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Companionship and solitude can both be precious. Sure, I enjoy going for a drive with my wife or son in the passenger seat of the 550. However,...
About 6 months after I got my 550 many years ago, I sent a note to the general manager of the Ferrari dealership where purchased the car. The...
ONe morning at our local cars & coffee, I was walking with a friend and I remarked how small the early Porsche 911s, Triumph TR6s and MGBs looked...
Unlike most US Ferrari owners, I fear that I am not putting enough miles on my car (1999 550) this year. Combination of lousy weekend weather,...
There is also the Universal Answer to any Ferrari-related question: "just under a million." Q: How much did you pay for it ? A: Just under...
In my father’s last years he started badgering me a bit about still driving my, at the time, 20+ year-old Volvo. I would counter that he taught...
Remember the line in the Bob Dylan song, "My Back Pages": "I was so much older then, I'm, younger than that now."
Yeh, a real local legend of many years passing along to a new home. My favorite memory of that car was back on 2007 when I participated in the...
Once while visiting the factory in Maranello, I noted to a Ferrari senior VP that when people saw that my 550 was Blue TdF, they were surprised...
My anecdotal experience is that Europeans DO tend to drive their Ferraris and other more exotic cars more than in the US. Not statistically...
The 550 is a high-performance exotic that you can also enjoy for doing the chores of daily life when you wish. I have used it to ferry my kid to...
This is all very, very helpful and gives some god places to start. Muchly appreciated. Mike
Yes, equally stiff when warm going into any gear, either up or down. No crunching, just harder to move the shifter in any direction. Thanks...
Oil being used is Redline, with MGC gear oil additive. Same as what has been used for the past 10 years or more. Problem started to appear about...
The issue had been starting since before the last oil change. Continued after the last oil change. Same oil has been used in regular changes...
Odd situation with my 1999 550. Moving the gear shift lever becomes significantly stiffer/harder after driving about 15-20 miles when the gearbox...
Speaking of carbon fiber components, they can have their place, and tastes will differ on the aesthetics of interior trim in particular. Once...
Similar tribute to my family heritage on my car. Plate reads "BZNZWA" which is a condensed version of the name of my grandfather's hometown in...
Also, you will want to check all air/vacuum lines and seals for ANY air leakage. Even small amounts of air leakage from old or worn vacuum lines...
Quire a few on the streets n Tokyo a couple of weeks ago...
