Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Marque Lovers Still Exist

[Fellippe Galletta (fellippe.galletta]

On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 9:23 AM, Erik Nielsen <judge4re [at] gmail.com> wrote:

> Charles:
>
> Its a June 01 build with 30k miles.  I'm guessing it has had very
> little if any maintenance done over the years.  Front comparment let
> water in, hydraulics are rusted and on their last leg, electical
> system is shot (rusted out cap/rotor, questionable plug wires).  I've
> seen much better fit and finish on Fiero kit cars and to me, the early
> Diablo is a kit car.
>
> No one from the bling bling crowd would make a statement like that.  ;)
>
> Audi changed the rules, but as a general rule, I'm not a huge fan.
>

That's fair....the over the top styling isn't for everyone. :)

Little maintenance will yield garbage in anything Italian. Almost no
exceptions to this rule that I've seen in the 13 years I've been active as
an enthusiast....except maybe the indestructible 328.

So long as the car is maintained well and parts are reasonable to get, then
to me it's all the same whether F, L, or modern day M. The fact that the
negative Ferrari/Lambo comments almost always come from the opposing camp is
enough for me to filter it out. :)

The rivalry can be cute at times, but also dangerous in that the biases can
run deep and be hard to remove...hehe.

FG