Got rid of my car today
05-28-2004, 02:32 AM
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E55, F550, S600 Ducati 999
Got rid of my car today
I offloaded the 2000 model silver Ferrari 550M and replaced it with a black 2002 550 Maranello which I am picking up on Monday.
05-28-2004, 02:51 AM
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Good call. My current favorite overall Ferrari in their lineup is the 575, which is not that far off the 550. I've always loved the classic front engine V12 with RWD for street applications. While the 360 et. al, are also absolutely gorgeous, the 550/575 are the Ferraris for me.
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Good call. My current favorite overall Ferrari in their lineup is the 575, which is not that far off the 550. I've always loved the classic front engine V12 with RWD for street applications. While the 360 et. al, are also absolutely gorgeous, the 550/575 are the Ferraris for me.
Please post some pictures.
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The 550 is my all time favourite car at the moment.
The 360/355 are to fragile to use as a daily driver, but the 550 is rock solid. The V12 Ferrari market is dead at the moment, I was offered a new 575 at 100K of retail, but I don't like the paddle shift and the suspension is too soft compared to the 550. I bought the car as a repo from the finance company. I have been haggling with them for almost two months now, but as it is coming to the end of the financial year they have finally seen the light and accepted the same offer they laughed at originally.
The 550 is my all time favourite car at the moment.
The 360/355 are to fragile to use as a daily driver, but the 550 is rock solid. The V12 Ferrari market is dead at the moment, I was offered a new 575 at 100K of retail, but I don't like the paddle shift and the suspension is too soft compared to the 550. I bought the car as a repo from the finance company. I have been haggling with them for almost two months now, but as it is coming to the end of the financial year they have finally seen the light and accepted the same offer they laughed at originally.
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05-28-2004, 09:19 AM
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Congrats Stephen
Hope you enjoy your Maranello, but just exactly where are going to use even 50% of its power in Melbourne?
Congrats Stephen
Hope you enjoy your Maranello, but just exactly where are going to use even 50% of its power in Melbourne?
05-28-2004, 06:52 PM
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Congrats! So what no more W211 E55? You've put in a lot of work on that car. Wow! Good choice though on the 575M!
Any coming mods on that? LC exhaust maybe? Titanium coilovers?
Congrats! So what no more W211 E55? You've put in a lot of work on that car. Wow! Good choice though on the 575M!
Any coming mods on that? LC exhaust maybe? Titanium coilovers?
05-28-2004, 07:54 PM
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congrats stephen, can't wait for the pics. How did your 550 compare to that gallardo you had? a lil off topic but it seems as if we finaly got rif of you know who.
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Originally posted by JamE55
stephens
Congrats! So what no more W211 E55? You've put in a lot of work on that car. Wow! Good choice though on the 575M! Any coming mods on that? LC exhaust maybe? Titanium coilovers?
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Congrats! So what no more W211 E55? You've put in a lot of work on that car. Wow! Good choice though on the 575M!
Any coming mods on that? LC exhaust maybe? Titanium coilovers?
Congrats on the car, plenty of pics
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Re: Got rid of my car today
Originally posted by stephens
I offloaded the 2000 model silver Ferrari 550M and replaced it with a black 2002 550 Maranello which I am picking up on Monday.
I offloaded the 2000 model silver Ferrari 550M and replaced it with a black 2002 550 Maranello which I am picking up on Monday.
05-29-2004, 03:41 AM
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Originally posted by JamE55
stephens
Congrats! So what no more W211 E55? You've put in a lot of work on that car. Wow! Good choice though on the 575M! Any coming mods on that? LC exhaust maybe? Titanium coilovers?
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Congrats! So what no more W211 E55? You've put in a lot of work on that car. Wow! Good choice though on the 575M!
Any coming mods on that? LC exhaust maybe? Titanium coilovers?
My E55 is for sale though, only to be replaced by a 2005 E55 or S600, probably the former, as my son is trying to convince me that the S class systems are a generation behind the E class.
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Originally posted by stephens
My E55 is for sale though, only to be replaced by a 2005 E55 or S600, probably the former, as my son is trying to convince me that the S class systems are a generation behind the E class.
My E55 is for sale though, only to be replaced by a 2005 E55 or S600, probably the former, as my son is trying to convince me that the S class systems are a generation behind the E class.
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Either E55 or S600 only. Where I am aiming for 650hp without headers on the '55 motor, the TT V12 will virtually do this with just a chip upgrade. With the same amount of effort 700hp should be a realisitc target for the V12.
Thinking about it logically, I remeber reading an article on the supercharged Jag V8 motor. The engineer in the interview stated that to achieve 400hp at the flywheel, they needed almost 480hp, because of the parasitic losses associated with driving the supercharger, so for a given capacity and boost, the turbo motor should theoretically give more power.
Either E55 or S600 only. Where I am aiming for 650hp without headers on the '55 motor, the TT V12 will virtually do this with just a chip upgrade. With the same amount of effort 700hp should be a realisitc target for the V12.
Thinking about it logically, I remeber reading an article on the supercharged Jag V8 motor. The engineer in the interview stated that to achieve 400hp at the flywheel, they needed almost 480hp, because of the parasitic losses associated with driving the supercharger, so for a given capacity and boost, the turbo motor should theoretically give more power.
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Originally posted by stephens
No
Either E55 or S600 only. Where I am aiming for 650hp without headers on the '55 motor, the TT V12 will virtually do this with just a chip upgrade. With the same amount of effort 700hp should be a realisitc target for the V12.
Thinking about it logically, I remeber reading an article on the supercharged Jag V8 motor. The engineer in the interview stated that to achieve 400hp at the flywheel, they needed almost 480hp, because of the parasitic losses associated with driving the supercharger, so for a given capacity and boost, the turbo motor should theoretically give more power.
No
Either E55 or S600 only. Where I am aiming for 650hp without headers on the '55 motor, the TT V12 will virtually do this with just a chip upgrade. With the same amount of effort 700hp should be a realisitc target for the V12.
Thinking about it logically, I remeber reading an article on the supercharged Jag V8 motor. The engineer in the interview stated that to achieve 400hp at the flywheel, they needed almost 480hp, because of the parasitic losses associated with driving the supercharger, so for a given capacity and boost, the turbo motor should theoretically give more power.
I say go for the S600 then, the comfort and equipment is just that much better than the E55.
