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Thinking about getting a Ferrari Portofino
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Date: December 13th, 2023 1:09 PM Author: misunderstood theater stage Have about 200K to spend (cash not financed). Was thinking about getting portofino. Can fit kids on short trips. Wife can drive without having to worry about hitting potholes. Gets "Status" of Ferrari and gets me on some lists to buy "real" Ferraris in the future.
Don't want Porsche as dad has a 2022 911s i can drive whenever i want.
what does the bort think |
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Date: December 13th, 2023 2:51 PM Author: ebony main people depends if 'fit kids on short trips' is mandatory. if so, you're looking at 2+2/GT types of cars, which excludes a lot of alternatives being mentioned itt (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5459971&forum_id=2#47166918) |
Date: December 13th, 2023 1:26 PM Author: electric striped hyena sound barrier I've always liked the Portofino. Go for it. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5459971&forum_id=2#47166623) |
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Date: December 13th, 2023 1:31 PM Author: Provocative pearl stag film Cool car. Would you actually drive it? IE park on street, valet, leave in office parking garage? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5459971&forum_id=2#47166642) |
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Date: December 13th, 2023 1:37 PM Author: misunderstood theater stage I'm really looking for input like "nah its not a real ferrari - dont get front engine" or "yeah i think the badge is everything" (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5459971&forum_id=2#47166665) |
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Date: December 13th, 2023 1:50 PM Author: Provocative pearl stag film OK -- cool car, doesn't look as entry-level as the California (even if it is related), will hold value a lot better than an Aston or Bentley, I'd drive it.
As for the "not a real Ferrari" crowd, I'm guessing 99% of people making those comments are coming from someone that couldn't swing a Portofino to begin with.
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Date: December 13th, 2023 1:40 PM Author: Alcoholic razzmatazz macaca kill yourself (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5459971&forum_id=2#47166682) |
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Date: December 13th, 2023 1:45 PM Author: misunderstood theater stage so, get a mclaren? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5459971&forum_id=2#47166709) |
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Date: December 13th, 2023 2:10 PM Author: Diverse Brindle University Yes (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5459971&forum_id=2#47166804) |
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Date: December 13th, 2023 1:48 PM Author: Floppy Old Irish Cottage Seems fine for those criteria.
Urus not sporty enough?
488 GTB and Huracan not practical enough? |
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Date: December 13th, 2023 2:11 PM Author: Diverse Brindle University Urus is such a lulzy idea. How it escapes the ridiculed directed at the cyber truck is beyond me (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5459971&forum_id=2#47166807) |
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Date: December 13th, 2023 2:47 PM Author: boyish state Worst thing for the urus is that an rsq8 is half the price (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5459971&forum_id=2#47166907) |
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Date: December 13th, 2023 3:08 PM Author: Floppy Old Irish Cottage I'd find it hard to justify the premium, but I see a lot more of the Lambo than the Audi. Maybe just a quirk of my area. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5459971&forum_id=2#47166974) |
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Date: December 13th, 2023 6:25 PM Author: misunderstood theater stage i am considering also getting a porsche cayenne GT turbo S (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5459971&forum_id=2#47167711) |
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Date: December 13th, 2023 3:06 PM Author: Floppy Old Irish Cottage It's not to my taste, but they seem really popular around here. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5459971&forum_id=2#47166968) |
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Date: December 13th, 2023 1:50 PM Author: Sick theatre legend Yeah I think the car looks awesome and is “practical” by the wildly skewed standards of that class.
I wouldn’t personally get one because my family would mock me forever, but you should. |
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Date: December 13th, 2023 2:18 PM Author: Mauve mental disorder would your family also mock you for a mclaren or a porsche, or like where are they coming from on this (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5459971&forum_id=2#47166824) |
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Date: December 13th, 2023 2:35 PM Author: Sick theatre legend Yeah. I had a cousin who rolled into a Christmas party with a Lamborghini now maybe 10 years back. Not overweight, very limited facial hair, hairdo had some product but certainly no frosted tips (in direct contrast to every single person’s recollection); did have sunglasses (admittedly bad ones, maybe Oakleys) but they were perched in a respectable position atop head.
