I'm new here....

[abolfaz]

Hello guys, I just picked up my car on friday, white/blue stripes and am located in Coral Gables. I can't stop talking about this damn car! I am a lamborghini owner that was looking for a daily driver and I had decided on a used gallardo (I talk about it at length here http://www.lambo-power.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=12565&highlight=). Needless to say after I saw the GT in person and drove it I forgot about the gallardo!

I'm glad I found a gt forum as I was getting a little tired of posting about the car in the lamborghini forum! How do I get the owners privaleges?

[DB4-12K]

Welcome to the site. Updated you to post in the owners club and upload pics. Brave man posting about a Ford on Allan's site...:lol

[FlorIdaho Chris]

Welcome! Love the color choice :wink Good to have another SFL owner posting. Dave (DBK) the moderator will change you to "owner". Just drop him a PM.


edit: Damn Dave that was fast. Beat me by a minute!

[abolfaz]

I love my lamborghini's! I won't post this over there but consider that I own an 01 6.0, 98 roadster and have owned a murcielago, a countach and others not to mention the various ferraris and porsches. THIS CAR PUTS THE OTHERS TO SHAME!

And allthough I never thought I would buy an American performance car, I somehow feel good about buying this car and the fact that its built in the U.S.A. I am scared to think what this car would do with a couple of hundred more HP!

[50 BMG]

Welcome to the site. Updated you to post in the owners club and upload pics. Brave man posting about a Ford on Allan's site...:lol

LOL I forgot about Allen and that thread on svtp...

[1418]

hello neighbor :thumbsup
See you around- #1418 Silver
Manny

[abolfaz]

Where you at Manny?

[B O N Y]

WELCOME! :biggrin

[saber]

Welcome to the community. I think that you will find that we have some very interesting discussions and supportive owners.

[Steve T]

Congratulations on the new GT! :cheers

I love the GT but I think the Gallardo makes a better daily driver. It has all those neat atims like a glove box, storage ares in the console, usable space behind the seats and (compared to the GT) a large trunk. Plus you can park right next to someone and still get in and out of the car.

These are the same reasons I gave my wife when I decided to keep my '04 Gallardo after I bought the GT :biggrin

[saber]

Congratulations on the new GT! :cheers

I love the GT but I think the Gallardo makes a better daily driver. It has all those neat atims like a glove box, storage ares in the console, usable space behind the seats and (compared to the GT) a large trunk. Plus you can park right next to someone and still get in and out of the car.

These are the same reasons I gave my wife when I decided to keep my '04 Gallardo after I bought the GT :biggrin
I agree and those are the same reasons I gave my 04 Gallardo TO my wife. Only kidding

[Neilda]

Welcome to the Forum... I'm an ex Murcielago owner too, it's tricky to compare but, on balance, I much prefer the GT. I had pictures of the GT40 on my bedroom wall as a kid - so the desire for the car (which is about 30 feet from me as I write!) is profound.

Steve, do you have any shots of your Gallardo and GT together? I'll bet they look really interesting, one angular Italian and one curvacious beauty.

Ignoring how they drive for a moment, I think the Murcielago was an unusually beautiful car - I quite often just sat and looked at it after washing it! Sad huh?!

I haven't driven mine for weeks, the weather's just too nasty. :bored

[1418]

Gables also.

[Steve T]

Neilda - I have not had a chance to take any real photos of the GT. The weather is supposed to be nice this weekend and I hope to take several shots of the GT along with a few other cars. I have this one on the office PC:

[FORDGT001]

Neilda - I have not had a chance to take any real photos of the GT. The weather is supposed to be nice this weekend and I hope to take several shots of the GT along with a few other cars. I have this one on the office PC:
Looks Like Some one "Sacked Up" and got the GT,Gallardo and the Z06.Nice Work! :cheers

[FlorIdaho Chris]

Looks Like Some one "Sacked Up" and got the GT,Gallardo and the Z06.Nice Work! :cheers

How about a GT, F430 and a FE Viper :wink

[saber]

very very nice!

[Bill Briley]

Welcome, Good Color Choice!
Seems FL. has the greatest concentration of GTs.

[B O N Y]

How about a GT, F430 and a FE Viper :wink


how 'bout the Elise... damn't I can fit in one :frown Take a look at Automobile's article on the F430 against the Elige...sweet, but not to be for this guy :thumbsdow

[Steve T]

Florida Chris - Nice line up! Is that an SL65 on top?

[DB4-12K]

Florida Chris - Nice line up! Is that an SL65 on top?

Yes it is! You're line up is pretty unbelievable as well :eek

Chris - what's that above the GT?

[50 BMG]

Chris - what's that above the GT?

Z8 ?

[FlorIdaho Chris]

how 'bout the Elise... damn't I can fit in one :frown Take a look at Automobile's article on the F430 against the Elige...sweet, but not to be for this guy :thumbsdow

The Elise is a blast. It is my track car. I have a new Exige on order, should be here in March. It's a bitch to get in and out of, but once you're in it is plenty roomy enough for me (6'0" 210lbs)


Florida Chris - Nice line up! Is that an SL65 on top?
Yeah it's an SL65 AMG. The give away is the vent in the front facia forward of the front wheel.


