Ferrari Mailing List: Re: My Almost Perfect Day

[LarryT (l02turner]

Wow!  My perception of the "noise" (Vs. Sound) of the GT40s engine is 
obviously louder than reality.  I've only heard some in videos and it's hard 
to know if the noise is real or a sound mixers idea of what it should sound 
like.

Possible new Thread ---
Steve wrote: <<in that fantasy world of being able to buy as many cars as I 
could ever
> want >>
I also have a wish list of cars should I find myself with a $20MM and up 
lottery win.  If I were ever to win something like that I would be so 
freaking determined not to end up broke like many lottery winners after 4 or 
5 years that I would limit my buying to $100K for cars (neccesities, don't 
you know)  until I found the right financial structure that would keep me in 
$$s for ever - things like Trusts and such that would give me a monthy 
"paycheck" and not bother the principle.   IMHO, you'd have to virtually 
*throw* $100s out the window constantly to go thru so much money (even a 
couple million) that I still find it hard to end up broke after winning a 
lot of money.  But fools (as in a fool and his money)  can be so creative.

Anyway - I wonder what would be on other people ultimate wish list?  Say you 
have $1 Million to spend on cars of all kinds and space/time to enjoy 10 
toys.  I would leave things like RVs out of the list - agreed?  The reason I 
say 10 cars/motorcycles is because I believe that's about how many could be 
enjoyed - driving, washing/waxing, maintaining, improving, etc so they do 
not sit and gather dust.  Also, it will keep the list from growing to 20 or 
30 cars long.

While ya'll ponder the need for such a thread I'll ponder what would be on 
my list --- 

Is that a worthwhile thread?
Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D)
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: <BRIGANDBAR [at] aol.com>
To: "Larry Turner" <l02turner [at] comcast.net>
Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2007 7:13 PM
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] My Almost Perfect Day


> Larry:
>
> Not having driven a 360, I can't make a completely accurate comparison, 
> but
> I have driven the Ford GT and my 348 Spyder.
>
> First let me note that while the Ford was a new experience for me and
> driving the Ferrari was "routine" and that might have slightly affected my
> perceptions but I'll try not to let that happen.
>
> The two cars I've driven (348 & Ford GT) seemed like they came from
> different worlds in many ways. My Ferrari is visceral, sort of like a 
> scrotum on  4
> wheels while the Ford GT was quieter and more comfortable in many ways 
> (but
> then again it was a brand new car at the time so that also contributes to 
> this
> perception). The Ford was seriously quieter, but then again it was not a
> Spyder,  the seats fit my middle age crisis ass a bit better, and it 
> seemed
> somewhat faster than the 348, but it being new, and the owner sitting 
> right  next to
> me and looking over my shoulder with some apprehension while I was in 
> control
> of his new car, for which he had taken a second mortgage on his house,  to
> [SNIP]