To this day everyone calls him Guy Fieri and sings the first few bars of Smashmouth’s All Star when he comes up. |
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Date: December 13th, 2023 2:38 PM Author: Appetizing magical international law enforcement agency tanning salon lmao titcr (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5459971&forum_id=2#47166884) |
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Date: December 13th, 2023 2:25 PM Author: Diverse Brindle University Your family would mock you for your car choice? Is your family made up of catty fags? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5459971&forum_id=2#47166850) |
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Date: December 13th, 2023 2:41 PM Author: Sick theatre legend Yes. To be fair they’re generally nice about every other group (obviously minorities, but they don’t even look down on proles), and aren’t incisive enough about any of them to be cutting even if they wanted to be. But man they’re great at eviscerating anything that smacks of new money or gauche breaches of protocol by non-new money.
You can have a nice house, but god forbid you buy a car sportier than an Audi (which by the way are the most pointless cars in existence).
There is no need for the OP, who gets none of the benefits of this culture, to honor its taboos. |
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Date: December 13th, 2023 2:44 PM Author: Mauve mental disorder ty, got it. lots of classy old money driving volvo station wagons and toyotas avalon (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5459971&forum_id=2#47166897) |
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Date: December 13th, 2023 1:52 PM Author: Floppy Old Irish Cottage Bentley Continental GT? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5459971&forum_id=2#47166758) |
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Date: December 13th, 2023 2:46 PM Author: Provocative pearl stag film UNGH
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Date: December 14th, 2023 1:38 AM Author: misunderstood theater stage too "old person" (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5459971&forum_id=2#47168904) |
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Date: December 13th, 2023 2:02 PM Author: Laughsome indian lodge water buffalo good way to show the world that your penis isn't small (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5459971&forum_id=2#47166791) |
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Date: December 13th, 2023 2:13 PM Author: boyish state They're nice. What options would you get on it (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5459971&forum_id=2#47166810) |
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Date: December 13th, 2023 2:23 PM Author: Mauve mental disorder you're not sure if you like it, and you defend it as a 200k stepping stone to a real ferrari. tough for me to understand why you want it. you must want the attention? i'm sure you would get some, especially if it's in a bright color (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5459971&forum_id=2#47166838) |
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Date: December 13th, 2023 2:27 PM Author: Racy know-it-all forum Yes. Ferraris are awesome (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5459971&forum_id=2#47166856) |
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Date: December 13th, 2023 2:27 PM Author: Exciting Canary Weed Whacker is that discontinued? what about the roma? i think it looks beautiful. |
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Date: December 13th, 2023 2:42 PM Author: flatulent business firm sandwich idk, it is the most sensible ferrari probably, but it's still a ferrari so you can't really daily drive it, I'd spend the money on an even less practical second car that is purely for looking cool in the driveway and the occasional weekend drive (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5459971&forum_id=2#47166894) |
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Date: December 13th, 2023 10:20 PM Author: misunderstood theater stage This is my 5th vehicle (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5459971&forum_id=2#47168467) |
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Date: December 13th, 2023 11:57 PM Author: Marvelous chocolate resort roast beef Cr (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5459971&forum_id=2#47168712) |
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Date: December 13th, 2023 2:44 PM Author: impertinent abode Not as traditionally exotic, but it's worth considering a V-10 Audi R8 as well. More timeless looks and very high performance. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5459971&forum_id=2#47166896) |
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Date: December 13th, 2023 2:51 PM Author: Diverse Brindle University Awesome vehicle (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5459971&forum_id=2#47166916) |
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Date: December 13th, 2023 2:56 PM Author: Provocative pearl stag film Awesome car, somehow less practical than the Portofino (other than AWD) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5459971&forum_id=2#47166932) |
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Date: December 13th, 2023 2:57 PM Author: Cheese-eating vermilion station Looks just like a run of the mill A6. Pass. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5459971&forum_id=2#47166935) |
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Date: December 13th, 2023 3:04 PM Author: impertinent abode lol wow. If you really want a Ferrari, why not consider a classic. A low mileage F355 Berlinetta 6-speed, perhaps. One of the most beautiful cars ever made and its value should hold pretty well given where things are going for cars.
