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  1. Karimsaid

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    #151 Karimsaid, Sep 23, 2024
    Thank you, Jag. You need to bring your stunning Enzo over there next year!
     
  2. FerrfanFL

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    #152 FerrfanFL, Sep 30, 2024
    They're all stunning. Simply stunning. Each has it's own "WOW" factor and attributes. It's a personal choice. For me, the 288 and F40 are tops. One moment I think the F40 is the tops, then I look at the 288. Unreal. The rawness of the F40 is untouchable. The production numbers of the F50 is indisputable. For me, I'd pull the trigger on a no stories F40 and driver her. Must say though the Giallo F50 is drool-worthy. It's simply insanely beautiful.
     
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    #153 Karimsaid, Oct 1, 2024
    I think you are right and we can only be grateful to Ferrari for creating such great machines.
     
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    #154 Karimsaid, Oct 25, 2024
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    #155 Tenney, Oct 26, 2024
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    #156 Karimsaid, Oct 31, 2024
    It started at 8.30am with the target of detailing two extra sets of original F50 silencers.
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    We took on a challenge, namely to tackle the fact that on one set somebody in Germany wrote ‘F50’ on the silencers and other detailers could not remove it.
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    It took us 1/2 a day to improve the situation somehow but still the challenge is not solved. But lots of improvement to the overall condition
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    We also took the opportunity to clean a swirl here, a mark there and a waxing everywhere!…
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    #157 Christian.Fr, Oct 31, 2024
    I want to thank you for the time spent around your dream cars, videos, pictures and of course for the edition of your next book, which I am sure will be a best seller.
     
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    #158 Karimsaid, Nov 6, 2024
    I enjoyed a 50 km drive today in an F50 (even though it’s super-low mileage one at 1,340 miles). Engine mechanical sound in the cabin is something else - at 3,500 rpm I had to really raise my voice to be heard by the passenger.

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    #159 willcrook, Nov 6, 2024
    Is that cabin noise with a standard exhaust?
     
  10. Karimsaid

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    #160 Karimsaid, Nov 6, 2024
    Absolutely. A sports exhaust or straight pipes kills it completely. (If the roof is off, it’s even worse - just gases overwhelming noise).
    It took me 10 years to realise that…
     
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    #161 HighOnThunder, Nov 6, 2024
    Good for you Doc, enjoy.

    PS Did any of the detailers try dry ice cleaning to get the 'F50' off the silencers?

     
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    #162 willcrook, Nov 7, 2024
    interesting, a lot of people slate some of the new cars like AMG One, Aston Valk for loud cabin noises - I didn't realise the f50 was similar
     
  13. Karimsaid

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    #163 Karimsaid, Nov 7, 2024
    No comparison. In the F50 it’s a most enjoyable sound. You want to hear/feel more of it and it entices you to push the throttle further and further. No headphones or any similar stuff. My passenger yesterday (a first in an F50) was drooling and asking for more - but I could not oblige given very old (but original) Goodyear Fiorano tyres…
     
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    #164 Il Cavalieri, Nov 10, 2024
    The leaves of autumn goes very well with the F50.
     
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    #165 Karimsaid, Nov 19, 2024
    Another day of improvement:
    - cleaning new original Pierburg valves (that fit on silencers),
    - cleaning set of silencers without any re-coating
    - refreshing all the plastics/rubber
    - paint touch-up of stone chips (after reproducing the original Rossa Corsa paint from the code on the boot)
    - hoovering small stone from the engine bay as well as detailing all the car after a 50-km drive a couple of weeks ago.

    Exhausting day but very satisfying…

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    #166 500drvr, Nov 19, 2024
    One’s missing….
     
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    #167 Karimsaid, Nov 19, 2024
    Your favorite…
     
  18. 500drvr

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    #168 500drvr, Nov 19, 2024
    Yep!
     
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    #169 amenasce, Nov 19, 2024
    Is the first one rosso barchetta or is the lighting making it look darker?
     
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    #170 Karimsaid, Nov 20, 2024
    Light effect.
     
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    #171 Karimsaid, Nov 28, 2024
    So today, Bradley and myself went somewhere else to give another car some care. I knew that when we get there, we will say “but what will we do from 8.30am to 4.30pm?”
    Looking at the car (whether outside, engine bay, or inside) confirmed that suspicion:
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    However, I am a firm believer in continuous improvement as well as meticulous attention to details, so Bradley started with the engine bay and polished some brass and/or steel and/or aluminum to bring them to original factory finish.
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    With a good overall result
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    #172 Karimsaid, Nov 28, 2024
    Cont’d…
    I, on the other hand, went for the rubber parts. It’s really good practice to apply appropriate moisturizing cream to keep the rubber and plastics hydrated.
    I started with thin rubbers in the sills and
    around the light lenses
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    Note I like to match colours (green in this case…)

    Then I covered the doors, around windows, as well as boot and the foot rests:
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    #173 Karimsaid, Nov 28, 2024
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    #174 Karimsaid, Nov 28, 2024
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    #175 Karimsaid, Nov 28, 2024
    Cont’d…
    The last action for the day, was cleaning the leather prior to then applying a conditioner on all leather parts as well vacuum cleaning the seats material and wiping them very gently.
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    And here is the satisfaction of day well-spend, much more enriching than if I would have checked/played with stocks or cryptocurrency…
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