What Car Have You Seen or Heard in Person Has Been a Disappointment?

"Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies" (jordanwphillips)
11/13/2015 at 17:31 • Filed to: Spotted

Today I heard a Ferrari 458 for the first time, and it was utterly disappointing. It sounded eerily similar to the Civic that passed by a few moments later. I know that’s probably an unpopular opinion, but I didn’t like it. So what is that car for you?

The 458’s better looking and sounding replacement.

DISCUSSION (100)

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
11/13/2015 at 17:34

Kinja'd!!!

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
11/13/2015 at 17:37

I haven’t heard one in person, so I will respect your opinion.

MultiplaOrgasms > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
11/13/2015 at 17:38

My standard answer for this sort of thing is anything with a V10. Just meh.

TheHondaBro > MultiplaOrgasms
11/13/2015 at 17:40

Your opinion is bad and you should feel bad. Lexus wail is love, Lexus wail is life.

SVTyler > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
11/13/2015 at 17:42

1. Didn’t hear it obviously but a Tesla P85D. It’s a damn good-looking car and went like hell but it was like seeing one of those insanely powerful graphics cards your weirdo PC gamer friend’s always blowing his load over; yeah it’s technically impressive and I can respect the engineering that went into it but it just doesn’t do anything for me.

2. Nissan GT-R. A lot of foreign exchange kids at my school drive various modified versions and no matter what they all sound like a Shop-Vac.

edit: TheHondaBro reminded me of the time I saw an Edition 1 GT AMG whateverthehellitis. It was way too quiet and the the angled headlight made the car look ungainly and insectoid.

TheHondaBro > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
11/13/2015 at 17:42

I don’t need to put on a flame suit, right? This is a safe environment.

Kinja'd!!!

Photo credit: me

Urambo Tauro > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
11/13/2015 at 17:43

I rarely see exotics in person, but when I do, I’m often surprised at how small they are. The first time I saw an R8, I thought it was a TT. Publicity photos tend to show them at just the right angles to maximize their presence.

DoYouEvenShift > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
11/13/2015 at 17:43

Every Italian exotic Ive ever heard left that same impression on me.

DoYouEvenShift > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
11/13/2015 at 17:43

Opposite Locksmith > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
11/13/2015 at 17:44

I have to disagree! Where I went to High school a guy drove one every Friday and I loved it.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > MultiplaOrgasms
11/13/2015 at 17:45

I feel the same way about most V12’s.

Opposite Locksmith > SVTyler
11/13/2015 at 17:46

#1 is hilarious, wrote this before reading the rest, hope i don't have anything else to say

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Urambo Tauro
11/13/2015 at 17:46

They are definitely plain Audi on the outside, but when the owner hammers it beside you... OH MY.(The V10 at least)

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > TheHondaBro
11/13/2015 at 17:47

I’ve never seen/heard one in person, so I’ll take your word for it.

Future next gen S2000 owner > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
11/13/2015 at 17:49

Kinja'd!!!

Was expecting an epiphany based on everyone’s devotion. Fun car, still don’t get the irrational love.

911e46z06 > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
11/13/2015 at 17:50

Saleen S7. That car was a borderline deity to me my entire life, and the first time I saw one I could damn near have stuffed my fist through the panel gaps.

Maybe I shouldn’t talk shit though seeing how I just bought 100,000 shares of Saleen’s stock lol.

MultiplaOrgasms > TheHondaBro
11/13/2015 at 17:57

Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
11/13/2015 at 18:11

F Type.

http://oppositelock.kinja.com/i-just-saw-an-…

The convertible, at least: the coupe’s much better.

http://oppositelock.kinja.com/ok-i-was-wrong…

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen
11/13/2015 at 18:20

The coupe is definitely the one I would choose, but it could be ugly as shit if it still sounded the same.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > 911e46z06
11/13/2015 at 18:22

That’s all I’ve ever heard about the Saleen. I still think it looks badass.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Future next gen S2000 owner
11/13/2015 at 18:22

I still want to drive one, and since I’ve yet to be spoiled by something extremely fast, it might be fun.

