Ferrari Mailing List: Re: What should I buy?

[Mike Fleischer (themightytoe]

Well

Nothing like spoiling yourself I guess...  Your collection is already 
pretty enviable (though I'd pass on the Hum Vee's and the Escalade myself...

What is the car for?

*Track:  *Ultima GTR, the ZR1 vette is likely the fastest thing you can 
buy for road course work, but 100 large for a Vette is really only for 
the Vette faithful...
*Touring:*  575
*Off Road*:  G-wagen or Defender
*Car Shows*:  Classic F-cars are too pricey, maybe something that is 
soon to be classic...  BMW Z8, Alfa 8C,  Ford GT..., I love the Maser GT 
that is the most beautiful car built today I think...
*Picking up women?*  Get a BMW 3 series or Audi A4, A Toyota Prius in 
Seattle would land you a tree hugger probably...  really most women 
don't care about your car as much as your shoes...
*Men?  *Ok then buy a Lambo...  am 89 Countach would likely get you guys 
with lots of back hair...

If I wanted a track car that was unique and could stomp on everything... 
Ultima GTR no question.  Saw one in person at Road America a month ago, 
absolutely sweet.  Make it really unique?  Stick a Ferrari V12 in 
there...  Sure it will be slow compared to an American V8 but it will 
sound awesome, and scare folks when you started it.

Many folks on this list have hated on the new California which I like, 
and I honestly fail to see the appeal of the 550 or 575, other than its 
got a V12 up front...  Style-wise its pretty derivative and a 3rd gen 
300z looks nicer (but then I also liked the 348 so maybe I am the odd 
one out)...  Get the 599 for a front V12 F car, its a quantum leap in 
performance over everything else from Ferrari so far...  Exercise that 
patience though...

Otherwise the list of poseur cars is endless these days and you already 
have a great collection, the F40 is pretty excellent as track day cars 
go (I think, I wish I could drive one on a track just once), though I'd 
be scared to push it and break it...  The TR makes a good tourer, the 
328, well no idea, pretty slow, OK handling, but I bet with a Magnum PI 
soundtrack it would be awesome showing up to valet or at a party...  And 
the 348 spider makes a great beach/sunny driver...

Or gray market an Ascari, or Pagani Zonda, or Koenigsegg...

My $0.02

Steve Jenkins wrote:
> Ok - the Sagaris is a "bonkers car" as Clarkson would say.
>
> Veyron is a bit more than I want to spend.
>
> SJ
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Azam, Naweed S [mailto:Naweed.Azam [at] sonyericsson.com] 
> Sent: Friday, September 05, 2008 4:28 PM
> To: The FerrariList
> Subject: RE: [Ferrari] What should I buy?
>
> How about one of these (just to be a bit different)?
>
> Koenigsegg CCXR
> TVR Sagaris
> Bugatti Veyron 16.4
>
>
> -naweed
>
>
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