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Old 21 November 2024, 09:19 PM   #3451
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Thats the perfect watch Richard for the classic Ferrari! The 308 looks minty
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Old 21 November 2024, 10:09 PM   #3452
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Car Love Thread

A great trip with a rented 911 in Yosemite.

What a place!!! Wish I had had my own 911 though!

Still, magnificent trip, amazing roads, great weather and great car!!

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Old 21 November 2024, 10:13 PM   #3453
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Old 21 November 2024, 10:46 PM   #3454
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A great trip with a rented 911 in Yosemite.

What a place!!! Wish I had had my own 911 though!

Still, magnificent trip, amazing roads, great weather and great car!!

Great photo and car. For me they are brilliant to own and once you have that bug of owning one you never lose it
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Old 22 November 2024, 02:33 AM   #3455
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Richard, did you test drive both the V12 and V8T before your decision?
I didn’t. This was all for her….she loves everything about the car! She saw it for the first time in the showroom at a Cars & Coffee event at the Ferrari dealer a couple months ago and she was wowed over! Plus the fact she had seen that the FF and Lusso offered back seats (she’s always a fan of 4 vs 2 seats) awhile back and expressed a quiet interest and wishful thinking type vibe to me 5/6 months ago. So this was a purchase of surprise for her. She’s a huge Ferrari fan, she puts up with my car/watch craziness, she deserves it! A 12 would’ve been fine, but the 8 is absolutely fantastic as far I’m concerned personally, but she doesn’t need a 12cyl
The 8 is plenty and the color/specs on this were everything she loved.
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Thats the perfect watch Richard for the classic Ferrari! The 308 looks minty
Agreed! Thank you Nicholas. It’s not a concours car but very , very good..“just right” as far as I’m concerned for drivability without worrying about any little thing that may come along. It’s the perfect amount of “patina” to where I appreciate the classicness of it. Proud to show it off, but not scared to drive.
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Old 22 November 2024, 04:25 AM   #3456
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Great photo and car. For me they are brilliant to own and once you have that bug of owning one you never lose it

Yes - indeed! I meant I wanted to be driving my own personal car (which is in Europe) rather than having to have rented one in the US! It was an epic trip!!!
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Old 22 November 2024, 05:44 AM   #3457
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the classic 308 wheel, classic day-date, and hand ink is a perfect combo...
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Old 22 November 2024, 06:17 AM   #3458
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The BEST kind of car!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Enjoy it as it was intended in good health.

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It’s not a concours car but very , very good..“just right” as far as I’m concerned for drivability without worrying about any little thing that may come along. It’s the perfect amount of “patina” to where I appreciate the classicness of it. Proud to show it off, but not scared to drive.
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Old 22 November 2024, 06:29 AM   #3459
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The BEST kind of car!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Enjoy it as it was intended in good health.
Thank you gentlemen!
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Old 23 November 2024, 06:59 AM   #3460
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Had a dash cam fitted today at Porsche Reading and took some snaps to share!

Hope you enjoy :)
















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Old 23 November 2024, 10:42 PM   #3461
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Old 23 November 2024, 10:43 PM   #3462
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Nice pics. The "911targa4gts" is a great candidate for the model designation delete option! Amazing car but might as well infuse the window sticker on the rear windscreen.
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Old 24 November 2024, 04:24 AM   #3463
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Nice pics. The "911targa4gts" is a great candidate for the model designation delete option! Amazing car but might as well infuse the window sticker on the rear windscreen.

lol…
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Old 25 November 2024, 02:33 PM   #3464
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That mint gt3...WOW
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Old 25 November 2024, 11:04 PM   #3465
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Nice pics. The "911targa4gts" is a great candidate for the model designation delete option! Amazing car but might as well infuse the window sticker on the rear windscreen.
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Old 25 November 2024, 11:59 PM   #3466
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Nice pics. The "911targa4gts" is a great candidate for the model designation delete option! Amazing car but might as well infuse the window sticker on the rear windscreen.
Don’t forget it also says “Porsche” immediately above… just in case someone thinks it’s a Buick.
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Old 26 November 2024, 12:55 AM   #3467
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This is exactly what I want to own right now:

https://brucewaynex.com/pages/tumbler



But unfortunately I still lack the private roads to use it properly.

For now :)
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Old 26 November 2024, 01:29 AM   #3468
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$2.99 million......with "imitation gun turrets" ?

The whole point being?


I'd love to see my carwash men's, faces, if I rolled up in that.
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Old 26 November 2024, 04:43 AM   #3469
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$2.99 million......with "imitation gun turrets" ?
Nothing is perfect :)

If you remember, they also removed the gatling gun from James Bond's Aston Martin before the auction. It's sad, but unfortunately, these days the road authorities do not allow dangerous parts to be installed on the chassis that may harm unsuspecting pedestrians. Such a shame, what a world like this...
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Old 26 November 2024, 01:11 PM   #3470
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Nothing is perfect :)

If you remember, they also removed the gatling gun from James Bond's Aston Martin before the auction. It's sad, but unfortunately, these days the road authorities do not allow dangerous parts to be installed on the chassis that may harm unsuspecting pedestrians. Such a shame, what a world like this...
That’s what the aftermarket is for!
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Old 26 November 2024, 05:52 PM   #3471
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https://brucewaynex.com/pages/tumbler
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Old 26 November 2024, 07:28 PM   #3472
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A great trip with a rented 911 in Yosemite.

What a place!!! Wish I had had my own 911 though!

Still, magnificent trip, amazing roads, great weather and great car!!

Great shot
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Old 26 November 2024, 09:01 PM   #3473
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A great trip with a rented 911 in Yosemite.

What a place!!! Wish I had had my own 911 though!

Still, magnificent trip, amazing roads, great weather and great car!!

Looks like Yosemite Valley across from El Capitan. Nice ride!
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Old 27 November 2024, 04:29 AM   #3474
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Stole my wife's car for the day just before the mountain passes closed for the season



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Old 27 November 2024, 04:31 AM   #3475
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Had a dash cam fitted today at Porsche Reading and took some snaps to share!

Hope you enjoy :)
I keep reviewing these, Alex. Thanks for posting them!
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Old 27 November 2024, 07:15 AM   #3476
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[QUOTE=boa2;13466566]Stole my wife's car for the day just before the mountain passes closed for the season
She has great taste! Very nice!
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Old 27 November 2024, 02:13 PM   #3477
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Stole my wife's car for the day just before the mountain passes closed for the season
She has great taste! Very nice!
Thank you, Richard. She certainly put together a great build.
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Old 27 November 2024, 08:07 PM   #3478
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Well, getting this bad boy next week. So excited! The online reviews are amazing …

1st full EV that I’ll have (moving from an Evoque hybrid). “Turbo” without an engine

I still have my 911 992, so I still get to experience a real engine! Maybe best of both worlds?

Don’t have the real pics yet, so these are the config pictures.




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Old 27 November 2024, 08:10 PM   #3479
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Stunning pics!!! Great taste!
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Old 27 November 2024, 11:12 PM   #3480
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Stunning pics!!! Great taste!

Thank you, Alex!
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