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  1. MarkCollins

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    #1 MarkCollins, Feb 18, 2012
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  2. tazandjan

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    #2 tazandjan, Feb 18, 2012
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    Mark- I can see why you might prefer the black. Here is a 550 in Celeste Chiaro, which is less attractive than the light blue.

    Beautiful car you chose, with the nice options. Enjoy her. Hard to resist the call of the twelve.
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  3. fou

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    #3 fou, Feb 18, 2012
    Mark, interesting. Did you not step up to a 599 a few years ago? Do you like the 575 better or are you just mixing it up or do you still have the 599. I cannot keep up.
     
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    #4 308 GTB, Feb 18, 2012
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    Congratulations, Mark. That's a nice Maranello with or without the wrapping. Drive it in good health.

    But that car would look great in Gulf livery...
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  5. MarkCollins

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    #5 MarkCollins, Feb 19, 2012
    Hi Fou I did, I had 2 599's and ordered a third which I didn't take due to the economy melt down in 2008. I've also had a couple of Californias and had an order in for an new HS one for delivery in June but whilst it's nice to have cars new and specced as you like the depreciation just hurts too much, I'd have lost £40k i na Year o na California or an Aston Martin Vantage S which I was considering.

    I always loved my 575 and for sometime really regretted selling it, they're great cars, if I'd have kept it it would have cost me little other than normal running costs whereas 2 x 599 and 2 x Californias have cost me around £140k in depreciation over a period of less than 3 years ownership across the 4 cars :O

    right now I'm looking forward to some excellent Ferrari motoring in the 575 and 355 Spider hopefully without significant costs
     
  6. MarkCollins

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    #6 MarkCollins, Feb 19, 2012

    I thought that too and if I was driving down to Le Mans this Year i'd have left it Blue and added the orange bits :)
     
  7. MarkCollins

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    #7 MarkCollins, Feb 19, 2012
    Hi Terry is that a 550 or 575? they look like 550 wheels but the front clip looks like a 575? it's very BLUE isn't it :)
     
  8. tazandjan

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    #8 tazandjan, Feb 19, 2012
    Mark- It is a 550, as far as I know, but does look kind of kluged together.
     
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    #9 308 GTB, Feb 19, 2012
    Sounds like something I'd do too. ;)
     
  10. lkilbrith

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    #10 lkilbrith, Feb 20, 2012
    Removing that wrap could be considered a public service !
     

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