Sending a Car around the world
- Thread starter MNLumberjack
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WrongGear mini - Long distance test
Tonight. Ferrari is driving round ring, Italia goes to bar, 458 is getting painted.
So I have recived this beaty with 6157 km on it. Because I didn't have time to drive it as long as I wanted, I had to ask my B-riend to put some kilometers on it. Jimi Hendrickx was happy to help, and as he constantly smokes some green stuff he went for couple hundreds miles of Indy.
Now we have around 10456 km on counter
I've recived it in nice red Formula Ferrari colour. Well nice indoors, but outside I didn't like it.
Now it is a little bit darker
So Nurburgring. To be honest it's not the best car to puch around Nordschleife. Italia doesn't like bumps, and when you push it really hard it becomes a ballerina on extasy. But very sexy and wild ballerina so you want to push it even more, and you both end on rehab.
Long story short my time was 7.33.750 I'm not The Sztig so this time with TC:1, ABS:1, others off.
It was really nice experience. You can't feel that many other men had her before you. You are just happy to be with her. Italia is great. End of story. Ok, not yet.
At the end of the day we took 458 to Hangar7 and chilled out with some non-alcoholic drink. Italia is now on her road to China. See you next time.
Tonight. Ferrari is driving round ring, Italia goes to bar, 458 is getting painted.
So I have recived this beaty with 6157 km on it. Because I didn't have time to drive it as long as I wanted, I had to ask my B-riend to put some kilometers on it. Jimi Hendrickx was happy to help, and as he constantly smokes some green stuff he went for couple hundreds miles of Indy.
Now we have around 10456 km on counter
I've recived it in nice red Formula Ferrari colour. Well nice indoors, but outside I didn't like it.
Now it is a little bit darker
So Nurburgring. To be honest it's not the best car to puch around Nordschleife. Italia doesn't like bumps, and when you push it really hard it becomes a ballerina on extasy. But very sexy and wild ballerina so you want to push it even more, and you both end on rehab.Long story short my time was 7.33.750 I'm not The Sztig so this time with TC:1, ABS:1, others off.
It was really nice experience. You can't feel that many other men had her before you. You are just happy to be with her. Italia is great. End of story. Ok, not yet.
At the end of the day we took 458 to Hangar7 and chilled out with some non-alcoholic drink. Italia is now on her road to China. See you next time.
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- Proffessorfrink
- Proffessorfrink
How far behind are we? I was due to get it Saturday but don't think i will, not on gt5 every night (my 19 month old boy see's to that) so i apologise if i hold anything up, will keep checking over the next week.
- 1,008
My R10 is from Malaysia... GREAT car (until I acquired my 3 R8 LMPs).. however the R10 is my highest mileage car of which all the miles on it I have actually driven. Unfortunately its previous owner slapped a Stage 3 High RPM Turbo on it without my knowledge.. do the math, high low end torque diesel V12 with a high RPM turbo on it.. so its first few miles were spent more with the back of the car leading than the front. I eventually tuned it and learned how to handle it, then once I popped off the turbo the car became a straight up pussycat. I love the open cockpit view!
- 2,452
- Singapore
- lowzikai
I'll write the second review!
The 458. THE Ferarri 458 Italia.
It arrived about a week ago and since, I have bought 2 more to drive it. Again.
I went straight to the dealer to get myself a stock one right after I've sent the world's 458 to Abraxas. Look closely, stock.
I usually tune cars right after buying them, to get the best out of the suspension, tranny and all. But no, not to the 458. It's perfect stock. Perfect.
Anywho, when I drove the world's 458, it just felt like it had everything I needed.
I thought it was going to enter turns like a cement truck, and exit like an axe murderer trying to kill me.
I thought it was going to sound like Paris Hilton where it was looks over sound. (See what I did thar ;P)
But.
The handling was far from bad, or even average. It was really, really good. It doesn't corner like a Mustang on comforts or Jeremy Clarkson's limo.
It corners like a Ferrari. It turns like how it looks and should.
When it's bored, it'll turn like a boring time attack car, gripping nearly everywhere. But hey. It's a Ferarri. Does it get bored? Hell no.
It still shows it's ass once or twice, mostly when you aren't paying attention, but that's what keeping this car exciting and fun to drive. But the grip. Ohh..
I took it around the Andretti Hairpin of Laguna Seca and boy did it hug that corner.
Really, nothing more could be said about this car's stock handling. It took corners, ate it, then spit them out through the god awful exhaust.
See the sarcasm there? Heh.
The sound is AMAZING. And I do mean amazing.
No. It definitely does not sound like Paris Hilton. To give it a name, it should be more of an... an Eminem of cars.
It's throaty, full, complete exhaust sounds exactly like how a Ferrari should.
It defines itself. It's like a 4th grade exam question where they ask you to spot the answer within the question.
It's as good as it sounds, and trust me, it sounds great.
The car launches itself into corners, into straights. It's really quick, this car, stock.
Step on the gas and it'll take you from point A to point B in the shortest time possible.
If your hair was wet when you started driving it, it'll get dry by the next stoplight.
Combine this with the precise Italian handling and you'll soon see that Amuse in your rear-view.
Do I have to say anything about the looks of the car? Oh right. It got ugly with the purchasable rear wing.
Just drive it stock, goddamnit. It's so much better, fun. You get real Ferarri when you drive it stock.
Trust me, I took it around Laguna Seca for the 200 miles enduro and boy was that fun.
I've fallen in love with it.
It arrived about a week ago and since, I have bought 2 more to drive it. Again.
I went straight to the dealer to get myself a stock one right after I've sent the world's 458 to Abraxas. Look closely, stock.
