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Well, I've driven one basic (458) on a track circuit and let me tell you... If TCO would be below 1% of my net worth, I would buy it in an instant. It literally
by jajko 2y ago
Well, I've driven one basic (458) on a track circuit and let me tell you... If TCO would be below 1% of my net worth, I would buy it in an instant. It literally puts a smile on your face. And its a marvel in engineering compared to cars for regular Joes.
But completely useless in regular traffic, in fact much much worse than normal cars. And all kinds of idiots want to semi-constantly race you. So sort of great deal on the paper, actual reality not so much.
- theideaofcoffee 2y agoSame, I drove a factory-fresh F140 v12 GTC4Lusso straight off the line in Maranello while they were still being produced, and having background in German-built cars, it’s light years of difference. If I could have bought that same day I 100% would have. They’re that good.
- gedy 2y agoThey are amazing cars, but damned if they don't look like a hatchback Corvette
- kjs3 2y agoI see it as the Corvette looking like (copying) the Ferrari. I've got a friend who drives one of those 'high-end' wishes-it-was-a-Ferrari Corvettes. Every time she drives up I say "shoulda bought a real car", and I get a dirty look.
- gambiting 2y agoNot a ferrari, but I had a Mercedes AMG for a few years and it was exactly like that too - put a stupid grin on my face on the track or on the autobahn(5am drive at solid 160mph for like 30 minutes near berlin will always remain my favourite driving experience), but day to day it was awful - loud, uncomfortable, ruinous on fuel, and people wanted to race you constantly, every now and then people wanted to take pictures as well etc - which I imagine with a Ferrari it's even worse. Nowadays I settled for a completely inconspicious family car that no one would even look at twice, but which still has enough power to go fast if I want to. But owning "flashy" cars is definitely not for me anymore.
- kjellsbells 2y agoI confess to having a soft spot for sleeper cars. Dont know what the equivalent term would be in Germany. But anything that looks convincingly like a family car but can do 0-100kph in a flash would qualify. Example: Volvo V60 Polestar wagon, or the legendary Ford Taurus SHO Im sorry to say that in my corner of the US, an AMG Benz screams man-child rather than car enthusiast, because they tend to be driven by idiots. Ditto any BMW M.
- gambiting 2y agoMy current car is actually an XC60 T8 :-) It's a bit of a barge, but the 400bhp is "enough" to go fast should you want to. >>Im sorry to say that in my corner of the US, an AMG Benz screams man-child rather than car enthusiast That's fine, everywhere is different.
- oblio 2y agoThe EX30 does 0-100kmph in 3.5 seconds.