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Old 03-18-2014, 12:01 PM
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just like certain rare cars....... for example Ferraris .......... super rare GT3RS 4.0 and GT2RS cars will suffer from from Ferrari collectors " HMD".

High mileage disease...............its a shame. Porsche should have built as many as the market could have absorbed.
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Originally Posted by Joe@Fabspeed
just like certain rare cars....... for example Ferraris .......... super rare GT3RS 4.0 and GT2RS cars will suffer from from Ferrari collectors " HMD".

High mileage disease...............its a shame. Porsche should have built as many as the market could have absorbed.
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What exactly is the high mileage disease?
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Originally Posted by Nizer
And it's now become too valuable to drive…...

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Ferraris typically have bouts of HMD...........high mileage disease. Anything over 5000 or even 10,000 miles and the value drop offs real fast.

I guess it is collectors and people that wants cars with NO history and low miles.............time capsule cars.

When I was young I would keep driving no matter what..............it is nice when you find a car with low miles and then you get to use it. Its really a paranoid sickness............there is a Major Collector and driver on Ferrari Chat named James Glickenhouse and his tag line which is Hilrariuos as he drivers multi-million dollar Rare Ferraris all the time............is

Not driving or using your car to save it is like NOT having SEX with your HOT girlfriend...........or something like that!

Stone chipping and burning up the brakes on a Ferrari P4, 250 LM, and Ferrari F40............its takes ***** and alot of cake.

I dont know myself.............Im 53 years old. I have a 993RS CS clone............many times when it was a $100K build car and immaculate..............I would be at Pocono raceway or Summit Point Race track in West Virginia............2 super dirty rocky unswept places............many broken winshields chipped paint............cheap *** Mazadas and 944 Non Turbos ($1000 buck cars), SCCA VW Rabbits on 14" slicks............ dropping 2 wheels off laying gravel on track and or kicking it up..............a Ferrari or a GT3 RS 4.0 is too nice to bitch up. You can always go faster in something but ..............a Radical SR3RS or something if you wreck it is a more sensible way to go.
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Originally Posted by kosmo
2nd biggest mistake not buying one at MSRP.

1st was not buying a Dino when i had a chance.
you got that right.

Remember back in 2001 how cheap a dino could be had!
Missed the boat on that one too.
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Originally Posted by mooty
my is driven and dirt covered. tried scotch pad last week, can't get the mud off
My Hero!!! Love the fact that u drive it hard. And put away wet.
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No problem
This is where I appreciate my 4.0 the most…le circuit Mont Tremblant.
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Originally Posted by DRPM
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This is where I appreciate my 4.0 the most…le circuit Mont Tremblant.
Lovely shot. Thanks for sharing!
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They're not all sitting in warehouses collecting dust...some get regular exercise.

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Originally Posted by TRAKCAR
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Props to all you 4.0 owners who actually "drive" your cars.
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Originally Posted by teamscr
They're not all sitting in warehouses collecting dust...some get regular exercise.

JWJr
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Originally Posted by teamscr
They're not all sitting in warehouses collecting dust...some get regular exercise.

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Nice pic too


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