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If people think this is an attitude unique to ferrari they are a little misguided.

Often you hear of magazines being unable to replicated the performance figures given by the factory.

Pretty much every car maker does it.

Like when you hear of subaru getting both their WRC drivers down to the drag strip for the day with 10+ WRX's for them to simply abuse till they break in an attempt to set the performance target they want.

No great suprises in Chris' rant, but it's nice to have it off his chest I bet.

Seems someone within Ferrari is keen to keep the bullshit of "The Old Man", otherwise known as a 100% arsehole, alive and well.

I've never once longed to own a Ferrari, well ok, I do ache for an F40, but their marketing machine is just too contrived for me, always has been really, even when the F40 was new, it's asking price and claims of "composite contruction techniques" were mildly laughable :)

Besides, I've never met a Fezz driver that wasn't a 100% pure unadulterated Cock. And I'm not a cock..... or am I?

the F40 is alright but its predecessor, the 288 GTO, is the one to lust after.

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the F40 is alright but its predecessor, the 288 GTO, is the one to lust after.

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Very sexy car indeed.

I Do have a real soft spot for a 250 Lusso or a long nose 275...but good luck ever finding one lol

nup, F40 for me too. even better go the hardcore F40 GTR or LM or whatever gay letters they put on the hardcorey one.

for many years I wanted an F40 bad enough to make my balls ache. then I turned 13 and it got better. but I do still have the odd urge to sell my house and live in an F40. as I constantly remind my girlfriend you can sleep in a car but you can't fking drive a house.....

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288, no doubt, gorgeous thing, but a little before "my time".

A few years ago I remember seeing a 288, F40, and Enzo on display together, and was left thinking , "where did they go wrong?!"

They went wrong when they realised they can make more money out of selling crap merchandise than from making cars. I put it about the same period as when Schumacher started driving for them but some argue it was slightly previous to that.

Anyway the 288 was one of the last of the good cars they made. It looks well hard & isnt tarnished by the crap engineering the F40 has in it. They were still trying in those days - not just selling junk to rich fkrs who dont know any better.

Lets all go to Ferrari world and puke in their roller coaster.

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