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Offline andyf

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A new car
« on: March 15, 2011, 08:45:22 AM »
A question often asked of someone with a new car is "What will it do?"

The answer is usually something like "Zero to 60 in 4.3 seconds," or something like that.

Well, this is the brand new 2011  Ferrari 458 Italia

First, here's what it looks like:






And this is what it can do...


 


Any questions?



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Offline Bluechip

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Re: A new car
« Reply #1 on: March 15, 2011, 09:00:03 AM »
Any Questions ??

Yup! Just the one ...

Female at the LH end ..

Is that a real skid-mark, or is it air-brushed in ???

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Re: A new car
« Reply #2 on: March 15, 2011, 10:34:45 AM »
One more time  :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: A new car
« Reply #3 on: March 15, 2011, 02:58:54 PM »
Quality!  :lol:

The answer to that is, become a premiership footballer and earn £100,000 a week!

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Re: A new car
« Reply #4 on: March 15, 2011, 05:41:05 PM »
I remember the days when my 970 mini cooper S could do similar things :) :) :) :) :)

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Re: A new car
« Reply #5 on: March 15, 2011, 06:32:16 PM »
My moggie 1000 used to do the same when those stupid Lockheed brakes packed in, and the skid marks were real. :doh:
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Re: A new car
« Reply #6 on: March 15, 2011, 06:39:55 PM »
them stupid master cylinders with the bolts behind the torsion bar  :( :( :(
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Re: A new car
« Reply #7 on: March 15, 2011, 06:50:29 PM »
Not that I have been studying this picture  ::) but has the girl in the centre forgot to fake tan one of her legs ?
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Re: A new car
« Reply #8 on: March 15, 2011, 06:59:36 PM »
No the clouts has rubbed it off
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Re: A new car
« Reply #9 on: March 15, 2011, 07:01:52 PM »
Oh, wait, the car probably costs less and requires less maintainance is it tooo late to change my mind?    :doh:

Not that car.  Ferrari maintenance makes alimony look cheap!
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Re: A new car
« Reply #10 on: March 15, 2011, 07:04:21 PM »
she has got a white leg  :doh: :doh: :doh:

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Re: A new car
« Reply #11 on: March 16, 2011, 05:10:58 AM »
Haha!

970s would still do it for me!  :lol:
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