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FiftyTwoEighty · 30 December 2018, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by superdog

^^^

That M5 is incredible. Absolutely one of my favorite cars.

And the McLaren is sick.

Great pics. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for the kind words!

Wesley Crusher has been in my m5. I still can’t believe you sold yours, Wes! But, I get it!

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superdog · 30 December 2018, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by FiftyTwoEighty

Thanks for the kind words!

Wesley Crusher has been in my m5. I still can’t believe you sold yours! But, I get it!

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I was surprised he sold his too.

But of course, I too, can relate.

Wesley Crusher · 30 December 2018, 02:32 PM

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Lmao. Well, I’m glad I don’t mind the attention.

The GTS is so far above the radar it’s ridiculous. It gets attention literally everywhere. I like it tho. But damn, I get multiple thumbs up every single time I drive it.

Just today someone flew up behind me so I moved into the right lane. They pulled up next to me and just stared at it and then fell back behind me again.

It’s literally non stop.

But again, not looking for speed so much. Just a cruiser. Something I can take the top down in.

Doesn’t matter tho. Keeping the GTS. For now anyway.

Surprising. I would assume that most people would see the Mercedes logo and not think twice. Of course, I snap my neck whenever I see a GTS, but it’s because I am forever in love with the old SLs and the new GTS shares so much of the same design language. I guess most others love the car as much as I do!

Wesley Crusher · 30 December 2018, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by superdog

^^^
That M5 is incredible. Absolutely one of my favorite cars.

Woody’s car is an absolute hoot. Actually, after being in a car like that, you realize how disappointing the new BMWs are, LOL! I’ll just stop right there. My fingers are already burning... they’re ready to type a novel about how great the E60 M5 is compared to the new generation, but you’ve all heard me whine before so I’ll spare you.

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Thanks for the kind words!

Wesley Crusher has been in my m5. I still can’t believe you sold yours, Wes! But, I get it!

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Don’t remind me! Really, I am still bummed about it. With my work situation and how I’m spending my weekends, I just wasn’t driving it and I can’t afford to sit on something if it’s not going to be used.

One day, when the time is right, I’d like to get into another. Maybe an E60, maybe an E39. They are just so special.

superdog · 30 December 2018, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Wesley Crusher

Surprising. I would assume that most people would see the Mercedes logo and not think twice. Of course, I snap my neck whenever I see a GTS, but it’s because I am forever in love with the old SLs and the new GTS shares so much of the same design language. I guess most others love the car as much as I do!

I think you bring up an exceptional point. I would think similarly about the logo. In fact, I do.

But, I think the design is just so relatively unique and a bit of a throwback for sure. I can’t say definitely. But it’s nuts. Literally every time I’m out.

Interesting point tho. My wife went with me today. On the way she says, no black. It won’t be different enough from this. Not enough curb appeal to make the switch.

When we got there and she saw the black, she admitted she was wrong. Immediately. Which almost never happens. The Ferraris lines just stand out. It’s a completely different level.

Johndong888 · 5 January 2019, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by superdog

I think you bring up an exceptional point. I would think similarly about the logo. In fact, I do.

But, I think the design is just so relatively unique and a bit of a throwback for sure. I can’t say definitely. But it’s nuts. Literally every time I’m out.

Interesting point tho. My wife went with me today. On the way she says, no black. It won’t be different enough from this. Not enough curb appeal to make the switch.

When we got there and she saw the black, she admitted she was wrong. Immediately. Which almost never happens. The Ferraris lines just stand out. It’s a completely different level.

Getting a little confuse here. Is your car a 911 GTS or the MB GTS?
MB GTS, Is plenty amazing. I drove it on road Atlanta. What a beast. But if what you want is a cab and the car is paid off, it should make a hefty dent as down payment

Ferraris do have such symphonic engine noises.

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Laszlo · 5 January 2019, 05:59 PM

I'm glad this thread still has life. Just the other day while driving around Laurel Heights (way more exclusive than Pac Heights) for those in the know... I saw a few Ferrari's in the AM and kept thinking... man... can I get one? Thanks, Seth. You're going to definitely get me in trouble. A car I've ignored for pretty much all my years has now become an absolute obsession. Argh.

superdog · 5 January 2019, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Johndong888

Getting a little confuse here. Is your car a 911 GTS or the MB GTS?
MB GTS, Is plenty amazing. I drove it on road Atlanta. What a beast. But if what you want is a cab and the car is paid off, it should make a hefty dent as down payment

Ferraris do have such symphonic engine noises.

