On the road!

and a very cool dash, albeit on the wrong side of the car :facepalm:

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dmn23 said:
Kind of an esoteric selection for Americans, you know? I mean, talk about some oddballs...
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Indeed it is an oddball mix of cars. I saw them all on a drive from Tuscany to Basel on Sunday. The weird cars you see here are really amazing, and, well, weird. You don't see things like a 1970 Firebird, but you do see weird things like that AC or Lancia. There is a big car culture here, but the cars are very different.
 
mongooz said:
so....is it soup, yet?? :bigg:
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We have an offer and an acceptance, now we enter a waiting period as the car is being sold from Geneva which has a contract void grace period. We are still discussing a few minor things that will likely be ignored or handled outside of the contract. Things like the original luggage that the car was ordered with, but the owner has to find in storage and get to the broker, and so on. The only other issue is the Swiss MFK and passing this is a condition of the contract execution. An MFK is a very detailed inspection of a vehicle for safety, emissions, leaks, any evidence of damage or repair, service history, etc. It is like a 4 hour vehicle inspection where they look at everything, and it is mandatory every two years here.
 
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Tiltsta said:
We have an offer and an acceptance, now we enter a waiting period as the car is being sold from Geneva which has a contract void grace period. We are still discussing a few minor things that will likely be ignored or handled outside of the contract. Things like the original luggage that the car was ordered with, but the owner has to find in storage and get to the broker, and so on. The only other issue is the Swiss MFK and passing this is a condition of the contract execution. An MFK is a very detailed inspection of a vehicle for safety, emissions, leaks, any evidence of damage or repair, service history, etc. It is like a 4 hour vehicle inspection where they look at everything, and it is mandatory every two years here.
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I'm sure you know this but the Ferrari freaks will go into apoplectic rage and act like you've set a box of kittens on fire if you don't have the luggage when it's time to sell it. If you're really going down that path I'd push the owner to track it down.
 
Tiltsta said:
We have an offer and an acceptance, now we enter a waiting period as the car is being sold from Geneva which has a contract void grace period. We are still discussing a few minor things that will likely be ignored or handled outside of the contract. Things like the original luggage that the car was ordered with, but the owner has to find in storage and get to the broker, and so on. The only other issue is the Swiss MFK and passing this is a condition of the contract execution. An MFK is a very detailed inspection of a vehicle for safety, emissions, leaks, any evidence of damage or repair, service history, etc. It is like a 4 hour vehicle inspection where they look at everything, and it is mandatory every two years here.
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oh, so like the Pennsylvania State Vehicle Inspection, except EVERY year. :eek:
they don't take 4 hours, but they check everything, even check you headlight alignments.
 
dmn23 said:
I'm sure you know this but the Ferrari freaks will go into apoplectic rage and act like you've set a box of kittens on fire if you don't have the luggage when it's time to sell it. If you're really going down that path I'd push the owner to track it down.
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Yep, I'm aware of the Ferrari madness. It seems less prevalent here, but still, worth getting the luggage. The seller told the broker he has it still in plastic in a storage area and will get it.
 
Tiltsta said:
Yep, I'm aware of the Ferrari madness. It seems less prevalent here, but still, worth getting the luggage. The seller told the broker he has it still in plastic in a storage area and will get it.
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Good deal. Yeah, they're obsessive way past the point of casual neuroses. Get all the records and anything that ever came with the car.

I'm really excited you're getting to do this for yourself. Congratulations!
 
dmn23 said:
Good deal. Yeah, they're obsessive way past the point of casual neuroses. Get all the records and anything that ever came with the car.

I'm really excited you're getting to do this for yourself. Congratulations!
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Well, we will see if it all works out soon enough. I'm pretty excited.
 
a GTC4 driving by my office. Sorry the pic sucks, it was in shadow from a building and quite a distance away.

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