What car is your daily driver?

Used to be a G63 but opted for the S63 as DD

 

BMW X5

 

Had 991TTS for barely a month as daily driver until it was totaled by underinsured rusty pick-up truck.

 

why arent you all using the Cali as a daily driver ?

 

how many miles per year you want make in Cali?

 

What's a 911?

 

The new generation supercharged - all aluminium body. It corners flat, will do over 250 km/h and accelerates really really well.
Sure the FF is a great car (I did over 25,000 kms in mine and shook the last ounce out of it) but in terms of: comfort, practicality and build quality with what I refer to as "Ferrari-like" performance - it is truly remarkable.

 

I completely hear on the comfort, the practicality and the build quality. I have always felt the new Range is of Bentley levels of quality - have just taken delivery of an Autobiography V8 ourselves.

With regards to FF competing performance or even any Ferrari-like performance, I will say that I do not understand how that is possible. But I will happily bow out of this and accept your verdict seeing that you have clearly are an experienced driver and driven both of these cars more than myself. I do not think I would be as confident of taking the Range in a corner as fast as any current Ferrari though I have to be honest.

Ps. the 0-60 is where we can have the most fun, with speed limits etc, the way I enjoy the cars is get them up to speed limit super quick and then just level off - the only really legal way of enjoying road cars I feel along with finding great roads.

Sunny

 

why not all of them ?

 

and how did it end up ?

 

It's the tires and the hp. I have a supercharged RR Sport shod with high performance Bridgewater Potenzas that are great for dry pavement and good in the wet but not designed for freezing conditions or snow. I bought performance snow tires mounted on rims for Michigan winter driving. The low end grunt of the supercharged engine was not conducive to driving on slippery snow covered roads...the electronic nanny would kick in and cut power. But on Florida's great pavement and mostly straight roads you are right....it is a beast and one of my preferred driving choices.

 

Well Duh..... Just realized not everyone lives in sunny south florida, sorry guys for those in the snow, cannot drive the Cali As a thought, how deep of sitting water can the Cali go thru without sucking into the engine ?

 

It is pronounced porch cha ... like swinging on your font porch

 

Ron, sorry I missed your questions earlier ... It usually takes me a couple days away from the FF for the Cali to be exciting again, the FF is that much faster. And the V12 sound is way more intoxicating. In about 4,000 feet the Cali can do 0-140-0. In the same distance the FF does 0-160-0 ... I've done that in both cars a bunch of times. In the end they are BOTH Ferraris . I hope to track the FF maybe next year at Mid Ohio, we will see. The speed with the FF concerns me as I was hitting 140 at the end of the long straight at Mid Ohio with the California, 160 in the FF would be very scary with the 90 degree turn at the end. This week the FF goes to the dealer for some maintenance (see the FF clicking thread) so I will be having daily fun with the Cali ! And Friday I take a freshman to the homecoming game on the back of the Cali, the three other girls will be on the back of Chevy Camaro's . The freshman wins and I wouldn't be able to do that with the FF.

 

how many miles per year you make in you daily drive?

 

I have been averaging about 16k

 

I wonder how new turbo engine from Cali T will be work after 50k miles of your daily ride

 

Well, it will be covered under warrantee, however the Cali is designed as a DD, the engines will last probably 200k miles before failure. Why would it fail ?

 

Shouldn't be any issues.

 

-20k reselling value, I feel for u

 

LOL - exactly my thoughts, this is my first ferrari, i am 63, what else would i want ?

 

Well you are in a different position

Florida and 63 means retired, means relatively "safe" location and no need to go around for work but simply cruising coastline in harmony with nature.

But it's not so smart, for example, to go with it daily at your factory or workplace, sparks "problems" of any kind

 

I actually go to work each day at my factory(50 miles RT ), have driven my last 2 Maseratis to work, or Porsche or Mercedes. I have found that the factory workers realize you make a bunch more than they do. I have never had a issue and the workers love to talk about my cars. Yes the house location is safe, but am a working person, who does not have the time to go cruising along the coast line. Maybe someday but doubt it

 

Resale value should not matter to anyone! If you are looking for a good investment bury your money in coffee cans in your back yard, the value will remain, minus inflation. Modern Ferraris are meant to have fun with and enjoy, not worship. I took a big hit selling my 2010 Cali, will take a big hit when selling my 2012 Cali and my FF when I am ready to move up to a newer Ferrari. And if you only lose $20K you are lucky. I once paid $63K to lease a Mercedes CL550 so $20K is very cheap fun with a Ferrari.