Well I’ve been asked to write my views on the 12 cylinder
cars
So here it comes, and know I didn’t get all of them but
you will get the gist.
As some of you know I own a 512 TR with around 93k on it,
I drive it not wax it!
Most likely the highest mileage one out there and with no
major issues.
So lets start from the top
Early Boxers where the rage for a while with some idiot
even in the baby shit rag called FML stating he had the “original plastic “
on the doors asking what $200k for his 1960 throw back!
Anyway these cars were nice but VERY LONG IN THE TOOTH
and if they break you need a CNC machine to get it back to running
order.
The same goes with all those ascot guys you see at the
Ferrari meets with the bottle blond on his arm with the car on the grass at
the golf course of your choice with the Daytona’s etc.
I mean please a carb 12 cyclinder Ferrari is neat to look
at but its heavy and has the brakes and steering of a Chevy Vega and at
$200k plus give me a break.
And don’t forget the fire extinguisher
please!
Forget about A/C, and all that shit you here about ( I
love the sound of the engine) is just that shit! Because who needs hear
metal hitting metal ?
Not me, if that’s the case go visit a blacksmith
you can hear that all day long there.
The modern 12 cylinders are they way to go, and why do
you say. Because they don’t have to work that hard all the time to get
going.
They loaf and still perform hence last longer than there
brethren the screaming 8 cylinder younger brother 458 etc
And they look better doing it too
The 412 massacre was just that, and some even had a
automatic transmission for GM!
Ferraris first try at cross dressing and it
failed.
The series 1 TR was the first real attempt by Ferrari to
make a great Grand Touring 12 cyl that had everything BUT
BRAKES!
It had the look and the power, but in usual fashion the
follow up was better, the 512 TR.
It had the brakes that the early TR should have had along
with a better transaxle that would not fail.
Oh yea did I mention that when Ferrari built the TR they
put the old shit box BOXER tranny it, and the new TR had way more power so
you had the clowns who bought the TR new and thought they were in a 5 litter
Mustang dragging off stop lights with the wide tires tearing out the rear
cases! Bonus..
They fixed tranny issue in the 512TR but not the early
serial #’s sooo you don’t know if you don’t check the gear box and Yes
Virgina it’s a $15 K fix minus the labor.
In fact I doing one now for a friend on a 92 TR that
should have had it from the factory.
But he bought this car from someone who had the
2nd gear down early in its life which told the story on how it
was driven.
And yes that a clue guys and girls, if you buy a Ferrari
and its had transmission work, you bought an anchor, treat it as
such.
Bottom line stay away from the TR series 1 it has too
many issues in the Tranny and for a little more you get the real deal in the
512 TR.
The 512 M is not worth the money period, 12 more HP for
wheels and funny head lights. That is it on 512 M
The 456 has the same quality control issues as the 348
had. NONE!
Leaking windows! Please that went away with Citroen ( for
you who don’t know that that is, it is not a hair care product, PHIL tell
them please!)
Anyway 4 four seater modern day Ferrari, WTF were they
thinking? I mean most of the crowd who bought this 12 cylinder shit box with
and Automatic transmission( there they go again trying to cross dress,
haven’t they learned!) did have 3 friends to go anywhere with them!
Have seen this crowd anywhere? Tell me please where they
hang out at STARBUCKS, Wendys, hell they dare not show their faces in
public, it is like they are sex offenders of the prancing horse crowd, I
mean really!
Any this car was a serious flop, if you have the climate
where it doesn’t rain like IRAN, buy one they are cheaper than a
348.
I would pay for the video of the guy bringing one in on
trade. It would be like bring in a Masseratti Quatrro Port or worse yet ANY
ASTON MARTIN in on a trade.
Hell a Iraqi T-72 has more trade in value than any of
those cars! At least it would start an run!
( PHIL I know you are laughing!!)
Phil tell us all what you would say when some poor un
suspecting soul would bring their treasure slug in for
trade?
What were the words you would say to them on value? I
gotta know! It’s the holidays tell us, because there are those out there in
LA LA Land who have these 4 wheel cars and they need to hear it from a
GRANDFATHER rather than some guy in a cheap suit and a dime store
tie!
Enlighten us PHIL you know the words
Ok ok I am off message, back to
war.
