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Old 07-12-2011 | 06:38 PM
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Get one of these. Drive it daily on warm summer days. Best smiles per dollar automotive value proposition I have yet to experience!!!
Beautiful choice Jim, it's a 360? What are the details?
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Gary you have to think about what other kind of trouble you would be in with out the race car habit
this may be far cheaper Palmer
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Beautiful choice Jim, it's a 360? What are the details?
Thanks Gary! Its a 2001 F360 Spyder F1. It has 12k miles on it and looks virtually brand new. Its spotless. It took me 3 months of looking to find it (from Cleveland OH no less)!

Seriously, we are all car guys, and love Porsches. But this thing is a completely different experience & level. The way it drives, the music it makes, the way it smells, the smiles from all the soccer moms in town (ah-hem), its just surreal!

I drive on any sunny day spring/summer/fall. Every time I turn the key I smile like a cheshire cat. As I said, I love the race car. But how many times a year do you really use it? And how much does it cost? This is why I say the F car could well be the best value proposition I have ever seen in a car. Highly recommended! So glad I went for it! And, it sits in the garage so I dont have to hide it from my hunny!

See ya soon........
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Old 07-13-2011 | 12:37 AM
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Thanks Gary! Its a 2001 F360 Spyder F1. It has 12k miles on it and looks virtually brand new. Its spotless. It took me 3 months of looking to find it (from Cleveland OH no less)!

Seriously, we are all car guys, and love Porsches. But this thing is a completely different experience & level. The way it drives, the music it makes, the way it smells, the smiles from all the soccer moms in town (ah-hem), its just surreal!

I drive on any sunny day spring/summer/fall. Every time I turn the key I smile like a cheshire cat. As I said, I love the race car. But how many times a year do you really use it? And how much does it cost? This is why I say the F car could well be the best value proposition I have ever seen in a car. Highly recommended! So glad I went for it! And, it sits in the garage so I dont have to hide it from my hunny!

See ya soon........
Best of luck with her and it's something I would like to get at some point also, just nothing like them...
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Best of luck with her and it's something I would like to get at some point also, just nothing like them...
Thanks Gary. Go for it sooner, rather than later, you aint getting any younger!
Old 07-13-2011 | 12:47 AM
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Thanks Gary. Go for it sooner, rather than later, you aint getting any younger!
Just mentally Jim, just mentally.... or so i'm told.
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Gary you have to think about what other kind of trouble you would be in with out the race car habit
this may be far cheaper Palmer
"If you think education is expensive, try ignorance"
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Old 07-13-2011 | 11:11 PM
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Projecting, but if I go to Stock E I will move into 360 Modena Coupe territory..
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Thanks Gary. Go for it sooner, rather than later, you aint getting any younger!
Take me for a rip next time you are at LRP with it, I bet that will seal the deal.
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Projecting, but if I go to Stock E I will move into 360 Modena Coupe territory..
I was just going to say that, but you beat me to it.....
Old 07-13-2011 | 11:24 PM
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Not that the cost will stop me, we are running into some cylinder matching issues and my next step is screw it, just get new everything and Stock E here I come! Don't worry, I suck, you can come back to E and be safe...
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Not that the cost will stop me, we are running into some cylinder matching issues and my next step is screw it, just get new everything and Stock E here I come! Don't worry, I suck, you can come back to E and be safe...
I was hoping you would go to E so next season we can both race in E and we can both suck...........
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Originally Posted by Gary R.
Take me for a rip next time you are at LRP with it, I bet that will seal the deal.
YUP!



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