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Old 01-16-2011, 11:27 PM
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Originally Posted by boolala
I love how the Ferraris are made from raw materials all in the same factory.
That's a bit misleading. Are they shipping in iron ore and bauxite?
Old 01-16-2011, 11:36 PM
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Originally Posted by boolala
I love how the Ferraris are made from raw materials all in the same factory.
Holy moley! Thanks for referencing that video, I just watched it and it's absolutely incredible. It amazes me that Ferraris even run, so much is hand done, it seems impossible to get the precision necessary.
Old 01-17-2011, 12:19 AM
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naturally there are more flaws in hand built cars.

In the 911 video, i wish there was more on the engine building process.
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Originally Posted by Edgy01
That's a bit misleading. Are they shipping in iron ore and bauxite?
Yes.

Did you see it?
Old 01-17-2011, 10:18 AM
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Ahh! There are the conveyer belts!
Old 01-17-2011, 01:55 PM
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I have it saved on my DVR in HD. I have a love/hate relation with it when I view it. I love how great it is as it shows how our cars are built mostly by hand contrary to the 993 board, but I hate that it makes me want a GT-3 that they feature.
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Originally Posted by cbzzoom
Holy moley! Thanks for referencing that video, I just watched it and it's absolutely incredible. It amazes me that Ferraris even run, so much is hand done, it seems impossible to get the precision necessary.
That's why they are in the shop every 2k miles. I wonder how many Fezza drivers there are who DD their car.
Old 01-21-2011, 01:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Kuhan
That's why they are in the shop every 2k miles. I wonder how many Fezza drivers there are who DD their car.
An acquaintance of mine had his 360 towed in because it wouldn't start. Cause of said problem? Gas cap was not properly tightened. Nothing was replaced, just the gas cap was screwed in correctly. Cost of fix? $300. You can have your "character", I'll keep my nice german engineering.

BTW, I love this video. I keep watching it over and over again.
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Yeah that was a very good show. Better than most Ult Fact episodes -



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