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#1hustler
08-19-2006, 02:15 AM
Just thought I'd share my experience this week.

I was down in Vancouver this week and was visiting a friend, luckily enough he just got his ferrari F430.

We spent a lot of time ripping around, downtown, by UBC, all over. The most memorable ride being up cypress bowl road, a windy road up a mountain with a ton of switchbacks. Let me say, that ride was my most memorable ever, stayed poised at all times, in race mode there was no body sway and it barks out the most heavenly noise I have ever heard. (race mode stiffens up the suspension and straightens out the baffles in the exhaust)

It was funny there were these street bikers taking video, we thought nothing of it but they put it on youtube, we just stumbled upon the video. The video isn't great though just us pulling out of the parking lot at a lookout point.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0s6bBP9AhPQ

Oh and anyone that says they dont like the look of it probably hasn't seen one in person, his is silver on full black with silver calipers; it looks amazing. It looks much more agressive in person.

Oh and I did get to drive it but I didn't boot it or anything, it was fairly easy to drive but I was a bit intimidated by the gated shifter at first.

Oh well at least I can say I have driven an F430.

l8braker
08-19-2006, 03:51 PM
Heh, i was just reading another car forum and these pics were posted..... was this you guys?

Fantastic car

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e212/rmkf550/IMG_4577.jpg

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e212/rmkf550/IMG_4581.jpg

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e212/rmkf550/IMG_4578.jpg

spyce
08-19-2006, 05:33 PM
I love the F430.
They are really loud too. Louder than you would expect. Especially when you start it up too! :eek: :burnout:

#1hustler
08-19-2006, 08:43 PM
Yeah I am in the blue. What forum was that on?

Yeah during start-up it lets out a huge bark it's wicked.

crazydriver
08-19-2006, 10:40 PM
wow, i wish i had that type of experience :thumbsup:

BlueFrenzy
08-20-2006, 02:44 PM
Sweet car man. You're lucky to have a friend who let you drive it. Ha ha ... if it were me, nobody touches my car except the mechanic and myself.