Chris - what's that above the GT?

50 BMG got it right. It's a Z8.

Here's another pic. The Cooper sitting outside has the JCW package on it. It's my "beater".

[50 BMG]

So do you have a favorite?

[FlorIdaho Chris]

So do you have a favorite?

Boy, that is really hard to say. Kind of depends on the application. Maybe a good way to look at it is if I had to sell everything and keep just one what would it be...I'd keep the GT as I believe it is the most unique and collectable over the long term.

On the other hand:

Favorite convertible: Z8
Favorite track car: Lotus
Favorite road trip car: SL65AMG
Favorite tear around town: Cooper
Favorite street race car (not that I do...): Viper w Paxton

[50 BMG]

Better sell the Ferrari then :lol

[1418]

NICE!

Those lotuses sure look like fun. I e-mailed lotus on those neat 240r's. I think they are impossible- but I can dream. Sounds like you have a blast with yours.

Regards,
Manny

[FORDGT001]

Boy, that is really hard to say. Kind of depends on the application. Maybe a good way to look at it is if I had to sell everything and keep just one what would it be...I'd keep the GT as I believe it is the most unique and collectable over the long term.

On the other hand:

Favorite convertible: Z8
Favorite track car: Lotus
Favorite road trip car: SL65AMG
Favorite tear around town: Cooper
Favorite street race car (not that I do...): Viper w Paxton
Forgetting about the collectibility, Compare the Ferrari to the GT for me. I have a deposit down on a F430 but I like the GT, I have driven the GT but not the F430, Although I just sold my 360 modena.I would appreciate your opinion? Driveability,comfort,quality ETC.

[BlackICE]

What brand of model lifts are you using to store the cars? I think I might need some of these too. I read someone liked Backyard Buddy. I looked at those and BendPak. I would like something that can store a car above and also be used as a lift to service the car.

I am in earthquake country in CA about 1.5 miles fron the San Andreas fault!!! I wonder how safe the cars would be when the big one hits?

[B O N Y]

Boy, that is really hard to say. Kind of depends on the application. Maybe a good way to look at it is if I had to sell everything and keep just one what would it be...I'd keep the GT as I believe it is the most unique and collectable over the long term.

On the other hand:

Favorite convertible: Z8
Favorite track car: Lotus
Favorite road trip car: SL65AMG
Favorite tear around town: Cooper
Favorite street race car (not that I do...): Viper w Paxton


Chris, I am sorry for you, you must be under tremendous pressure, how do you decide which car to drive? I think I would crack under the same conditions. Way to many decisions for me to make :biggrin

[FlorIdaho Chris]

Forgetting about the collectibility, Compare the Ferrari to the GT for me. I have a deposit down on a F430 but I like the GT, I have driven the GT but not the F430, Although I just sold my 360 modena.I would appreciate your opinion? Driveability,comfort,quality ETC.

OK, my thoughts on the two:

F430:
The sound is to die for. I have a Tubi on it.
Interior is beautiful and comfortable
Much better storage capability
Better visibility out of the car
Easier to get into and out of
I love the F1 shifters
Harsh ride on rough roads
Did I mention the exhaust sound?


GT:
Broader and more linear power delivery
Feels much more like a race car when you're in it
Too quiet for me, but I have the Borla ordered
Hard to describe, but the GT just feels more "planted", less twitchy in corners

Overall, I would say the Ferrari is a more refined car and is certainly finished to a higher level. Definitely the one to choose for "date night". On the other hand the GT is the car I'd choose if I was out to run the canyons. If pushed, I would have to choose the GT as the most fun of the two to drive. Although in all candor the Lotus is probably more fun to drive than both of them!

This is really a tough comparison. They are both extraordinary. You just can't make a bad choice IMO.

[FlorIdaho Chris]

What brand of model lifts are you using to store the cars? I think I might need some of these too. I read someone liked Backyard Buddy. I looked at those and BendPak. I would like something that can store a car above and also be used as a lift to service the car.

I am in earthquake country in CA about 1.5 miles fron the San Andreas fault!!! I wonder how safe the cars would be when the big one hits?

My lifts are Revolution, made by Rotary, a US company http://www.revolutionlifts.com/ They make commercial lifts as well and you can have them serviced locally if needed. Mine are bolted to the floor. I can't imagine an earthquake issue. (they seem to hold up fine in hurricanes :biggrin )

[SteveA]

[QUOTE=BlackICE]What brand of model lifts are you using to store the cars? I think I might need some of these too. I read someone liked Backyard Buddy. I looked at those and BendPak. I would like something that can store a car above and also be used as a lift to service the car.

I am in earthquake country in CA about 1.5 miles fron the San Andreas fault!!! I wonder how safe the cars would be when the big one hits?[/QUOTE


I too live in earthquake country. I bought and installed the bendpak, they will paint it to match the color of you car for a few $'s. I t was easy but at least two people is a must (lifting). It comes with all the hardware to bolt it to the floor and seems very solid.
My only problem was they sent me the wrong motor & pump and it took them 2 months to send the right one (after many many calls).

[AMER SPD]

Welcome!

[ART T]

Hola Amigo....

From Miami