Also (and better) at Frankfurt: Porsche unveils the new 997 Turbo, with better performance than the Italia, for half the price and a quarter of the maintenance and depreciation cost. Base price on the Porsche is $132K. My 2010 will come in next summer optioned out at about $160K, including the PDK transmission- which doesn't shift like a chatroom clown's Ferrari California video game. I couldn't believe the California test drive I had two weeks ago...duh! And to think this is the same transmission the Italia has...ha! Driving the California was about as emotionally involving as being called a "troll" by chatroom clowns. Except that the name calling on the highway was, "Oh look, it's a FERRARI! Get the cellphone camera!"
I'm happy for the rich (monthly payment) status posers who will get their 458 and flip them with 700 miles, so they can resume their empty, materialistic lives with another empty stall in their garages to fill with another overhyped status toy. I'm looking forward to taking my 2010 Turbo from Wyoming to California across US50 in Nevada next summer in bursts at 170 and then downshift into turn 11 at Laguna Seca with paddle shifting to 2nd gear and owning the straight to the Andretti double apex turn 2 with 500hp and 520fp. There's nothing funnier than seeing a Ferrari Scuderia at a track event, pussy footing around at half-throttle so as not to "ruin the investment." No, there's one thing funnier: Chatroom clowns who post: "Do you think I should trade in my Scud on an Italia?" or "Should I buy another California...with shields?" My 2007 Turbo is for sale in Fort Collins. It's a real car for $89,000
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