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Old 05-30-2008, 11:04 PM
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So this is shaping up to be a very good car week...

Tomorrow morning I am trading in my 2007 Aston Martin V8 Vantage for a new 2008 Aston Martin V8 Vantage N400 (#162 of 240 made). I'll post some pics as soon as I get her home and the sun shows itself.

And... this morning I placed an order for a 2008 Ferrari F430 Spider F1 for September delivery. I am, as you can imagine, crazy excited.

I'll never give up my P-car and I feel like I finally have my dream garage: Porsche, Aston Martin, and Ferrari. I have no idea how I'll decide what to drive every morning!
Old 05-30-2008, 11:18 PM
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I didn't know Jay Leno was a fellow Rennlister!

Congrats. It's not just your dream garage <drool>.
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Dude, whatever you're doing keep at it. Congrats on the rides, nice selection.
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what color?
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German, British, and Italian....it doesn't get much better than that. German for daily driver, British for long distance cruising, and Italian for those special weekends when you have the need for speed. Congratulations.
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Cool! Now that's a photo I have to see.

One of the VPs of my company has a DB9 Volante and I love he look of the car from the front... not crazy about it from behind, but it's a nice car.
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That's quite a stable. How do you find the time and how do you decide which car to drive??Congrats on a pedigree listing of vehicles. Pics would be great to see!
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Thanks, guys.

To answer the color question, the new Aston is the Karussell Orange that is limited to only the N400. Interior is black. Here's an example:



The F430 is Silverstone grey with Rosso interior. And here's an example of that:



Let me know what you think...
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If someone told me I had to choose my favorite, could only keep one, or my ***** get chopped off
I'd roll with an empty sack.

Beautiful to say the least, right down to the choice of colors.

Living the dream...

Well done
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Awesome choices, congrat's!
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WOW a dream garage indeed... Beautiful cars, enjoy them all as much as you can, very nice.
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Originally Posted by LiveFromNY
Thanks, guys.

To answer the color question, the new Aston is the Karussell Orange that is limited to only the N400. Interior is black. Here's an example:



The F430 is Silverstone grey with Rosso interior. And here's an example of that:



Let me know what you think...
That remainds me...I need to check my lottery tics

Nice stable of steeds you have there. Here's a thread stealer for ya. Top five production cars you'd have in your collection:

Mine:
Latest Greatest Porsche GT3 RSR
Late 50's BMW 507 Roadster
Vintage Ferrari 250 GTO
Eleanor Super Snake
Z8
The last pic is a prototype Ferrari GTO retro. Please build it.
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Originally Posted by epegasus
That remainds me...I need to check my lottery tics

Nice stable of steeds you have there. Here's a thread stealer for ya. Top five production cars you'd have in your collection:

Mine:
Latest Greatest Porsche GT3 RSR
Late 50's BMW 507 Roadster
Vintage Ferrari 250 GTO
Eleanor Super Snake
Z8
The last pic is a prototype Ferrari GTO retro. Please build it.
The last pic appears o be the vandenbrink design gto. It is essentially a rebodied 599. Info can be found here - http://www.vandenbrinkdesign.com/ind...d=29&Itemid=41

but yes Ferrari should build it as it looks flawless
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Your stable is scary gorgeous. The orange AM and titanium F430 are awesome as is. Wanna give us a hint as to what you do? Entertainment/Sports/Halliburton? Got to be one of those.
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Very nice... congratulations!


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