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  1. elmani

    elmani Formula Junior

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    #1 elmani, Jan 4, 2011
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    Today as i was returning home from a trip out of town, and after 3 years in the Ferrari as a daily driver, i like to share a special moment with you guys ! Look at the Odometer ONLY!

    HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL :)

    Note: Sorry for the pic quality... taken from a video that i was taking...
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  2. needspeed

    needspeed Formula Junior

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    #2 needspeed, Jan 4, 2011
    Congratulations on 50k of pure joy. May you have at least another 100K of worry free and dependable driving pleasure........Steve
     
  3. lamontlawyer921

    lamontlawyer921 Formula Junior
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    #3 lamontlawyer921, Jan 4, 2011
    that is awesome...congrats!
     
  4. blackbolt22

    blackbolt22 F1 Veteran
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    #4 blackbolt22, Jan 4, 2011
    Photographic proof that they can be driven often and enjoyed. Excellent.
     
  5. HH11

    HH11 F1 Rookie
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    #5 HH11, Jan 4, 2011
    Exactly! Who said the odometer cant go beyond 4 digits! Congratulations on your impressive milestone.
     
  6. Moopz

    Moopz F1 Veteran
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    #6 Moopz, Jan 4, 2011
    7600 RPM, 142 MPH, 50,000 miles. Sweet.
     
  7. s4play

    s4play Karting

    Oct 25, 2006
    171
    #7 s4play, Jan 4, 2011
    Wow sir you are enjoying the fruits of life! :)

    Any exterior pictures of the car? How is the maintenance schedule and what intervals did you get the service done?


    thanks for posting!
     
  8. elmani

    elmani Formula Junior

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    #8 elmani, Jan 4, 2011
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    I have many threads and Posts with pics of the car. Here are a couple more... note the Plexi wind deflector that i installed myself (separate thread) and I think is a must for all 360 spiders! Service done at regular intervals 5k, 15k and 30k and every time i am suspicious of anything... I wash it daily... I did the WolfGang Polish series lately and the car has zero swirls on it with a super shininess! lately i painted the bumper and turned out super nice without rock chips... The car is in perfect condition and so far none of my FCA colleagues was able to guess the mileage correctly :)

    I believe in maintenance more than mileage specially after 20k. By the way, I changed the clutch when i bought the car with 22k on it and F1 is still shifting beautifully...
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  9. PAP 348

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    #9 PAP 348, Jan 5, 2011
    Lol, bravo! :D:D
     
  10. Chiaroman

    Chiaroman Formula 3
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    #10 Chiaroman, Jan 5, 2011
    Fantastic!!!
     
  11. pingi3

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    #11 pingi3, Jan 5, 2011
    I have done the grocery thing many times. Cool to see a Ferrari used properly. Doing the same.

    Thanks for sharing.
     
  12. Jagbuff

    Jagbuff Formula 3

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    #12 Jagbuff, Jan 5, 2011
    It would very interesting to do a tear down see the wear on the engine and gearbox - might dispel some of the myth about high mileage cars...
     
  13. Dohangs

    Dohangs F1 Rookie
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    #13 Dohangs, Jan 5, 2011
    Beautiful car! Congratulations on reaching the big 5 0.
     
  14. Houston348

    Houston348 Formula 3

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    #14 Houston348, Jan 5, 2011
    great thread! love the grocery shopping pic. i've been to Walmart in mine and people look at you like you are a space alien haha
     
  15. fc2

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    #15 fc2, Jan 5, 2011
    +1 Dang... way to go.
     
  16. Spider-Man

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    #16 Spider-Man, Jan 5, 2011
    awesome! I have 44K on my '01 Spider and she drives better than the day I got her
     
  17. DonJuan348

    DonJuan348 F1 Rookie
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    #17 DonJuan348, Jan 5, 2011
    Welcome to the " high mile " club . Glad to see the group is growing . I'm knocking on 60k door and LOVIN it ...
     
  18. VividRacing

    VividRacing F1 Rookie

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    #18 VividRacing, Jan 5, 2011
    I really am impressed with these threads it makes me feel much better about putting 10k miles on my car in the last year. I'm glad to see everyone enjoying the cars.
     
  19. Need4Spd

    Need4Spd F1 Veteran

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    #19 Need4Spd, Jan 5, 2011
    +1 !
     
  20. jdlegg

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    #20 jdlegg, Jan 5, 2011
    Congrats on the 50K milestone! I can personally vouch for the absolute beauty of this car. The paint always looks as though it's still as wet as it was the day it was born in Maranello!

    James
     
  21. asb9987

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    #21 asb9987, Jan 5, 2011
  22. elmani

    elmani Formula Junior

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    #22 elmani, Jan 5, 2011
    Thanks James and all colleagues for the nice comments. I wish you all reach the 50k in good health and happiness !
     
  23. F430addict

    F430addict F1 Rookie

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    #23 F430addict, Jan 5, 2011
    Lovely! Now I can tell the missus the kids can sit in the back of my 430. She goes on and on about how unsafe it is. I was going to strap in a four point harness just for the kids sitting in the rear. LOL.
     
  24. jjsaustin

    jjsaustin Formula Junior

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    #24 jjsaustin, Jan 5, 2011
    Congratulations on the 50K miles.

    Did you have another chat with the sheriff or did he not catch you this time :)

    -Jim
     
  25. elmani

    elmani Formula Junior

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    #25 elmani, Jan 6, 2011
    Hahahaha...
    No ticket... it is a photoshop image ;) ...

    did u see your car above ?

    in 3 years, I got 7 warnings, no ticket ! so far...

    Always be nice when officer stops you, never stay speeding for more than 30sec to 40sec (the rush is in the acceleration anyways), do not install an offending radar detector (definitely not a jammer), offer a ride and coffee "when u get done with wrtiing the ticket Officer", "I was only repositioning the car in a safer entourage", Sorry, I got no cruise control and speed is difficult to detect in this car", "I never had a ticket before and i thought somebody was harrassing me at night"...
    These are few tips that can be used in combination depending on the situation to avoid having a ticket... so far :)
     
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