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Car Forum / Ferrari Cars / April 2007All right then, back to it...
Let's catch up a bit, at least Ferrari-wise, since I've been away. I've noticed the following: T308 has not sold the car he has threatened to sell on several occasions. I'm guessing he has bought a 2nd relic to join the Mexican rescue 250. PhilB is back (thanks for the kind email, BTW) and enjoying his 308. A kid headed to college? Wow, time flies... TR1 has gone to the dark side (FChat) but still slums in this bar on occasion. Luigi is still the resident curmudgeon and keeper of the faith. Bert was spoofed by the resident troll. MH has returned to prominence. I see no signs of MC. I'm assuming he's okay... Maybe I missed a name change? Paul, well, we all love you Paul. A couple new faces, good to see. I miss anybody? In the meantime, how does everyone feel about the state of The Marque now? We have the 599 outrunning F40s, the 612 looking like a huge bar of Safeguard (that's an old American deodorant soap, Duffin), the 430 is faster than it has a right to be and looks like a 360 on steroids, complete with backne (the Enzo taillights), Eddie Griffin pulled a Dietrich, and Maserati is coming out with improved versions of its existing line while taking no real chances in the marketplace, while providing a pretty good slushbox GT. I miss anybody that time? Oh, and F1 has turned to complete sh.t. That is all. Discuss. -Matt- > Let's catch up a bit, at least Ferrari-wise, since I've been away. > I've noticed the following: > > T308 has not sold the car he has threatened to sell on several > occasions. I'm guessing he has bought a 2nd relic to join the Mexican > rescue 250. Still got it. I've decided to keep it and build a larger garage. It is my hope to have more garage square footage in future than living space. The wife to be doesn't mind, so I've got that going for me, which is nice.... > PhilB is back (thanks for the kind email, BTW) and enjoying his 308. A > kid headed to college? Wow, time flies... > > TR1 has gone to the dark side (FChat) but still slums in this bar on > occasion. We're all over there in one form or another, but it's not nearly as nice at this pub. > Luigi is still the resident curmudgeon and keeper of the faith. > > Bert was spoofed by the resident troll. > > MH has returned to prominence. Well, he's returned, but to prominence? > I see no signs of MC. I'm assuming he's okay... Maybe I missed a name > change? Who can keep track of the writer formally known as MC. > Paul, well, we all love you Paul. The poor lad's in the US now, and I'm sure looking more miserable than ever. > A couple new faces, good to see. > > I miss anybody? no, but we missed you! > In the meantime, how does everyone feel about the state of The Marque > now? We have the 599 outrunning F40s, the 612 looking like a huge bar > of Safeguard (that's an old American deodorant soap, Duffin), the 430 > is faster than it has a right to be and looks like a 360 on steroids, > complete with backne (the Enzo taillights), The new line continues to encourage one to look backward, and that's not a bad thing. Something tells me my cars will be running in 40 years while these "modern" cars will become dusty relics. Eddie Griffin pulled a > Dietrich, And gained more than $1.5m in publicity for his new "film". and Maserati is coming out with improved versions of its > existing line while taking no real chances in the marketplace, while > providing a pretty good slushbox GT. Slushbox or no, the QP is a nice ride. > I miss anybody that time? > > Oh, and F1 has turned to complete sh.t. Not at all. I find it very interesting this year. All change. > That is all. Discuss. Well, I don't know about discussion, but I commented. T308 > > Let's catch up a bit, at least Ferrari-wise, since I've been away. > > I've noticed the following: [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > The wife to be doesn't mind, so I've got that going for me, which is > nice.... That and achieving total consciousness on your deathbed, eh? > > MH has returned to prominence. > > Well, he's returned, but to prominence? Meh, tomato to-mah-to tomacco. He's back. > > I see no signs of MC. I'm assuming he's okay... Maybe I missed a name > > change? > > Who can keep track of the writer formally known as MC. The feds? > > Paul, well, we all love you Paul. > > The poor lad's in the US now, and I'm sure looking more miserable than ever. Agreed. > > A couple new faces, good to see. > > > I miss anybody? > > no, but we missed you! Thank you for that. > > In the meantime, how does everyone feel about the state of The Marque > > now? We have the 599 outrunning F40s, the 612 looking like a huge bar [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > a bad thing. Something tells me my cars will be running in 40 years > while these "modern" cars will become dusty relics. That's a good point. It does encourage one to look backward. "My, that 348 is fetching with those square taillights I..." No, further! "That 308 looks mighty fine! That engine note is sweet! 0-60 in what? My sedan goes fas..." Further still!!! "What are all those things lined up on top of that v12? Where are the mid-engined street cars?" That's more like it! > > Oh, and F1 has turned to complete sh.t. > > Not at all. I find it very interesting this year. All change. I think I'm still feeling the burn from Indy '05. Fosters and brauts will do that to you... -Matt- "..." << TR1 has gone to the dark side (FChat) but still slums in this bar on occasion.>> I'm either the voice of reason, a cool, car chick or a man-hating shrew, depending on who you talk to over there. << I see no signs of MC. I'm assuming he's okay... Maybe I missed a name change?>> He's got a new woman and some new kitties in his life. He's busy! << Oh, and F1 has turned to complete sh.t.>> Ferrari wins out of the box and you think F1 is sh.t?? C. > << Oh, and F1 has turned to complete sh.t.>> > Ferrari wins out of the box and you think F1 is sh.t?? Not today Hunny bunny !! McLaren are winning the head games, no doubt about it - 2 races in & Massa is shot already. I. ><< Oh, and F1 has turned to complete sh.t.>> >Ferrari wins out of the box and you think F1 is sh.t?? Rev limit, Ron Dennis dictating ex post facto rules changes between races, Raikkonen daydreaming until the last few laps today...  Signature"...Luigi follow only the Ferraris." >In the meantime, how does everyone feel about the state of The Marque >now? We have the 599 outrunning F40s, the 612 looking like a huge bar [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >existing line while taking no real chances in the marketplace, while >providing a pretty good slushbox GT. Boo... Hiss... Went up to Miller Motorcars last weekend, after doing a plug change on a 308, they had a 612 and a 599 in the showroom. The 612 is supposed to be big, it has four seats... The 599, "the blind man's Ferrari", looks like it was designed to fit Rosie O'Donnell* (I could be the guy they designed the Daytona around), the thing is freaking HUGE. There's no reason for that. There's no denying the performance advance of the thing, or the engineering perfection of the 430, but they both are esthetic failures compared to their predecessors. The 430 is especially egregious in that every change from the 360 demeans or destroys something already beautiful. The GranTurismo is ok, the headlights are abominable, but I'll prefer the smaller, tighter 4200 GT. * "Blaming guns for Columbine is like blaming spoons for Rosie O'Donnell being fat". Signature"...Luigi follow only the Ferraris." << There's no denying the performance advance of the thing, or the engineering perfection of the 430, but they both are esthetic failures compared to their predecessors. The 430 is especially egregious in that every change from the 360 demeans or destroys something already beautiful.>> On this, we agree. I thought the 360 was a step down from the 355, but it's gorgeous compared to the 430. C. > On this, we agree. I thought the 360 was a step down from the 355, but > it's gorgeous compared to the 430. > > C. I must take offense! :-) I just traded my '95 F355 for a '00 360. It's taken a LONG time for me to appreciate the 360's styling, but I've finally been won over. I've been sold on the 430's aggressive styling since day one. James
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