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Am I a little TOO obsessed?

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  1. F430GB

    F430GB F1 Veteran

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    So I was listening to one of four Ferrari sound clips on my iPod and I thought to myself, "Self, are you a little too obsessed with these cars? I mean, you have fricken' sound clips on your iPod for cryin' out loud!" Am I too obsessed? Anyone else in the same boat as me?

    Oh...and by the way, I'm listening to a soundclip of a Challenge Stradale while I type this post. :eek:

    -G.B.
     
  2. JoeZaff

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    I spend a 30 minutes a day searching you tube for Ferrari engine sounds/videos and I don't want to even think about how much time I spend in this forum.

    To me you sound perfectly normal, but you cant ask a crazy person if you are normal :)
     
  3. GuyIncognito

    GuyIncognito Nine Time F1 World Champ
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    yes. and you're talking to yourself. not good signs...
     
  4. F430GB

    F430GB F1 Veteran

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    LMAO!!! I better see a therapist...:eek:

    -G.B.
     
  5. TheMayor

    TheMayor Nine Time F1 World Champ
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    There is a 10 step withdrawl process (Ferrari Owners and Dreamers Annonymous) that you can join.

    The good part: You get rid of your Ferrari obsession

    The bad part: You have the constant urge to buy a Prius
     
  6. AceMaster

    AceMaster Three Time F1 World Champ

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    I didn't think it was possible to be "too" obsessed - if anything we aren't obsessed enough ":D:D:D:D:D
     
  7. TexasMike

    TexasMike F1 World Champ

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    Where do you find the Challenge Stradale sound clip? Is it a MP3 format? I'd love to have it for my Blackberry. I currently have a sound clip of the 458 Italia set as my text message ringer.
     
  8. 134282

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    I have the Open Pipe Symphony album on my computer and none of the files will play. :(
     
  9. rossocorsa13

    rossocorsa13 F1 Rookie

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    You are addressing yourself in the third person.

    Problem.
     
  10. V-TWELVE

    V-TWELVE Formula 3

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    The fact that you seem to acknowledge this means you might be a candidate for treatment.
     
  11. F430GB

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    Here's the link:

    http://www.autocrossing.com/civic/sounds/sounds.html

    It's "2001 Ferrari 360 Challenge Car on the dyno." Doesn't sound like it's on a dyno to me...and it sounds more like a CS than it does a Challenge Car. It is MP3 format; just click on it and it will ask if you want to save it. It's 1:12 long. :)

    Hope this helps!!! :D

    -G.B.
     
  12. ejc0930

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    But if you're proclaiming yourself insane you must be sane enough to have a grasp on the real world. The classic catch 22.
     
  13. Jackmb1

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    +1, Hahahahahahahaha
     
  14. PAP 348

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  15. Vraiment

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    Well, some have said that the exhaust note alone is worth the price of admission...(live, not MP3, of course.) I don't think you have to worry, at least until there's deviant behavior (selling your wife's personal items or stealing money to buy more Ferraris/parts/)and your focus on Fs leads to outcomes detrimental to you, such as loss of job, deteriorating mental state, or crumbling social life. I could tell you stories that would make you feel, comparatively, very sane!
     
  16. TexasF355F1

    TexasF355F1 Six Time F1 World Champ
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    I must be too. I have a F355 sound clip on my phone as my text message ringtone. Anytime someone hears I hear the same response, "That is soooo cool!" :D
     
  17. F430GB

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    Do share! :D :D :D

    -G.B.
     
  18. F430GB

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    Those are my hombres!!!!!!!!!! :D :D :D :D :D :D

    -G.B.
     
  19. zippyslug31

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    Yup, this sounds oddly familiar.
     
  20. Drew_4RE

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    I agree 100%. You may want to ask normal people about normal behavior. Not us...
     
  21. Mlody

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    I get chills sometimes when I hear a nice car revving... I don't know if that's normal.
    Listening to engine sounds is normal though. It's one of the aspects of being a car guy. ;-)
     
  22. PAP 348

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    :eek::eek:
     
  23. --cresko--

    --cresko-- Karting

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    "Passion is a positive obsession. Obsession is a negative obsession."
     
  24. Thorpiticus

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    To this day I still roll down my window whenever a nice car passes. Earlier this week I did it for a sonorous 360 Spider.

    One of my favorite memories is riding in a car with a head honcho from MotorTrend when, upon seeing an F430, we both rolled down our windows at the same time to listen. We just looked at each other and laughed. It's a car guy thing.
     
  25. F430GB

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    Great story! Thanks for sharing! :)

    -G.B.
     

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