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Our First Prancing Pony

Discussion in 'California/Portofino/Roma' started by tomc, May 13, 2016.

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  1. tomc

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    Beautiful color. Enjoy your dream.
    Don't be afraid the put on the miles that's what it's for just try and keep it under 100:)
     
  3. tomc

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    Thank you.

    Putting on the miles? Check!

    Keeping it under 100?
    I plead the 5th!

    T
     
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    Another advantage to avorio. Hides dirt well! With the rainy weather we've had the last month, the Cali is dirty as heck. May have to break down and give her a sponge bath today...

    After I take her for a drive!

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    Thank you, Mario. The best view of any Ferrari, from the driver's seat. 2+ years into our Ferrari adventure, and I still find myself looking down @ the cavallino on the steering wheel, and having to pinch myself that we really own a Ferrari. I hope you are enjoying your awesome F12 in some pretty Portugal weather...T
     
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    Hi Tom. I'm glad you continuo loving your Ferrari as much as you did on the first day. Because over here the weather has been pretty wet lately I haven't been using the F12 very much so it has stayed covered inside my garage already for several weeks. The last trip I did was a month ago with a friend of mine and we travelled around 600 Km and went to a Ferrari concentration in the North of Portugal. While coming back I let this friend of mine who is a very good racing driver take the steering wheel of F12 and on the motorway he really showed me how heavy his right foot is. This time I was on the passenger seat and it was a completely different sensation looking at the road while doing 330 Km/hour. But on the F12 it doesn't matter how fast you go because you feel the car compressed against the tarmac and very safe.
     
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    Your recent weather sounds like what we had for much of the first part of fall. Cooler and more rainy than usual. Very little Ferrari driving. The last two weeks have been lovely though, and with daylight savings time, a good opportunity to get up a little earlier and drive before traffic builds up in the morning.

    Now, is our first cool snap, 5 C or thereabouts, so no "heavy right foot" as you put it, as the summer tires never get warm enough for me. 35 C or so. So, enjoyable cruising, dreaming of warmer temps.

    I hope that sunny skies return to your part of the world, Mario, so that you may enjoy your F12.

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    Great achievement Tom! Did you accomplish that today? If so, send some of that better weather to the east coast. I’m sitting at 18k on my 2010. Looking forward to catching up!


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    Thanks. Yes, it was today. It was cool-ish at 50 F but sunny. So, I decided a gran tourismo jaunt was in order. Knock on wood, she's been running like a top, the more I drive her. Hoping our sunny skies head your way so you can enjoy your Cali...T
     
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    Just a quick comment to say that's one of the most tasteful colour combo's I have seen. I need to change my black one !
     
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    Thank you. My wife gets the credit! My wife fell in love with the avorio/cioccolato combination, and we've had a blast with the Cali.
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    Great pictural Tom.
     
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    Thanks. It was a spectacular sunny winter day. Unusually warm. Perfect day for a spin in the Ferrari...T
     
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    Looking good Tom. Glad to see you enjoying it in the dead of winter. Even more glad that your 70 deg will be here tomorrow and I’ll be tacking on a few miles with the top down.


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    Sweet. Enjoy the Cali driving temps. Looks to be a few nice days in a row here, which I hope the jetstream brings your way...T
     
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    There's not a lot of events that you know exactly where you were when they happened.
    I can tell you exactly where I was 3 years ago this AM. In the shower, wondering when the Cali would arrive!
    Today was the day. Got the call that it was @ Boardwalk, 2 days earlier than the estimate. Toweled off, hot footed down to BF.
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    This is her on day 1. 5400 miles.
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    This morning after picking her up @ BF for service (oil vapor separator) and replaced the yellow wheel caps with titanium ones.
    Titanium caps makes it a tad stealthier!
    T
     
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    Tom, how can you reference a cosmetic improvement and not provide pics? You’re slipping.


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