Future next gen S2000 owner > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
11/13/2015 at 18:28

Drive an S2000 and you will be ruined. They aren’t extremely fast but razor sharp handling. It will ruin the Miata for you, and quite a few other cars as well.

Supercharged-V8-Jag > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
11/13/2015 at 18:32

Today I heard a Ferrari 458 for the first time, and it was utterly disappointing

Kinja'd!!!

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Future next gen S2000 owner
11/13/2015 at 18:32

I’ve driven an RX-8 and they’ve been compared to each other. I am actually considering a RX-8 in the nearish future, because even in town where I drove it, it was a blast.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Supercharged-V8-Jag
11/13/2015 at 18:34

It just did nothing for me. Granted I had watched a squad of F-16’s take off earlier. That made the truck I was in shake. It was amazing. But the Ferrari just sounded meh, compared to the other exotics I’ve heard.

Supercharged-V8-Jag > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
11/13/2015 at 18:36

Kinja'd!!!

For me it’s this. Seen about 10 or so now, but they are just kinda boring..

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Supercharged-V8-Jag
11/13/2015 at 18:40

Porsche’s have never really excited me, though I’m sure if got a chance to drive one, my mind might be changed.

Van Man, rocks the Man Van > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
11/13/2015 at 18:42

Totally disagree; you should hear a 458 that’s blasting through a city. It’s epic with the echoing. Even without echo it sounds mental. It does not disappoint. Also, the 488 doesn’t sound or look anywhere near as good as the 458.

Supercharged-V8-Jag > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
11/13/2015 at 18:50

The Cayman GTS and Boxster GTS were the best cars (and most exciting) car I have ever driven; you need to give one of those a go.

twinturbobmw > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
11/13/2015 at 18:52

I’m going to agree with you on the 458. When it was launched, everybody raved about its beauty, but I never saw what was so great about the design, and I still don’t. Even the Speciale version looks worse than the F430 and other predecessors in my opinion. And same goes for the sound. Most V8 Ferraris before the 458 sounded fantastic (See: F430, F355), but the 458 just sounds boring and tame, even with an aftermarket exhaust.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Van Man, rocks the Man Van
11/13/2015 at 18:54

It was pretty high in the rev range, and it was meh. It’s too high pitched for my liking, at least for something that sounds like a 4 cylinder. I very much agree with Chris Harris that the 488 sounds better. It’s deeper and is just much more pleasing.

Van Man, rocks the Man Van > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
11/13/2015 at 18:54

To each their own I guess.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Supercharged-V8-Jag
11/13/2015 at 18:54

I don’t have that kind of access to them lol.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > DoYouEvenShift
11/13/2015 at 19:00

Only the Ferrari has disappointed me. My day was made when a Maserati GranTurismo drove within 3 feet of me. And then there is the Lambo V10...

Patrick George > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
11/13/2015 at 19:18

First GT-R I ever saw at a track day I was doing. This was years ago when it first came out. We all crowded around to hear it fire up, and... it sounded like an Altima.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Patrick George
11/13/2015 at 19:20

It’s definitely too quiet. Though being in the south, the goal here apparently is to have the loudest piece of crap, so everything else is kind of drowned out. Thanks for the share!

BatmanBrandon > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
11/13/2015 at 19:23

Completely disagree, I heard one at a dealer in VA and it was glorious.

nezuko > Van Man, rocks the Man Van
11/13/2015 at 19:25

I watched a video of James May driving the 488 and it sounded a bit lifeless compared to the 458.

PS9 > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
11/13/2015 at 19:29

This has been frontpaged. Rest in R.I.P. friend.

DoYouEvenShift > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
11/13/2015 at 19:30

Anything flat cranked Im not a fan of really.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > DoYouEvenShift
11/13/2015 at 19:33

I don’t even mind that when it’s done right, but that was just totally lacking the drama that it’s supposed to have.

RReis > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
11/13/2015 at 19:34

Kinja'd!!!

This.

Yes, it’s (very) fast. Yes, it has funky doors.

