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Ya almost doesn’t even look like you took them of your car


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I'm actually a professional photographer! I love getting to shoot cars, especially when they are mine

 

Yes, it does. My personal quote that I have is "Ferrari, admired by many, driven by few"

 

yup, they look exactly like the ones I'm looking at in this magazine sitting on my table. Identical.

 

That's awesome!! Post a pic of the magazine, I'd love to see them!

 

Hello Everyone,

I've been lurking for 6 years and am finally getting serious about buying a 360. I live in western North Carolina just off of a gravel road so I need to find secure storage for the car first. I have a 911 (997 4S) that doesn't have any issues with the gravel, being awd, and I am getting PPF on it shortly.

Thanks for all the education from the forum!

Baxter.

 

Welcome! I'm just below you down in Greenville, SC!

 

Hello everyone!

Been lurking for years and learning. Thank you!

Excited to receive my 296 in the future. In the meantime, seriously looking for a 458 Spider.

Hope to have something soon!

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Hey there

My name is Nikita, I'm a new member of the community of yours and I'd love to know more about Ferraries as a whole.

I sell them for a living, but I think I do it as a nerd, so yeah, I want to learn more about it so I can become more professional about it.

Expand my professional horizons, if I may say so.

I'm excited to participate in discussions, but I need to learn how to post threads, to generally get a handle on the platform itself.

I hope to make new connections and make acquaintances.

Thank you for your thread, would welcome anyone in my DM to discuss anything Ferraries related

 

What year of 458 Spider you'd like in future?

 

I am ideally looking for a 2014 - 2015. My top wish list items are CF racing seats, LED wheel, and mileage under 15k.

I’ve been hunting for a few months and learning from the wealth of information on these forums.


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Hi, all. Just joined after acquiring my first Ferrari—a 1986 Testarossa in Nero/Nero. I’m a Gen Xer with a thing for black cars from the Rad era, so along with my TR I own a 1987 Buick GNX. No photos of them together, yet, but that will happen soon.
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Hey y'all... been a member for a while but haven't really posted much so I figured I'd say hi too. It was my dream to own a Ferrari since I was about 5 years old and now I'm lucky enough to be driving a 458! I've had it almost 3 years and have loved every second of it.

 

Hello,

I joined recently after falling madly in love with F1 and being reminded of my love of beautiful machines, especially those made by Ferrari. Naturally, a few Google searches and clicks led me here. Since my love affair started, I have become obsessed with Ferrari. I recently attended the F1 Exhibition where they had some of the older F1 models and before that, I was fortunate enough to see the Ferrari movie in my local theatre. When I downloaded Assetto Corsa, they gave us access to recent Ferrari F1 models. I've grown accustomed to cruising through the GP circuits behind the simulated wheel of a Ferrari SF70!

 

Both are great cars. The GNX looks super clean. American muscle at its best.

 

Anyone finance with Broad Arrow Capital LLC?

 

Like every kid of my age had the poster but always considered it a pipe dream. The other day a friend asked if I was going to buy a vacation home, which I rejected with "that's not the dream, my dream is to own a Testarossa" to which he rightly responded "what are you waiting for?!?" So I am no longer waiting, gonna live that dream. This looks like a great place to start. All new to classic/exotic buying, though - every car I've ever bought was from a local private seller or dealer, so the idea of buying remotely is a bit scary. Then there's service - closest Ferrari shops me in Rochester, NY are Syracuse and Buffalo - each a bit over an hour away. Advice welcome!

 

Hello all … been a member for a bit. Have not posted a lot. Attached a pic of my 488 and 812 and just got an allocation for a 12 C.
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I've been a lurker for years and years under one username or another. Usually when I have a problem with one of my cars like sticky voltage regulator or sticky buttons, I will read posts for insight and have the vehicle repaired anonymously. I don't bother anyone. I used to be very social though. I used to be the kind of person who would enjoy meeting and speaking to every single person in a party of 300. I was genuinely interested in every person I met. It didn't matter how old they were or what profession or anything at all. I would ask questions like, tell me something about yourself you think I would not believe. Or tell me something about you I would not forget. I learned so much about life, old age, youth, sports, locations, medicine, law, and insects. I found a way to admire each person I met. I went to university, topped out a career, hit all my personal goals, and got everything I ever wanted. In 2021 I was given an assignment on a remote abandoned volcanic island for almost a year. There was one cell antennae on the island mounted in the bed of a rusty truck. It only connected on good days and conditions. I didn't see other people for a very long time and it changed me inside. The days were long, and I found myself not caring about clothes, cars, or goals, I made a breakfast table out of a piece of dried coral. I built a 9 sq ft hut on the beach. I ate fresh fish and vegetables every day. I finally met myself. The stay ran its course, the world came back online, but when I returned, I saw things from a different point of view. yep.

