550 Maranello v 612 Scaglietti
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You've pulled the trigger, then, or still dithering?
lozcb
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Poised , but im reasonably sure that it will go for more than im willing to pay ( so I wont be disappointed ) ...........lets see , im a great believer in Fate .....if its meant to be mine then it will fall in my lap
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Good approach. No point spending more than you're willing to commit. It's not like you don't have a couple of other great cars to tool around in.
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Exactly . Bentley was purely to scratch an itch , lovely place to be and one helluva comfort drive and a docile Rotweiler when required , but found im paranoid leaving the top down , went for a lovely meal yesterday at Goreleston Beach front at the Fig roof top restaurant , birdseye view of the car but anxiety high as the seagulls were circling lol, fortunately came away unscathed
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You say no joy, but equally no ball-breaking bills, either. Result!
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You sound like a man with a glass thats half empty , where as my glass is always half full ...............but i get your drift , compensated myself with another 2m3 of sharp sand and 12 bags of cement to complete the patio instead hahahaha
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lozcb
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Yeah and the thought of having to bulid another garage to house it , the cement on the last one for the Bentley has only just dried lol
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It happened to my 166. Insurance company knew I wanted it back, failed to tell anyone.Seen that a couple of times
Underneath looked like the grille of a QP V GTS
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I have driven my 550 96.000 kms. myself over the last ten years and it has been the best car I have ever owned. I would say ultra reliable. Much less expencive to own than a Maserati 3200 or 4200. It tops out at 330-332 kph. every time I try it in Germany. And it has huge luggage space too. In fact three places. The boot which is much bigger than the one of a 3200/4200 + the shelf where you can either get the two medium sized fitted luggage bags (or 3-4 normal bags), or even two original rear mufflers or the X-pipe for the car which is about one meter long. Additionally, there are surpricingly much space behind the seats. It has OK AC but it is no good to sit in traffic for longer periods. You need to have AC on to cool the interior even if it is only 16 degrees outside because there is a huge amount of heat coming from the engine and exhaust. The performance is good even today. It blast past 300 kph. as fast as a XR3i pass the 100 kph. mark.... Consumption around town is horrendous, but at a steady 110 kph. on my custom fitted cruise control, it gets exactly 100 kms. on 10 liters of fuel. Pretty impressive for a 5,5 liter V12. I love driving it at it seems like it does now wear much at all. Compared to a 612, it feels much older and don't have the same finish, but itbis more old school in its own unique way which is of course much more modern than the 275 it replaced... The car har 169.600 kms. now and the engine runs like a brand new 550 engine. Never been rebuilt. I have changed the water pump and the AC compressor + new ignition couls. Thats it!
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This seems good value, or rather cheap depending on your point of view
autofficina.co.uk
but it's from a recognised place. I gather early 612s are not a patch on the later ones but even so.
Ferrari 612 Scaglietti - Autofficina, Epsom, Surrey
autofficina.co.uk
but it's from a recognised place. I gather early 612s are not a patch on the later ones but even so.
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Yes, I spotted that. I was thinking of going to take a look but unfortunately they weren’t particularly interested in my 3200 in px (made a scrap value offer for it) …This seems good value, or rather cheap depending on your point of view
Ferrari 612 Scaglietti - Autofficina, Epsom, Surrey
but it's from a recognised place. I gather early 612s are not a patch on the later ones but even so.
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This seems good value, or rather cheap depending on your point of view
Ferrari 612 Scaglietti - Autofficina, Epsom, Surrey
but it's from a recognised place. I gather early 612s are not a patch on the later ones but even so.
We looked at one at the NEC late last year and it had a fair bit of leather shrinkage on the dash top, this seems to have the same problem but it's a lot of car of the money
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Hmmmmm interesting, they looked after my Assetto Corsa in the past. A lot of car for the money.This seems good value, or rather cheap depending on your point of view
Ferrari 612 Scaglietti - Autofficina, Epsom, Surrey
but it's from a recognised place. I gather early 612s are not a patch on the later ones but even so.
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Autoficcina told me that it has a short MOT history here because it was initially registered in Northern Ireland, where it has history with Charles Hurst in Belfast … I still find the 612 to be a bit of an ugly duckling from some angles, I much prefer the design of the 456.
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on those wheels I agree but with Challenge wheels i prefer the 612. Sounds a lot better too! Here was mine;
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This seems good value, or rather cheap depending on your point of view
Ferrari 612 Scaglietti - Autofficina, Epsom, Surrey
but it's from a recognised place. I gather early 612s are not a patch on the later ones but even so.
Or this:
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Yes, looks good. I know black on black is very contemporary but it doesn’t appeal to me very much. Makes the Autoficcina car look even better value, as this is a private sale and not taking any offers by the sound of it(?)! They’re going for less at auction ref. the blue one that went through Bonhams last week.