i'd just like to apologise to everyone.

[tuscaneer]

i'm frankly disgusted with myself.

i put my 430 in for it's MOT yesterday and found out to my horror when glancing over the test certificate that i have covered.......


......77 miles since this time last year.

i'm sorry.

[Venturist]

Does it at least live in a nice garage perhaps with glass walls so you can appreciate it as an object even if you’re not using it for its intended purpose?!

[Roof down]

Shame on you, HaHa

[Trev450]

And so you should be!! 77 miles indeed. tut, tut. Get behind the wheel of the bloody thing man before the tyres perish and you're too old to appreciate it.

[The Surveyor]

I'm surprised you use an MOT station so far away

Rest assured, there will be other who use their cars even less.

[cayman-black]

Right it will be a classic if its not already so if you dont use it who cares, better than money in the bank.

[Ash170990]

chuck me the keys. Ill enjoy it for you.

[tuscaneer]

Venturist said:

Does it at least live in a nice garage perhaps with glass walls so you can appreciate it as an object even if you’re not using it for its intended purpose?!

i'm afraid not pal.....and i don't think i'd get that building project past the missus either!

[tuscaneer]

Ash170990 said:

chuck me the keys. Ill enjoy it for you.

as long as you fill it up

[tuscaneer]

cayman-black said:

Right it will be a classic if its not already so if you dont use it who cares, better than money in the bank.

that's currently how i'm justifying it to myself. thankfully i paid off the finance a few years ago so the only physical costs currently are servicing etc....

and 77 miles worth of petrol in the last 12 months

[jakesmith]

tuscaneer said:

i'm frankly disgusted with myself.

i put my 430 in for it's MOT yesterday and found out to my horror when glancing over the test certificate that i have covered.......


......77 miles since this time last year.

i'm sorry.

That is a bit high for a Ferarri, for God's sake man, stop enjoying using the car and think about the residuals. After all, that is the point of such a vehicle

[tuscaneer]

jakesmith said:

tuscaneer said:

i'm frankly disgusted with myself.

i put my 430 in for it's MOT yesterday and found out to my horror when glancing over the test certificate that i have covered.......


......77 miles since this time last year.

i'm sorry.

That is a bit high for a Ferarri, for God's sake man, stop enjoying using the car and think about the residuals. After all, that is the point of such a vehicle

the laughable bit is that when i first bought it it was a commuter and i put 8000 on it in the first year....no honeymoon period molly coddling..just drove it hard and regularly....

if i said there hadn't been a bit of shying away from putting miles on it as the value increased ( it's a manual) i'd be lying.....but this last 2 or 3 years in particular (1500 miles in the last 3 years) work has taken over my life and i jut don't seem to be able to find the time at the moment.any free time at weekends is dominated by kids related activities that unfortunately tend not to include dragging a ferrari round the B roads

[jakesmith]

tuscaneer said:

the laughable bit is that when i first bought it it was a commuter and i put 8000 on it in the first year....no honeymoon period molly coddling..just drove it hard and regularly....

if i said there hadn't been a bit of shying away from putting miles on it as the value increased ( it's a manual) i'd be lying.....but this last 2 or 3 years in particular (1500 miles in the last 3 years) work has taken over my life and i jut don't seem to be able to find the time at the moment.any free time at weekends is dominated by kids related activities that unfortunately tend not to include dragging a ferrari round the B roads

I don't think it does the car any favours sitting like that, seals, hoses and suspension bushings / ball joints bits dry out, discs can rust, tyres develop flat spots

I understand a Ferarri is a special car but why not try to use it and just take the rough with the smooth
I don't play in that league with my cars but have still had some nice motors. Take them to the supermarket, B&Q, the airport. I wouldn't be too precious unless you get greater pleasure looking at it than driving it which is fine and up to you of course
Small parking dings can be easily removed without paint if you find a really skilled smart repairer

The car is likely to lose significant value over the next 24 months anyway in my opinion, along with most other cars, might as well enjoy driving it

