Yes it does. Old text speak, I guess!
It can also mean a lot of other things depending on his actions. Given he told me, "Get yourself that Ferrari, dear, you deserve it," I think he can only be "Dear Husband" in this thread.
Here's one that was at the Scottsdale, Arizona Cars and Coffee this past Saturday: I love the interior. Red guts look great. Image Unavailable, Please Login
Well Said!! Nothing remotely decent ever came from Mansory! I can't believe they are still in business with all the crap they come up with.
If I was to order one i would have the hardest time figuring out the combination. it looks awesome in the grey with red... it looks fantastic of course in red tan red brown... it looks great in white. it looks great in TDF... it looks great in some of the "off" colors... its too tough to choose... thankfully i am in no position to purchase one!
Was just at the factory April 22 and my favourites on the production line were either the grigio silverstone or titanio with the cuio leather interior - they looked fabulous. Having said that it's a stunning car and would probably look good in pink!! Just took delivery of mine this afternoon - argento nurburgring with black interior - love the combination as it shows the lines well. David
May I ask what the factory tour was like? What did you see? I just got my California about 3 weeks ago, and was considering a trip to the factory.
The factory tour starts out at the entrance to the museum and then you are taken to a room where you're given a briefing on the tour and watch a short video about the factory - some drinks and snacks. Then you do a short tour of the museum. After that it's into a bus which takes you into the factory complex. The first stop is the engine plant which is a friendly modern building with lots of robots (including Romeo and Juliet) and remarkably few people. Inside there are trees all over the place! Next stop is the assembly building - V8s are assembled on the ground floor and the V12s on the floor above. The tour only covers the assembly of V8s so you'' see lots of 458s and Californias. The plant is impressive and it's an interesting tour of the various assembly station - again lots of impressive robotics - enjoyed watching the installation of a 458 windscreen - quite a robotic ballet. After that, the tour moves to the Fiorano circuit to the building where the Formula 1 cars are prepared - wasn't much to see as at the time the cars were in Asia. You see the areas for each of the drivers cars and equipment - very clinical. Then it's outside and to a neighbouring building where you find privately owned Ferrari F1 cars and also 599xxx and 599GTO. As you walk across you see a variety of Ferraris screaming around Fiorano. Interesting to see the old F1 cars which a variety of private owners have bought. Interesting facts like the 599xxx isn't road legal and when you use it - you need 2 - 4 mechanics to start it and make sure it operates right - a little impractical methinks. Back in the bus which drops you off at the Ferrari shop to load up with goodies. All in all an enjoyable tour and it's good to see the way the cars are made and the technology used in manufacture. I would have liked to have visited the foundry and paint shop but those are off limits. I remember seeing a discovery (or National Geographic) Mega- Factories documentary which gives a comprehensive tour of the factory including all parts.
Wow! Thanks for the run down on the factory tour. Makes me want to go now too! I assume you are an owner of a California as well. How do you like your car? This is my first Ferrari and I find the car much louder than I thought it would be. The noise is really amazing!
Looks like the California was at Boardwalk Ferrari. I went there for my birthday and got to ride in a 2003 Ferrari 360 Spider, and what a car! I was hooked on Ferrari's after that. Great pictures by the way!
Yes I took delivery of one in Argento Nurburgring last Friday - I actually live in Bangkok but the cars are a silly price there - a california goes for just under US$800,000 - I also spend part of my time in Perth, Western Australia - so I bought it there where it was over $350k cheaper!! I had actually never thought of buying a Ferrari, until two months ago when, I drove my friends brand new 599. It was really fun to drive - so I started looking at the new models, I just got out of an SL55 - so liked the idea of an hardtop convertible. I also like the fact that like an SL it's very practical to drive around town - don't worry about garage entrances or speed bumps plus I loved the test drive. So i took the plunge and bought of the showroom floor before my trip to Italy in April but didn't take delivery until after I got back. Love the car - have posted pics somewhere else in the California forum - but don't remember where - so a couple here. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
After 6 weeks of ownership, I'm still loving my TDF / Sabbia combination with Blue Scuro stitching. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
My brakes are the same as a Subaru - these little notes of Ferrari using different parts is actually good news. It is a heck of a lot cheaper to buy these from the other mfg.s when out of warranty arises vs Ferrari.
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewTVSeason?i=370763036&id=362915243&s=143441 How It's Made, season 8, episode 6 Available on iTunes (for sale) not sure if there is a YouTube version floating around out there.
Thanks for sharing. I saw something similar on demand on one of our pay channels. Can't remember which one. It was more about the 599, I believe, but it was amazing to see how that factory works, how those ladies sew all the leather, the one person who puts together that whole engine, etc...
A rare sunny day in the UK so I dropped down to the Duke of Wellington's place more at http://www.collinsclan.co.uk/pages/cars/rfcalifornia/index.html Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login