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Originally Posted by GH85Carrera
They are only mundane because the owners actually drive them and you can see them on the road. Ferrari owners hate to add miles and they know the service is going to be very expensive. And they are nothing as reliable as a Porsche. My 35 year old 911 with 175,000 miles is ready for the fall tour next weekend. I will drive it to California again next year. I have driven it to California three times before.
When was the last time you saw a 1980s Ferrari or McLaren out actually being driven anywhere but maybe a Cars and Coffee?
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There's a banker in our Porsche club, he's got a spanking brand new GT3RS
Comes to the trackday, drives the snot out it all day ...
at lunch we talk, and he shows pics of his fancy ferrari's competezzione whatever, i have no knowledge of all the fancy editions they have down there.
I ask him if he tracks it, he says, occasionally yeah... So how is it.
Well it's mostly a pain in the ass... I drive hte Porsche 400 miles to Le Mans for the meet... i run circles all day.. my biggest issue is the need to refuel a lot.
Ferrari , after 10 or so laps it invariably develops some kind of issue and we call Ferrari and then they come pick it up to go fix it...And then we drive home with our daily ...
Same with my Cayman, it's 11 years old, has 150 000 km... I drive it to the track, i do 200 km track laps.. i take off my helmet, and drive 500 km back home..
I doubt many Ferrari's at 11 years old do that on their original engine with nothing but maintenance done to it and 150k on the clock.