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An audiophile and petrolhead's journal: Buckle up!
Jul 24, 2013 at 10:04 PM Post #3,796 of 9,499
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gikigill said:
Was the scratch there when you checked it out in NYC. If not, send it back, the seller will get the hint quick smart.
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I doubt he would send it back......it is a rare manual-shift model. He wants to be able to do this.......
 

 
Jul 24, 2013 at 10:32 PM Post #3,798 of 9,499
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achmedisdead said:
I doubt he would send it back......it is a rare manual-shift model. He wants to be able to do this.......
 
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From the opposite seat I should hope, or that beast is even more of a rarity then he's letting on.
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Jul 25, 2013 at 2:11 AM Post #3,800 of 9,499
achmedisdead said:
I doubt he would send it back......it is a rare manual-shift model. He wants to be able to do this.......
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Sending it back also creates a lot of paperwork for me. I'm being compensated, by both the dealer and the insurance, and we're fairly certain it can be barred and buffed out (it isn't through the clearcoat) and we were going to give it a 100% detail anyway. It's pretty obvious the carrier didn't have a hand in it, though how it could happen and the dealership not notice before shipping it is a complete mystery.

Yeah, it's the only black manual 599GTB w/ rosso interior (sort of my signature color combo) ever made, so I'm not letting go of it.
 
Jul 25, 2013 at 2:15 AM Post #3,801 of 9,499
snyper0012 said:

Look out porsche 911 owners :)
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Like a lot of folks, I'm not crazy about the taillights, but there's no denying it's the sports car buy of the decade. The Z06, which I'm going to wait for, is going to be nuts. Guaranteed.
 
Jul 25, 2013 at 11:10 AM Post #3,802 of 9,499
Maybe it's just a California attitude, but new 'Vette's have become an almost comic cliche' - a sign of a middle-aged divorcee or the pampered bimbo of an executive. The wife has a Bimmer, Mercedes or Lexus - but his goomah has a 'Vette.
 
Jul 25, 2013 at 2:05 PM Post #3,803 of 9,499

 
I have wondered what James would own himself, not sure I would have guessed that one! 
 
Jul 25, 2013 at 3:04 PM Post #3,804 of 9,499
Well, in typical James May fashion, value has a lot to do with it (he's very cheap). When cornered, he said that if cost wasn't an issue he'd be "crazy not to choose the Ferrari", it's just the better supercar, and he's right, of course. Their conclusions are essentially correct; the Audi has the toys, price, and is most tuning-friendly, the McLaren is the fastest and overall best car to live with, and the 458 is the most fun (but fragile, temperamental, and impractical). However, "fragile, temperamental, and impractical" are the hallmarks of a great supercar. If you're a little sadistic and don't mind the horrible urban experience, you can use it as a DD, but that's not what it's for. It's most certainly a specialized "weekender" car.
 
Jul 25, 2013 at 4:39 PM Post #3,805 of 9,499
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billybob_jcv said:
Maybe it's just a California attitude, but new 'Vette's have become an almost comic cliche' - a sign of a middle-aged divorcee or the pampered bimbo of an executive. The wife has a Bimmer, Mercedes or Lexus - but his goomah has a 'Vette.
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No, it's not just Cali, the vette is a "Chick Car".
 
Jul 25, 2013 at 10:31 PM Post #3,807 of 9,499
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magick man said:
Like a lot of folks, I'm not crazy about the taillights, but there's no denying it's the sports car buy of the decade. The Z06, which I'm going to wait for, is going to be nuts. Guaranteed.
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No ZR1, then? Or do you plans of your own to take the Z06 up a notch?
 
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