Ferrari Mailing List: I'm back..

[Fellippe Galletta (fellippe.galletta]

Hey guys, what up?

Some of you should remember me from the "golden era" of the F-List (circa
'96-02) when the most interesting of conversations were had, hehe. It's
interesting to see my knowledge and personal growth since then, especially
with regards to tastes in cars and priorities in life. I used to want a 308
as my first F-car, and don't anymore....as of 2-3 years ago. If it had to be
a V8, I'd wager a 348 (a car I detested in the late '90s), and for a 12 ,  a
512 TR....although those choices could be swayed because I got to drive both
of them, hehe. (Thanks to Deep & Larry)

Lately trying to get back into the passion of exotics. I'm subscribed to
Fchat, L-Power, etc....cool sites but never quite as personal as this list
was. Also, trolls are almost irrelevant on lists, but I still fondly
remember a dude named "Ty Kirkpatrick"......lol. Was it ever figured out who
that was?! :-)

Anyways, don't know what the recent topics of discussion have been here, but
I'll throw one out for good measure:

When will the Ferrari of old, come back? (styling wise)

I was swayed a lot to the dark side in recent years because of this. Their
cars are very legitimate for the most part, and while there's nothing
entirely innovative with the infinite Countach shape, it is still very
sexy. However there really is something special about the horse that keeps
it in the running at all times. Perhaps it's the nicer interiors and the
racier sound...

L is running into similar problems as us, but on the styling end the drop
off isn't much if at all (Murci spyder with a Jalpa motor would still be
sexy!). I find that a Gallardo is sexier than a F430, but I found the latter
more entertaining to drive, even if both were equipped with the boring
automatic. The Ford GT with a racing exhaust was more exciting on the open
road than both....a testament to a real manual transmission and a more
aggressive exhaust!

Jim's one off P4/5 seems to be heading in the right direction....if only the
theme can be carried on, we could have a winner!

One day hopefully I'll have the sexy 288 GTO. In the meantime, I'm settling
for it's Australian 6.0 liter cousin, hehe. Fun :)

Looking forward to BSing with you all...

Fellippe