First ride in a Ferrari

TSM330i · 03-07-2010, 09:55 AM

I met up with a bunch of Ferrari, Porsche and Lotus guys at Karosserie near King of Prussia yesterday. I was talking with one of the employees about the Ferrari's and I told him that I've never even had a ride in a Ferrari. He was like "We can change that." There were two Scuderia's there yesterday, but one was brand new. So, he asked the other guy (seen in the pic below) if I could go for a ride.

WOW! What a special sound, feel, experience. If feels so solid, very tight, VERY light weight and when he really got on it and pulled the paddle back to up shift, it felt like I was being kicked in the back. Once the exhaust goes into bypass mode, the entire car sounds so sweet! The bucket seats are superb for holding you in place and all the interior pieces were either Alcantara, aluminum or carbon fiber. It was perfection!!!

All the guys were super nice (I just have a 330i for crying out loud) and they were treating me like one of their own. One guy is from the UK and he has a '73 RS, two of his buddies have CGT with one being stored at the 'Ring and modified by Mathey Racing.

Garduna · 03-07-2010, 01:02 PM

The damn thing looks soo good! Wish I could get a chance to drive a scuderia >_<!

PhilH · 03-07-2010, 02:19 PM

Nice. From the looks of the mats in the interior, they actually drive their Ferrari around a bit too.

Found a couple youtube videos to get a taste of the sound:

--skip to the 1:00 minute mark:

--if you have more time to watch a nice in car review, where they drive it at Fiorano as well as the street:

esscolab · 03-07-2010, 03:23 PM

Nice!! very envious, perhaps one day....

esscolab · 03-07-2010, 03:24 PM

BTW, is that someone's body dumped in the passenger seat ?

Ender514 · 03-07-2010, 04:37 PM

sweeet man!

TSM330i · 03-07-2010, 04:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by esscolab

BTW, is that someone's body dumped in the passenger seat ?

LOL, it's actually his wife. She was a bit cold.

OBI_agent · 03-07-2010, 06:06 PM

God...Lucky you!!!! Nice.

Will Urlacher · 03-07-2010, 07:07 PM

I know the owner of that scud, he is a super cool dude and has some awesome cars.

He has pics in his garage of that car on the track with slicks on so yeah they drive em.

Will

TSM330i · 03-07-2010, 07:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Will Urlacher

I know the owner of that scud, he is a super cool dude and has some awesome cars.

He has pics in his garage of that car on the track with slicks on so yeah they drive em.

Will

They most definitely drive them.

He did mention that there aren't a lot of exotic cars in Lanc. PA

DimSum · 03-07-2010, 07:37 PM

how much I would love to test drive a ferrari.

Schn3ll · 03-07-2010, 07:42 PM

What meet was this? I would have driven down there in a second for that!

Mark M · 03-07-2010, 07:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Will Urlacher

I know the owner of that scud, he is a super cool dude and has some awesome cars.

He has pics in his garage of that car on the track with slicks on so yeah they drive em.

Will

Will, where in Lancaster are ya from? I am also in the Lancaster area with a AW 135. I am in the Lititz area. Saw another AW 135 a few times on Newport Road....could this be you?

PM me. Thanks.

TSM330i · 03-07-2010, 08:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Schn3ll

What meet was this? I would have driven down there in a second for that!

It wasn't really a big meet. "Only" two Scuds, 550 Maranello, S4S, 993 and Caymen. Karosserie just invited some of their customers to see some of the work they are doing. You can see them from the PA TP between KOP and Plymouth Meeting on the right side heading East.
They do all kinds of custom one-off aluminum work for any car (Ferrari and Audi A8 in particular). There was a custom 612 Scaglietti that Ferrari did for this guy there to be repainted, custom hood made and then retired to his collection. They just finished painting a Daytona Spider (converted from a coupe of course a long time ago).

ibeclueless · 03-08-2010, 12:25 AM

must have been fun

anthony @ eas · 03-08-2010, 01:26 PM

Awesome. What a car...

KingOfJericho · 03-08-2010, 02:46 PM

There was a red scuderia behind me yesterday morning on the way to the gym. Nice cars.

Zephyr15 · 03-08-2010, 06:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AW325xi

He did mention that there aren't a lot of exotic cars in Lanc. PA

Shocker.

paulcheung · 03-08-2010, 06:09 PM

sweet

mogarbage · 03-09-2010, 04:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AW325xi

He did mention that there aren't a lot of exotic cars in Lanc. PA

ive seen some sick horse and buggy 1-offs in the area when i went on a hunt for some root beer that was just

bavarian19 · 03-09-2010, 10:38 PM

bonwit904 · 03-13-2010, 12:16 AM

a few months ago I spent a good deal of time (about 200 miles) behind the wheel of a 599GTB Fiorano. Ill be honest - it makes the BMW (even my M6) feel tame and lethargic. The steering is the killer - its light but at the same time you feel every single thing on the road - essentially its perfect. The sound, acceleration, grip.....

There really is nothing on the road quite like a ferrari in my opinion.

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PhilH Private First Class 139 Rep 180 Posts Drives: 2018 Cayman, 2017 X1 Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Phila, PA iTrader: (0)	Nice. From the looks of the mats in the interior, they actually drive their Ferrari around a bit too. Found a couple youtube videos to get a taste of the sound: --skip to the 1:00 minute mark: --if you have more time to watch a nice in car review, where they drive it at Fiorano as well as the street: __________________ Former BMWs: F80 M3, E46 330i, E34 525i
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bonwit904 Second Lieutenant 124 Rep 204 Posts Drives: 2022 M5C Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: NY iTrader: (0)	a few months ago I spent a good deal of time (about 200 miles) behind the wheel of a 599GTB Fiorano. Ill be honest - it makes the BMW (even my M6) feel tame and lethargic. The steering is the killer - its light but at the same time you feel every single thing on the road - essentially its perfect. The sound, acceleration, grip..... There really is nothing on the road quite like a ferrari in my opinion.
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