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Ky - is that a solid removable top on your Vette? Do you drive her easy or do you open her up once in a while?
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Dave -
Very cool that you run the car the way it was designed!! I'm impressed. I has 2000 Vette C 5 convertable. That car was nice & alot more cumfy then the Ferrari! The one thing I do miss about it was the heads up display. I may go back to a vette eventually. The ferrari has a very strong pull though!
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If & when I return to the Vette, It will also be the C6. There are lots of them around here. I traded for the Ferrari merely to be different & faster. However, I dont get the opportunity to run with someone off a light anymore, I guess they assume they will loose? The Ferrari is to instagating. I miss showing guys up like the experience you just had with the Nissan. Challenge is what makes life fun sometimes. I will say some of these Jap cars are getting quick though.
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If you pulled up beside me, I wouldn't run you.
That is the problem I have with most people unfortunatly. I do get to run with the sport bikes as they seem to be the only one up for the challenge but thats only in the summer. It was 9 degrees here this morning & I dont take much out of the garage on days like this either. My Spider with pull 0 - 60 in 4.2 but I've tried & can only get it to do about 4.8 - 4.9 acourding to the stop watch I use. She will run at a top speed of 195mph from what the specs say but I've only had the guts to push to 165mph & at that piont all they kept running threw mt head is if I get cought they are going to tow me & this car will not be towed which means I'd have to run em & i'm to old for that stuff anymore. The one nice thing about the car is when I 'm on the highway, the cars infront of me in the passing lane immediatly pull over even if I'm driving casually so it's kinda like driving an ambulance.
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That link brang me to a web search page. I tried it 3 times. Try again or post the actual address...You have me curious.
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Av8R - Cool link! thanks for sharing. As Kyvette said before, those mustangs aren't all that everyone cracks them up to be. I understand this one is modified but obviously not enough if a truck beat em.
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http://www.fast-autos.net/ferrari/f5014.html
This is a sick car & I belive it will take that Dodge truck. Check it out.
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That's true. I guess when it's that close, the driver could make the difference?
In 1987 I had a 79' Pontiac trans am with a 403 cid engine. So one day I am cruising down the highway doing like 70 mph. I had this girl with me that I had just started dating. Took me months to get the guts to ask her out. So her & I are driving down the highway & this Buick Grand national came up behind me fairly quickly & agressively. He was on my tail & riding me for like 5 minutes, so close I almost couldnt see his headlight! I pulled into the right lane & he pulled into the right lane still right on my tail. Now I start getting annoyed as he was instagating me. So I pulled into the passing lane & dropped the pedal to the floor. The only thing that my car had was an aftermarket flow master exaust with headers. So this Grand Nat'l stayed right on my tail almost as if I never sped off! I couldn't get this car off my tail....100 mph...120 mph.....I finnaly hit 132 mph & he turned on his red & blue police lights! They towed & impounded my TA. I asked a customer of mine which was a lawyer to defend me. The charges were dropped for careless behavior of an officer...So you truely never know who your racing.
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Can you give the asking prices of the vette & viper? I would consider either one. I have 3 guys interested in the Ferrari. I may sell due to maintenance being to expensive on this car. A typical tune up is $2500.00 at the dealer. parts are about 4 times that of american cars. Tires - we wont even go there. The car is exotic...the engine sounds like a sport bike & is right behind you when driving. When you hammer it above 4 or 5 grand & can't hear the stereo even if it's cranking. All you hear is a screaming engine...ever hear a Ferrari at 5000 rpms? It also rides very rough & you feel every bump & pebble in the road for that matter. I love the Vette's but they are a little to common around here. I dont see many Vipers just a few every now & again so The Viper might be something for me to look at soon enough so please get prices if you can. Thanks.
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Dave -
Mine is a 95' 355 spider. 410 approx hp. I paid $85k & that was upposed to be good deal. Call any Ferrari dealer, Ask then how often & much money Tune ups & maintenance is required & cost. I think you will be shocked when you hear the answers. Make sure your sitting down... .
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Dave - Dont misunderstand me, I wasnt feeling as though you hadn't believed me, Just informing you thats all : )
Cruising that strip sounds soooo good. I appreciate that advise!
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They are calling for 20" here tonight with 50 mph winds!! Sure wish I had a cab now  . It is currently -1 degree right now.
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Lucerne - I have been looking at the curtis cabs. Found one for sale used but its on a L3010 right now. It looks like it might fit but I tried to call curtis to ask them & they dont seem to want to tell me. I am especially hesistant because mine is a new model & they call it the " Grand" L & the L3010 isnt called "grand". I do know that curtis makes one for the 110 though. I will be buying one for next winter, thats for sure!
As for your frozen machine, Put a large tarp over the whole machine, Place a heater under it & leave it for an hour. I use a d/c to a/c inverter plugged in to my cigarette lighter/ power outlet in my truck with an extension cord. It takes time but it will work.
Good luck!
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Sure thing
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Well, the storm is finally over! The 50 mph winds were brutal!! Never saw snow get blown around so bad. I cleared a snow drift that was about 6' deep. The kubota really kicked serious A$$ in this storm. I dont know what I would have done with out it! I pilled snow as high as the fel would go! They are saying 4 - 5 inches tomarrow night & I dont know were we are going to put it, there is just no more room anywhere at the complexes we do. I guess we'll have to start using parking spaces for storage. I used a snowmobile helmut when operating the kubota. I dont know what the wind chill was but the actual temp was 6 degrees. My whole crew was complaining about how cold it was & that this was the coldest storm ever due to the winds, I however was sweating. I offered a spare helmut to one of my guys who was operating a zero turn riding mower with a 42" snowblower attachment on it because he said he was frozen, He declined the helmut because he thought it would make him look odd. I dont understand the logic of some these days.
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My only fear of having a cab installed is hindering my visibility. I am constantly back blading with my blade a half inch away from cars, garage doors etc. were precision visabitly is essential!
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...i hear ya, but I dont even plow my own driveway. By the time I get done working from the storm, I've had about 25 hours of plow time in & I dont want to do anymore. It takes at least 8" of snow to get me to clear my own stuff.
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