Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Fwd: 575 trip

[Peter Rychel (dino308gt4]

I hope cLyDe sees this, but thanks for the update. Nice report. Any concerns with snow and the car’s stock tires? I’m sure the traction control will be working overtime! I’d be interested to hear how the car copes with that and, if I remember correctly, that manettino switch on the steering wheel has an “icy” setting?

 

The comment about abused transmissions reminded me of an opportunity I had to drive a new (back then, circa 2012) Porsche 911 with the PDK during a “Porsche Driving Experience” event. There was one section where we were running along a pleasantly curvy road, at (somewhat) legal speeds and the damn thing could not make up it’s mind whether to be in second gear, or third. Constantly hunting between those gears. Incredibly annoying. Not that the car was lurching or jerking, but you could hear the thing flipping back and forth. I switched it out of auto and kept it in manual for the rest of the drive.

 

They redeemed themselves because the following year, at the same event, I drove a Cayman with the PDK and it was totally different. No hunting and overall, was such a better car than the 911.

 

Good luck cLyDe and have fun!

 

Peter  

 

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Subject: [Ferrari] Fwd: 575 trip

 

Resending for Clyde.


Begin forwarded message:

From: clyderomerof4 [at] gmail.com
Date: November 7, 2019 at 9:58:45 PM EST
To: ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com
Subject: 575 trip

Atlanta to mount Holly New Jersey 

910 miles 

Car went over 34k

Ran like a new one

The defog system sucks takes over 5 minutes to warm the car up and clear the windshield 

Which is crazy since this car puts out more heat than Chernobyl!

Got around 21 mpg doing 80 mpg

Car is stealth on the road

No one knows it’s a Ferrari until it’s too late

Love it

Even at the gas stations 

It’s like furniture 

It’s there but no on notices it 

Plenty of cold weather starts ahead of me 

Going to be 30 tomorrow in the am 

I don’t care what the pundits say about the F-1 tranny 

It’s the way to go

Smooth and fast 

Don’t get me wrong I still like the slush box 

But the down shifts are smooth and purposeful 

And the upshifts no slush box can match it

No way

I drive it like a 3 pedal car 

Coast into stop lights

And if the traffic starts before I get there,paddle up !

The system is smart ! Picks a higher gear 

They did there homework as far as I am concerned 

I think the guys who are burning up clutches are those who are staying in auto mode

Anyway that’s a clydism ( new term here guys) 

New Hampshire Connecticut and Pennsylvania ahead of me in the next week

Possibly some snow

Gotta go guys 

The road awaits!

Fox 1 Kill!

     RF4-4 ever

If you have no enemies, you have no character !

Clyde Romero    

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