bimbeano
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Lucky you !
I remember an early morning drive in a 348 TS to the racetrack.
The 348 was kind of a weird car to be honest, max speed i tried was 220 kph or so on the highway, it still felt planted but there was this awkward feeling with this car so i decided to keep speeds well under 160.
Anyway, even this 348 gave you a special feeling, the guys from Maranello sure know how to build legends.
Time flies !
Can’t believe it’s over 20 years ago the police stopped us one night, a couple of minutes earlier the needle hit the 300 kph mark ... just ... we pulled over at a gas station ... and suddenly police cars everywhere. We got off with a warning and a good la...
Belonged to my best friend years ago.
He had several Ducatis an Subarus but he had a serious health issue. He is better now but had to sell all his stuff and built a new house. A few years ago he was able to buy a nice oldskool Subaru again, now unable to work so he always tells me he doesn’t...
Wow, must have been a blast!!! So jealous of you I am. :) Too bad it is gone now but glad your friend is doing better, awesome story!!!!!!!
One of my dream cars growing up... many of my friends wanted Lambos, if wanted the Prancing Horse....
I remember when he told me he had bought a 355.
He was very careful telling this to me, lots of people suddenly get very very jealous. I remember one day we arrived at the gym, a guy i was always talking to never spoke to me afterwards 🙄. While on the road most other road users were smiling, letting us...
Yes!!!! So true, sorry to say, but with this car.....
Those “reactions” ——— come with the “territory,” if you are confident, then why not? But you know? There is someone who always wants to “one up” you, that’s life. In the end, for me, I just wish everyone the best 😁😁😁😁
🤣🤣🤣🤣 if everyone has a quarter and you have an extra $0.01, someone will get mad 🤷🏼♀️🤷🏼♀️🤷🏼♀️
Oh well, again, I wish people the best, but I do accept handouts 🤣🤣🤣🤣
The best metric from that Ferrari...
8.000 giri! That sound... this is the dangerous bit, the one that keeps pushing you towards higher speeds Great to have had the chance to experience this in the open. Better suited for track use for sure
One night we went out with bothe the f355 and ...
... the Prodrive Scooby. Dragracing from the lights ... offcourse the 355 was faster, one time he gave me a head start of about half a second ( i was driving the Scooby), as i reached 160 kph he came flying past me probably doing 200. The sound was just o...
Love the f355! They just don't make 'em like that anymore...
All this computer this lunch control that... Airbags. Just silly gizmos. What ever happen to a good engine and gear box that constantly reminded you that it could kill you anytime? Those were the days.... The kids today will never understand
Spot on !
I think most kids and younger people don’t have a clue about cars. The 1988 Peugeot weighs 810 kilos and has 85 hp. No ABS, ESP etc ... No power steering. No fuel injection, carburettors with a manual choke. No safety devices whatsoever, tin can crash pro...
Be careful with that !
I found out the A110 can be a snappy beast as well; probably not as forgiving as my Megane or Clio which are relatively easy to correct.
LC is just a load of crap.
I tried it a couple of times and decided it was totally useless on my BMW and the Megane ... even on the Alpine it just ruins the clutch !
Yes very different.
Those Subarus really had character, big balls needed in case of emergencies like understeer .. only solvable by just putting the throttle down. I know many guy having BIG understeer in a Scooby and keeping their foot off the throttle .. result, frontwheel...
The head of the local F workshop shares your opinion.
He also loves the 328 .. although the 430 isn't bad either.
328 is also nice but then
I always dreamt of 288. I t is not a fair comparing regular production vs limited but I can't help myself. It's my dream machine.
My absolute dream Ferarri would be ...
... a white Testarossa ... or a 308/328 GTS ... tough choice 😅
There are a few 355s parked in the same garage I use.
And there are several other high end cars both modern and classic and some in between, mostly Porsche and Ferrari. The 355s are the ones that catch my eyes every time. It could be a generational thing, or maybe they just have the best lines. I don’t know ...
The lines of the 355 have this ...
.. kind of a 'base idea' on how a sports car should look like i guess. I haven't seen one in 10 years i think ... our government killed the sports and supercars by taxing them too much.
About speeding
i am very liberal. But not everybody likes it when someone can buy a great expensive car. Jealousy is the most worse behavior people can have in my opinion. So there is no understanding that 300 km/h driving is safe. Let’s have the fun on a circuit, the p...
Going 300 ..
.. on a empty stretch of highway will be safer than on a full stretch of highway ... but i agree at those speeds it's never safe .. not even on a racetrack. On the other hand, these days i don't even feel safe doing 120 kph in nowadays crazy traffic where...
I know the difference
between our countries. Not that they drive fantastic, but many things explained it. For example Italy, they drive not bad i’d experienced. I felt safe there, and i am homesick to that beautiful country. Bella Italia! ...
Glad to hear you didn't squander the warning by complying :)
Must sound amazing at 8,000 rpm with the engine going bonkers right behind your head. Cheers, John
It is crazy ...
.. but unfortunately i have difficulties remembering the exact tone/sound. These days are gone my friend, in a couple of months i'll have a go in a 9000 rpm GT3 , but we will never experience the speeds or the continuous pace we did over 20 years ago.
Good memories Bim ...
I had a F355 Berlinetta, with the manual gearbox. It was an epic car that was always huge fun. I had some particularly memorable drives to race circuits early in the morning before everyone else got on the road. The sound from around 5,500 RPM to the redl...
It’s all part of a wealth distribution scheme ...
Taking it from the car enthusiast and shifting it to the automotive industry !
Lucky you !
I remember an early morning drive in a 348 TS to the racetrack. The 348 was kind of a weird car to be honest, max speed i tried was 220 kph or so on the highway, it still felt planted but there was this awkward feeling with this car so i decided to keep s...
The 348 was an interesting car ...
When it was launched it looked quite radical when compared with the 328 and promised a lot, but dynamically it had a reputation for being more than a handful in the wrong hands and/or weather conditions.