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"RotaryLover" (rotarylover)
03/30/2014 at 22:20 • Filed to: old school jalopnik

!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! Almost 4 years later and I still didn't have enough guts to do the same stunt as this guy minus the Lamborghini. I just wanna go across the country for at least a year.

DISCUSSION (49)

Manuél Ferrari > RotaryLover
03/30/2014 at 22:25

Thanks as I never saw this!

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > RotaryLover
03/30/2014 at 22:27

I want to drive across the country, not for speed or anything else, just for the sake of it.

RotaryLover > Manuél Ferrari
03/30/2014 at 22:28

No problem...hum. I could start a new thing there. Retro Jalopnik! Revisiting old articles!

deadlypixels > RotaryLover
03/30/2014 at 22:30

Thanks for bringing this back up! A great read and certainly something I admire, just him going and doing what he wanted with life.

If you want to do something similar, I think you just have to dive in and do it. It might not be easy, but I can guarantee that you will find plenty of adventures!

Vince-The Roadside Mechanic > RotaryLover
03/30/2014 at 22:32

Do it in a $500 car and try not to break down or turbo miata or integra or I think I might do this also in a pos car

CAcoalminer > RotaryLover
03/30/2014 at 22:32

Yes please.

Manuél Ferrari > RotaryLover
03/30/2014 at 22:32

Good idea! You can't find the best posts of yesteryear with keyword searches alone!

Man this article makes me want to take off work for a year and do the same thing. I bought a big house and accumulated debt cause I thought my ex gf was going to move in with her kids. But her life went crazy and our plans didn't work out. I should sell everything and take a year off to drive a 458 Speciale around the country!

RotaryLover > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy
03/30/2014 at 22:33

And eat everything possible. I wanna go there in a gas guzzler boatmobile (probably not) and go into shitty hotels with friends. Like in the movies, an epic roadtrip for months. Like you a said, no speeding, just enjoying the scenery. See new faces, see the rest of the world.

RotaryLover > Vince-The Roadside Mechanic
03/30/2014 at 22:37

Oh boy....that's a challenge. I don't wanna breakdown in the middle of the desert...damn horror movies.

RotaryLover > Manuél Ferrari
03/30/2014 at 22:39

That would be awesome....overkill but awesome!

Manuél Ferrari > RotaryLover
03/30/2014 at 22:41

If I don't take a year off work, sell a kidney, take out a HELOC, trade my current cars, and get a 144 month auto loan then I might be able to get a 458 S. I wouldn't have any money for gas or be able to afford road trips. But I could move my bed into the garage and sleep next to it!

Vince-The Roadside Mechanic > RotaryLover
03/30/2014 at 22:42

I would wanna buy a muscle car and do a balls out mad max trip

Manuél Ferrari > RotaryLover
03/30/2014 at 22:44

Crap I just remembered that there are two kinds of poisonous spiders in my garage.

I might need to modify the house so the car can come inside...

RotaryLover > Manuél Ferrari
03/30/2014 at 22:44

9.5 years loan?? It's possible?

Manuél Ferrari > RotaryLover
03/30/2014 at 22:45

It's actually a 12 year loan. And it's possible! I saw it advertised when looking at an ad for an F430 Spider 6MT. I did some research and apparently it's a thing!

thedevilinside > RotaryLover
03/30/2014 at 22:47

I was just thinking about this. I am gonna have a summer free in a couple years so I want to do something cool. Right now the leader is a "Lap of America" (not One Lap of America although that would be fun). Still not sure this guy did it the way I would want. But he did it, and that's awesome.

RotaryLover > Manuél Ferrari
03/30/2014 at 22:47

Burn the whole house, kill spiders in the process and collect insurance money. Kill 2 birds with a stone. Hahahaha!

Manuél Ferrari > RotaryLover
03/30/2014 at 22:48

Looking up my fire insurance policy now to see what the structure is insured for!

RotaryLover > Vince-The Roadside Mechanic
03/30/2014 at 22:49

I would love a Monaro GTS!!

RotaryLover > Manuél Ferrari
03/30/2014 at 22:53

Whoa.........what else can you get with a 12 yrs loan?

Vince-The Roadside Mechanic > RotaryLover
03/30/2014 at 22:54

Not familiar with that pics?

RotaryLover > thedevilinside
03/30/2014 at 22:54

Mine is gonna be in 4 yrs. It's gonna be fun!!

Manuél Ferrari > RotaryLover
03/30/2014 at 22:55

I'm not sure! But exotic cars are doable with good credit and 30% down!

I could use the HELOC and trade cars to come up with the down payment and then use the 12 year loan for the rest. Then I'd need to eat nothing but ramen and SPAM and ride my bike to work cause I wouldn't have money for gas or insurance. But at least I could look at the car every morning when I wake up and every evening when I get home!

desertdog5051 > RotaryLover
03/30/2014 at 22:58

I vaguely recall. But at my age, you have a tough time remembering what you ate for dinner yesterday.

