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Buying a new Portofino in Dubai

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  1. funferrari

    funferrari Rookie

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    Mahesh Shahdadpuri
    #1 funferrari, Jul 7, 2018
    Hi all,
    I am a rookie!
    i am thinking of buying a new Portofino. Just wondering - if i had to choose between the passenger side display or the upgraded sound system (both are $5k) which one would you go for? should I go for any of these are drop them!

    I have already included -

    Carbon LED steering wheel
    Shields
    Prancing horse on the seats
    Brake calipers
    Cameras
    Magneride Dual mode suspension system

    thanks!
     
  2. jumpinjohn

    jumpinjohn F1 Veteran
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    #2 jumpinjohn, Jul 7, 2018
    I would upgrade the audio if only picking one. Passenger display is ok but if I’m cruising on a long road trip, I might want to be listening to Vivaldi...


    Or AC/DC... ;)


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  3. greyboxer

    greyboxer F1 World Champ

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    #3 greyboxer, Jul 7, 2018
    Welcome if you take a look at all the similar threads about spec you'll get a good idea of what others feel necessary

    Obviously due to apparent delivery delays no-one really knows levels of criticality in actual use
     
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  4. tomc

    tomc Two Time F1 World Champ

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    #4 tomc, Jul 7, 2018
    Hi Mahesh...To me, it would depend on whether you plan on using it on a nearly daily basis or as a weekend fun car. If the former, I would go for the upgraded audio. If the latter, I'd skip both and invest in some other nice options like interior CF, upgraded wheels, etc. Being in a hot climate like Dubai, perhaps invest in fully electric seats with ventilation (a UK F-chatter was able to add this through the Atelier in Maranello)? Good luck with your PF spec...T
     
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  5. MRJW

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    #5 MRJW, Jul 7, 2018
    Hi. I’m having a similar conversation with myself between ungraded hi-fi, passenger display and Apple CarPlay. So far I’m ranking them:

    1. Upgraded audio (everyone likes a good tune in the car).
    2. Passenger Display (pointless really, but I would be always looking at the gap in the dash thinking there looks like there should be something there and 3 months later I’d wished I had a little screen!).
    3. CarPlay (but only for Waze which I think is available soon). So;

    1+2+3 if I’m giddy on speccing day
    1+2 if I’m sensible as it’s probably the best balance for me
    1 only, if I ticked an extra CF box


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