parthiban Posted October 23, 2013 Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 Having spent quite a while thinking about what I wanted, and then a while longer trying to find the right car, I finally picked it up last Friday! I'm not sure how much of a blog this will be, but thought I'd get it started with a couple of pics from when I collected it, will hopefully add some better pics in time. First impressions, absolutely fantastic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted October 23, 2013 Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 Lucky git! Does it fit in the garage? So what are your plans, to leave it standard or modify it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parthiban Posted October 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 Lucky git! Does it fit in the garage? So what are your plans, to leave it standard or modify it? Thanks! It does, just - it's not as tight as I thought it would be (I originally thought I'd have to push it in and out) and it's only because I'm not very big that I can get in/out of it in the garage Plan to keep it standard - at the beginning of the search I had thoughts of doing all sorts but the more I looked the more I preferred the elegance of the standard car. Might change my mind down the road, but for now it's staying as is. The only mods I might do are some technical ones, it's got the F1 gearbox and seriously considering changing the TCU for the one out of the challenge stradale which is supposed to be a million times better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted October 23, 2013 Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 Good decision, I love the 360 in standard form - some subtle mods are fine but nothing too OTT. So we'll see you at the next super car meet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parthiban Posted October 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 So we'll see you at the next super car meet Absolutely, is there one scheduled? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted October 23, 2013 Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 Hopefully when Tony is better next year, can't have a meet without him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parthiban Posted October 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 Hopefully when Tony is better next year, can't have a meet without him Yep, goes without saying Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Posted October 23, 2013 Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 Very nice mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted October 24, 2013 Report Share Posted October 24, 2013 Superb car, i'm really pleased for you..... I take it won't be your daily drive? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parthiban Posted October 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2013 Thanks guys. Well yes and no, I go to work on the tube so don't really have a daily driver as such, but I do plan on using the Ferrari as much as possible (I don't believe in locking up such a fantastic car in the garage all the time). I still have the Lexus though if I go somewhere I'm not comfortable taking the 360. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted October 24, 2013 Report Share Posted October 24, 2013 Good for you.... Not as glorious as your car but i was the same with my Lotus. Whats the point in getting a dream car and just looking at it once a week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parthiban Posted October 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2013 Absolutely, it's such a fantastic thing to drive, so it must be driven! I was lucky to find a car with such low mileage (only has 22k on the clock) so I don't need to worry too much about putting miles on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted October 24, 2013 Report Share Posted October 24, 2013 Mileage is rude.... Lucky you and well done for waiting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve-O Posted October 24, 2013 Report Share Posted October 24, 2013 Good for you mate - looks very tidy. The 360 does sound decent in standard trim - but i have heard some good things about Tubi exhausts for the fezzas if you fancied deviating Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parthiban Posted October 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2013 Good for you mate - looks very tidy. The 360 does sound decent in standard trim - but i have heard some good things about Tubi exhausts for the fezzas if you fancied deviating Thanks, and yes some of the cars I tried had Tubis on which sounded glorious! I'm undecided on exhausts, the drone at cruising speeds is quite annoying plus it really is very loud if you need to leave early/get back late (not that standard is particularly quiet!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted October 25, 2013 Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 Out of interest what is the insurance like, especially with this being your first supercar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parthiban Posted October 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 Out of interest what is the insurance like, especially with this being your first supercar? Not bad at all actually, to keep things simple for the moment I swapped the Lexus on my existing policy as that's where the NCD is and for the remaining 6 months on the policy they wanted an extra £369 - annualised I think it comes out to about £1100. Excess is only £500 too. Full 12 month quotes were coming out online around £950 so all in all the insurance isn't bad at all. Plus it's only £280 road tax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve-O Posted October 25, 2013 Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 thats good! When i look back i paid some hideous premiums to get into fast cars. Worth the money all day long though IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted October 25, 2013 Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 That is good, roughly the same price I was getting on the comparison sites - out of curiosity you know! Pre 2001, yes tax is still one rate over 1.6L - you would never get it that cheap on a new Ferrari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parthiban Posted October 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 thats good! When i look back i paid some hideous premiums to get into fast cars. Worth the money all day long though IMO. Yep absolutely worth it, even better when it's actually quite reasonable That is good, roughly the same price I was getting on the comparison sites - out of curiosity you know! Pre 2001, yes tax is still one rate over 1.6L - you would never get it that cheap on a new Ferrari It's probably the age of the car and them realising that people buying cars like these aren't super rich nor are they boy racers so will most likely be quite careful with them. Unfortunately it's post March 01 so it is emissions based rather than the super cheap engine size based tax, but as it's pre March 06 it's capped at band K (£280) rather than it's true position in the over 255g band M (£490). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted October 25, 2013 Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 I'm quite surprised it's in that bracket, even before the post 2006 banding came out - good for you though, more money for fuel! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHAHZ Posted November 24, 2013 Report Share Posted November 24, 2013 Dunno how I missed this thread..... Stunning motor Parth!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHAHZ Posted November 24, 2013 Report Share Posted November 24, 2013 Oh and come on you lazy bum, get some more pics up!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted November 24, 2013 Report Share Posted November 24, 2013 Agreed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parthiban Posted November 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2013 Dunno how I missed this thread..... Stunning motor Parth!! Thanks! Oh and come on you lazy bum, get some more pics up!! Lol! Been a bit busy so any time I've been able to get it out of the garage I've spent as much time as possible driving it Finally got my private plates on it - real pain getting off all the gunk from previous plate swaps, didn't look like it had ever been cleaned! Will get some pics soon, I'll also need to clean it first! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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