Just Drove A Ferrari

AJ!

Tonight I drove a Ferrari 360 Spider F1 . This was the first Ferrari I have ever driven and it was by far the best drive of my life.
It belongs to a friend of my Dads. He bought it yesterday from England. My dad called me and told me that he was coming up to give us a look. I didn't know what Ferrari it was, so I was pretty happy when I saw the front of the 360 and even happier when I saw that it didn't have a roof.
The car was red with cream interior, still on English plates. The owner took me for a spin and he asked me if I knew how to drive. When we arrived back in my estate he pulled over and said I could drive. I was a bit nervous because I've never used the paddle-shift system before but he explained it to me and it weas actually pretty easy to use. I started off crawling but he was encouraging me to rev it a bit. I started to get more confident and I started driving it faster..but not too fast. The car is really low to the ground so you feel even the smallest bump. When I was taking a left turn I shifted down a gear but I think that was because I was a little nervous.
Anyway the whole drive lasted about five minutes but they were the best five minutes ever!
And before anyone asks, I do have ONE picture which I'll post as soon as I get it on the computer.

delly

Well done, you don't get many chances like that

Funxy

Nice one, its a great feeling to drive a car you simply love Cant wait to see the pic!

besty

You jammy backstard. Congrats.

Incidentally, I saw a lovely Ferarri on the way home on the N11 today near Stillorgan. I'm not sure what the model was though.

Abelloid

Nice one

mike65

Rats! Why did that never happen to me?

Mike.

ando

u sure u didnt dream it? I have that dream all the time

smemon

ive had a ferrari for a year now. have to say it's a cut above the rest.

drdre

congrats, i drove the new f430, it was a great experience and really once in a lifetime.its just such a buzz.

qz

You fúcking lucky bast

TempestSabre

Bet not many 18yr olds on a provisional get to drive one.

unkel

Fair play, AJ!

Must be karma. All those lovely pics you posted in the "Here's what...." thread. What goes around comes around and what not

commited

Nice.

You dont happen to live in Killiney do you? Saw one around there today!

AJ!

Thanks for all the comments:)

As for the picture, I'm still having trouble connecting the phone to the computer but I'll do my best to try and get it up.

f1refox

Why not just email the picture to your self

AJ!

I tried E-mailing the picture from my phone but it doesn't work. Every time I attempt to send it 'Multimedia Message Sending Failed' comes on the screen after a few seconds. I don't know what to do:(

drdre

omg, just found out my cousin got a bentley flying spur so im going over next week to check it out.so i can go for a proper test drive now i have to choice of range rover, m5(new model) and of course the bentlet and a aston is on order.id love a garage like that.

TempestSabre

Proper test drive being wheel spins?

elivsvonchiaing

Mmmm nice. Still thinking about an old Testarossa (1992) - was thinking of practicalities of car-parks - the ramp/low clearance anyone know which car-parks are truly ferrari friendly in Dublin?

drdre

TempestSabre wrote:

Proper test drive being wheel spins?

what do you think.i would not be stupid to do that in a expensive car like them.

TempestSabre

If you ask the same question in english I'll answer it.

AJ!

drdre wrote:

omg, just found out my cousin got a bentley flying spur so im going over next week to check it out.so i can go for a proper test drive now i have to choice of range rover, m5(new model) and of course the bentlet and a aston is on order.id love a garage like that.

Are you going to the UK just to drive the Bentley? Try to get pictures.

drdre

AJ! wrote:

Are you going to the UK just drive the Bentley? Try to get pictures.

nah im going over to check out a new car for myself hopefully mini cooper s, and once i heard of the new cars they got i got more excited.im using a 6310i so donot have a camera but i will try get a camera phone or something.its a quick decision so i donot have enough time to get a new phone with camera

LikeOhMyGawd!

