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Discussion in 'Texas' started by f430_8451, Jun 19, 2014.

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  1. MurcieMurcie

    MurcieMurcie F1 Rookie

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    #26 MurcieMurcie, Jun 25, 2014
    Car had 12553 while I was driving, a detail from Jason would have car looking like brand new.
     
  2. f430_8451

    f430_8451 Karting

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    #27 f430_8451, Jun 26, 2014
    How long ago was that Murcie?
    It just seems like they are out racking up the miles on this car before they sell it (joy rides). I'm afraid that it'll be at 15k miles when the deal gets done and would need major service. That would really suck.
     
  3. MurcieMurcie

    MurcieMurcie F1 Rookie

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    #28 MurcieMurcie, Jun 26, 2014
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  4. MurcieMurcie

    MurcieMurcie F1 Rookie

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    #29 MurcieMurcie, Jun 29, 2014
    What all was in the ppi? Did he give estimate on how much to make car perfect?
     
  5. kumar75150

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    #30 kumar75150, Jul 7, 2014
    They also have a red 6 speed car listed on their website. Any chance you got to check it out?

    I was wondering if anyone knew the history on that car.
     
  6. MurcieMurcie

    MurcieMurcie F1 Rookie

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    #31 MurcieMurcie, Jul 7, 2014

    No but can, I am down there often with friends of mine who go through cars like I go through shoes.
     
  7. kumar75150

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    #32 kumar75150, Jul 8, 2014
    Looks like that one sold already. Thanks though
     
  8. MurcieMurcie

    MurcieMurcie F1 Rookie

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    #33 MurcieMurcie, Jul 9, 2014
    Their cars usually sell super fast...
     
  9. f430_8451

    f430_8451 Karting

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    #34 f430_8451, Jul 14, 2014
    Thanks everyone for their input and suggestions.
    I would like to especially thanks Mark at Sphere Motorsports for taking the time out and doing the PPI on the car.
    I would also like to thanks him for taking the time out and showing me about the car after i had purchased it.
    Mark is a great guy and i would recommend him to anyone in the Houston area to take their car to Mark for Service or have Mark do the PPI on a future exotic car purchase.
    I am proud to say, that I am now a proud owner of "new to me" Ferrari F430. I love the way this car drives. It is so hard for me not to put my foot down on the throttle every time i get into the car to hear the exhaust and to feel the crazy fast acceleration of the car. For some reason it feels wayyyyy faster than my previous w212 e63. So light and nimble (scary fast too). I am going to need to know what the limits are on this car as I can see it getting away from me very quickly.
     
  10. f430_8451

    f430_8451 Karting

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    #35 f430_8451, Jul 14, 2014
    Thanks Murcie fro your response, after driving the car in Houston for two days and 200 miles. I can see how quickly the miles can get racked up in Houston since everything is so far and in between.
     
  11. MurcieMurcie

    MurcieMurcie F1 Rookie

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    #36 MurcieMurcie, Jul 14, 2014
    No problem, who did you end up dealing with down there? Dean is my guy I send everyone too.
     
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