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So, I closed my deal on my Spyder this past Friday. I flew down to Houston to pick it up. This thing was beautiful and the original order was pretty much the way I would have ordered it except I would have gotten the heated wheel and probably saved money on all the extended leather although it is beautiful especially in that garnet red.
Here are the options that I absolutely appreciate:
Bermester Sound: Absolutely necessary if you want to hear music / audiobooks above 80mph. I could even wear my motorcycle earplugs and hear everything crystal clear. I was very impressed by the sound quality and loudness of it
18-way seats: I was told that this was an option that should be skipped on my 718 build but if you are actually going to use this as a driver's car, these were a lifesaver as the adjustments and lumber support meant that I would adjust pain points and keep driving till I needed fuel
Classic Spyder interior: While not functional, this was a must for me as I dislike black interiors--especially in a convertible. This really makes the car pop and makes it stand out from the plebeian Boxters
Painted roll hoops: once again, not necessary but once you see them, a car without them looks like it is missing something. The same goes for the painted intakes and (to a lesser extant) the painted lower mirrors
The extended leather and leather seat backs is very nice and makes the interior a very beautiful place to be and the black alcantara is a nice contrast to the red leather. I would have probably gone for silver wheels but these will be easier to keep "clean".
I tried to spend the night in Houston but couldn't sleep so I gave up around midnight and started driving. Made it to Lafayette, LA before the for got to thick and I stopped for the night. I drove most of the way with the roof down which is especially enjoyable at night. I did notice the MPG about 1 MPG lower without the roof up. I spent night 2 in Atlanta and met up with some old friends for dinner which made for an easy 6 hour drive on Sunday. Car was amazing and was a great highway cruiser.
I thought my Alfa Romeo Quadrifoglio go a lot of attention, this thing take it to the next level. I get cars pulling up next to me with people yelling through the windows, every gas station or restaurant I stopped at, someone wanted to have a conversation about it. Not a car for introverts for sure. Best of all, my four-year-old loved it and I took her for a ride around the neighborhood after dinner.
Back to work today but once I get caught up this week, she is getting a good wash as the bug splatter is real. Step two of getting to know a car is a good hand wash and wax. Funny to think that I put 10% of the miles on a five-year-old car in one weekend. Cars are made to be driven!
Congrats! Great looking car. Really like the spec.
Sounds like the transaction with PNH went well and the car was as described. Always nice to hear given that many people receive a car that is not as described.
Congrats! Great looking car. Really like the spec.
Sounds like the transaction with PNH went well and the car was as described. Always nice to hear given that many people receive a car that is not as described.
Yeah, really one reason why I wanted to go down in person instead of shipping it. the car is clean and is almost new condition. PPF on all the main areas have some dings in it but that's what its for. I thought of flying down, closing the deal, and then shipping it but cars are made to be driven.
I like the picture of the bug splatter but need to get it cleaned up !
Did you manage to really open her up on some of those long straight roads ?
Not really as I was trying to get home in one piece and not get arrested or a speeding ticket. I'm already in the dog house with the wife for leaving her for three days with the two kids (even though she told me to go). I'm further in the dog house once I got home and she realized that it is a two-seater and won't fit the family. I pointed out the fact that we already have two family cars and the car I sold to buy this (Giulia Quadrifoglio), although it could sit four people, never once did we all ride in it.
Anyway, all that to say that I was being pretty cautious on the highway but I did find some local roads to hoon around on. I thought of taking the scenic route back from Atlanta and hitting the Blue Ridge but I really needed to get home to minimize the damage.
Nice! A close friend of mine has a nearly identical spyder, although his is Rhodium Silver, iirc, over Garnet — looks like yours is GT Silver? He bought his a couple years ago in Arizona and I offered to fly out with him and drive it back to ATL but he just bought it and shipped it, sight unseen. But at $70,000-even (negotiated price from a Ferrari dealer, go figure), it was the cheapest one in the country and it turned out to be exactly as presented. The ding was high mileage — 22,000, which in 2019 was pretty high for one of these.
Too bad you didn’t have the bandwidth to hit the NoGa and NoCar mountains on your way home, but there will be plenty of time for that!
LOL, we have plenty of other cars. My wife has the family SUV and I just bought a family sedan which is why I felt I could sell the QV. You don't really need a 500hp carbon fiber filled family sedan and not once did the family all go in it (although I occasionally took my eldest daughter to school in it). We also have a Class A motor home and a toad for that.
My eldest is not old enough in NC to ride in the front seat so I have to wait another 7 months (although we did a parade lap around the neighborhood). So, my wife says I bought it just for me as no one else can use it. She sees it as another motorcycle--albeit an expensive one.
I did give it a quick wash yesterday and found 2 tiny rock chips that were not in the PPF but that is what happens when you drive a car. Overall, I'm very happy with the condition.
I picked my white over classic interior a couple of weeks ago in Florida but chickened out and trailered it back.
BTW, we’re practically neighbors as I will be keeping mine in Pinehurst..
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I thought my Alfa Romeo Quadrifoglio go a lot of attention, this thing take it to the next level. I get cars pulling up next to me with people yelling through the windows, every gas station or restaurant I stopped at, someone wanted to have a conversation about it. Not a car for introverts for sure. Best of all, my four-year-old loved it and I took her for a ride around the neighborhood after dinner.
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Picked my daughter up from school one day in my Guards Red Spyder. When she got in she said "Dad, I feel like everybody's looking at us!" and I replied "Honey, that's kinda the point."
You should find the old Boxster ad that has a shot of a couple in a Boxster with the top down, cruising a coastal highway on a lovely day with the tag line: "Boxster. The perfect car for a family of five." and show it to your wife. LOL
12-06-2021, 05:20 PM
Bringing the Spyder home 1,200 miles
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