"this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata" (fantastic-mr-foxbody)
02/23/2015 at 02:56 • Filed to: Ferrari, McLaren, Top Gear
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"this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata" (fantastic-mr-foxbody)
02/23/2015 at 02:56 • Filed to: Ferrari, McLaren, Top Gear | 6
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It took the magazine 13 months to find a car to test, because they had to find an owner that had won Ferrari an IMSA constructor's championship, and was therefore immune to the normal threats from Maranello. In '96 you could only get your hands on a leased flagship prancing horse with a $240,000 down payment, the right answers on a questionnaire, and direct approval from HQ. None of this journalist road testing nonsense for the it-might-be-inferior-to-it's-father F50.
It's a seriously entertaining read, and a reminder that these shenanigans are nothing new. In fact, you might say Ferrari is being pretty damn relaxed this time around, when you look at some of the shit they've pulled.
As for McLaren, I guess they're just following F1 spinoff supercar company tradition.
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Basically these two car companies are that guy at every car show that insists his Eclipse has two turbos and runs a 10 second quarter mile but won't even let you open the hood.
Stay classy, McLararri.
BATC42
> this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata
02/23/2015 at 03:31 |
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McLaren's reaction makes a lot of sense. The part on them not wanting the car to be driven on Dunsfold is a bit stupid and childish though. As for the "we want you to drive customers' cars", I think it's clearly a direct answer to Ferrari's usual doings.
Cé hé sin
> this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata
02/23/2015 at 04:32 |
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Meanwhile Porsche don't care.
DavidHH
> this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata
02/23/2015 at 04:48 |
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Ferrari's attitude is that their cars are perfect, which is the opposite of reality. They were really attempting to prevent the cash sale of almost new F40s to the rich and famous, who already know that Ferrari's are crap cars, but fun crap cars [to park in their living rooms, since they could not drive them]. The speculators were making up to 250% by buying the car, and then selling then unused to the wealthy. And if that helped the company avoid CD all the better, after all David E. Davis did once crash into a TV set with a Mercedes he didn't own, while apparently drunk as a skunk. How the console TV found it's way onto U23 is a different story.....
spanfucker retire bitch
> Cé hé sin
02/23/2015 at 07:55 |
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You want to test out the new 918? Sure, when do you want it? You want a backup too? Maybe test out one with a Weissach pack and one without? Anything you want!
blacktruck18
> this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata
02/23/2015 at 10:40 |
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Great read, thanks for sharing.
The World of Vee
> Cé hé sin
06/23/2016 at 10:26 |
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that’s why they’re better