But it sounds like someone slapped a couple turbos on a Mustang (which makes sense since it has a 5 liter turbo V8). Don’t get me wrong, it sounds mean and all, but it just doesn’t sound like a million dollar car.

hodor > MultiplaOrgasms
11/13/2015 at 19:36

HolmerS > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
11/13/2015 at 19:39

Last year, I had an opportunity that seldom comes to people in my tax bracket. I got to start and rev the hell out of a 650S. It was fun while it lasted but left me depressed because there’s no way it will ever be mine.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > RReis
11/13/2015 at 19:39

The problem is that for a million dollars you can have a car that sounds like a truck with turbos(Venom GT), a huge vacuum(Veyron), a smaller vacuum(P1 and 918), sex(Pagani), or a cheaper Ferrari V12(TheFerrari). So you really only have two that sound decent.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > PS9
11/13/2015 at 19:39

Yup, oh well. People always tell me that I’m wrong in not liking how it sounds, damn my own opinions.

BatmanBrandon > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
11/13/2015 at 19:39

The new F-150 and most Ram 1500s. I don't see many GM twins without the V-8, so any full size without a rumble at idle is disappointing. As someone who drives a 5.3L older Silverado often, I'll lament the day we lose large displacement American iron.

RedPir8Roberts > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
11/13/2015 at 19:40

I just heard a LaFerrari last week for the first time, in person. It was only moving at a walking pace, but it was really not a pleasing exhaust note.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
11/13/2015 at 19:41

C7 Corvette.

I used to think they looked great, but then I see at least 3 a day so now I think they look horrible.

ZunesForBaboons > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
11/13/2015 at 19:41

A Maserati GranTurismo is basically a Ferrari ( it uses a Ferrari 4.7V8).

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > HolmerS
11/13/2015 at 19:42

I guess I’m lucky, because I have a fascination with unloved cars, so I might have a chance with some of my dream cars.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > ZunesForBaboons
11/13/2015 at 19:43

Larger displacement, and Maserati actually has a composer tune the exhaust, IIRC, so it sounds completely different. It actually sounds like a V8.

Hiroku > TheHondaBro
11/13/2015 at 19:44

Agree. Saw one the other day. It looks like a real life cartoon. Not anywhere near the intimidating presence of the old SLS.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
11/13/2015 at 19:44

At first I liked it, but now I prefer the C6.

ICwater > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
11/13/2015 at 19:44

just doesnt look like this in person

Kinja'd!!!

TheHondaBro > Hiroku
11/13/2015 at 19:45

It’s a damn shame they cut the SLS. My favorite Merc.

T5Killer > 911e46z06
11/13/2015 at 19:46

I saw one back in ‘06 at ford dealers saleen event. It was amazing. but I am not one to measure panel gaps nor care about plastic quality/interior quality.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > BatmanBrandon
11/13/2015 at 19:46

We have a GMT900 with a 5.3 and I’d be completely okay if they replaced it with an Ecodiesel or Ecoboost. I for one welcome our torque filled overlords. The 6.0 in our GMT900 2500 is nice enough though.

Hiroku > MultiplaOrgasms
11/13/2015 at 19:46

Agreed. Not a huge fan of high-pitched engine noises. I prefer a raw, guttural exhaust sound from something with 8 cylinders or less.

ZunesForBaboons > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
11/13/2015 at 19:47

I haven’t seen anything about a composer tuning the exhaust but Maserati/Alfa do use a crossplane crank while Ferrari uses a flat plane crank.

DoctorsTARDIS > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
11/13/2015 at 19:48

DMC-12. I had no idea how slow they were until right after my senior year in high school. There was one for sale near me for $9,000, low miles, super clean, maintenance record included, so I asked the guy to test drive it. Wow. So slow. SLOOOOOW. I was so disappointed. Heartbroken even. So much so that I walked away. I should have bought it, it’s worth quite a few times more now then he was asking for. It would have been a great investment. I could have quadrupled my money. But at the time, I was just a kid who had found out one of his heroes was a farce.

911e46z06 > T5Killer
11/13/2015 at 19:50

Im not really either, but this was egregious.

jeebus > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
11/13/2015 at 19:50

Your ears are broken.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > DoctorsTARDIS
11/13/2015 at 19:51

Someone on here actually did the math and determined Marty would have died, because the Delorean wouldn’t have made it to 88mph in the allotted space.

