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  1. jumpinjohn

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    #151 jumpinjohn, Dec 20, 2014
    We are about a 5 hour drive. We plan to drive down to pick it up. The weather here is generally ok even in Winter unless we have one of those rare ice storms. In that case, we will just wait a few days. :)
     
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    #152 Udaverea, Dec 20, 2014
    One compelling aspect of driving that far to pick it up is getting past the break in period more quickly. That's when the EXTRA fun begins...
     
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    #153 Udaverea, Dec 21, 2014
    Getting more good info about getting full wrap on my car when it arrives.

    Mitchell, thanks for the glass UV protection info.
     
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    #154 Udaverea, Dec 22, 2014
    I just got some presents from a very good friend.

    They are for the garage, for when my car arrives in a few weeks.

    One is a Ferrari flag to hang on the wall, the other is a large transfer sheet to put an appropriate saying on the wall that I can see whenever I get in the car.

    Ah the fun of a first Ferrari! Everyone around me is getting excited.

    The 12 month odyssey continues...

    :)
     
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    #156 Udaverea, Dec 24, 2014
    What is the latest in theft prevention and theft recovery? What are people using? Anyone know of FCars being stolen, and if so, recovered quickly?
     
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    #157 Royalpar1, Dec 24, 2014
    I put Lojack on the Car, i was told it was not needed, as Ferraris are not stolen usually.
     
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    #158 Udaverea, Dec 25, 2014
    I want to be the only one to "drive it like I stole it"... ;)
     
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    #159 jumpinjohn, Dec 25, 2014
    Hahahaha!
     
  10. Udaverea

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    #160 Udaverea, Dec 25, 2014
    Wow. No Cali T for Christmas... and I was soooo good all year. Still Stage 90...
     
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    #161 jumpinjohn, Dec 26, 2014
    Well Rats.

    Hopefully it will be here before Valentines!!
     
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    #162 Royalpar1, Dec 26, 2014
    Stage 90 to here is about 6 weeks :) so when did you go 90 ? The updates are not real until 93 and on the truck
     
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    #163 Udaverea, Dec 26, 2014
    I was just hoping it might have gotten snatched from its container and put into a Rosso Corsa sled from the North Pole. How batty is that? ;)
     
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    #164 Royalpar1, Dec 26, 2014

    We have all been batty as fruitflys with this buying experience. I now have almost 1500 miles on my car and love it more, the more i drive. those of you who have had Ferraris before are totally understanding the experience .
     
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    #165 jumpinjohn, Dec 26, 2014
    Sounds like normal thinking to me! :D
     
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    #166 Udaverea, Dec 26, 2014
    I was also hoping there was space in the Rosso Corsa sled for you, Keith, MC111, CoopLik and others in the waiting room... ;)
     
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    #167 MC111, Dec 26, 2014
    The only sled from Italy to Aus takes about 40 days ... no such luck to be on the Rosso Corsa Xmas sled ...
     
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    #168 keithos27, Dec 26, 2014
    Me too, sir, me too! In due time we'll all have our fun! :)
     
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    #169 Udaverea, Dec 28, 2014
    Geez, I have a lot of bottles of wine (red and, um, white, sorry Marmist...) that I've had in the cellar for over 10 years that I won't open for another 10 years, and having my car at Stage 90 seems longer...
     
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    #170 Udaverea, Dec 30, 2014
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    Don't worry, this is not an F12 post in the wrong thread...

    :)

    Backtracking on my 12 month odyssey, I'm going to share my inspiration for color choices.

    When I put down my California T deposit in February the only colors one could see were the new Rosso California and California Blu. I was scouring Google images and AutoGespot and found the F12 to be the best model to "model" my car.

    I liked the look of some of the silvers with red calipers, black grill and just a touch of yellow from the shields, so when the literature came out I was ready with many of my choices, getting me off to a good start. It still went back and forth enough times for me to drive my wife completely batty. I wore out the configurator a couple of times...

    Below is the shot that got my attention. Besides the color, I like the 5-spoke wheels on the F12 and liked the standard wheel choice on the California T as a close match (I know it isn't popular with most FChatters), and I especially like the way the 19 inch size makes the brake discs almost completely fill the wheel space. Makes my S Class brakes appear positively puny.

    Anyway, for what it's worth, here are the pics, and to whosever gorgeous F12 that is, belated thanks!
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    #171 keithos27, Dec 30, 2014
    Both look good Dave! Your car looks great from the production photo!
     
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    #172 Udaverea, Jan 1, 2015
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    Does anyone who received their Cali T know if you have a headphone jack in the infotainment system that a passenger could use?
     
  23. Udaverea

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    #173 Udaverea, Jan 1, 2015
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    Hey, my customized Bose noise cancelling headset came in (for road trips where the passenger wants to listen to iPhone tunes instead of engine music...).

    They really match my California T configuration colors for paint (Argento Nurburgring), calipers (Rosso Corsa), hub caps (Yellow), rev counter (Yellow), stitching (Filo Speciale Rosso), and leather (Nero and Charcoal). One can tie in all these elements to create a custom match with the car. See Page 5 of My 12 month California T odyssey topic for the web mockups I toyed with from the Bose configuration site. A, of course, was for me.


    Now that I have another of my accessories, I just need my actual car at the end of this month...

    :)
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    #174 Udaverea, Jan 3, 2015
    As a part of My 12 month California T odyssey, I was thinking: perhaps what I have experienced recently can aid CIA interrogators.

    They could order a California T for each detainee or prisoner they wish to interrogate. Then notify them when their car reaches Stage 90. Wait a few days. Offer them no updates. Wait another day. No updates. Wait another. And another. Very soon they will go mad and answer every question asked...

    Perfect...

    ...actually, what was I thinking, it would never be allowed: FAR too cruel a form of torture...

    ;)
     
  25. dustman

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    #175 dustman, Jan 5, 2015
    Great line...Caddyshack.

    Enjoy your F car, from one SW owner to another...that LED and screen is the best!
     
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