Mmayeux73)
Member Username: Mmayeux73 Post Number: 424 Registered: 4-2002 |
Great text! Many props to you Nika! | ||
| Vince (Manatee)
Junior Member Username: Manatee Post Number: 216 Registered: 6-2002 |
Agreed it was very well written. thanks for sharing the article with us. | ||
| Dave (Maranelloman)
Intermediate Member Username: Maranelloman Post Number: 1390 Registered: 1-2002 |
Nicely written. I liked the "rookie button" comment! Also noticed you slightly edited the extreme sexism of the dealer principal's comment... | ||
| Nika (Racernika)
Member Username: Racernika Post Number: 908 Registered: 12-2001 |
Here's the story finally http://www.racerchicks.com/chick_pick/CP_Nika_star030426.html I must admit - it was a fabulous CAR | ||
| Dave (Maranelloman)
Intermediate Member Username: Maranelloman Post Number: 1298 Registered: 1-2002 |
What a horse's arse! I HATE when people talk to me when my wife asks them something when we are together!!! So demeaning! If I ask, answer me. If my wife asks, ANSWER HER! Simple as that. Sexist wankers... | ||
| Nika (Racernika)
Member Username: Racernika Post Number: 902 Registered: 12-2001 |
OK - since my article was poublished I can talk about the drive now. The car is FAST - shifts beautiful but for $360,000CAD I'd rather drive a 360 any day. The worst part of the day - actually the only bad part of the day was interviewing the owner of the dealership. I asked a few questions only to have him answer my editor. He just glanced over at me for a second but rambled on looking directly at my editor. His comment of "it is a lot of car for the average woman to handle" (he threw in "average" last minute) - I found insulting. I just smiled - acted gracious, told myself I'd never buy a car there and pitied his wife. I did however let him know I had driven the Ferrari Barchetta - and although he thought Ferrari and their owners are a flashy bunch - I loved that car ten times more. Thanks for letting me rant, guys | ||
| D B (Threesixty)
Junior Member Username: Threesixty Post Number: 164 Registered: 8-2002 |
"WOW - what a car!!!" Those were my EXACT words when I posted a few months ago...it is an amazing car! *edit - My exact words http://www.ferrarichat.com/discus/messages/132929/210688.html?1046317428 | ||
| Aaron Williams (Aawil)
Junior Member Username: Aawil Post Number: 135 Registered: 8-2002 |
Expensive option. I remember looking at a diablo in kerbeck the paint was a $10,000 option. Something like electric blue.Awesome color but whoooo. I think scuderia shields are like $3000 option. Good for a laugh. | ||
| Nika (Racernika)
Member Username: Racernika Post Number: 886 Registered: 12-2001 |
and can you believe it? a BACK SEAT is a $6000 OPTION - bwaaahaaaaaaa OUCH | ||
| Nika (Racernika)
Member Username: Racernika Post Number: 885 Registered: 12-2001 |
Ok guys - so I took the ol' beauty for a spin - WOW - what a car!!! 450 horsepower! $350,000 Canadian!! Would I buy it - heck no - although the paddle shifting was fun, the car refine and detailed it just lacked the smell and sound that a FERRARI 12 can make. I'll post pictures and write more after my article is published in the paper this Saturday. | ||
| Jack Habits (Ferraristuff)
New member Username: Ferraristuff Post Number: 43 Registered: 4-2003 |
If you're still interested in getting some seat time in a Vanquish, just smile (with bedroom eyes) at the owner of Spyker Cars... He owns one under the motto "It's always good to know what the lesser competition is selling.." Yeah! Jack | ||
| DES (Sickspeed)
Advanced Member Username: Sickspeed Post Number: 3486 Registered: 8-2002 |
No, Flora Dakar is the best, hands down... That could actually be a real name...! & if it is, it's very sexy... Flora Dakar... Flora Dakar... LOL, that's so awesome... | ||
| Dave (Maranelloman)
Intermediate Member Username: Maranelloman Post Number: 1178 Registered: 1-2002 |
How about Ivana Racealot? | ||
| DES (Sickspeed)
Advanced Member Username: Sickspeed Post Number: 3478 Registered: 8-2002 |
Poppa DaClutch is very clever and creative, i like that... Ivana Drivefazst - eh... But Flora Dakar... That's awesome...! You should change your name... i am. | ||
| Nika (Racernika)
Member Username: Racernika Post Number: 882 Registered: 12-2001 |
Flora DaKar....or Ivana Drivefazt suits me.... My editor will be Poppa DaClutch I'll let you guys know | ||
| DES (Sickspeed)