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I’ve got the AMG GTS. Been thinking a lot though about a Targa 4 GTS after a few conversations with fastmd (Tage). I just want the ability to have some open top driving and I do love the look of those. And that would be a great all year driver that looks and sounds super. Shockingly hard to find tho.

My wife however is still pushing hard for the Ferrari 458. A big dent from the GTS as a down payment for sure. I’m sorely tempted.

superdog · 5 January 2019, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Laszlo

I'm glad this thread still has life. Just the other day while driving around Laurel Heights (way more exclusive than Pac Heights) for those in the know... I saw a few Ferrari's in the AM and kept thinking... man... can I get one? Thanks, Seth. You're going to definitely get me in trouble. A car I've ignored for pretty much all my years has now become an absolute obsession. Argh.

Sorry pal. Bucket list item for me.

But I can relate to the obsession.

rolexpatek363 · 5 January 2019, 09:42 PM

I have an old Cayman 981 GTS, manual (2014).

Base 911 flat-six 3.4L (detuned to 340 BHP) in a two-seat Cayman = big fun. Not the fastest thing ever, but plenty fast for public roads. Chassis very friendly, brakes outstanding, profile quite low, and onlookers like it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxXrDIevmlY

strettyend · 5 January 2019, 10:10 PM

The 458 is one of my all time favorite cars, just fantastic.

At one point this was my only car for a year, in Jersey lol. Although not quite an “exotic” to many it’s super low, loud, not very comfy but my god does it sound amazing at 9,000 RPM! Cars are meant to be driven and not just for sighting laps, I’ve taken the GT3 on road trips, overnight stays, etc.

I then added this to the stable last fall and while it’s more subdued and comfy for the everyday it’s definitely faster than the GT3 in a straight line lol.

Good luck with what you decide, either way you will have an awesome beast in the garage.

superdog · 5 January 2019, 10:26 PM

Nice rides. Appreciate the share. Love the color of that Porsche.

Here’s my most current thought process. Granted, it changes like the wind, but here goes:

Option A
Spend $40,000 on down payment
Trade my awesome car
Pick up a payment of approximately $1,500
Get dreamcar Ferrari 458

Or

Option B
Spend nothing
Keep my awesome car
Have no debt
Keep dreaming about Ferrari 458

Seems like an easy call. I’m typically pretty responsible. But I just keep thinking I’ve got this one life to live.

superdog · 5 January 2019, 10:42 PM

^^^

I should add that if I do this, I’m pulling from money set aside for a Patek 5164.

I won’t pass that up when it arrives. So I’ll need to figure that piece out.

Don’t think I can do this move. Not until I save up. It goes against all the financial guidelines I set for myself nearly 20 years ago.

Johndong888 · 6 January 2019, 02:44 AM

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Originally Posted by superdog

Nice rides. Appreciate the share. Love the color of that Porsche.

Here’s my most current thought process. Granted, it changes like the wind, but here goes:

Option A
Spend $40,000 on down payment
Trade my awesome car
Pick up a payment of approximately $1,500
Get dreamcar Ferrari 458

Or

Option B
Spend nothing
Keep my awesome car
Have no debt
Keep dreaming about Ferrari 458

Seems like an easy call. I’m typically pretty responsible. But I just keep thinking I’ve got this one life to live.

Cars like this are anything but responsible. They’re an emotional purchase. How long have you had the amg gts? Use time as justification to treat yourself? Lol

It’s to my understanding that you also got yourself a new place. A new ride will be the best house gift.

I do like the targas but i would pick a california over that.

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Spartacus · 6 January 2019, 02:55 AM

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Originally Posted by superdog

Nice rides. Appreciate the share. Love the color of that Porsche.

Here’s my most current thought process. Granted, it changes like the wind, but here goes:

Option A
Spend $40,000 on down payment
Trade my awesome car
Pick up a payment of approximately $1,500
Get dreamcar Ferrari 458

Or

Option B
Spend nothing
Keep my awesome car
Have no debt
Keep dreaming about Ferrari 458

Seems like an easy call. I’m typically pretty responsible. But I just keep thinking I’ve got this one life to live.

