How much attention does a TR get?

I still get attention when I go places. I went on a trip with mine and had people hanging out of car windows taking pictures. It gets a fair amount of attention and people seem to love it. The attention at time can be a bit much for me at times

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The wide rear and the side grates will always get attention ..new and old

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Comparing Gallardo vs Testarossa is somewhat unusual to me.

The Testarossa gets almost exclusively positive "thumbs-up" attention these days. It's considered a classic respectively "The Classic".

A Gallardo driver is considered nouveau riche (best case) or highly leveraged (usual case). No petrol head would want to be seen driving a Gallardo where I live (Switzerland).

Two totally different kinds of attention IMHO. Likely different depreciation as well.

 

since i seem to be the only person to drive my 512tr on a regular basis, it is always treated like a space ship landing.

 

Funny you should say that.... had a fellow approach me with that very statement!

 

Wife and I are in our 30's. She's pretty ambivalent to cars in general (doesn't even care what she drives), even though she's been to FCA events and car shows with me. Yet the only car she was interested in when I was asking her thoughts about all the cars at Josh's shop that day was the Testarossa. This over a Countach, 599, 458, F430 that were all there; and she's been exposed to Lambo's, Porsche's, and new Ferrari's. She said it was her favorite out of the bunch, and it stood out to her. So, I'd say that's another point for "more likely to be noticed" (albeit favorably).

On a side note, I can relate trying to be less conspicuous in the small towns. I'm in a similar situation right now. However, sometimes you just have to take the bad with the good, and remember that the vast majority excited to experience seeing one on the road. Before Austin became what it is now, it was a rarity to see exotics. I'd get so excited when I saw one in person. During trips to the bigger cities like Houston, I always looked forward to seeing all the cool cars. I remember being that guy snapping pictures of a Lambo on my trip to Miami one night. He pulled up next to us at a light, and I couldn't pull my camera out fast enough. Still have that pic too, lol. So even though I hate the attention, every time I start to complain about it, I try to remember my younger self and the excitement I felt at catching a glimpse of one of my dream cars.

 

I used to drive my Testarossa and 550 from the region to downtown Chicago all summer long. The TR got some attention from the occasional cougar and mostly older men who love it LOL. For some strange reason the Maranello got a lot of looks from the gals my age (I'm in my 30s). I always found that very strange. I blame it on the large fender shields and classic look. (most big city girls are brand whores)

On a lighter note, I bought the TR for me, and could care less if it gets attention or not. I fell out of love with the 550, and sold it. But man it was a pretty car.

 

I think the crowd you'd attract in a Testarossa will be a bit older. The "younger" people these day prefer the Hyper and more modern cars.

 

You'd be surprised. I get a lot of young people liking it because people aren't used to seeing them.

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Agreed.. all newer cars seem to follow the same lines .. except some of the Lambo and of course the ultra high dollars like bugatti.. so the TR is somewhat unique

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Ok... makes sense and actually happy to hear that.
I Barely get looks in my Daytona Spider, but get all sorts of looks in my F12.

 

I'm not a fan of modern ferraris. They are cool and fast, but I like the older stuff. Same with lamborghinis. So if I saw a countach and a hurican, I would ignore the hurican. I'm 29 for reference. That's why I bought a Testarossa, I love the lines and how mechanical it is.

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Strong statement coming from a 29 year old. You have an old sole. Good for you.
It just seems the cars of the past are special.
Too much new stuff out there.

 

Pearls before swine...

 

Yea, I mainly like older cars and I like the ability to work on them myself. Though I would drive a Ferrari FF/gtb4 lusso if I didn't have to buy it.
I fell in love with Miami Vice and all things 80s, so my first car was an 87 mercedes diesel wagon, good starter vehicle.

If I had more money then maybe I would buy newer cars.

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Good for you!!

I'd love to have a TR, but went for my childhood dream first. The 308 GTS QV.
Maybe a TR in the future.

 

The tr to me is a amazing car I'm 38 now and always wanted a tr problem is I don't know if I can afford the maintenance.i purchased a 360 Modena instead.i was recently in the shop with my car and they had a TR in the shop and man she looked amazing.

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Maintenance on a well sorted TR is 4-6k$ every 5-7 years for engine out service to do the belts.

Additionally oil and filter changes as well as the odd random issue just like on any other car.

If you're technically minded this forum provides all the necessary input to help you understand if a TR is well sorted.

 

So why do I hear so many people spending 10k to 15k on there services?

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The difference is for sorting out a 30 year old car. Very similar to other cars of the 70s and 80s.

Being technically inclined helps to keep that amount small. There are a lot of standard parts on the car e.g. from Bosch which are not very costly.

 

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Shop has a very good reputation.

Let me know if I should help with shipping...

 

Because a lot of stuff is done/invoiced that doesn't need to be done/invoiced (on a car that hasn't previously been messed with).