 

I’ve been reluctant to share this story about my first few months as a Ferrari owner until I came across this thread. Figured this is the perfect place to share it. I’ve been lurking for roughly a year and have been using FC as a resource to educate myself on all things Ferrari and its been invaluable. I’ve owned Porsches and Astons for almost 2 decades. 992 GT3, 992 Turbo, Taycans, Panamera, Vantage etc.. For whatever reason, I had always been reluctant to dive into Ferrari until I rented a 458 for a few days on a road trip from NYC to Boston last year. I Fell in love immediately and began trying to learn everything I possibly could about all the different modern Ferraris. I rented multiple V8’s and V12’s(458, F8, 488, F12, 812 etc) and about 4 months ago, I purchased a Nero Daytona 812 GTS. Never loved a car more and about a week in, decided to drive it from LA to Vegas for the opening of the dead at the sphere. Trip out was incredible. Got to Vegas night 1 and met a friend for dinner. Woke up early the next morning at 5 AM and drove to the Grand Canyon. I’d never been. On the way back to my friends house as I was driving 10 MPH in traffic down Las Vegas Blvd, a 90 year old man(no exaggeration, he was born in 1934) veered into the side of the 812 and damaged the entire driver side front panel, door and quarter panel. Could barely open the door to get out. Drove the car directly to a friends body shop in LA and haven’t seen it for 11 weeks. Work hasn’t even begun on it since we have been waiting for a new door to arrive from Italy. Not a great start and wasn’t happy to say the least.

The next day, I decided to go for a drive in my GT3 and realized that as much as I love that car, having spent the last week or so in the GTS, I would likely never grab the GT3 keys again had the accident not happened. I decided to flip the GT3 for a Pista Spider which I was debating on buying prior to going with the 812. Found a perfect spec in Jackson, Mississippi(Cana Di Fucile over Charcoal interior) and had it shipped out to LA immediately since I was leaving for the east coast for a month with my family and wanted a few days with it prior. I wanted to drive it from Jackson to NYC but unfortunately California is the most ludicrous state in the nation and I needed a smog test in LA and ONLY LA to get the car registered so I had to have it shipped directly to LA. Decided to meet the fam in NYC so I could spend 48 hours with the Pista and drove it from LA to the Ojai Valley Inn for the night. The Pista is the perfect compliment to the 812. The flip side of the same coin. Couldn’t have been happier for those 48 hours. Dropped the car with my car broker who was having it lowered on novitec coils. I don’t typically ever touch my cars but the Pista really does sit too high for my taste. Hopped on my flight. Landed in NY. Got a call from the car broker. He got rear ended in the Pista at a red light. Couldn’t even get mad at him. He sounded like he was about to cry and is a close friend who has been helping me with my cars for 15 years. That said, I thought my head was going to spontaneously combust and I spent the next few hours switching off between furiously cursing the world around me and moping about my awful luck. But then it dawned on me. If someone told my younger self who grew up relatively poor in Queens NY that one day id be crying like a little *i*ch about my 2 crashed Ferraris, I’d have purchased a Delorean, hit 86 MPH and came to the future to kick my own A**. I guess the moral of the story is that even though this is something I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy, it helped me realize how blessed beyond comprehension I am, even if I only got to drive these works of art for a limited time. Anyway, apologies for the book of a first post but I’ve needed to get this story off my chest to a hopefully sympathetic audience for quite some time.

 

Ugh, horrible yet amazing story… and yes, you’re right… “gun it to 88” and kick your own ass. However, after all the hard work, luck and good decisions you’ve made to get these cars, it’d be nice to not have such bad luck with them


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Pretty sure this is my first post. Picked up my 2017 488 spider a few months ago, and have been driving it every chance I get!
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Four year lurker...and realized this morning I needed to get more serious when my wife thought she was going to surprise me with a 2010 California from some friend's friend's cousin's referral from a used lot in Florida. Oh my...hard to find fault when the wife thinks I deserve a treat, but I don't think her decision path would be optimal.

So...I don't even know where the best place to start would be, and would appreciate any direction. I do want to acquire my first Ferrari, and the cash budget is probably low $100k ish? I enjoy doing some of my own work, and wouldn't mind getting something that needs some love, but would like to avoid one with significant warts. I don't think I'm a Testarossa or 328/355/456 guy...favor 575s, Scagliettis in coupes and California T's in spyders that have caught my eye over the years but open to suggestion and warnings. I spend much of my time in Chattanooga and Panama City Beach, so not a lot of local Ferrari shops handy. Not a track guy...I can drive a stick but probably prefer auto.

All that being said, which forum sections would anyone suggest would be good jumping off points? Cars to avoid or pay attention to?

 

I love my 89, 328. Very low maintenance. Not the fastest, but I'm not going for that. Just a classic Ferrari. The other will need engine out with major service. Feel free to PM me. I'll give you my phone number and we can chat.