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Nick, to this day in our little town of Camarillo 50 mi. north of LA and 50 mi. south of Sta Barbara, we're still experiencing cool temps this...
Unfortunately for CA car guys given the latest restrictions enacted by the California Air Resources Board, any tampering of the OEM ECU, intake...
Key detail for purchasing MPS 4S tires - select the K1 compound option specifically tailored by Ferrari engineers to suit our cars' suspension...
FYI Correction: FoBH does NOT perform any service, repair or maintenance work since they do not have such equipment. FoBH is only a small retail...
Joe, Three pieces of advice to prolong the life of your transmission's clutch: 1) Avoid using the Automatic transmission feature (default...
Joe, If you can determine which Ferrari dealer originally sold this 599, provide them with the 599's VIN and resale documents. They should have a...
I've owned both a 2007 GTB (late 2006 construction) and a 2011 HGTE (which I still currently own with 27K+ miles). No question I'd switch to the...
Ed, BTW, what fluid did you use to mix with baking soda, water or other liquid? Thanks again.
Ed, Thanks. Your suggestion with baking soda is probably the most environmentally-friendly yet. I just wonder how it'd work on rusted carbon...
I appreciate all of your suggestions yet I'll wait if there are others with brilliant ideas to share before proceeding with the needed...
George, unfortunately my F-SB Service Mgr confirmed they do not break apart the Brembo CCB assemblies; probably too laborious and time consuming....
Sounds like a simple, inexpensive but time/labor-consuming refurbishing procedure. Thanks Taz. :D PS: I do wonder how these bolt heads got...
Good News vs Bad News... I entered my 599 HGTE in last month's San Marino Motor Classic's Concorso Ferrari judging and won a Gold Award. The bad...
Robin, I've never had problems with the rear parking sensors at all, neither on my previous '07 GTB nor my current '11 HGTE. Wonky front parking...
"Parking Sensor Failure" or "Electrical Failure" are one of the 'bugs' on the electronics of all 599's IMHO. On my '11 HGTE (didn't have front...
Mike, re the shifts of the 599 you drove, what was the Manettino's setting? In the Wet/Slippery setting, the TCU does delay the shifting to a...
Actually Robin, it's the other way around. The Maserati Granturismo borrowed the 599's brake booster & reservoir. The Maserati GT Coupe model was...
My early '07 GTB had Couio Daytonas with black inserts. Definitely looked nice, but during spirited driving they have less support for the hips...
Save yourself the agony! Just bite the bullet (higher price) and buy an original '10 or '11 HGTE straight away, then you won't have to hassle...
Here's another interesting fact about recalls of Ferraris - the 599 GTB/HGTE/GTO models were never involved in the Takata faulty airbag recall...
