When did you 1st drive a Ferrari?

Rented a Ferrari 360 in Vegas about 15 years ago. I knew (hoped) I would own one "someday".

 

The first Ferrari I drove I ended up buying. I was in my late 20's a couple years ago.

 

Same as Drestless. The first one I drove is the one I bought.

 

1975 when I bought the Dino 246 GT, then three years old, for $10,600.

 

Monday, February 29, 2016.

.... then I promptly logged 400 miles on the same day.

 

Mike- No, traded it towards a Daytona, also long gone.

 

Oh man!!!!!

My first was when the dealer let me drive the 360 I bought a few years ago. Total traffic jam grid lock Friday afternoon traffic so I never got out of second! Put a deposit down on the car the next morning!

 

Mine from the transport carrier when she arrived. Started like a Porsche..

 

I was a long time Porsche guy r gruppe etc.... I must have owned 12 Porsche and then I bought a 348 after I drove it one time that was the end of a 25 year affair with Porsche I use to say Porsches were best but I had never drove a Ferrari I was 53 at the time now I drive a 360 and I'm all Ferrari now FOG member lol

 

LOL! Me too... literally the day it was delivered after buying it sight unseen from over 1,000 miles away. Oh, and I'd say it started even better than a Porsche!!! The sound of the exhaust was unlike any of my past or current Porsches. I immediately took the wife on a long drive to nowhere as the sun was setting. A moment I'll never forget. Here's a pic of my first time behind the wheel. Spoiled for life!!!
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1964 - Yikes! Car was a 1962 250 GTB. I owned a 1959 Jag XK 150 (S) at the time and the Jag was actually faster, but the 250 - Oh My! Ethereal handling, killer looks and it fit me like a glove. Got a long test drive in and around San Francisco which I have never forgotten. I can still hear the siren song of that engine. I actually had the money to buy it, but got stupid practical because at a salary of $222.30/mo (Navy Ensign), no way to own it. Should have bought it anyway, and kept the Jag too. Oh well, our 360 is a delight every time we drive it, which is often.

Cheers, Andy

 

2001. A friend of mine let me drive his 355 for 45 minutes on the way to Paso Robles. I remember it like yesterday!!!

 

For our 10th anniversary, Wife bought me a Vegas deal where I got to drive a 430, 458, R8, Jag XK-RS, & Gallardo through the twisties in Red Rock.

Ferraris just were in a different class of ride. Knew I had to have one eventually. Finally got the 360 5 years later.

 

Same for me. Three short months, and almost 2,000 miles ago...T

 

My wife got me an exotic driving experience. After 5 laps I was hooked.

 

3 years ago, local dealer let me take a spin in an F1 F430 spider and then a 458 as a comparison of the single vs dual clutch. 2 years later I bough my first, an 06 F430 spider.

 

4 years ago, I went to a local dealer and drove a 07 lambo Gallardo. It was nice but it was a little cramped for me(I'm 6'4"). In May, I drove my first Ferrari f430 and was instantly hooked! Needless to say, I am now a owner of a 05 F430 spider......Im Loving the Ferrari Experience!!!!!

 

Mine was a year ago when I took the 360 I bought for a test drive. I pretended it was quite normal to take Ferraris out for a drive but inside I felt like it was Christmas morning

 

How do you find the fit of the 430 Spider for someone over 6'? I haven't had the opportunity to drive a 430 Spider yet, but at 6'3", I find the 360 Spider (and many other exotic verts) to be uncomfortable. My head ends up right in the slipstream coming over the windshield.

To-date, the only spiders that I can drive comfortably are the McLarens thanks to the lower seating position of the carbon tubs. I'd love to know how the 430 stacks up.

 

I'm 6'2" and have plenty room in my spider - but I feel the same way about 360s of course. Did you adjust the seat all he way down and back? A little adjustment goes a long way.

I was really cramped and actually had to look over the windshield header sometimes in my F355 - that was the only reason I sold it.

 

Ferrari of Atlanta had me test-drove a white 7k-mile 1989 328 GTS in 2002.

 

My first drive was in mid 2009. I test drove a MT 430 spider, then a F1 430, followed by a 360 MT.

December of 2009 there was a MT 430 spider in the garage, but not the one I test drove.

 

First Ferrari was a 550 fresh off the carrier. Bought sight unseen.. As good as it gets.
I'm 6"6 290lbs and now have a mt 06 430 Spyder. Not as comfortable as my 911 but reasonably spacious.