"philipilihp" (philiphilip)
08/11/2013 at 16:07 • Filed to: Ferrari, testarossa
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"philipilihp" (philiphilip)
08/11/2013 at 16:07 • Filed to: Ferrari, testarossa | 3
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Wow. Just wow.
Dsscats
> philipilihp
08/11/2013 at 16:09 |
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Arguably the most awesome Ferrari parking job ever done
Hoccy
> philipilihp
08/11/2013 at 16:09 |
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I don't know what's worst: The parking job or the license plate..
The car is cool though, one of my favourite Ferraris as well.
Victorious Secret
> philipilihp
08/11/2013 at 16:18 |
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I don't give a damn about the parking, he can do whatever he wants.
He is driving Zeus's Chariot
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philipilihp
> Victorious Secret
08/11/2013 at 16:21 |
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In all honesty, I hadn't even noticed the shameless asshat-supreme parking job! Clearly I was too starstruck.
Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST)
> philipilihp
08/11/2013 at 16:42 |
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Well he did a terrible job centering his Ferrari over the white line.
Patrick Frawley
> philipilihp
08/11/2013 at 16:44 |
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Don't say that too loud or too often, hope that others don't as well, and you can still pick up a good one for Corvette money for the time being and probably for a while.
Testarossas in general are the - sorry, no better way to put it - red-headed stepchildren of the Ferrari-collector world. They don't have the modern-art appeal of a Daytona or Boxer, they don't have the pre-Fiat glamour of the GTBs and GTCs (the current shooting star), they have zero race history. In the same way that 308s are burdened with the silly Magnum image, these cannot get out from under Sonny Crockett's load of rumpled linen jackets.
Plus they're rather heavy-footed and are renowned maintenance hogs.
If it works for you, by all means go get one, though. Seriously. Especially with the improvements in the 512TR.
Personally, I'll head towards the Maranellos.
Oh, and prepare yourself for attack from the F40 fanboy horde.
Nibby
> philipilihp
08/11/2013 at 17:04 |
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fap fap fap
tylinol
> philipilihp
08/11/2013 at 17:05 |
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Mark my words: these will skyrocket in the next 20 years. They (along with the contemporary Lamborghini) are the iconic 80's supercar. The later models have very respectable performance even when compared to modern high-end cars, and the parts, while expensive, are far from the worst I've seen. If you're good and have a well-equipped shop with a lift, it's not unheard of to DIY all of the maintenance and major servicing.
They are IMO quite undervalued right now, especially when compared to the Testarossa's slower, less dramatic, and more problematic predecessor, which commands 2-3 times a good TR's price.
This is also one of the few double-parking jobs that doesn't bother me too much. The Testarossa is almost comically wide in the rear and barely fits in a normal space.
soto
> philipilihp
08/11/2013 at 17:18 |
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You know the saying "never meet your heros"? well it goes for cars too. When I was 17 (16 years ago) I family friend of mine had a European specialty garage. The two cars I loved as a child were the Countach and the beauty above. In one year, a Ferrari red Testarossa kept appearing at the shop for issues. It just kept having problems. FInally whoever owned it sold it to my mechanic friend. He had just gotten fed up woth it and didn't want to deal. When my friend got it in good shape again...wait for it...he let me drive it. I wish I never had. The ride was the worst I have ever experienced. Sure it was a Ferrari and was fast and loud and everyone looked as I drove by, but my spine was getting murdered and it was just missing something. It was boring on the inside, and by Ferrari standards not all that fast. (granted I didn't dare beat on it). I have been lucky enough to drive some amazing cars in my life and this one, although looks all 90's cocainish, just let me down as a kid. My spine is also still recovering. I never got to drive the Countach but I have heard the same complaints, horrible ride, hot cabin...I guess I will never know.
bpands
> philipilihp
08/11/2013 at 19:45 |
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For the love of James Bond, does it have an ejector seat?
mr. idk
> philipilihp
08/11/2013 at 20:26 |
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It may not be the BEST ferrari, but in terms of sheer awesomeness, the "red-head" takes the cake!
MIATAAAA
> philipilihp
08/11/2013 at 22:25 |
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I saw one of these this afternoon at the New Hope car show. It was beautiful!
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philipilihp
> bpands
08/11/2013 at 23:37 |
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I guess this could either be a recruiting effort, or this person is bad at keeping his profession a secret and thus not a very good spy.