I went and test drove a 2021 Ferrari Roma and really enjoyed it . I am thinking of trading my 2022 Porsche TARGA GTS 50thdesign edition towards the Roma. Should I do it?

 

What aspects of it did you enjoy?

Ferrari typically has a very different sound and some really do gravitate towards that. Depends more on what you want in a car

 

Yes, obviously.

 

go to the dealer and ask them what is the price for oil change, brakes and service intervals. then decide if you want one.

 

It depends on what you want. I had a Ferrari 812 Superfast. Pluses relative to my 911 TTS were the sound of the NA 6.5L V12, the quality of the leather (barely), the interior design (especially the steering wheel) and, for those who care about those things, the brand and the bespoke body. (Note that I think current Ferrari interior design (again, especially the steering wheel) is a big step backwards.) But it was extremely unreliable and, frankly, poorly built. For example, the body cracked where the arm that runs from the door to the door frame and holds the door in position was mounted to the body.

I'm on my second Porsche (first was a 991.1 TTS Coupe, and now I own a 992.1 TTS Cab), and I would not go back to Ferrari. My 911 is quicker than the Ferrari was at anything below 150 mph. The rear steering on the 911 is far better (the Ferrari's was frequently lurchy). The steering, handling, and chassis are close but the 911 is a clear winner. The ceramic brakes on the 911 are better (the Ferrari's were frequently and inconsistently excessively grabby at initial application). The infotainment on the Ferrari was a bad joke while the 911's is excellent. The PDK is better than Ferrari's version. Reliability is far better. The seats are better. On a personal note, I also prefer the steering-wheel-mounted shift paddles to Ferrari's column-mounted paddles. The Ferrari's traction control was far too aggressive at cutting power at the first hint of wheel slip, which made it a fair-weather-only car, unlike the year-round all-weather capability of the Porsche (especially those with the excellent Porsche all-wheel drive system). I'd say that practicality in terms of people and gear (for example, taking your partner for a long weekend drive, like a fall color tour) is a wash.

If I wanted a performance car that I knew would always be ready for a spirited drive or a long weekend (or longer) trip, and didn't care if it wowed other people, it would be the 911 all day every day. The fact that the 911 was almost half the price of the Ferrari was just a bonus.

 

Porsche is like the woman you marry. Ferrari is like the model you have fun with for a weekend.

 

damn I made the wrong choice. Should have gone for the Ferrari.

 

I test drove a Roma for 30 minutes when it first came out. It was the finest car I have ever driven. I almost ordered one, but I still prefer convertibles and manual transmissions so my 992 S Cab won out. However, the Roma is coming in a 'vert and boy - if they would put a three pedal manual in there I'd be sorely tempted.

My car buying in Virginia though is tempered because we have 4.53% of the book value of the car due every year until the car is 25 years old. On a $ 300K car, that's $ 13,950 for the privledge of owning it in Fairfax County - and you pay that every year based on NADA Trade in Value.. That i cannot abide.

 

it’s never too late for “both”

 

Answer: free

7 year free maintenance.

 

I had an order in on a roma and then I finally got my allocation for a targa so the day before my build locked I swapped to a Roma spyder allocation which will give me 2 years or so with the targa. I love the Roma, but I've wanted a targa for a very long time so I'm going to enjoy it for a bit.

 

The Roma is nice...if it was an Aston. Ferrari have lost their identity when it comes to design.

 

Time to start registering your cars in Montana. This idea came to my attention last year at the Saratoga Automobile Museum when I saw every very collectible Porsche had a Montana plate on it. I asked the docent why and he said it's a simple way to avoid paying taxes or high registration fees on cars/boats/RV's.

https://www.montanacorporate.com/?ga...iAAEgLyQ_D_BwE

 

This Montana idea has been discussed to death. If you drive the car at all, eventually you will be spotted by the police and you better have good lawyers to justify evading the taxes (you evade the sales tax also) using a Montana LLC. For a collector car that you drive 6 times a year, its fine. You are better off buying a condo in Florida and registering the cars there to avoid the yearly fee (I think SC has the same tax), at least with an actual residence in your name to register the car in, you can justify it.

 

States like California offer bounties to report Montana plated vehicles.

A few years ago they tried to make an example out of Ryan Hardwick and Dustin Farthing in Georgia.