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From: Atlanta, GA
Lana (Datsun) is staying. She's family.
We are going to try not to sell any of the cars we own and like. Too many "never should have sold that" stories - build and drive what you love. I love the Z, the E39 M5 and now the F360, for different reasons.
Iphone pic. Car is fun. It's like an amped up S2000.
We are going to try not to sell any of the cars we own and like. Too many "never should have sold that" stories - build and drive what you love. I love the Z, the E39 M5 and now the F360, for different reasons.
Iphone pic. Car is fun. It's like an amped up S2000.
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Perfect car but horrible tranny choice! I think you will regret getting the F1 - if you had a 6-speed manual it would be a perfect car!
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I like it in silver, its sort of understated, if that's possible. I think this model looks so much better in real life and pictures can't do these cars justice. So how come you went with paddle shifters?
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'99 Modena - bought from a friend, first F car.
Initial impressions:
The ride: I am shocked. It is absolutely sublime and really absorbs our crap roads with little drama. Even slightest spirited driving yields expected understeer. Will hopefully address with new alignment and tires (NT01s)
The Sound: Absolutely intoxicating. It has the stock headers/cats/Tubi. I have Fabspeed headers and test pipes (and heat shields/blankets) sitting here waiting for install. Also doing new MAFs and some other little upgrades while at it. Replaced the sport button in all of 20 seconds - thanks Ricambi! (Ferrari wanted something like $600+ in the PPI to order/replace the button - sigh).
The looks: Probably one of the prettiest Ferraris built. Well proportioned, looks nice in silver (not too showy), and overall just a very clean, simple, timeless shape. I think this car looks better now than it did when it was new.
Only gripe: I am NOT a fan of the transmission. At all. Like... at all. I can't stand how much the computer slips the clutch on rollout and it's no where near as fast or precise as I'd expect it to be. All I keep thinking is "no wonder these clutches are only good for 20K miles - it's like having a student driver learning to clutch in there". Even the rev-matched downshifts are "meh". Hopefully the CS TCU will fix this. It is an early car, with early software, so I'm sure there is room for improvement.
Other little things: I love the gas filler cap. Small, I know, but cool. Also surprised by the amount of heat generated from the back. The challenge grill is definitely doing it's job - feels like you can cook an egg back there!
Initial impressions:
The ride: I am shocked. It is absolutely sublime and really absorbs our crap roads with little drama. Even slightest spirited driving yields expected understeer. Will hopefully address with new alignment and tires (NT01s)
The Sound: Absolutely intoxicating. It has the stock headers/cats/Tubi. I have Fabspeed headers and test pipes (and heat shields/blankets) sitting here waiting for install. Also doing new MAFs and some other little upgrades while at it. Replaced the sport button in all of 20 seconds - thanks Ricambi! (Ferrari wanted something like $600+ in the PPI to order/replace the button - sigh).
The looks: Probably one of the prettiest Ferraris built. Well proportioned, looks nice in silver (not too showy), and overall just a very clean, simple, timeless shape. I think this car looks better now than it did when it was new.
Only gripe: I am NOT a fan of the transmission. At all. Like... at all. I can't stand how much the computer slips the clutch on rollout and it's no where near as fast or precise as I'd expect it to be. All I keep thinking is "no wonder these clutches are only good for 20K miles - it's like having a student driver learning to clutch in there". Even the rev-matched downshifts are "meh". Hopefully the CS TCU will fix this. It is an early car, with early software, so I'm sure there is room for improvement.
Other little things: I love the gas filler cap. Small, I know, but cool. Also surprised by the amount of heat generated from the back. The challenge grill is definitely doing it's job - feels like you can cook an egg back there!
F1 Transmission works better at higher speed and after warming up. It's crap around town the first couple of miles.
welcome to the club. See you on Fchat.