You looking to keep the vehicle long-term?
Edit - realized you want something that can fit the kids for short trips. Portofino starts to make a bit more sense in that case. |
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Date: December 13th, 2023 11:58 PM Author: Marvelous chocolate resort roast beef Your first sentence is cr but I don't think a portofino is ever a good choice. Get a supercar, not a compromise. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5459971&forum_id=2#47168714) |
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Date: December 14th, 2023 12:27 AM Author: misunderstood theater stage (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5459971&forum_id=2#47168755) |
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Date: December 13th, 2023 2:55 PM Author: Cheese-eating vermilion station Proles like to throw $ away on Ferraris and Lambos. If you have real liquidity, buy a jet. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5459971&forum_id=2#47166925) |
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Date: December 13th, 2023 3:14 PM Author: razzle-dazzle temple quadroon Don't forget that the running costs of owning a Ferrari are stupidly high. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5459971&forum_id=2#47167000) |
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Date: December 13th, 2023 9:00 PM Author: sable pistol legal warrant I wouldn’t buy a Ferrari as anything other than a track car, especially if you have kids. Reliability is shit and they cost a fortune to maintain and repair. For that money, I’d get a Cayenne Turbo GT or an RS6. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5459971&forum_id=2#47168217) |
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Date: December 13th, 2023 9:02 PM Author: sable pistol legal warrant Also here the fuck do you think you’re getting a new portofino for $200K? And LOL at buying a used Ferrari. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5459971&forum_id=2#47168222) |
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Date: December 13th, 2023 10:21 PM Author: misunderstood theater stage (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5459971&forum_id=2#47168474) |
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Date: December 13th, 2023 10:57 PM Author: sable pistol legal warrant What do you do for a living, pumo? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5459971&forum_id=2#47168594) |
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Date: December 13th, 2023 11:01 PM Author: misunderstood theater stage CSLG. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5459971&forum_id=2#47168603) |
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Date: December 14th, 2023 12:04 AM Author: Provocative pearl stag film PI as well ? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5459971&forum_id=2#47168735) |
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Date: December 13th, 2023 9:04 PM Author: fluffy center Personally I like them but in car circles they're known to be one of the more feminine Ferraris. Not to the extent that the California is but it's up there in terms of cars that people term "girly" (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5459971&forum_id=2#47168229) |
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Date: December 13th, 2023 11:37 PM Author: Passionate Transparent Hall the 3 series of exotic cars (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5459971&forum_id=2#47168683) |
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Date: December 13th, 2023 11:42 PM Author: Marvelous chocolate resort roast beef (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5459971&forum_id=2#47168692) |
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Date: December 13th, 2023 11:40 PM Author: Sienna multi-billionaire private investor Ferraris are track cars or weekend toys for very light use. At 5k miles they already need major work. At 15k miles they basically need rebuilds of everything. Some of the twin transmission models where the first two gears are in a separate gear box need a new transmission every 4k miles and that’s a $40k repair in a Ferrari. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5459971&forum_id=2#47168689) |
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Date: December 13th, 2023 11:43 PM Author: Marvelous chocolate resort roast beef (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5459971&forum_id=2#47168695) |
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Date: December 13th, 2023 11:42 PM Author: Marvelous chocolate resort roast beef Don't do it, brother. If you're buying a supercar, don't buy an entry level one. Ferraris are great weekend cars, but they're far from practical and they're really not well suited to taking kids on trips or letting your wife drive. They're also a huge pain in the ass to maintain, in part because they're low production and still largely hand built, but also because they're designed for performance. Reliability isn't even an afterthought. They're designed to be driven a couple thousand miles per year with an eye towards the track, not taking your kids on road trips or letting your wife drive to the supermarket.