Does anyone ever look back and say, thank goodness I played it safe and stayed home?

Get the Ferrari. Live for today.

fkim011 · 6 January 2019, 03:38 AM

To find the right Ferrari with the right spec is hard! It can take months on end for the right one to show up with the right color combo, miles, option list, service records, price etc...

I think you should pull the trigger if the right F car is looking at you in the face.

My F12 search has taken a lot longer then I expected...

GB-man · 6 January 2019, 03:41 AM

Ferrari would be sick but you have a really really nice ride currently and just spent on the sweet new place. Plus the market is a bit wobbly right now.

Rent a mustang base model from enterprise for a week. Drive it daily and leave your gts at home. Then when you get back in your gts the magic will be back. Trust me lol

Thunderbird88 · 6 January 2019, 03:44 AM

I couldn't care less of what people call my Viper. Some people call it a sports car, others a supercar.
I call it my car.
And it's just a car, that just happens to be my dream car.

Who gives a rats ass of what people or magazines classifies it as?

Though a car should be driven. A Ferrari, GTR or anything with paddle shifters is just a TV game. Not really much to it than floor it and blip som buttons.
I love autos myself. But they are for daily drivers.
If I want to feel like I'm in a beast, a Ferrari or anything similar would not ever give me that satisfaction. Especially when you go kamikaze shifting a stick, WOT no lift, at any given gear or speed. That is fun. Battling it like hell with feather light flywheel is fantastic fun.
And getting that heel-toe downshift buttersmooth and perfect makes you so warm and fuzzy inside.

drgoro · 6 January 2019, 08:52 AM

By any margin the merc GTR is a super car

MARTIN1264 · 6 January 2019, 09:03 AM

My Sports Car..............she's wonderful.

superdog · 6 January 2019, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by MARTIN1264

My Sports Car..............she's wonderful.

She sure is.

superdog · 6 January 2019, 09:35 AM

Btw, nearly pulled the trigger on the 458 today. I was close.

Then I asked to confirm the warranty details. And I learned it was 5k a year as it was out of warranty.

And I finally have to admit to myself that I just can’t actually afford this car. Maybe someday.

Not today.

GSDLover · 6 January 2019, 09:47 AM

Spend some time on FCHAT. There are a lot of things you need to be aware of before you can intelligently evaluate a Ferrari.

superdog · 6 January 2019, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by GSDLover

Spend some time on FCHAT. There are a lot of things you need to be aware of before you can intelligently evaluate a Ferrari.

Too true. Too true.

Learning tho. And maybe in a few years.

GSDLover · 6 January 2019, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by superdog

Too true. Too true.

Learning tho. And maybe in a few years.

Enjoy the chase! That's a lot of the fun. And with your attention to detail, you have the right mindset.

superdog · 8 January 2019, 03:56 AM

Well, I did something.

Update in April.

Kimber007 · 8 January 2019, 03:59 AM

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Originally Posted by superdog

Well, I did something.

Update in April.

You placed a bet on UMBC winning the NCAA tourney?

GB-man · 8 January 2019, 08:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by superdog

Well, I did something.

Update in April.

Johndong888 · 8 January 2019, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by superdog

Well, I did something.

Update in April.

U can’t leave us hanging!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ughhhhh. It’s okay, you can tell me at the GTG.

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strettyend · 9 January 2019, 04:08 AM

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Originally Posted by superdog

Too true. Too true.

Learning tho. And maybe in a few years.

This is cruel

5 January 2019, 05:59 PM	#67
Laszlo 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: San Francisco, CA Watch: Date & No Date Posts: 10,868	I'm glad this thread still has life. Just the other day while driving around Laurel Heights (way more exclusive than Pac Heights) for those in the know... I saw a few Ferrari's in the AM and kept thinking... man... can I get one? Thanks, Seth. You're going to definitely get me in trouble. A car I've ignored for pretty much all my years has now become an absolute obsession. Argh. __________________ "You might as well question why we breathe. If we stop breathing, we'll die. If we stop fighting our enemies, the world will die." Paul Henreid as Victor Laszlo in Casablanca