Rukola > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
11/13/2015 at 19:51

I remember hearing a 458 surpass our car at 90 mph in a tunnel on the Autostrada in the italian Apennines...was epic

iceman > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
11/13/2015 at 19:51

The new m3/4. Looks sharp. Sounds horrendous.

jeff4066 > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
11/13/2015 at 19:52

To me, I guess it was the Mini. I saw lots of the older style in Europe. But when the ‘new’ Mini came over here to the U.S., I sat in one, started it, then went home in tears.

It didn’t have to sound “bad” or anything. I guess I associated that heavy lawn mower sound with the ‘real’ Mini.

Dream Theater of the Absurd > MultiplaOrgasms
11/13/2015 at 19:53

It depends on the V10 engine. I’ve always found the Viper’s exhaust note pretty uninspiring, despite the fact it’s pretty damn impressive in just about every other respect. I describe it as sounding like the world's fastest garbage truck.

But the Lexus LF-A, on the other hand, is as close to a roadgoing Formula One engine you’re going to find, at least in terms of what it sounds like.

revrseat70 > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
11/13/2015 at 19:53

I love small, nimble cars. I had dreamed of a lotus elise in my garage for a long, long time. When I finally got my go in an sc, I was extremely disappointed. Bear in mind, I had a back-road experience, not track experience. But the paint was crap, the panel gap was crap, the materials were crap, the rattles were crap, it sounded decent but boomy, it didn’t start right away, the steering and pedals were better in my miata, and even I (5’8”, 150lbs) felt like a NBA player getting in and out. To this day I wanted so badly to like it, and still sometimes think if I try again I will. But for this very reason, I am scared to meet many of my other hero’s. Except I have since driven an Alfa 4c, and I think that was the car I wanted the elise to be.

DoctorsTARDIS > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
11/13/2015 at 19:53

I’ve had to convince myself that Doc did an engine swap and the Time Machine was making at least 3x the power of the stock motor.

HammerheadFistpunch > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
11/13/2015 at 19:53

Oh they only say that cause it’s true.

Dream Theater of the Absurd > ZunesForBaboons
11/13/2015 at 19:54

IIRC, the Maserati variant of that V8 uses a crossplane crank. But it still sounds quite delicious.

Dirka > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
11/13/2015 at 19:54

Original corvette stingray. Drove it and couldn’t wait to get out of that hunk of shit.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Rukola
11/13/2015 at 19:55

Just compared to the Huracan, Gallardo, R8 V10, GranTurismo, etc, it just does nothing for me.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > iceman
11/13/2015 at 19:55

Saw one today in blue, it looked amazing, but I couldn’t hear it. Though I think they sound better than the ATS-V, but worse than the C63.

Dream Theater of the Absurd > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
11/13/2015 at 19:56

I was rather disappointed when I saw a Bugatti Veyron take exhibition laps around Laguna Seca during the Historics a few years back. Sure, it's fast, but it sounds like a vacuum cleaner.

Drive-able > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
11/13/2015 at 19:57

Kinja'd!!!

My parents neighbor has a f430 as a track car and just bought a 458(italia?)... Super nice guy told me to come race with him at laguna and sonoma. He also has the new Quattroporte GTS(3.8tt).

IMO f430 has exhaust(probably straight piped) that basically shakes the house on a cold start. underload it sounds the most magical (wizard exhaust).

458 does sound boring with the exhaust valves closed, exhaust or opening the valves can fix that.

The GTS just sounds so dirty cold starting. And on the way out of our circle there’s a large hill, so all we hear is turbo spool and boooost.

My 15wrx noise/exhuast sucks because it doesn’t have unequal headers like the previous gen and STI’s, but there’s a trade off for mpg and noise. So my car just sounds like most 2.0T motors. My girlfriend asks me how my corolla is on the daily and I cry.

wlb50 > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
11/13/2015 at 19:57

For me reading about the upcoming Bugatti Veyron and then seeing it - meh. I suppose the whole styling is designed to keep the car on the ground at 250 mph - $25,000 tires (at the time) all while you are in traffic on Sunset Blvd

Mike > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
11/13/2015 at 19:57

The Miata. After all the fanatics here made it sound so great I thought they had some substance. Surprise, they drive like economy cars.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > HammerheadFistpunch
11/13/2015 at 19:59

Kinja'd!!!

