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Top Gear F40 vs 959
« on: March 16, 2011, 12:51:49 am »
Where's the died and gone to heaven smiley...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7b6QG3VZqA

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Re: Top Gear F40 vs 959
« Reply #1 on: March 16, 2011, 12:54:13 am »
959 kinda fugly.  But AWD makes it sweet.  F40 is just.....are there words for it??


WTF is up with the ill fitting door on the 959 at 2:51 in the vid??
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Re: Top Gear F40 vs 959
« Reply #2 on: March 16, 2011, 12:59:43 am »
F40 was the last truly beautiful Ferrari, IMHO. Just a stunning car.
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Re: Top Gear F40 vs 959
« Reply #3 on: March 16, 2011, 01:00:43 am »
If I won a few million on the lottery, the 288 and the F40 would both be in my garage.
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Re: Top Gear F40 vs 959
« Reply #4 on: March 16, 2011, 01:02:40 am »
Quote from: Turbo Bob on March 16, 2011, 01:00:43 am
If I won a few million on the lottery, the 288 and the F40 would both be in my garage.

I'd take the F40 and dump the 288 for a 250.
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Re: Top Gear F40 vs 959
« Reply #5 on: March 16, 2011, 01:05:43 am »
I'm more 80's than 60's.  ;D
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Re: Top Gear F40 vs 959
« Reply #6 on: March 16, 2011, 01:06:24 am »
Quote from: Turbo Bob on March 16, 2011, 01:05:43 am
I'm more 80's than 60's.  ;D

Love the sound of the 250....
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Re: Top Gear F40 vs 959
« Reply #7 on: March 16, 2011, 01:07:43 am »
Quote from: rrocket on March 16, 2011, 01:02:40 am
Quote from: Turbo Bob on March 16, 2011, 01:00:43 am
If I won a few million on the lottery, the 288 and the F40 would both be in my garage.

I'd take the F40 and dump the 288 for a 250.

Just looked at a 288 at the Ferrari dealership up in Woodbridge. What a sensational car!!!
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Re: Top Gear F40 vs 959
« Reply #8 on: March 16, 2011, 01:09:31 am »
Quote from: Erik on March 16, 2011, 01:07:43 am
Quote from: rrocket on March 16, 2011, 01:02:40 am
Quote from: Turbo Bob on March 16, 2011, 01:00:43 am
If I won a few million on the lottery, the 288 and the F40 would both be in my garage.

I'd take the F40 and dump the 288 for a 250.

Just looked at a 288 at the Ferrari dealership up in Woodbridge. What a sensational car!!!

Yep, it's like an F40 in a beautiful 308 body.

I once saw a 959 driving around a village near me in the UK, was amazed to see one out and about.
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Re: Top Gear F40 vs 959
« Reply #9 on: March 16, 2011, 01:12:59 am »
Yup, one of each, please.

Was a little surprised that the 959 had the edge in the drag.  Thought the F40 would pull away once speeds came up a bit, but not so.
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Re: Top Gear F40 vs 959
« Reply #10 on: March 16, 2011, 01:16:48 am »
Quote from: johngenx on March 16, 2011, 01:12:59 am
Yup, one of each, please.

Was a little surprised that the 959 had the edge in the drag.  Thought the F40 would pull away once speeds came up a bit, but not so.

They would have been together if the Hamster hadn't had fluffed the second and third gear changes.  When driving a Ferrari, "NEVER LOOK AT THE GATE!"

Said the owner of the 360 to me as I fluffed the gearchange at Thruxton. Never again did I look at the gate.
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Re: Top Gear F40 vs 959
« Reply #11 on: March 16, 2011, 12:05:49 pm »
If it weren't for Harley Davidsons, the phrase "Chrome Won't Get You Home" would have never been created.

I love browsing Autotrader.com and I check out the Ferraris for the eye candy quite often, but what is it with their reliability? New this, new that and at mileages that have me  ::). During one viewing, there were two of them with new clutches which run about $6K on models in the under 10K mile range. Do these drivers not know how to drive?

Now if someone would just sell their 246 Dino so that I can view pics of it on Autotrader.com
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Re: Top Gear F40 vs 959
« Reply #12 on: March 16, 2011, 12:08:20 pm »
Quote from: johngenx on March 16, 2011, 01:12:59 am
Yup, one of each, please.

Yup, one for the looks and one to actually get you to your destination.
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Re: Top Gear F40 vs 959
« Reply #13 on: March 16, 2011, 12:36:19 pm »
Ohhhhhh...goosebumps!!!

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Re: Top Gear F40 vs 959
« Reply #14 on: March 16, 2011, 01:42:05 pm »
Two awesome cars!

This is how close I will ever get to driving either.

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Re: Top Gear F40 vs 959
« Reply #15 on: March 16, 2011, 02:09:31 pm »
Quote from: quadzilla on March 16, 2011, 01:42:05 pm


Great pic!

Turbo Bob, do they get those dramatic effects with HDR, filters or lots of Photoshop?
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Re: Top Gear F40 vs 959
« Reply #16 on: March 16, 2011, 03:49:54 pm »
I'd pay 500 pounds fer tha HAMPSTER inna cage..................with his childish voice on MUTE....
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Re: Top Gear F40 vs 959
« Reply #17 on: March 16, 2011, 09:28:14 pm »
Quote from: No H2O on March 16, 2011, 02:09:31 pm
Quote from: quadzilla on March 16, 2011, 01:42:05 pm


Great pic!

Turbo Bob, do they get those dramatic effects with HDR, filters or lots of Photoshop?

It's a computer game, so CGI.
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Re: Top Gear F40 vs 959
« Reply #18 on: March 17, 2011, 11:32:43 am »
lolz
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