OV9

Spotted yesterday - “2 MEN” which I’ll admit did raise my eyebrow

edit - I’ve just googled and it doesn’t come back as a valid reg but I’m sure that’s what it was.

Didn’t you or your parents live in Hartley Wintney ? I’ve never looked at the house prices but the high street is very nice and judging by the cars you see parked there it’s exactly the kind of area you’re looking for.

Not even hypermiling, that was sitting with the other traffic @ 70-80mph. I’ve done the same trip plenty of times in the Bentley and even consciously keeping it under 70 it only just gets 20mpg. Twenty-point-something if you’re lucky. Sounds like splitting hairs over a couple of mpg but at this leve...

Doug visits OV9, clearly I just forced myself to sit through that for the sake of the car but dear god his voice is annoying. Constantly up & down like a pubescent teenager. And he's doing it on purpose, it occasionally slips and he talks normally for a couple of sentences, which is a blessed r...

A lot of differences though.


I can’t find a photo that really does it justice. Looks much better IRL.

Explosive Newt wrote: ↑Thu May 02, 2024 7:22 pm

Matty wrote: ↑Thu May 02, 2024 5:13 pm Doug visits OV9, clearly

He's right.
Although he's a bit obsessed about interior parts sharing.

The Volvo bits ? Does not bother me in the slightest. The instrument panel makes up for everything. Best I’ve ever had, by miles. Gorgeous.

I took the 360 to work today and used it as an opportunity to finally do a brim-to-brim check on the fuel consumption. It has no OBC so I’ve just been putting in £50 at a time and not paying any attention.

164 miles consumed 28.88 litres of Tesco super, which makes 25.8mpg. I’m quite impressed !

...while the handling is more sports car. That bit really caught my attention here, especially knowing you have Boxster experience, as I've always thought the Aston feels quite big & heavy compared to my 996. I'm far more confident throwing the Porsche around. Not knocking the Aston though. For...

GG. wrote: ↑Wed May 01, 2024 6:47 pm

Sundayjumper wrote: ↑Wed May 01, 2024 6:32 pm I’m sure it’s not what you meant, but that kinda makes it sound like the gearboxes only last 15k miles

Unless that is what you meant

That's how long the first one has lasted!!

Oh. Nearly £1/mile just on the front gearbox. Fcuk that.

This chap is a Ferrari specialist and has an excellent blog on technical stuff for the 360/430:

https://aldousvoice.com/

Anything you'd do differently if you were buying another 360? That's a really good question ! I didn't do it "right" by any of the normal advice you get about car buying. It was the first one I looked at, it wasn't really the colour I wanted, it was from a slightly shifty non-specialist b...

GG. wrote: ↑Wed May 01, 2024 6:13 pm …I don't want to have to do it again in another 15,000 miles when it isn't under powerplus warranty

I’m sure it’s not what you meant, but that kinda makes it sound like the gearboxes only last 15k miles

Unless that is what you meant

Ascender wrote: ↑Wed May 01, 2024 4:00 pm 355 was always the one for me, but not sure how those values are. So can the man maths then say that actually a 360 or 458 is a better bet because you pay more up front…

I think you’ll find a 355 is more than a 360 !

The 360 is cheap, and usable. That’s my boxes ticked.

So presumably it's now just a small software update to get the full F&F experience ?

The only one I've used is www.ferrarichat.com but I don't actively hang out there, it's mostly American and (in the 360/430 forum at least) they obsess far too much with "gated manual" and whether <xyz> will affect resale value. There's some useful historical threads for tech stuff though....

IanF wrote: ↑Tue Apr 30, 2024 11:32 pmDid not go well

For you, or her ?

Ferrari shopping time.

Probably better suited to the Ukraine thread but it’s dating themed so I’m leaving it here.

Huh. I'd not noticed. It works on my phone & work laptop, but not my personal laptop.

Barry wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2024 11:26 am Made all the more important now my main car is lwb and a nightmare to reverse in tight spaces.

LWB compared to the Civic maybe !

And reversing is easier - you use your mirrors and can see exactly how much space you have either side.