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Discussion in 'Ferrari Discussion (not model specific)' started by irish boy, Jun 16, 2007.

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  1. irish boy

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    #1 irish boy, Jun 16, 2007
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    hey all just thought id introduce myself.....names simon and i live in belfast northern ireland! i just bought a 02 360m, red with black 10k, my 2nd 360 and am very pleased with it so far....my last being a 99 silver left hand drive (alot cheaper over here but hard to overtake in).
    i am an american car nut....had a c6 vet, srt viper and ram, saleen stang, 70 challanger etc etc all of which are very rare over here as they are not officially sold.....for example a to get a new gt500 imported will cast the same as a used ferrari 360!
    the other bum is gas...ours is currently at $9 per gallon ie $160 to fill my 360!!sucks!!
    apart from that irelands a great place to live with some fantastic roads and if any of you are visiting drop me an email and i'll buy you a guinness when you get here!!!
    ps no pics of my 360 yet as i only just got her but heres a couple of pics to keep u amused....first one is my mustang gt350 hertz i was doing up all winter!!
    second one is my last classic american car....a 66 coronet with a ray barnet built v8 (600 horse)
    third is my favorite place, a castle on the north coast with some amazing roads to get there.
    last is a pic of me....the ugly one on the left!!!
    thanks for reading....hope to be on the forum alot!
    take care
    simon
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  2. Jimbo49

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    #2 Jimbo49, Jun 16, 2007
    Hello from Australia. Welcome to Ferrarichat. Great forum!
    9 dollars a gallon? And i thought $1.30 a liter was bad. Hmm
    Well, you certainly enjoy your cars! This sounds like the right place for you
     
  3. rollsorferrari?

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    #3 rollsorferrari?, Jun 16, 2007
    hello from st louis mo. congrats on your purchase, welcome to f-chat!
     
  4. Kds

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    #4 Kds, Jun 16, 2007
    Welcome to F-chat !!

    I love the Coronet.....being a MOPAR man myself.
     
  5. jorge.rios

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    #5 jorge.rios, Jun 16, 2007
    Welcome to the BEST Ferrari Forum...congrats on your purchase..btw love your GT-350H
     
  6. miketuason

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    #6 miketuason, Jun 16, 2007
    WELCOME People!
     
  7. technic_1210

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    #7 technic_1210, Jun 16, 2007
    Greetings from Donegal :) I have no Ferrari's to speak of as yet but I do have an IS250. I am fairly new to the board aswell, bit of a lurker not a poster. Congrats on the 360, I have noticed a steady increase in the number of Ferrari's in Ireland over the last few years. Maybe 10 years ago you could count how many where in the county on one hand but now there has to be close to if not more than 100 FCars of all types. There was even an Enzo in Ireland for a short time. A friend of mine recently got a 430 for his 21st birthday the lucky Fu...........er. Its a good sign of the times and how Ireland is flurishing for a country with a population of 4 million south and 1 million north.
     
  8. rem3sam

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    #8 rem3sam, Jun 16, 2007
    welcome! i go to ireland pretty much every year, my mom's from Dublin. it's a beautiful country!
     
  9. rob lay

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    #9 rob lay, Jun 16, 2007
    Welcome, spent 5 months in Scotland and some time in England, but never Ireland. Do they have beer there? ;) Think I need to go. :)
     
  10. MarkPDX

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    #10 MarkPDX, Jun 16, 2007
    I was just in Ireland last week..... Nice green looking place :)
     
  11. rem3sam

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    #11 rem3sam, Jun 17, 2007
    do you still have a 1970 challenger? could you post up some pics? that's one of my all time favorite american cars, and about the only muscle car i like... thanks
     
  12. modena

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    #12 modena, Jun 17, 2007
    Hey, great to see more Irish on the forum. I have a lot of family there and I visit Dublin a few times a year. Nice collection of cars you have, you should post some pictures of the 360 when you get time.
     
  13. testarob

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    #13 testarob, Jun 17, 2007
    Welcome to the ONLY forum for ferrari's on the web...
     
  14. TK 328

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    #14 TK 328, Jun 18, 2007
    I am all the way over in Western Australia. My surname is Kirrane so that makes me about as Irish as possible, I am told. I visited Ireland from England when I was six years old, still remember the rich green hills. Although born in england and moved to Australia when only seven years old I always had a strong feel about my Irish heritage, sort of proud........Like I am about my 328GTS Ferrari.....Welcome!!!!! Tone
     
  15. Dave1442397

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    #15 Dave1442397, Jun 18, 2007
    Hey, nice cars!

    I lived in Sligo until I was 8, and then Portmarnock, Co. Dublin until I was 24.

    My buddy who lives in Dublin has a 360, and he let me drive it for a couple of days when I was over there last year. Awesome car.

    I can't believe how many nice cars I see over there these days. They're not cheap, either. My friend paid 30,000 Euro just to register his '99 360 last year.
     
  16. irish boy

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    #16 irish boy, Jun 18, 2007
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    hey good to hear from everyone esp all those with irish connections!!
    connor we also hace a house in donegal....rosbeg to be exact!
    rem3sam....visit the north next trip.....and heres a pic of the challenger!
    no ferrari pics yet...hasnt stopped raining since friday!!lol
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  17. BigTex

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    #17 BigTex, Jun 18, 2007
    Welcome, we spent Father's Day last night with the Miggins clan, here in Houston....

    You can get a pretty good party going from all 13 children's families showing up in one spot......

    Several other Irish chatters here...Steveirl and tomoshea come to mind!
     
  18. technic_1210

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    #18 technic_1210, Jun 18, 2007

    Damn right its expensive to buy not only a Ferrari but any car. We have a bullsh*t illegal double tax system where by we pay 21% VAT and then 20% VRT(Vehical Registration Tax) on top of the price. Also cars imported from outside of Ireland must also have the VRT paid on them before an Irish registration can be issued.
    For a new 599 you can expect to €440,000.

    http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=search&MakeID=7&xMakeID=7&ColourID=&xColourID=&ModelID=&xModelID=&Doors=&BodyID=&Engine_Min=&Year_Min=&Engine_Max=&Year_Max=&Price_Min=&Price_Min_integer=Minimum+price+entered+was+not+an+integer.&CountyID=&xCountyID=&Price_Max=&Price_Max_integer=Maximum+price+entered+was+not+an+integer.&BusinessID=&xBusinessID=&IsPrivateSale=&FuelID=&SortBy=MakeAsc&MaxRows=100&InsertPeriod=&ResultFormat=&submit=Find+%3E%3E

    Sorry for the big link!
     
  19. technic_1210

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    #19 technic_1210, Jun 18, 2007
    Been to Rosbeg once or twice. Very nice place.
    Did you not make it to Donegal for the Rally? By the looks of it half the country where here. Leob won it anyway just in case your interested.
     
  20. rem3sam

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    #20 rem3sam, Jun 18, 2007
    thanks! it looks great
     
  21. RMDC

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    #21 RMDC, Jun 18, 2007
    Why do you guys look like teenagers to me? If you are Irish, the Guiness and the Jamestons would have done you in by now : )
     
  22. RMDC

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    #22 RMDC, Jun 18, 2007
    Jameson's (one of my favorites - sipping some as I key) - Forgive the typo
     

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