Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Decisions, decisions

[LS (lashdeep]

Dennis, I've put on 11 lbs since you saw me last...I'm up to 108 lbs.

--- Dennis Liu <BigHeadDennis [at] earthlink.net> wrote:

> What Charles said is mostly true, but any readers must temper his
> comment
> with his baseline driving experiences - down in good ole' SC, Charles is
> used to lots of acceleration from 0-40 mph between stop signs (well,
> truth
> be told, for him it's really 15-40 mph, as he never quite stops).  As
> for
> cornering, he's mostly used to 90 degree turns made after the light
> turns
> green.  And an elevation change for him is when the rail bed is above
> grade.
> 
> As for capacity, well, Charles can tell you the story about how we
> stuffed
> him, his then girlfriend, my wife, my wife's friend, my
> wittle-cutie-pie-doggie-woggie (who probably is bigger and weighs more
> than
> Lashdeep) AND all of their luggage into the 740.  (and then we got a
> flat,
> and the dog erupted into massive, Dachau-like flatulence, but that's
> another
> story.)
> 
> Vty,
> 
> --Dennis
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Charles G Perry IV [mailto:charles [at] carolina-sound.com] 
> Sent: Friday, August 25, 2006 9:06 AM
> To: BigHeadDennis [at] earthlink.net
> Cc: 'The FerrariList'
> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Decisions, decisions
> 
> Having ridden (raced/competed/tore/slammed/sprinted/dashed/rocketed)
> around
> Boston with Dennis in his 740, I can personally testify to just how hard
> a
> 740 can brake, accelerate and turn. I didn't actually SEE much of
> anything
> on the drive, partly because the scenery was too blurry at that speed
> but
> mostly because it's instinctual to close your eyes when you are
> expecting to
> die.
> 
> I was probably over-reacting because Dennis told me that he wouldn't
> kill me
> without giving me some advance notice, and we did indeed reach our
> destination without damaging either ourselves or any other Bostonians. 
> However, I am quite sure that we scared the living **** out of a few of
> them
> which did not expect a sedan that big to behave as Dennis willed it,
> which
> clearly increased the fun-factor for Dennis. His driving skill and/or
> luck
> were undeniable forthwith.
> 
> -- charles
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dennis Liu" <BigHeadDennis [at] earthlink.net>
> To: "Charles G Perry IV" <charles [at] carolina-sound.com>
> Cc: "'The FerrariList'" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
> Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2006 10:12 PM
> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Decisions, decisions
> 
> 
> > Rick, clearly, you're not standing on the 740's brake pedal hard
> enough!
> > :-)
> >
> > Can't disagree with the rest of your analysis!
> >
> > vty,
> >
> > --Dennis
> >
> >  _____
> >
> > From: Rick Lindsay [mailto:rolindsay [at] yahoo.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2006 2:58 PM
> > To: BigHeadDennis [at] earthlink.net
> > Cc: 'The FerrariList'
> > Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Decisions, decisions
> >
> >
> > Hello Dennis, et al.,
> >   I'll share some thoughts here too.
> >
> > + My daily driver is a '98 M-B SL500.  it is an incredible car, if
> heavy.
> > Still, it is a 2-seater.  I am on an SL e-mail list and I can share
> some
> > thoughts from them.  The general opinion is that Mercedes took a big
> > reliability hit when they 'merged' with Chrysler.  Some of that may be
> 
> > sour
> > grapes because a new SL is noticeably over US$100k and its easy to say
> my
> > US$50k SL is better.  BUT, the data confirms the claims.  The newer
> cars 
> > are
> > less reliable.  Would I buy a new(ish) Mercedes?  Probably not.
> >
> > + I also own a '96 BMW 740iL and I agree with everything Dennis says. 
> > That
> > is a world-class car.  It handles a lot like a 325iS and that is a
> double
> > edged sword.  I tend to be a later braker and the mass of the 740iL
> > sometimes leaves me wondering if I am really going to stop by the
> line.
> > FWIW, the SL500 is heavy too but as I drive it daily, I know the
> braking
> > better.
> >
> > + We just bought an '03 Land Rover Discovery II.  Make no mistake, it
> is a
> > TRUCK.  Yes, it has nice leather and is fitted-out nicely but it is a 
> > TRUCK.
> > For Nancy, that is good because she drives any vehicle like a truck. 
> We 
> > are
> > pleased with our purchase.  We would suffer a little from the 
> > 13mpg-highway
> > / 13mpg-city if we drove it further.
> >
> > + Where we live now, a punk kid without a job drives a tuner Honda, 
> > usually
> > in >30% primer with three 19" chromed alloy wheels and one 13" steel 
> > wheel.
> > A punk kid WITH a job drives a newish Dodge or Chrysler.  Around here,
> 
> > those
> > cars are the badges of punk-made-good.
> >
> > + If I were going to buy a new short-haul utility vehicle, I would buy
> a
> > Scion xB.  They're butt-ugly, get pretty good mileage and its hard to 
> > spend
> > over US$16k for a NEW one.
> >
> > + For a highway car, I would stick with the 7-Series.  Remember, it is
> > almost impossible for a car to nickle and dime you to death.  Put a
> new 
> > car
> > payment into maintenance and repairs for a few months and pretty soon,
> you
> > have nothing left to spend money on!  For example, a "B" service on my
> 
> > SL500
> > is about US$1200.  My friends tell me that's insane and if I bought a
> new
> > ($35,000) Honda I could avoid all that maintenance expense. 
> Ridiculous
> > argument.
> >
> > + Now, if you are buying a car NOT for practical reasons but for
> personal
> > and emotional reasons, I agree with an earlier poster: Buy any damn
> thing
> > you please and don't bother justifying it to anybody.  At that stage,
> you
> > are paying into your hobby, not providing utility.  If you get utility
> in
> > the deal, so much the better. :-)  Of course, I don't have to sell
> > 'practicality' versus 'desirability' very hard to the Ferrari owner
> > community. :-P
> >
> > Okay, back to work.
> >
> > rick
> > '03 Land Rover - Wife's daily driver
> > '98 Mercedes SL500 - my daily driver
> > '98 BMW 318ti - daughter's daily driver
> > '96 BMW 740iL - son's daily driver
> > '79 Ferrari 308GTB - toy
> >
> >
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