These deluded ramblings of F430s, Bentleys and Cooper Ss are splitting my sides. The two preceeding posts read like they are transcribed from a playground conversation between two eight year-olds. The only thing that would indicate otherwise is that eight years olds would be more articulate.

drdre

LikeOhMyGawd! wrote:

These deluded ramblings of F430s, Bentleys and Cooper Ss are splitting my sides. The two preceeding posts read like they are transcribed from a playground conversation between two eight year-olds. The only thing that would indicate otherwise is that eight years olds would be more articulate.

so i donot care what you say.i know its true and i donot care about anyone else.but thanks for your comments.i will try my best to get a camera before i go to prove myself.if not then i really donot care as i know its true

AJ!

LikeOhMyGawd! wrote:

These deluded ramblings of F430s, Bentleys and Cooper Ss are splitting my sides. The two preceeding posts read like they are transcribed from a playground conversation between two eight year-olds. The only thing that would indicate otherwise is that eight years olds would be more articulate.

wtf? I just asked him a question.

unkel

LikeOhMyGawd! wrote:

These deluded ramblings of F430s, Bentleys and Cooper Ss are splitting my sides. The two preceeding posts read like they are transcribed from a playground conversation between two eight year-olds. The only thing that would indicate otherwise is that eight years olds would be more articulate.

I've no problem believing drdre on that one. Anyway he'll be back with pictures to prove it

@drdre, perhaps you could spend another second or two on each of your posts to make them a bit more legible and easily understood. It shows more respect for anyone who might read them. Cheers

BArra

for the love of god, please take unkel's advice.....

SouperComputer

BArra wrote:

for the love of god, please take unkel's advice.....

Ditto, paragraphs on your longer posts would be nice too

*ducks to avoid flames

drdre

unkel wrote:

I've no problem believing drdre on that one. Anyway he'll be back with pictures to prove it

@drdre, perhaps you could spend another second or two on each of your posts to make them a bit more legible and easily understood. It shows more respect for anyone who might read them. Cheers

Yes you are right, I should spend more time when posting on threads.:rolleyes:
sorry guys.

AJ!

I went to the Vodafone shop yesterday and they told me the only way I can get the picture from the phone to the computer is with a cable which costs 49EURO. It doesn't really seem worth it just for one picture:(

Guy:Incognito

You can upload pictures to vodafones online album for free can you not. A trip to the mobiles section is in order for you.

SouperComputer

AJ! wrote:

I went to the Vodafone shop yesterday and they told me the only way I can get the picture from the phone to the computer is with a cable which costs 49EURO. It doesn't really seem worth it just for one picture:(

ebay FTW. Should be able to get the cable cheap enough there.

JoeySully

AJ! wrote:

I went to the Vodafone shop yesterday and they told me the only way I can get the picture from the phone to the computer is with a cable which costs 49EURO. It doesn't really seem worth it just for one picture:(

does your phone have bluetooth?
if it does then you can uplad it to a laptop. or if you dont have a bluetooth on computer you can get one for 20 - 25€ which can be used for other devices which the cable cannot!

AJ!

JoeySully wrote:

does your phone have bluetooth?

No. It's a Nokia 7210 (i think) and it doesn't have bluetooth and for some reason it can't send multimedia messages.

drdre

drdre wrote:

nah im going over to check out a new car for myself hopefully mini cooper s, and once i heard of the new cars they got i got more excited.im using a 6310i so donot have a camera but i will try get a camera phone or something.its a quick decision so i donot have enough time to get a new phone with camera

still in dublin, as i missed my bloody ryanair flight at 6.30. im so pissed of as i so excited.

AJ!

drdre wrote:

still in dublin, as i missed my bloody ryanair flight at 6.30. im so pissed of as i so excited.

Are you still going?

drdre

AJ! wrote:

Are you still going?

i wonot be going for a while now, hopefully mid august.as i have work to do here with my dad.so will be busy.

LikeOhMyGawd!

