Ray collins
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I notice that Tony displays a Ferrari 360 Spider at the head of his posts ! I had one myself I bought it from the proceeds of a serious road accident It belonged to Tim Martin ( Wetherspoon owner ) Its a long story I sold it at a loss in 2018 It had a Tubie exhaust system That noise is as good as it gets Even better than the sound of a TVR on full song, They were the days eh. Lovely memories. Ray
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Nothing sad about that Tony, It’s all in the mind, My one was bought with the proceeds of a serious road accident, my wife told me to go out and treat myself to a nice car as I wasn’t getting any younger, I did, I bought a 360 Spider She could not believe her eyes She retorted “ you silly git. I meant something like a Ford Fiesta .. I then spent £32,000 on a full Ferrari Hamann spoiler kit and Wheels,
Then offered it for sale to a Ferrari specialist At first he said he wouldn’t be interested because of the spoiler kit etc
but when he saw it he bought it on the spot He phoned me three days later to tell me that he had been in the trade for 40 years and thought he knew everything about buying and selling Ferrari’s He said “ the first person to walk into my showroom“ “walked past every other car and made a ‘ B ‘ line for the Hamann Ferrari and bought it I still go out of my door and look at my MX5 and still see a Ferrari 360 spider sitting there in my dreams, But lovely memories I have of owning that Red Ferrari with Magnolia piped leather, Enjoy your replica Tony I’ve seen them at motor shows and they look fantastic ... best regards Tony ...Ray...
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I was lucky in truth, the seller was a desperate seller and i agreed the 15k asking price.... I spent around 10k on extras like Ferrari seats, glass and so on.
My issue is i think i enjoyed the chase and now it's done i'm losing interest.
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Sad to hear that the novelty of owning your replica is wearing thin, Imagine owning the real thing and then not being able to enjoy it because the funds run out ! That’s what happened to me Tony, I blew all my Insurance money on an expensive Ferrari And ‘hadn’t given a thought to the cost of owning and running it. Etc,
Anyway, I had my little MX5 lowered Last Thursday and very pleased. Every MX5 should have this modification if they haven’t already. Best way to enhance the looks ... Your staff member Joe What a nice guy, eh...
get to rekindle your enthusiasm for your replica Tony We have a guy in our village with a replica 355 Ferrari and it fooled me I often looked at it and thought to myself. He must feel like “Charlie Bananas“ Then one day I met him at a car show and he confided in me that it was a replica ,
He loved it for ‘what it was’ ,
Why pay £30,000 for a Designer ‘hand bag‘ when you can buy an identical and practical replica for £20 quid over the market ? Who’s the mug ?