That looks much nicer than I expected!

 

Well it's not as though it is unique to Ferrari, many a dealer ends up sending a buyer elsewhere. I'm not offended in the least, I understand.

 

Hey golfguy,

Why does the turbo need to spend the winter in the garage? The guy in this cup car doesn't seem to be having any problem

http://www.autoblog.nl/archive/2006...t3-in-de-sneeuw

But really, congrats! Great color combo

I may be up in Toronto next week and of course will demand dinner and a ride

 

allegrato-nice ferrari-360 or 430? did you get it new, and what was your buying experience like?

 

Not new. Early summer I bought a really fine, well-kept 360 Spyder F1 in Fly Yellow. I looked at a 430 at the time, but the long wait and premium shyed me away. But even moreso, I liked the look of the 360 better.

After a summer of driving, reflection, tracking and reviewing asthetics, I decided on a 430. Actually I'll tell you what too. My TT opened such a can o' whupass on the 360 I figured I needded a heavier dose of F-HP or I might as well get a Honda S-2000. Don't get me wrong, it was all Ferrari, but the performance was far eclipsed by the TT.

My dealer was happy to find me a 430 Spyder, I test drove it and wrote the check. My dealer is great, always helpful even when the last F I had was a TR in the late 80's. Always gentlemen. I like service-oriented establishments. A good price is fine too, and I don't pay "list" for much in life, but They have to do business too, otherwise we both lose.

So it's got 3000 mi. 300 or so by me. I still dont think it has quite the bite of the TT when I nail it, truth is both are phenomenal.

Put a deposit on a 599, should be 2-3 yrs. But I have nice toys for now.

 

Golfguy, congrats on the TT. What a great colour combination. I picked mine up in Toronto (DTP) back in October and I am also wishing the Winter to pass quickly.

Regards,
Tony

 

thanx for the answer. the 599 looks incredible, but it won't be a spyder. tough problem to have, huh?

 

thanks eclou, terk and mjb. at first, i was a little hestitant about the sea blue since i had not seen it live except on porsches sample book. there was no question i made the right choice after i saw the car though ... sea blue is unique and goes good with yellow.

mjb, how's the gt3? if it's clear out when you're here, you can take the tt out for a spin ... errr ... i mean drive.

 

yellow and blue look good.

kind of like the sunoco blue / yellow from years past.

 

Congrats Golfguy, looks good!

 

I love yellow Porsches.....are you planning on putting tint?

 

thanks CC. maybe sunco will give me free gas for advertising btw, the blond with blue eyed model looks great as well.

if you're still looking for a 997tt, PM me the details of your trade and i'll see what pfaff or dfc can do for you. otherwise, try the qc dealers. lauzon gets a lot of cars and que-bourg ocassionally gets allocation (but demand is low in quebec city); had a sy launch car in inventory for 30 days or so the i missed out on.

 

thanks stealth. did you get a cobalt blue tt ... that's a hot color.


yes, yellow rocks, although i wasn't a big fan of the 2001 pastel yellow.

i haven't decided about the tint as it would hide the blue interior. what would you recommend for tint?

 

The Yellow and Blue are a terrific combination and the blue a natural choice with yellow IMO.
Is the Yellow good at hiding surface swirls and scratch's etc?
I have never been brave enough yet but would definitely consider next time.

 

Totally agree. I have Porsche approved Continetals TS810S on mine and it drives wonderfully, no problem over snow and ice.

The proper tires for the temperature makes a huge difference. At around freezing point or below, winter tires provide far more traction than summer/all seasons even on dry roads allowing me to explore the car's capability better.