Are Carrera GT's Kept In the City?

well i am a little late in the thread, but i have 4 customers that i know of with cgt's in the city - and i am sure there is more, i work for mmc in nyc

 

parik's supposed venture in hackensack? imagine that.

 

It is in hackensack Hoping to get alot of good business from NYC, From the bridge its all smooth sailing roads, even CGTs can make it to the garage

 

hahaha

 

this Carrera GT Can be kept in the city

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Lamborghini-Porsche-rebody-Lamborghini-like-exotic-Porsche-Carrera-GT-no-ferrari_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ6290QQihZ007QQitemZ170022385703QQrdZ1

 

i guess this boxster is officially a 'fake-porsche'

 

We have space available at our facility...right over the Brooklyn Bridge and near the highway.

NYC is really rough on cars....I cringe everytime one of our clients takes their car for a drive in the city.

Andrew
Sports & Classics of NY
www.sportsclassicsnyc.com

 

Sorry Vic, I don't have anything useful to add about a CGT, but I will throw in my $.02 about driving a sportscar/exotic/vespa/etc in NYC: do it! People act like Manhattan is a 3rd world country sometimes. Yes, there are potholes and badly paved roads. But, it can still be done with much enjoyment!

Btw, it's not the coblestone/unpaved 14th St that's the problem -- it's speedbumps! I've seen them starting to show up around schools now. How am I supposed to drive recklessly around schools now? sheesh.

-N

 

I have taken mine into the city a few times. My garage is top notch and the only issue was their ramp - I backed it in, then turned it around and backed it down. Not sure it mattered but I doubt you could have slid a penny under the chin - it was THAT close.

My F430 has been in once thus far. My only scrape was outside of the city - in a friend's driveway - figures!

Never have an issue with driving around tho I am very careful and rarely traverse the streets - I stay on the Drive most of the time and drive a dozen blocks to and from the garage.

 

has anyone ever thought of swapping out the front CF with another material? Probably much cheaper than putting a lift kit on the car.

 

Nabbs, generally agree with you 100%, but with the CGT the issue is that if the carbon fiber dam gets cracked because of a bad hit, it's virtually impossible to patch up. With other sports cars, a good touch up can generally cover the scrapes on the chin, but it's a completely different ball game with the CGT.

 

I'm not sure how relevant this is, but I've seen a Carrera GT in Montreal (and we do have our fair share of potholes and crazy drivers thank you). Rumor has it a local keeps his McLaren F1 downtown as well. Granted Montreal is 1/100th of NY and you can escape quite quickly ... still some guys drive their supercars on crap roads.