Bought My First Ferrari two days ago !

BTW, the Cord had a forerunner ( sort of ) a F-1 transmission ! it used a fingertip " preselector transmission ! " Tucker used the same transmission in his cars ! His personal car had a ring on the lever that he preferred as he could just hook a finger in it ! Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login

 

I had read an article that Mr tuckers personal car was modified - w/ a modified ring ? a ring that his finger could fit thru thx why I said that . of course you are the expert obviously! but i do research! From automobile magazine , june 2018 "saving prestons tucker" ( his personal car ) :" Indeed, No. 29 has several features Tucker himself had added to not just this car but also Tuckers Nos. 30 and 31—both cars owned originally by his family. Among these is the hollow ringlike shift-lever center, which was a solid disc on standard Tuckers. Tucker evidently found shifting with a finger slipped through the center was more comfortable to him ".... photo is the stock oem shifter not his modified one Image Unavailable, Please Login

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Wowo really? how amazing to learn that! Thank you! it's like a great archeological discovery/ find on a dig! wondered why it did not have CF engine covers! So, how I can strip off the paint and get it back to the CF glory? wowo ! why would someone do that ? as you say couldn't they just re-finish the clear of the CF ? I did wonder what w/ the 100K $ in options the car has it did not have the CF engine covers! ( including a $17,000 front frunk in CF ! - all the Ferrari guys at cars and coffee in Tucson want to see a part of that! it's all covered up w/ felt/ carpet ! ) But it's on the Maroney so must be real! anyway, the car, she is being shown max love only mod (so far ) is a pair of K&N filters which gave a wee bit more intake noise and a few HP more would love to throw a mild tune on the ECU Who does a good one ? so far we have noted they are about 3X the price of any other car ! - figures ! the Ferrari tax ! My older bro just got a Alfa Romeo Giulia quadrfoglolio and is bragging he has more HP -505 than I do ! LOL

 

Yes, I was disappointed ! have given the parties involved plenty of time and opportunities to step up and make it right / help and the silence has been deafening ! the odds of four new TPMS sensors all dying between June and October are staggeringly slim! I bought the car virtually sight unseen until it was unloaded fr the transport! trusting upon the assurances of the broker/mechanic/owner. The car was 2,600 miles away from Az in NH I did find a neutral party in NH who volunteered to at least go look at it but he was a young guy and not too well versed in Ferrari's! we are concerned about what else is wrong /undisclosed! ?? we'll let you know what the dealer says ! looking to buy a trailer now so I can take it to Scottsdale AZ - 125 miles away , the closest !

 

Indeed! it's a rather grave transgression of trust ! all the bragging about how they ( the broker ) had hundreds of deals, cars sold and never a dissatisfied customer and whatever he would make it right ! and it was his go-to mechanic that did the service! it may not have dissuaded me from the purchase I am a mechanic and could replace the sensors, and will have to . As said it should be honestly disclosed ! and price reduced to pay for it - (what I would have done! ) nothing is perfect and we are only dissatisfied as being told "perfect needs nothing " should mean that!