For your uses, you'll be a hell of a lot happier with an AMG GT coupe, brother. If you can dispense with the back seat, get an NSX. But if you've made up your mind to buy a legit supercar, buy a fucking supercar (entry level =! Supercar). Get a 2012 Aventador or something. |
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Date: December 14th, 2023 12:30 AM Author: misunderstood theater stage (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5459971&forum_id=2#47168757) |
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Date: December 14th, 2023 12:39 AM Author: Contagious Shimmering Pit Indirect Expression just buy the ferrari, but based on your stable if you are looking for an exotic, a z8 is in your price range and fits your make |
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Date: December 15th, 2023 12:16 PM Author: Provocative pearl stag film Hilarious you could pick one up for $70K 10 years ago... (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5459971&forum_id=2#47173884) |
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Date: December 14th, 2023 11:11 AM Author: odious son of senegal (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5459971&forum_id=2#47169841) |
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Date: December 14th, 2023 10:50 PM Author: Cheese-eating vermilion station LOL at advising this guy to buy a 12 year old Lambo. WHAT COULD GO WRONG?! (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5459971&forum_id=2#47172570) |
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Date: December 14th, 2023 12:01 AM Author: Exhilarant Sanctuary sounds fun! driving around in a portofino! do you have netjets too? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5459971&forum_id=2#47168723) |
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Date: December 15th, 2023 9:51 AM Author: Sienna multi-billionaire private investor I have an $8k netjets card actually.... (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5459971&forum_id=2#47173539) |
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Date: December 15th, 2023 7:48 PM Author: odious son of senegal Is that worth it? Serious q. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5459971&forum_id=2#47175198) |
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Date: December 14th, 2023 1:05 AM Author: Sepia national chad sounds like a pasta shape (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5459971&forum_id=2#47168803) |
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Date: December 15th, 2023 9:50 AM Author: Sienna multi-billionaire private investor Honestly the car to get is the new Corvette. It rapes basically everything under a million bucks and will run you half of what this thing costs. Biggest issue with the new Corvettes is the wheels crack but fixing a cracked set of wheels is nothing compared to Ferrari repairs. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5459971&forum_id=2#47173538) |
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Date: December 15th, 2023 1:28 PM Author: razzle-dazzle temple quadroon Half? Try 1/3.
Or you can get the new Z06 for half, and it has carbon fiber wheels, which are not going to crack. |
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Date: December 15th, 2023 1:43 PM Author: Heady sooty sneaky criminal They still don’t have awd (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5459971&forum_id=2#47174114) |
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Date: December 15th, 2023 2:20 PM Author: Floppy Old Irish Cottage https://www.chevrolet.com/performance/corvette/e-ray (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5459971&forum_id=2#47174229) |
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Date: December 15th, 2023 7:48 PM Author: odious son of senegal (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5459971&forum_id=2#47175196) |
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Date: December 15th, 2023 9:01 PM Author: Heady sooty sneaky criminal E-ray completely defeats the point of a corvette. Might as well get a Tesla (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5459971&forum_id=2#47175366) |
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Date: December 15th, 2023 9:46 PM Author: Floppy Old Irish Cottage What do you think the point is?
It's a high performance American sports car for a decent price (compared to foreign counterparts). |
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Date: December 15th, 2023 10:42 PM Author: odious son of senegal (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5459971&forum_id=2#47175606) |
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Date: December 15th, 2023 4:28 PM Author: Contagious Shimmering Pit Indirect Expression gets "status" of chevy. can't understand why girls all laugh when he says what he drives (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5459971&forum_id=2#47174610) |
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Date: December 15th, 2023 1:42 PM Author: Heady sooty sneaky criminal Seems hard to buy a brand new Ferrari, and all the used ones had their mileage rolled back (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5459971&forum_id=2#47174112) |