AJ! wrote:

I went to the Vodafone shop yesterday and they told me the only way I can get the picture from the phone to the computer is with a cable which costs 49EURO. It doesn't really seem worth it just for one picture:(

drdre wrote:

still in dublin, as i missed my bloody ryanair flight at 6.30. im so pissed of as i so excited.

:rolleyes:

prospect

LikeOhMyGawd! wrote:

:rolleyes:

Thats exactly what I was thinking.

Kersh

Its posts like these^^^^
that made me not bother sharing my supercar experiences etc.... with all you guys anymore. :rolleyes:

delly

Kersh wrote:

Its posts like these^^^^
that made me not bother sharing my supercar experiences etc.... with all you guys anymore. :rolleyes:

Have to agree. In fairness lads, we all know of drdre's brush with the law and he's got quite a slagging ever since, but if the man has a chance to drive a cracking motor, then fair play is all I can say.

JimmySmith

I drove a 360 Spider for 3 days in Las Vegas. Unbelievable experience. You cruise the strip or take it out into the desert and let it rip. The women jump into the car on the strip. Theres a place on the strip with a huge selection of supercars near the Bellagio. You cant miss it. We came accross it by accident just walking the strip the first night we were there. They have Ferraris of all types, lambourghinis, corvettes, porches and some i have never heard of. They are $400 a day to hire, but it was easy to talk him down to $200 a day. If you're ever over there do it. Cant remember the name of the place now, And i'm sure there are more car hire places the very same all over Vegas, but this one isnt hard to find at all since its on the main strip.

prospect

delly wrote:

In fairness lads, we all know of drdre's brush with the law

Actually, thanks for reminding me.
drdre, you will be dissappointed to hear that they are installing BIG speed ramps in the Western Industrial Estate.

drdre

delly wrote:

Have to agree. In fairness lads, we all know of drdre's brush with the law and he's got quite a slagging ever since, but if the man has a chance to drive a cracking motor, then fair play is all I can say.

whats your problem, You are just jealous. I donot care what you say as i have driven amazing cars before.i know i have made mistakes before, but that happens in life.

drdre

Kersh wrote:

Its posts like these^^^^
that made me not bother sharing my supercar experiences etc.... with all you guys anymore. :rolleyes:

why wonot you share your experience with us.:rolleyes:

delly

drdre wrote:

whats your problem, You are just jealous. I donot care what you say as i have driven amazing cars before.i know i have made mistakes before, but that happens in life.

Holy Jesus, I was trying to defend you and stating that if you have a chance to drive a good car then go ahead. Did the 'fair play is all I can say' not give it away??? The previous 3 or 4 posters took a shot at you, and you target the poster who is giving you credit for having the opportunity to drive a car. Have a look at the first reply to this thread to see what I think of such rare chances :mad:.

parsi

drdre wrote:

still in dublin, as i missed my bloody ryanair flight at 6.30. im so pissed of as i so excited.

LOL ! Caught in traffic were you ?

dubtom

AJ! wrote:

I tried E-mailing the picture from my phone but it doesn't work. Every time I attempt to send it 'Multimedia Message Sending Failed' comes on the screen after a few seconds. I don't know what to do:(

Get your self a card reader, cost about a tenner and will accept most cards.

AJ!

Kersh wrote:

Its posts like these^^^^
that made me not bother sharing my supercar experiences etc.... with all you guys anymore. :rolleyes:

I had a feeling this was going to happen:rolleyes:

I'm not bothered by the comments. Nobody has to believe me if they don't want to. I started the thread because I thought a few of the lads i talk to on boards might like to hear about my experience.

I think 'LikeOhMyGawd' has a problem with me and dre - what are the bets he's never driven a Ferrari;)

Thanks for the comments from everyone:)

spartacus93

AJ, send that pic to someones phone who has infra-red and they will put it up for you.

PM if you're interested... Just trying to help, all I can say is from reading your post. You know your cars, and probably deserved your little spin.. Congrats, its probably an experience I, or alot of people on here will never have . Fair play to ya!