I don’t like it.

BatmanBrandon > jeff4066
11/13/2015 at 20:00

Every S model around me has modified exhaust, I can't believe the kind of tone they're getting out of those motors. I haven't been able to drive one, but I'd be willing to test one once I'm car shopping again. I'm taking public transit for the next year so I'll need to start light once I move back to the east coast.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > jeebus
11/13/2015 at 20:00

Nah, the F-16’s I had just watched take off sounded amazing.

Matthew Keyser > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
11/13/2015 at 20:02

Totally agree with you on the 458, and most modern V8 Ferrari’s for that matter, especially with stock exhaust. With the valves closed they just sound so pedestrian.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > wlb50
11/13/2015 at 20:02

I think it looks better than the Veyron, or at least it looks less boring.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
11/13/2015 at 20:02

For sure.

bottsdotts > 911e46z06
11/13/2015 at 20:03

Nooo! Those are not panel gaps, they are . . . . speed clearances. Yeah, that’s it, Like the Sr-71 Blackbird, when it gets up to speed they tighten up. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.

iceman > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
11/13/2015 at 20:05

I met a fellow in the mountains who was taking pictures at a trailhead I was about to hike. That was the first m3 I’ve seen. Looked great. We chatted and then he took off and it sounded terrible. Far worse than my FoST with the resonator delete. my car isn’t known for being sonorous. His car was loud, but not pleasant at all.

MERICAN.JALOP > Mike
11/13/2015 at 20:07

Do u want an argument?????

GDane > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
11/13/2015 at 20:08

I saw a hennessey viper once and it was one of the most ungodly sounding cars I've ever heard, it sounded broken

rhersh > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
11/13/2015 at 20:10

Lotus Europa. I know, but it looked so exotic and cool when I was 25. Inside it looked like an incompetent kit build, and the completely ordinary Renault drivetrain in the back made driving it feel like being under the hood of some secretary’s commuter ride.
I bought an Integra instead.

31ModelA > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
11/13/2015 at 20:11

Lexus LFA...

Kinja'd!!!

...just kidding. It was AWESOME!

il buono > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
11/13/2015 at 20:13

Hummer H1. Growing up, I would watch MTV Cribs after school and would drool whenever some celebrities would show off their H1 all chromed out and whatnot (I had different tastes back in the day). I said to myself that I was going to get one once I got older. Saw one in person though and was unimpressed. It’s still nice to see one on the road, but I surely won’t be following DeMuro’s footsteps.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > GDane
11/13/2015 at 20:16

Being a Hennessey, it probably was.

Scrape > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
11/13/2015 at 20:17

Toyobaru twins. Disappointing all around, really.

aquaticko > twinturbobmw
11/13/2015 at 20:17

I love how it looks, but it is almost impressively boring to listen to. Somehow, it sounds even blander than a lot of mainstream I4's, never mind high revving ones like older Honda engines or that 1.8L Toyota developed with Yamaha. Flatplane V8's don't really do it for me, but then again neither do most crossplane V8's. Guess I just don't like V8's so much.

Just wear your damn mask... > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
11/13/2015 at 20:18

Any Viper with side pipes. The coupes with the rear-exit exhaust sound good, but from the side a Viper roadster sounds like an unmuffled 5 cylinder, which it effectively is.

Color-Commentary > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
11/13/2015 at 20:19

The original Lotus Evora. I was so excited at the idea of an Elise that might actually be usable as a street car, but the styling and the interior quality was really disappointing when I finally went to see it in person.

boredalways > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
11/13/2015 at 20:19

[redacted — angry about what’s going in France right now]

loonatic112358 > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
11/13/2015 at 20:20

A ford era Aston Martin, it was a very nice ford but a bit of a let down.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > boredalways
11/13/2015 at 20:22

I knew it was coming...

Read under the picture.