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Too Slow!...SO SUE ME!!!!

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  1. Chiaroman

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    As quoted from issue #157 of the prancing horse. (page 15)

    A Berlin businessman unhappy that his Challenge Stradale won't reach the advertised 186-mph, is demanding his money back. He could only get it to 175-mph. An independent expert corroborates the car won't reach 186-mph so it's off to court they go. (From the ANANOVA website via ferrariportal.com)



    Is there a lemon law for this sort of thing?!?!?


    Maybe he should have test driven it first.
     
  2. Newman

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    Maybe ferrari still fudges the numbers like they did in the past.
     
  3. darth550

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    A good case!
     
  4. henkie

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    Those articles are made up. What a crap.
    Perhaps the german should switch to the 6th gear.
     
  5. darth550

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    Yeah. You tell 'em! I mean... what the hell does a German know about driving a Ferrari anyway??? ;)
     
  6. RacerX_GTO

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    It might have been humid that day and he's pissing over an 11mph difference???
     
  7. ChallengeDK

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    I think i heard that story about 1½ year ago... Purely made up!
     
  8. F328 BobD

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    430's and RX-8's... they just don't go as advertised.
     
  9. 05F430F1

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    There is a case here for him but getting all his money back is not going to happen. Hyundai had a class action lawsuit a few years back for incorrect HP ratings in their cars. They offered a few things that were a choice for the consumer. 1. extra year of bumper to bumper warranty. 2. extra 2 yrs of powertrain coverage or 3. an extra 5 yrs of roadside asistance
     
  10. FastLapp

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    umm...hate to break it to you but Micheal Schumacher is Geman ;)
     
  11. darth550

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    OMG! That's true, huh????
     
  12. ^@#&

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    damn straight he is!!
     
  13. 285ferrari

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    I think Darth was joking when he said that--I sure he knows MS is German...
     
  14. jungathart

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    I'm sure he's straight too.
     
  15. CornersWell

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    I haven't tested the upper end of the range, yet.

    I'd be interested to hear what everyone else has experienced as their top end, though. Please, no admissions that could be used against yourself in a court of law.

    CW
     
  16. ylshih

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  17. FastLapp

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    duh!! Darth is omniscient isnt he??
     
  18. CornersWell

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    I read that thread, too, when it was first reported. So far as I can determine, noone has tested their CS's top speed claims.

    Where to do it here in North America is another problem. And, of course, the speedometer reading shouldn't be dispositive. Wouldn't it be great if someone got the proper testing facility and set up a high speed test? With calibrated speed guns? There ought to be some CS owners (as well as owners of other cars) who are interested.

    CW
     
  19. ylshih

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    I found this thread from the UK, where they measured speed at the end of a 1.6 mile straight. Not the same as top speed, but still interesting.

    http://ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=71713
     
  20. CornersWell

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    Pretty good numbers on the Stradale. The F40 hit 192mph, so, if 201 is top for the F40, 177mph for the Stradale isn't bad and the course was close to top speed. So, maybe 185 would have been attainable given a longer run.

    CW
     
  21. robert_c

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    Holy ****, that webpage has Hyabusa's clocked at 251mph!?! The dude that rode that must have some swinging...
     

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