I usually tune cars right after buying them, to get the best out of the suspension, tranny and all. But no, not to the 458. It's perfect stock. Perfect.
Anywho, when I drove the world's 458, it just felt like it had everything I needed.
I thought it was going to enter turns like a cement truck, and exit like an axe murderer trying to kill me.
I thought it was going to sound like Paris Hilton where it was looks over sound. (See what I did thar ;P)
But.
The handling was far from bad, or even average. It was really, really good. It doesn't corner like a Mustang on comforts or Jeremy Clarkson's limo.
It corners like a Ferrari. It turns like how it looks and should.
When it's bored, it'll turn like a boring time attack car, gripping nearly everywhere. But hey. It's a Ferarri. Does it get bored? Hell no.
It still shows it's ass once or twice, mostly when you aren't paying attention, but that's what keeping this car exciting and fun to drive. But the grip. Ohh..
I took it around the Andretti Hairpin of Laguna Seca and boy did it hug that corner.
Really, nothing more could be said about this car's stock handling. It took corners, ate it, then spit them out through the god awful exhaust.
See the sarcasm there? Heh.
The sound is AMAZING. And I do mean amazing.
No. It definitely does not sound like Paris Hilton. To give it a name, it should be more of an... an Eminem of cars.
It's throaty, full, complete exhaust sounds exactly like how a Ferrari should.
It defines itself. It's like a 4th grade exam question where they ask you to spot the answer within the question.
It's as good as it sounds, and trust me, it sounds great.
The car launches itself into corners, into straights. It's really quick, this car, stock.
Step on the gas and it'll take you from point A to point B in the shortest time possible.
If your hair was wet when you started driving it, it'll get dry by the next stoplight.
Combine this with the precise Italian handling and you'll soon see that Amuse in your rear-view.
Do I have to say anything about the looks of the car? Oh right. It got ugly with the purchasable rear wing.
Just drive it stock, goddamnit. It's so much better, fun. You get real Ferarri when you drive it stock.
Trust me, I took it around Laguna Seca for the 200 miles enduro and boy was that fun.
I've fallen in love with it.
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- MNLumberjack
@slzk
Great work
Great work
- 1,468
- Coventry
- aadil717
So will the car be on schedule or is everything delayed like a week or so?
I only go on my Playstation on Fridays - Sundays so the original date was perfect for me and I won't be able to do weekdays.
Let me know as soon as possible so that I'm aware of the situation, thanks!
I only go on my Playstation on Fridays - Sundays so the original date was perfect for me and I won't be able to do weekdays.
Let me know as soon as possible so that I'm aware of the situation, thanks!
- 30,243
- Thailand
So I got the car from Abraxas, thanks, and I was stupid enough not to check the mileage so have no idea what I came with but I'll have to assume is was around 10 and a half thousand as mentioned by Abraxas.
Last night I spent the night driving the 'Ring 4 hour. The Ferrari just couldn't contend with the LMS R8 and landed me a 2nd place.
After that I took a short break and enlisted my wife to help me do the 9 hour Tsukuba. Shem's driving = good for first place, Mrs Shem's driving = good for 12th. We took around an hour each stint so that we didn't get too bored. Last stint was for the missus. Final result 10th.
I also took some nice pics in Photo Travel that I'll get up on here when I have the chance. The car looked really nice in black but I had a Pearl Monza Red I just had to try out on it.
If I can be bothered I'll stick a few more miles on it tonight if I'm not too tired when I finish work. All this driving had left little time for sleep.
Last night I spent the night driving the 'Ring 4 hour. The Ferrari just couldn't contend with the LMS R8 and landed me a 2nd place.
After that I took a short break and enlisted my wife to help me do the 9 hour Tsukuba. Shem's driving = good for first place, Mrs Shem's driving = good for 12th. We took around an hour each stint so that we didn't get too bored. Last stint was for the missus. Final result 10th.
I also took some nice pics in Photo Travel that I'll get up on here when I have the chance. The car looked really nice in black but I had a Pearl Monza Red I just had to try out on it.
If I can be bothered I'll stick a few more miles on it tonight if I'm not too tired when I finish work. All this driving had left little time for sleep.
- 486
- MNLumberjack
Nice work.
- 30,243
- Thailand
- 30,243
- Thailand
Er....Major problem!
The Mileage hasn't updated at all! Since I got it from Abraxas and he was saying around 10'500 and I've run 13 hours of endurance events in it, it should be in the mid teens at least, but no, it's still around 7'500. Is it a glitch? I remeber reading about this happening to others before but they were getting switches on 0 switch cars.
HELP!
The Mileage hasn't updated at all! Since I got it from Abraxas and he was saying around 10'500 and I've run 13 hours of endurance events in it, it should be in the mid teens at least, but no, it's still around 7'500. Is it a glitch? I remeber reading about this happening to others before but they were getting switches on 0 switch cars.
HELP!
- 486
- MNLumberjack
Oh, that might be why.
My measurements are in miles. let me do a conversion
OK, it's over 12'00 miles now. I'll try to add some more before I send it on..
Nice work are you guys interested in doing this again but with more cars in rotation?
I could start a 3rd round
if so themes
say:
WRC
or
Touring Car
or
GT
or
RM
- 486
- MNLumberjack
I'd give another month for registration. So I'd set it up wait and then send some cars it doesn't take much time if we don't constantly loss the car
- 3,984
- Frankfurt am Main
- GTP_mcfizzle
- LotsaMcfizzle
I'm up for another round. Whatever car you want is cool by me. Here is an idea, give a list of dates and people can pick the one they want. It could take some of the stress off you and also make it easier for people to remember when they get the car.
- 486
- MNLumberjack
