Potentially adding a 720 to my garage

Waiting is the worst! Not too far away now and will be worth it. Excited for you.

 

At this point, I would have flown out and driven back. It would have been epic.

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Its insane that we live in a time where 488's loose a third of their value in a year and McLarens hold their value! What a massive change from the 12C days.

 

I'm surprised they didn't offer to PPF the car while they had it.

 

Wanna know something weird ?
I actually LIKE the wait !

Something about delayed gratification and the way my brain works.
Or doesn't work

Congrats on the car.
A 720 is on my bucket list but... I'll wait

BTW your color choice and options are exactly as I'd spec it.
PM me in a few years.

 

1st world problem! Just another Saturday in Scottsdale!

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Zonda?

 

I’m one those total weirdo’s too. I live for the delay. The planning, scheming, dreaming, analyzing, rationalizing, justifying, and waiting are all crucial components of the pageantry for me. I ordered an 812 last fall. Might get it in summer 2019. The waiting is critical to the overall enjoyment of the reward. For me at least that’s true.

Enjoy your new 720S. Someday I will have one too, but it will probably be a while.

 

One of my all time favorites.

Back around 2000, a buddy and I were in Modena. As we were driving through town, we passed the Hotel Real Fini and what did we see in the lobby window......

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Go drive your 488 a bunch today...because come next week it might be collecting dust for a while.

Is it here yet, is it here yet

 

Is it coming straight to your home or to the local dealer?

Reason I ask is that one thing I've figured out about the 720s is that the battery drains if the car isn't "locked". When it's at home and locked up then the battery calculator is in line with what is actually happening (ie; fully charged or after it's been driven it shows 45 days. Don't drive it or charge it and 3 days later it shows 42 days).

However, the times when car is not near me or being transported somewhere then the battery is almost always drained out even after 3 days. (usually the transporters do not "lock" the car because the alarms will go off in the transport truck as it is moving).

Just keep an eye on that (car battery charges up fast on its own after it has been driven for a bit (it'll go from 3 days charge left to 45 days after only a 20 minute drive).

 

If your battery is draining after just 3 days, you have a problem.

 

Fully charged is 45 days. It counts down the number of days before battery will die. No issue with the battery. Issue but not really is that if the car isn't locked then it remains awake and starts draining battery at an accelerated pace.

On the track; One has to ensure that parking brake isn't engaged. To do this, the car remains awake. Start it up 1.5 laters and the battery has drained from 45 days to about 32 days. Drive it on track, come back and it says 45 days again.

The main message was that if car isn't "locked" then the battery drains at an accelerated pace.

 

yeah, correct. It's these small things that people don't know and learn the hard way (always keep the key fob in the pocket on bottom of the driver's seat. It might not detect it in your pocket if you have too many things in there. If you put anything that has some weight to it on the passenger seat then you will get the message that passenger isn't belted (either take it off the seat or put the passenger seatbelt on ). If car doesn't start then press the brake pedal harder.

Correct. Keep it locked in the garage and there is a trickle charger. Just make sure you tell people who may have it off site to always keep the car locked too or the battery may fully drain. (I've experienced this with transporter and third party shop that was changing my brake pads).

 

As long as the key is not in close proximity to the car, (or in it), it will 'sleep'. If the key is close or in the car, it won't. That is the story from my dealer as well as in practice.