Ferrari Mailing List: Re: What Should I Buy [Ferrari Digest, Vol 26, Issue 5]

[E M (pokiebaron]

I might be wrong, but I don't think you're going to find any in the
right aspect
ratios kicking around the local Pirelli dealer.  If you do, I would think
current prices are probably about $5000 a piece.  Worth looking into before
getting an LM002.  :-)

Ed
911SC

2008/9/5 Brian E. Buxton <BrianBuxton [at] buxtonmotorsports.com>

>  Are they special tires??  Thought they were Pirelli P-Zero Scorpions?
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> E M wrote:
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> Make sure you kick the tires on the LM002 and check that they're new, or
> you may have to trade your 328 for a set of new LM002 rubber. hee hee
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> Ed
> 911SC
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> 2008/9/5 Brian E. Buxton <BrianBuxton [at] buxtonmotorsports.com>
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>> G-wagens are awesome, but I have always loved the Lamborghini LM-002
>> America SUV's!  And don't know if Steve has ever driven a Countach -
>> they look great but drive like a turd on wheels.  With no a/c to speak of.
>>
>> B
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>> BRIGANDBAR [at] aol.com wrote:
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>> >Steve:
>> >
>> >While, of course, you don't have a Fire Engine like mine, so that is
>> always
>> >an alternative, but should you seek to avoid the curiosity-seekers that
>> it
>> >attracts I'd have to recommend that you find yourself an earlier model MB
>> >G-wagen and do something new for a while, play on the trails. It will
>> amaze you
>> >how much there is to explore, though you are considering an H1 that
>>  might not
>> >be exactly correct, with a different type of vehicle.
>> >
>> >And, when you get back into your Ferrari, you will just appreciate its
>> >different character even more.
>> >
>> >A couple of years ago, during my last tour at Ft. Huachuca I got out the
>>  GPS
>> >and decided to find the exact location where Geronimo surrendered the
>> last
>> >of the Apache nation. Took a couple of trips but it was like one of those
>> old
>> >fashioned road rallyes (pre-GPS) where things were done with
>> time/distance
>> >calculations using stop watches and odometers. A lot of challenge with an
>> >interesting outcome.
>> >
>> >And with a GPS backup, its pretty safe just in case. Next year we'll try
>>  out
>> >some newly acquired skills navigating with a sextant. Longer distances
>> and
>> >times, but more challenging as well. If I could ever finish healing I
>> could go
>> >back to practicing no-gyro GCA's as well but that is another story for
>> >another  time.
>> >
>> >Anyway, in the end free advice is worth exactly what you pay for it and
>> >you'll have to make up your own mind since it is your money, but
>> sometimes a
>> >variety of capabilities in an automotive stable is an asset.
>> >
>> >Dr. Steve
>> >
>> >Dr. Stephen B. Spies, CES, CFI
>> >Director, Forensic  Sciences Laboratory
>> >Explosives Engineering Technologies
>> >lex  talionis
>> >Fides tamen Quin
>> >
>> >
>> >1964 Rolls Royce Silver Cloud  III...........1975 Pontiac GV Conv.
>> >1980 MB  450SL..................................1982 RR Corniche
>> >1985 MB 280 GE  G-Wagen................. 1985 GMC Brigadier 20 Ton
>> >Winch/Wrecker
>> >1988 Rolls  Royce Silver Spur................1990 Cadillac "Eagle" Hearse
>> >1994 F-350  Powerstroke 4x4................1995 Ferrari 348 Spyder
>> >1996 Bronco  ......................................2000 Lincoln Town Car
>> >2004  Excursion...................................(+ Audrey's 2x MB's)
>> >and  a
>> >1976 Fire Truck...................................HAHN, WARNER &  SWASEY-
>> >DUPLEX
>> >DIVISION  HOWE  APPARTUS . MODEL #R400 FIRE  TRUCK w/a 100' Tower
>> >
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>> >From:  Steve Jenkins [mailto:steve [at] stevejenkins.com]
>> >Sent: Thu 9/4/2008 8:55  PM
>> >To: scook [at] gear21.com
>> >Cc: The FerrariList
>> >Subject: [Ferrari] What  should I buy?
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>> >
>> >I'm getting the itch to buy a new car. What  should I get?
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