Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Interior Quality = Engineering? was George's Spitfire vs Vette Shootout

[Larry T (l02turner]

On 1/7/2014 9:09 PM, Erik Nielsen wrote:
>  My goal as a father is to make sure that my son scares the living 
> crap out of his DMV test drive by heel and toeing...
Erik,
Heel & Toeing?   If he shows up in a manual tranny car the inspector 
will probably freak out!!

BTW, is Ferrari still offering manuals?  If so, how much longer will 
they?  I am always getting dinged for longing for the past, I suspect 
there will be others joining me...  ;-)

Great write up BTW - as the owner of a '78 240d (330K and still 
counting) and a '91 300D (230K and like new).  So over 1/2 million miles 
between 2 cars which is not all that unique.  I suspect they'll rust 
away before the mechanicals get so bad it no longer makes sense...

 I cannot agree more with the simple is better philosophy.  I wouldn't 
consider a newer MB because of their quality problems but if I did it 
would have to be a diesel because of your simple comment.

Sincerely,
LarryT