Advanced Member Username: Sickspeed Post Number: 3472 Registered: 8-2002 |
i think 'Nika' is a pretty exotic name, in itself... | ||
| William H (Countachxx)
Intermediate Member Username: Countachxx Post Number: 2314 Registered: 2-2001 |
So Nika, when you drive 007s car , what is your Bondgirl nickname going to be ? My faves were Pusssy Galore and Allota Fagina LOL | ||
| DES (Sickspeed)
Advanced Member Username: Sickspeed Post Number: 3469 Registered: 8-2002 |
Good luck, Nika... i'm confident everything will be fine... | ||
| Nika (Racernika)
Member Username: Racernika Post Number: 880 Registered: 12-2001 |
HEY - I'm not BUYING the car - just have an opportunity to DRIVE IT..... which brings me to another issue --- I'm techinically a freelancer so responsible for the LARGE (!@#$% LARGE) deductable if anything happenes to the car for the 1 hour I have it....(we have no fault insurance here) YIKES - wish me luck guys - this my be the article that ruins MY career | ||
| D B (Threesixty)
Junior Member Username: Threesixty Post Number: 160 Registered: 8-2002 |
I have a video of my cousin's 2003 Vanquish at idle...I'm not kidding when I say the floor shakes when I play the video on the computer. The exhaust note is amazing. Anyone wanna host it (12.5mb)? | ||
| Dave (Maranelloman)
Intermediate Member Username: Maranelloman Post Number: 1174 Registered: 1-2002 |
Yeah, like a lot of Ferraris, AM's are bought by prosperous wankers who cannot be bothered to learn to drive--they think, because they have the money, then they also have all the skills they will need. But, boy, do those cars sound great! Mama mia! Have a great Easter/Passover weekend, y'all. | ||
| William H (Countachxx)
Intermediate Member Username: Countachxx Post Number: 2304 Registered: 2-2001 |
I saw 2 at the last AMOC event I was at. Neither guy had a clue how to drive. 1 driver spun his car after doing a 1:40 lap at Lime Rock. The other guy's Vanquish was puking antifreeze and the dope went on to do 2 or 3 complete laps ON the racing line before coming in. Dumbasses | ||
| Taek-Ho Kwon (Stickanddice)
Junior Member Username: Stickanddice Post Number: 245 Registered: 11-2002 |
If you get one, get it with the body colored console. ALso, get a recent model, the speakers are updated. | ||
| Dave (Maranelloman)
Intermediate Member Username: Maranelloman Post Number: 1170 Registered: 1-2002 |
ORGASMICALLY GREAT engine sound---what the 550/575 should have sounded like. Goofy, fragile-feeling (but alcantara-covered!) paddle shifters that feel just as clunky in non-track driving as the 355/360/575 (I dislike F1 systems; sorry, folks). VERY heavy, and feels it, whereas the 550/575 is also heavy (but not nearly as much) but doesn't feel it except on track. Lovely, comfortable seats. Astoundingly good build quality. Gorgeous paint. Horrendously cheesy Shaguar XJ HVAC/stereo/control pod in the center of the console, plus other Shaguar misc. switchgear. | ||
| Dan (Bobafett)
Member Username: Bobafett Post Number: 403 Registered: 9-2002 |
I've had about 5 minutes of seat time, but the tranny felt a little...clunky. Kind of like an unsorted 360 (not that a sorted one is much better). That *NOISE* ... well, that more than makes up for everything. --Dan | ||
| Taek-Ho Kwon (Stickanddice)
Junior Member Username: Stickanddice Post Number: 243 Registered: 11-2002 |
It's a great car. I drove one for about 30 miles or so. The shifter is the same as the Ferrari 360 and 575. So different from the 355. It was a blast, but I'd still rather have the stick. Probably one of the best GT cars around. | ||
| DES (Sickspeed)
Advanced Member Username: Sickspeed Post Number: 3452 Registered: 8-2002 |
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| Nika (Racernika)
Member Username: Racernika Post Number: 878 Registered: 12-2001 |
well - if HE can drive it - I can certainly take it to the max! | ||
| William H (Countachxx)
Intermediate Member Username: Countachxx Post Number: 2302 Registered: 2-2001 |
Yes, Nika, Bond, James Bond has driven one | ||
| "The Don" (Mlemus)
Advanced Member Username: Mlemus Post Number: 3838 Registered: 8-2002 |
Nika, It's the same transmission and software that is in the 575M Matt | ||
| Nika (Racernika)
Member Username: Racernika Post Number: 877 Registered: 12-2001 |
Has anyone here driven one? How does its' paddle shifters feel/work compared to the 355? Thanks Nika www.racerchicks.com |