So then they made the 612 SCAGAAA a something another,
well need I say more! Nice car stealthy looking and fast with all the bells
and whistles. But at $220+ large for it new they took a page from the
NSX play book on how to sell a car!
It didn’t.
Once again the guys who bought these things don’t
have that many friends to go anywhere with because they drive so bad an
scare them! So what the point! At least in the 2 seat world you only scare
one other person ( they are not scaring themselves because they KNOW HOW TO
DRIVE!, hey what the web site with the wrecked Ferrari’s anyway?)
They could take their EX wives with them in the 612 (get
them all in one crash) but that’s it!
My take on this sled is $100 MAX with the custom luggage
thrown in.
Ok who’s laughing? This is all true and you know
it!!!!
Back on message, let move on to the 550 and
575.
They got it right with this car. The 550 is the better
car if you want euro style handling they soften it up for the US crowd with
the 575.
The story is the same here the 575 is overall the
better car in the long run, it has all the new and improved features
that the 550 did not get, seen this before?(308 2 valve vs 308 4 valve/TR vs
512 TR you get the idea)
And what is good about this car is that you don’t have to
take out the engine to do the belts, this will be my retirement ride in 3
years,( and no I am not selling the 512TR none of you deserve this car, and
yes I said it, only steve Jenkins knows why he owns one and we know who we
are so there! SMILE) this car is blinding fast and comfortable and
stealthy, if you took of the fender badges you would not know it was a
Ferrari crushing you on the ROAD!
Lots of torque great A/C true Grand Touring car in the
21st century. Only drawback is the F-1
transmission.
I don’t care what they say these things are going to cost
big bucks when they start getting long in the tooth!
But they way you guys drive ( an average 3k miles a
year) that will take a long time to happen, right?
Get a 6speed if you can find one or start a slush
fund for your F-1 tranny rebuild/pump/computer take down, because it will
happen!
They came out with the 575 SuperAmerica and those guys
are replacing the flip top like cheap sock made in INDIA!
Some idiot opened the top in his garage and you can
imagine that mess !
I would pay $65K for 550 and no more than $90k for
575.
As for the SA 575 those idiots still think they can get
six figures for the car, they are not even on the planet maybe another
universe but there is always Zanax(sic).
As for the specially cars F-50 and the like we have all
seen the videos of the clowns in these cars, you got to love Ferrari
marketing at times. Sell some outrageous car with crazy stupid horse power
to anyone and watch them drive into the fountain in MONACO! Image is
everything but really!
Its like the goons who buy old F-1 cars and crash them a
track at Pebble Beach Meet out west. Its sick fun watch the handicapped
drive these things!!
Why don’t they buy airplanes and remove themselves from
the gene pool already!
In a lot of ways you feel sorry for them. I know of the
guy who owned a F-50 who tried to jump start it because the battery went
dead( what he wasn’t driving it daily to work! ) and blew out the $15k dash
board (its and LCD dash, and he didn’t read the owner’s manual it said don’t
jump start the car, but hey I am a DOT comm guy I don’t need no stinking
manual)
In my opinion Ferrari built these limited edition cars
because they knew they could charge ridiculous amounts of money for them and
they could use that big over ride in price to fund the F-1 program. I
mean I will admit I have the Ferrari fever as bad as anyone but even if I
had Bill Gates money, you don’t buy a F-15 if you just have a commercial
pilot’s license!
But do I know !
If I missed a 12 cylinder car there was a reason, it
wasn’t relevant, no I am just kidding I am writing this enroute to MEX and
don’t have access to the internet.
Gotta fly the plane an talk on the radios and
all!
Oh one more thing the main issue with the 512 TR is the
starter, put the new version on it and the starter relay package and you
will have no issues.
Get a can of R-12 off ebay as well so you don’t have to
convert the a/c system to R-134 which no matter what they tell you sucks
unless the car was designed for it. The conversions never work
well.
By the way does the 550/575 have R-134 I don’t know but I
think it does and what year was the change over anyway?
That it from the CLYDEster
All the best guys.
Lets try to meet somewhere in 2012 anywhere maybe Cape
Cod?
HMM
Clyde
Romero
just the right amount
of wrong!
"SCARS ARE TATTOOS WITH
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