RotaryLover > Vince-The Roadside Mechanic
03/30/2014 at 22:58

Yes I am, but I gotta say, the monaco at the beginning of the first one striked me. Little side note.

RotaryLover > Manuél Ferrari
03/30/2014 at 22:59

:| no don't!

Vince-The Roadside Mechanic > RotaryLover
03/30/2014 at 23:00

Wat

RotaryLover > Manuél Ferrari
03/30/2014 at 23:00

That's just batshit crazy hahahaha.

Manuél Ferrari > RotaryLover
03/30/2014 at 23:01

Haha just kidding :)

Manuél Ferrari > RotaryLover
03/30/2014 at 23:02

Agree! I'm batshit right now. But it's not my fault. I dated a batshit crazy babe for too long and it warped my mind, haha

RotaryLover > Vince-The Roadside Mechanic
03/30/2014 at 23:14

I thought you were talking about a road trip like in the movie Mad Max, which reminded me of the car Monaco GTS that I deeply love in the first movie....that's all. Sry for the confusion.

RotaryLover > Manuél Ferrari
03/30/2014 at 23:16

Be careful, you might end up on the batshit male of year because of McMike. :P

Manuél Ferrari > RotaryLover
03/30/2014 at 23:19

Haha yeah I should avoid that.

So far I've kept myself under control. I have gone to the Ferrari and Lambo dealers and done research. But I am not letting myself take out one loan to come up with the down payment for another, haha. I'm using it as motivation to keep working hard. Maybe at some point in the future I'll be able to buy an exotic without exotic financing. I just gotta make sure to not get married first, lol

Vince-The Roadside Mechanic > RotaryLover
03/30/2014 at 23:22

I never heard of the Monaco gts pics?

RotaryLover > Manuél Ferrari
03/30/2014 at 23:32

Get a 308 :P

RotaryLover > Vince-The Roadside Mechanic
03/30/2014 at 23:35

I meant Monaro GTS...my bad again.

Manuél Ferrari > RotaryLover
03/30/2014 at 23:40

I want the 328 more cause it's more reliable and a bit quicker. But I do also want a 308 too cause it looks more like the 288 GTO :D

I have this crazy long-term dream. I want to have every Dino made since I was born. These are the specific ones I want:

308 QV Coupe
328 Coupe
348 Spider
F355 6MT Coupe
360 CS
F430 16M
458 Speciale

RotaryLover > Manuél Ferrari
03/30/2014 at 23:52

F355 all the way!!!!

Manuél Ferrari > RotaryLover
03/30/2014 at 23:56

Funny thing is that while that car is cheaper than any version of the F430 it's the last one I'll get. Cause keeping it on the road is so damn expensive!!!

It sounds so damn awesome. But it tends to break and need very expensive parts. Or total engine rebuilds, lol

RotaryLover > Manuél Ferrari
03/30/2014 at 23:58

Yeah true...damn. I'd get a 30...a Mondial. Yeah, I'd rock one!

Manuél Ferrari > RotaryLover
03/31/2014 at 00:00

How could I forget to leave the Mondial off the list! It is technically a Dino derivative too! I would also rock one for sure :)

RotaryLover > Manuél Ferrari
03/31/2014 at 00:04

Dammit...I thought you would yell in discust hahahaha

Manuél Ferrari > RotaryLover
03/31/2014 at 00:07

No way!

People shouldn't be snobs!

Even if I one day have a stable of modern Ferraris I would never think a Mondial is uncool. I think we should all buy one at some point and show it some love. We need to start an Oppo campaign to save the Mondials!

RotaryLover > Manuél Ferrari
03/31/2014 at 00:30

Wreck one. Show it on Jalopnik. Watch as the "Save the Mondials" propaganda builts up.

Manuél Ferrari > RotaryLover
03/31/2014 at 00:31

LOL

There are a few guys on here that are Mondial fans. I think the car gets way too much hate. So does the 348 for that matter!

RotaryLover > Manuél Ferrari
03/31/2014 at 00:57

I'd say. Why get a 348, when you can get 355? lol

Manuél Ferrari > RotaryLover
03/31/2014 at 00:59

The crazy thing is that while the 348 isn't cheap to maintain it might actually be cheaper than a 355! The 5 valve per cylinder 355 sounds the best but is supposedly the biggest bitch to maintain!

RotaryLover > Manuél Ferrari
03/31/2014 at 01:04

Hum.....................NSX. /Thread. LOL

Manuél Ferrari > RotaryLover
03/31/2014 at 01:25

LOL

Good point

The NSX is the better option for 90s mid engine goodness!