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General Chat => Open Chat => Topic started by: Bob on May 06, 2008, 02:54:12 AM

Title: Anyone want to go halfers?
Post by: Bob on May 06, 2008, 02:54:12 AM
2006 Ferrari F430 Sypder

3,107 KM

Car and Driver magazine found the car's performance worthy of the Ferrari heritage, and recorded a 3.3 sec 0-60 mph acceleration run in the F430[2] This makes it the third-quickest Ferrari road car ever made, after the Enzo and the 599 GTB. That being said, the 3.3 second 0-60 run was made on a European spec car, which has launch control, a feature designed to help launch the car from a standing start at high RPMs. Much like the E-Diff and the manettino, the launch control is a technology borrowed from Ferrari's Formula 1 racing program.[1] The launch control is unavailable in U.S.-spec F430s, presumably due to liability issues. The U.S.-spec F430 can do a 3.6 0-60, which is very impressive.
Title: Anyone want to go halfers?
Post by: Aquabat on May 06, 2008, 05:09:35 AM
sure, do you take small payments of $20/day for the span of my life?  How much do you think they'll get for it at the auction?
Title: Anyone want to go halfers?
Post by: Mikal on May 06, 2008, 09:07:13 PM
Don't worry guys, I have  briefcase full of IOU's that we can use to get ourselves into that fine automobile.
Title: Anyone want to go halfers?
Post by: Bob on May 07, 2008, 01:31:44 AM
Should be bringing around $250,000
Title: Anyone want to go halfers?
Post by: Skywalker on May 09, 2008, 01:06:55 PM
Nice!  Have you had the good fortune to drive it?

If you can put it on hold for me for about... say... 15 years then yes, let's make a deal.
Title: Anyone want to go halfers?
Post by: Bob on May 12, 2008, 04:36:49 AM
Drove it around the yard a few times, never to far though. Wouldn't be nice to get a rock chip that costs $3000 to fix.
Title: Anyone want to go halfers?
Post by: Skywalker on May 13, 2008, 04:55:26 AM
Quote from: Bob
Drove it around the yard a few times, never to far though. Wouldn't be nice to get a rock chip that costs $3000 to fix.

Still sweet!  I gotta rent me one of those next time I'm in Vegas!