I remember being in highschool. Used to ride 3 miles on my bike to the local library. Read every auto magazine front to back in one sitting... I will always remember what the testarossa looked like on the cover... Always... Remember all the reviews... "Stunning, but drives like a truck... Glorious 12 cylinder, with mickey mouse seats..." And then the testers drove it up 10 183mph, and were in awe. Right until it broke after a bunch of launches... More practical than the countach they proclaimed, and 1 mph faster. These cars became etched in my psych... that doesn't happen any more. When was the last time a Ferrari buyer went in and bought THE ONE Ferrari model he yearned for? Doesn't happen. People go in, look around, see what fits the budget and has apple play, make sure the financing fits, and buy it. What model do you own they might be asked. Answer? Not sure, 488 I think. Or 812. Maybe 456? Or was it 365? 888? Dunno. I think its a California. Maybe. I recall it was a proper whole number, between 400 and 900. Does it matter? Describe your new car? Uh, its swoopy, red, has a horsey on it. How is it different than a maclaren? Well, it has a horsey on it... and it isn't silver. Last Ferrari car with a numerical name I can ID was the 360.... Sigh
I still remember sitting in a 2 hour study hall in the 9th grade. Drawing Testarossas based on photos next to my pad and paper when I was done with my work. I wonder if those are still in a box back home somewhere.
I like the Saleen stuff too, though I was introduced to their late 90s stuff. I used to have a super low mileage IROC, but it became too much for me to take it out. Felt like I was ruining it every time I put miles on it. https://azure.barrett-jackson.com/Events/Event/Details/1990-CHEVROLET-CAMARO-IROC-Z--189530 The convertible is an 89.
That's an awesome collection! I hope mine looks pretty similar in the near future. Are your Testarossa seats white? How do you keep them so clean (looking at one with a Crema interior...)?
I have a cream interior in my Lamborghini Murcielago Roadster. ....no problem keeping it clean. Just make sure your kitty cat's paws are clean Shamile Freeze...Miami Vice! Image Unavailable, Please Login Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk
Thanks Forthe kind words yes there white when I drive the car I have orig red seat covers on I rarely drive the car but when I do with covers on only
Oh those IROC's were also non grata for a long time too. People loved trashing them! Now they're cool again. Very similar
I think 80's car are going to go up for a bit longer. Us 80's kids are finally hitting our earning potential and have extra cash for toys. 80's nostalgia isn't peaked either.
Here's another 80s car of mine The tr is one of my all time favorite cars I've owned Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
When I got my 325 is the m3 in this condition we're selling for a lot of $ love the m3 but am happy with the is I'm thinking of a 308 carb or a 65/66 mustang fastback gotta love the 80s
I'm confused about the Taylor Swift connection. I know the title is 1989....but is it 80's music? I am guessing that nobody needs to convince anybody else here that the TR is an iconic car Any, yeah, they are cool again (I hear the same arguements being made in the Porsche forums about air-cooled turbos and I actually have had one) . But how many people are actually putting down the cash and BUYING one??? I'm a finance guy. The old saying of "cash talks.....BS talk/hype walks" is something that I agree 110% with. There was a white '89 TR with only 14,800 miles that was listed on this site for 3/4 of last year. It had a price of only $103k. And still, after 9 months, it never found a buyer. The owner ended up trading it in for less than that asking price to a dealer for another sports car. He saved sales taxes by doing so.. And his was a great car. I spoke to the owner may times. GREAT guy and a true car guy. So are white TR's awesome? HELL YES!!! Are they rare? HELL YES!!! But this above info clearly illustrates the case that there is a very limited pool of ACTUAL BUYERS for one.
I know u kicked urself for missing that one and per our convo i think he sold it for cheap;cheaper than mine which is red and had more miles. Thanks for getting the thread back on track! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
It's going in the right way hot girls and cars doesn't get any better than that both cost a lot of $$$ lol
Asking prices are always high...selling prices Now that veryron i just saw tonight on my miami trump is going UP! Image Unavailable, Please Login Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
The $103K was a "no stories" car. And I could have bought it for less than that. Yep, kicking myself for that
