I dislike loud bikes, especially HD's - I ride BMW's - and loud cars too. My 360 came with a Capristo, which I replaced with a valved Challenge Stradale exhaust, just so I could be quiet most of the time.
Me too... it’s the same as an old 80s civic with a huge fart can exhaust, if your engine’s exhaust note isn’t particularly good, there’s no need to make it louder.
I have only had positive experiences while driving in a city of 120,000 people. Sometimes I get some kid at a stop sign who wants to race his after market turbo charged 1990's Honda Civic. I just roll the window down when calls me out and respond "I think I already won".
This is a true story. I was with my F430 on the Vegas strip stuck in traffic at a light. Next to me where three young guys in the front seat of some kind of Japanese Sedan. Probably 19 or 20 years old. They look over at me and yell out "Hey man! How much did you pay for that thing?" I would get that question all the time. So this time I just held up 3 fingers. They went "300 grand? Really?" I said "No. Three dollars. I won it playing a slot machine". Their mouths fell open, the light turned green, and I drove away smiling. I wish I was that clever all the time.
Help me come up with an appropriate response to the, "OH! (with inflection) you have a FERRARI." Most of us worked our asses off to be able to afford one and the inference that we must think we're superior bothers me. Sent from my XT1058 using Tapatalk
I get that a lot filling up. "I'm just an old retired guy with no family and an expensive hobby." And then I give a hearty laugh. Breaks the ice most of the time.
Gas stations are the best. I generally offer that to make up for my slow legs, I have a fast car. It elicits a laugh all the time.
r Driving today is horrific here in the New York metro area It may have very little to do with your car I don’t think they can think that deeply Where I live it’s up into the ADK mountains or become upset
i'm in san antonio suburbs now..... and I get alot of thumbs up from our mostly retired military residents..... and a few kids out jogging. I did get a young guy in some S audi 4 door thing ride my azz.... then blow around me all fast-n-furious..... also have to comment on how fast word get's around if you drive this to the office.... esp if you work at a smaller company..... 3 days later I get people from accounting stopping by to chat about the little red car in the car park...... nice way to break ice with other car people.
I always used to drive my Ferraris early Sunday morning on two lane back roads. Only problem is bicyclists attempting assisted suicide. Sent from my iPhone using FerrariChat
Next thing on your wishlist needs to an exhaust controller so you can open your valves up at will....cures that azz ridin' issue!
I was pulling in to a Gate gas station to get a cup of coffee and some old dude started running off his mouth, Hey big man driving up thinking you so bad in a Ferrari you are nothing man !!! He was in his late 60s with long grey hair in a pony tail looks like a tree huger to me . I acted like I did not hear him, there where people every where I was embarrass .. So as I was walking up to pay for my coffee he was standing there scratching off lottery tickets.. Out of my mouth from no where I said maybe if you can win the _UCKING lottery you could buy one !!!! Most of the people there laugh, he could not say a thing but I could hear a low mumbling . Then one time so guy scream across a parking lot YOU SHOULD HAVE BOUGHT A CORVETTE, I replied I COULD NOT AFFORD TO BUY A CORVETTE !! He stood there with confused look on he face . Last of all I was watching Youtube videos of Ferrari 360s OMG !! It was me some people with there kids in there van where chasing threw traffic to catch up with to me to video my car !! here is the video link .. WHAT DO YOU THINK ??
I intentionally drive below the speed limit in the right lane unless there's somebody really slow to pass, then I'm right back. Lots of people video, and I ham it up for them. Seems to help with goodwill.
You have to learn to drive defensively when owning an exotic. I had a driver swerving across two lanes in front of me on the freeway. He was taking a video with his cell phone, holding it over his shoulder as he passes me.
I have a 430 six speed. The car is a bit tricky to shift smoothly at slow speeds in traffic. No flywheel means the revs drop faster than you can shift the car. I was stuck in stop and go traffic. Guy in a pickup truck pulls up next to me and tells me I need to learn to shift. I've had a manual shift car in my garage continuously since 1982
Well I had the full gambit happen yesterday .I decided to go have some sushi at my favorite place and I took the 430. I had the SUV experience(they drive up quickly behind you so they can see the engine and rid your ass), this one is my least favorite, since no one ever thinks about the fact that if I put on my brakes at the same time they do they are going to crash into my car since their SUV cannot stop as fast. I had the picture takers (one swerved and almost hit me), and of course the I am going to do whatever I can to say outran Ferrari on the road today. Usually these are Honda's,or VW's driven by 20 something boys. I even had the very stupid motorcycle rider who drove like an idiot (and almost was squashed like a bug) so he could pass me. I was alone in the car (my girlfriend is at the shore for a week with her family I hate the Jersey shore), and for some reason when she is in the car with me this stuff does not seem to happen.