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  1. Elsi

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    #1 Elsi, Jun 20, 2013
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    I just bought a 1992 512 TR with 25 000 km! I already own a 575M HGTC which is a great pleasure to drive. But a 512 TR is something even more special I always dreamed about.

    When I was at a car event last weekend, a friend who owns many many cars, appeared with his 1986 TR (single mirror). My wife just said “oh” when she saw him coming in his TR because she knew that this would pull the trigger for me.

    The friend let me drive his TR the whole afternoon and the rest is history: On Monday I called the dealer with a 512 TR I was looking at for several months. On Tuesday I test drove the car and today I signed the contract. The dealer will prepare the car (it already has a fresh belt with a whole service done very recently) so I can pick up the car by Friday afternoon!!! Just ready for the weekend!

    Here are some pics I took after the test drive.

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  2. turbo-joe

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    #2 turbo-joe, Jun 20, 2013
    you bought it from foitek?

    nice looking car. enjoy it and have fun :)
     
  3. ross

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    #3 ross, Jun 20, 2013
    you wont regret it !
    congrats!
     
  4. chabch

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    #4 chabch, Jun 20, 2013
    Wow, you own a 575 HGTC, which is a fantastic car, and you still find something extra special in a TR, that's what I call heck of a tribute to the TR/512/M!

    Congratulations on the 512TR!!
     
  5. Testarossa Lover

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    #5 Testarossa Lover, Jun 20, 2013
    Congrats... Enjoy her in good health.
     
  6. RedFlyer512TR

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    #6 RedFlyer512TR, Jun 20, 2013
    Congratulations on a great car!
     
  7. Tomcattmatt

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    #7 Tomcattmatt, Jun 20, 2013
    beautiful car! Congratulations!

    It would be very interesting to hear the differences in driving the 86 Testarossa and the 512TR.

    Thanks!

    Matt
     
  8. Melvok

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    #8 Melvok, Jun 21, 2013
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    #9 TomTR, Jun 21, 2013
    Gorgeous car and an amazing driving experience. Congrats and enjoy!
     
  10. omd78

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    #10 omd78, Jun 21, 2013
    Congratulations Markus. Have a nice weekend!

    Gr. Martin
     
  11. FerrariLS

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    #11 FerrariLS, Jun 21, 2013
    Congrats. I just got mine a few weeks ago. Loving it.
     
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    #12 Testarossa Lover, Jun 21, 2013
    congrats... any pic?
     
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    #13 Jaguar 15, Jun 21, 2013
    gotta love those low slung pictures....just beautiful shots!
     
  14. qwazipsycho

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    #14 qwazipsycho, Jun 21, 2013
    Welcome and congrats. You'll want to hang out here a lot. TONS to learn about your car.

    Now go drive it like you stole it! :)
     
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    #15 rdefabri, Jun 21, 2013
    Congrats! I've got to say that the Testarossa / TRs are growing on me. I saw one on the road recently and my head snapped, it looked great. Love the wide stance and the side strakes aren't as "radical" as they were back in the 80's.

    Best of luck!
     
  16. PineChris

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    #16 PineChris, Jun 21, 2013
    Congratulations!
     
  17. boxerman

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    #17 boxerman, Jun 21, 2013
    Congars, great car, make sure its DRIVEN because that is what its built for.
     
  18. Elsi

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    #18 Elsi, Jun 22, 2013
    Thanks for the welcome and all the warm words!
    I took delivery of the car yesterday evening. Drove the car home, had dinner and then went for a spirited drive. I had to take my son home from his friends and he really was eager for a drive through the hills. So we spent another 45 min driving 

    Wow, what a blast. My son said “now this is a real Ferrari”. He was with me many times in my 575M and we both think that the 575M is a very nice car. But what a different animal a 512 is! You really have to work to drive this car and it is so much fun!!

    I am really proud to be a member of the TR-Community!

    Markus
     
  19. Elsi

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    #19 Elsi, Jun 22, 2013
    Matt – Not so easy for me to explain the differences between driving a 86 TR and a 92 512TR since my experience with these cars is very limited (so far). IMO the TR is more difficult to start. I stalled the car twice because the throttle pedal needs some force to depress (what I am not used to) where the 512TR is very easy to work with the clutch and throttle pedal. I could not tell differences in the steering feel nor how the car feels on the road. There might be others who are able to describe the differences better but IMO they feel quite the same.

    But there are huge differences between the 512TR and the 575M. I tried to describe these in the 456/550/575 section here: http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/142390917-post6.html

    Markus
     
  20. turbo-joe

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    #20 turbo-joe, Jun 22, 2013
    nice description in the 456/550/575 section. thanks for sharing.

    so the 512 is for enjoying with work and fun and the 575 for enjoying without work and also fun :)
     
  21. Melvok

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    #21 Melvok, Jun 22, 2013
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    " The biggest difference is the steering. The 575M has power steering and thus is really easy to handle. The 512TR has no servo and you really need (your own) power to steer. Not only when parking but also in tight and slow corners. "

    My 512TR is now equiped with electrical powersteering; only problem with that is that the wife now also drives our 512TR ... :)

    You are now at the stage I was 5 years ago and you may need info for unexpected situations. At least that was what I needed then.

    I made some threads with tips ... here ...
     
  22. Elsi

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    #22 Elsi, Jun 22, 2013
    Romano – Correct :D ! Two different cars with two different kinds of fun :)

    Markus
     
  23. Elsi

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    #23 Elsi, Jun 22, 2013
    Mel – Maybe you should install a different clutch which needs more force to depress :).

    When I parked the car yesterday evening I thought that the steering needs so much power that I am not sure if the wife could park the car.

    Thanks for the link with the tips, but it does not work. I get “Sorry - no matches. Please try some different terms.”

    Markus

     
  24. Shamile

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    #24 Shamile, Jun 22, 2013
    Dear Ferraristi,

    Congrats on buying the most outrageous and over the top production Ferrari ever made!

    A big.....FREEZE...MIAMI VICE! out to you :D

    Don't worry about the power steering....one less thing to go wrong.

    Shamile

    Freeze...Miami Vice!
     
  25. Melvok

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    #25 Melvok, Jun 22, 2013
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    Powersteering: http://www.ezpowersteering.nl/type/26/51/Ferrari_512_TR.html, http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/boxers-tr-m/241247-tr-power-steering-2.html and http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/boxers-tr-m/291262-tr-power-steering.html

    Rest: to find my "public profile" click on my name ....> go to statistics ...> my threads:

    are you allowed by .COM to see http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/search.php?searchid=7037847 .... hope so ! :)
     
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