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strettyend "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Miami Posts: 1,726	The 458 is one of my all time favorite cars, just fantastic. At one point this was my only car for a year, in Jersey lol. Although not quite an “exotic” to many it’s super low, loud, not very comfy but my god does it sound amazing at 9,000 RPM! Cars are meant to be driven and not just for sighting laps, I’ve taken the GT3 on road trips, overnight stays, etc. I then added this to the stable last fall and while it’s more subdued and comfy for the everyday it’s definitely faster than the GT3 in a straight line lol. Good luck with what you decide, either way you will have an awesome beast in the garage. __________________ Patek Nautilus 5740G; AP ROC 26315OR; Vacheron Fiftysix; Day Date RG 228235 Olive; Cartier Santos de Cartier Rose Gold

5 January 2019, 10:26 PM	#72
superdog 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Real Name: Seth Location: nj Watch: Omega Posts: 24,834	Nice rides. Appreciate the share. Love the color of that Porsche. Here’s my most current thought process. Granted, it changes like the wind, but here goes: Option A Spend $40,000 on down payment Trade my awesome car Pick up a payment of approximately $1,500 Get dreamcar Ferrari 458 Or Option B Spend nothing Keep my awesome car Have no debt Keep dreaming about Ferrari 458 Seems like an easy call. I’m typically pretty responsible. But I just keep thinking I’ve got this one life to live. __________________ If happiness is a state of mind, why look anywhere else for it? IG: gsmotorclub IG: thesawcollection (Both mostly just car stuff)

5 January 2019, 10:42 PM	#73
superdog 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Real Name: Seth Location: nj Watch: Omega Posts: 24,834	^^^ I should add that if I do this, I’m pulling from money set aside for a Patek 5164. I won’t pass that up when it arrives. So I’ll need to figure that piece out. Don’t think I can do this move. Not until I save up. It goes against all the financial guidelines I set for myself nearly 20 years ago. __________________ If happiness is a state of mind, why look anywhere else for it? IG: gsmotorclub IG: thesawcollection (Both mostly just car stuff)

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GB-man 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: USA Watch: addiction issues Posts: 37,355	Ferrari would be sick but you have a really really nice ride currently and just spent on the sweet new place. Plus the market is a bit wobbly right now. Rent a mustang base model from enterprise for a week. Drive it daily and leave your gts at home. Then when you get back in your gts the magic will be back. Trust me lol __________________

5 January 2019, 09:42 PM	#70
rolexpatek363 Banned Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: up a hill Posts: 1,979	I have an old Cayman 981 GTS, manual (2014). Base 911 flat-six 3.4L (detuned to 340 BHP) in a two-seat Cayman = big fun. Not the fastest thing ever, but plenty fast for public roads. Chassis very friendly, brakes outstanding, profile quite low, and onlookers like it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxXrDIevmlY

6 January 2019, 03:38 AM	#76
fkim011 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Real Name: Frank Location: Irvine Watch: PP 5164R Posts: 245	To find the right Ferrari with the right spec is hard! It can take months on end for the right one to show up with the right color combo, miles, option list, service records, price etc... I think you should pull the trigger if the right F car is looking at you in the face. My F12 search has taken a lot longer then I expected...

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Thunderbird88 "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Sweden Watch: 16713 & 116610LV Posts: 368	I couldn't care less of what people call my Viper. Some people call it a sports car, others a supercar. I call it my car. And it's just a car, that just happens to be my dream car. Who gives a rats ass of what people or magazines classifies it as? Though a car should be driven. A Ferrari, GTR or anything with paddle shifters is just a TV game. Not really much to it than floor it and blip som buttons. I love autos myself. But they are for daily drivers. If I want to feel like I'm in a beast, a Ferrari or anything similar would not ever give me that satisfaction. Especially when you go kamikaze shifting a stick, WOT no lift, at any given gear or speed. That is fun. Battling it like hell with feather light flywheel is fantastic fun. And getting that heel-toe downshift buttersmooth and perfect makes you so warm and fuzzy inside.

6 January 2019, 08:52 AM	#79
drgoro "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Virginia Posts: 816	By any margin the merc GTR is a super car

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superdog 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Real Name: Seth Location: nj Watch: Omega Posts: 24,834	Btw, nearly pulled the trigger on the 458 today. I was close. Then I asked to confirm the warranty details. And I learned it was 5k a year as it was out of warranty. And I finally have to admit to myself that I just can’t actually afford this car. Maybe someday. Not today. __________________ If happiness is a state of mind, why look anywhere else for it? IG: gsmotorclub IG: thesawcollection (Both mostly just car stuff)

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