I had baby seats in the back of my GT, and have one in my R8 at the moment, it might leave a miniscule mark on the leather, but it's nice going out with the little ones and a bit of wear on the seat is less of a headache than prematurely replacing ball joints and brake disks for God knows how much

[tuscaneer]

jakesmith said:

tuscaneer said:

the laughable bit is that when i first bought it it was a commuter and i put 8000 on it in the first year....no honeymoon period molly coddling..just drove it hard and regularly....

if i said there hadn't been a bit of shying away from putting miles on it as the value increased ( it's a manual) i'd be lying.....but this last 2 or 3 years in particular (1500 miles in the last 3 years) work has taken over my life and i jut don't seem to be able to find the time at the moment.any free time at weekends is dominated by kids related activities that unfortunately tend not to include dragging a ferrari round the B roads

I don't think it does the car any favours sitting like that, seals, hoses and suspension bushings / ball joints bits dry out, discs can rust, tyres develop flat spots

I understand a Ferarri is a special car but why not try to use it and just take the rough with the smooth
I don't play in that league with my cars but have still had some nice motors. Take them to the supermarket, B&Q, the airport. I wouldn't be too precious unless you get greater pleasure looking at it than driving it which is fine and up to you of course
Small parking dings can be easily removed without paint if you find a really skilled smart repairer

The car is likely to lose significant value over the next 24 months anyway in my opinion, along with most other cars, might as well enjoy driving it

I had baby seats in the back of my GT, and have one in my R8 at the moment, it might leave a miniscule mark on the leather, but it's nice going out with the little ones and a bit of wear on the seat is less of a headache than prematurely replacing ball joints and brake disks for God knows how much

my 2 come as a pair...no way would one of them let me take the other one out without them

it is actually very frustrating that i just don't find time...it's sat still for so long that if i whimsically fancy taking it out by the time i realise the battery is flat i have to stick it on charge over night and miss the opportunity (must get a trickle charger!!!)

i leave the house early so can't just take it to work every morning as i'd have all the neighbours up and once i'm here in my daily the hassle to go back home and switch cars generally means i don't bother...

even if i could get up to a couple of thousand a year i'd be happy with that...and i think the car would be happier too!

[jakesmith]

tuscaneer said:

my 2 come as a pair...no way would one of them let me take the other one out without them

it is actually very frustrating that i just don't find time...it's sat still for so long that if i whimsically fancy taking it out by the time i realise the battery is flat i have to stick it on charge over night and miss the opportunity (must get a trickle charger!!!)

i leave the house early so can't just take it to work every morning as i'd have all the neighbours up and once i'm here in my daily the hassle to go back home and switch cars generally means i don't bother...

even if i could get up to a couple of thousand a year i'd be happy with that...and i think the car would be happier too!

I have a switchable exhaust on my R8, it is ridiculously loud when open but I can put it in almost silent mode for early mornings
Tubi Style do one for the 430 I believe...
And a trickle charger sounds like an excellent plan, letting the battery go flat is, again, bad for the car!

[tuscaneer]

jakesmith said:

I have a switchable exhaust on my R8, it is ridiculously loud when open but I can put it in almost silent mode for early mornings
Tubi Style do one for the 430 I believe...
And a trickle charger sounds like an excellent plan, letting the battery go flat is, again, bad for the car!

oooh!... i'll have a look at that cheers pal...any excuse to get it back out in the wild

[LotusJas]

jakesmith said:

That is a bit high for a Ferarri, for God's sake man, stop enjoying using the car and think about the residuals. After all, that is the point of such a vehicle

ROFL

[Pericoloso]

You need a road trip.

To Italy.

[minimalist]

Pericoloso said:

You need a road trip.

To Italy.

In a Maserati GranTurismo, with the whole family.

[LotusOmega375D]

77 miles in a year? Pah: that's a daily driver mate.

This was the mileage for my Lotus' first MOT in 2015 and no, it wasn't a new odometer.



To be fair, things have moved on a bit since then.