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20 years today

Discussion in 'Australia' started by ThePunisher, Apr 19, 2018.

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  1. ThePunisher

    ThePunisher Formula Junior

    Jul 10, 2010
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    I bought my first Ferrari 20 years ago today

    I was very happy

    I had a wife who had know eye deer how much it cost to fix a car let alone a Ferrari so got away with murder on the repair bills :D

    Met a lot of great people through these cars ... and a lot of dickheads but mostly great people :)

    The GT4 was a great little car and an average price for the time
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  2. ThePunisher

    ThePunisher Formula Junior

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    ... and before anyone says something (Steve!!!!) yes they do sell to one year old boys :p
     
  3. Aircon

    Aircon Ten Time F1 World Champ
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    Jun 23, 2003
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    Geez you were a very late starter. First Ferrari at 63??? Why did you wait so long?
     
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  4. SPEEDCORE

    SPEEDCORE Four Time F1 World Champ

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    You actually bought a Land Rover and he just wrote Ferrari Dino to make you feel better :p
     
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  5. greg246

    greg246 Two Time F1 World Champ
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    Jun 2, 2004
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    When are you going to buy a good one?
     
  6. ThePunisher

    ThePunisher Formula Junior

    Jul 10, 2010
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    When you sell it to me :)
     
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  7. PAP 348

    PAP 348 Nine Time F1 World Champ
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    Dec 10, 2005
    99,373
    Mount Isa, Australia
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  8. maurice70

    maurice70 F1 Rookie

    Jan 25, 2004
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    I bought my GT4 15 yrs ago for a bit more than that,,purchase price was $48k..spent a boatload on it though but I really loved that car..for some reason Red Fever never made me think of it as a money pit..
     
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  9. Steve355F1

    Steve355F1 F1 World Champ
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    I guess you were too young to notice the “J” instead of the “T”, but well done Troy.

    You really shouldn’t have let your idiot dad drive it though.

    :eek:
     
  10. ThePunisher

    ThePunisher Formula Junior

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    Same here Don Maurizio, I spent in excess of $10k per year for the first 3-4 years on deferred maintenance
     
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  11. Its328

    Its328 F1 Rookie

    May 31, 2017
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    Looks like a few of us started with GT4’s.
    I got mine in 2004 and paid $38k.
    Got it from a young fella who worked for Maranello Motorsport. He drove it daily so was pretty well sorted. I did belts and maintenance myself so cost very little. They are great cars!!
     
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  12. Aircon

    Aircon Ten Time F1 World Champ
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    MY 6th Ferrari was a GT4...I paid mid 30s for it i think, but then I spent that much again making it extra lovely. I wish I still had it. I was lucky to get a lot of enjoyment out of it then get my money back for it.
     
  13. knocker

    knocker F1 World Champ
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  14. Aircon

    Aircon Ten Time F1 World Champ
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    Aren't you banned from posting in the aussie section? LOOOOOSEEEERRRR
     
  15. knocker

    knocker F1 World Champ
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    It’s probably just an electrical glitch, they’ll have me in the Mondial section you’ll see !


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  16. Its328

    Its328 F1 Rookie

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    It’s funny when I bought mine they were still (the ugly duckling) but it was a Ferrari to me. I was elated, a childhood dream. I remember my brother saying “Bastard” as we looked at it.
    After 4 years trouble free driving it then spent 10 yrs in a shed after I started stripping it for a resto. Never happened, and sold it for $40k half stripped last year. I had tears when it left and still do miss it. I still wonder whether I should’ve paid to get it restored. When they’re $300k i’ll shed more tears.
     
  17. knocker

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    My mates had his gt4 for years first and only Ferrari he ever bought cost him a bomb over the years but that was the first Ferrari I ever had a drive in and scary fast in the corners brilliant car


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  18. Aircon

    Aircon Ten Time F1 World Champ
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    7th best Ferrari I've ever had....and the most practical by far!! Cheap as chips to maintain once they're made good.
     
  19. knocker

    knocker F1 World Champ
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    #19 knocker, Apr 20, 2018
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    I’d have one yesterday ,if I’m fortunate enough it’s a toss up between a GT4 and a308GTB I in the bigger 2 garage I’ll need (458’s quite nice too :)


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  20. greg246

    greg246 Two Time F1 World Champ
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    Jun 2, 2004
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    At least you have the books and tools to remember it by
     
  21. Aircon

    Aircon Ten Time F1 World Champ
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  22. Its328

    Its328 F1 Rookie

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  23. Aircon

    Aircon Ten Time F1 World Champ
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    It was parked out the front of my Parents' place and a girl ran into it while texting and turned it into a banana....i was VERY disappointed
     
  24. Horse

    Horse Three Time F1 World Champ
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    What ever happened to that car?


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  25. Its328

    Its328 F1 Rookie

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    Yeah I think I’ve seen the pics on here
    I bet you said F$&K !!!
    Where did it end up?
     

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