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Tel
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Ralph, welcome and thanks for introducing yourself.

18 months of driving (track and road) BMW, Merc, AM, Porsche, Audi before finally chosing the F.

I still find myself looking at latest gen 911's as I have always, from a young age (drawing them) loved cars with lights that go full width!

They are good, precise handling cars, but just too common IMO... The F on the other hand is not precise, but has character... Something I feel that has disappeared on most other cars.
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SOLDES wrote: ↑Sat May 09, 2020 10:11 am On my 650km commutes a week I can count the F-types with 1 or two fingers ;) Nick

.... I hope that never needs to be the middle one.. :P
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XZ4 wrote: ↑Fri May 08, 2020 7:04 pm Welcome. 380 is a good choice although mine is 2WD and a soft top.
Thanks XZ4, my choice was clearly for the coupé as I am lucky enough to have a soft top in the stable (other model) :D
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Dan_Veluwe wrote: ↑Fri May 08, 2020 10:11 pm @ ralphr1780 ___ Welcome, and well done steering clear of the Porsche ! Last year I did a tour with my son through the Alps of 7000kM, we've come across ONE cabrio F-Type with Italian plates, one XK8, one vintage Lamborghini, some hyper cars in Monaco, about 7 Germans plate Corvettes and .. ZILLIONS of Porches.. .. such a cliché... In Italy we were told by a local Porsche driver that nobody bot Italian sportscars since Porsches are sóó cheap...
Thanks Dan, indeed nothing looks more like an 911 than another 911.
Love your UB colour, got tempted by one but it was with a carbon roof and i preferred having the Red with a panoramic one. UB is one of the few colours that standout on the road.
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Tel wrote: ↑Sat May 09, 2020 11:06 am Ralph, welcome and thanks for introducing yourself.

18 months of driving (track and road) BMW, Merc, AM, Porsche, Audi before finally chosing the F.

I still find myself looking at latest gen 911's as I have always, from a young age (drawing them) loved cars with lights that go full width!

They are good, precise handling cars, but just too common IMO... The F on the other hand is not precise, but has character... Something I feel that has disappeared on most other cars.
Hi Tel, thanks for the welcome.
Cannot agree more as many cars do feel extremely similar nowadays. I also wanted to keep away from the full digital cockpit and have still real dials with needles.
My dd is an F-Pace with a digital dashboard, that's enough for me.
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SOLDES wrote: ↑Sat May 09, 2020 10:11 am Welcome fellow country man !
Hope to see you on the road sometime. On my 650km commutes a week I can count the F-types with 1 or two fingers ;)
Nick
Hello Nick and thanks for your welcome.
For sure we stand good chances to come across eachother on the E41 when en route to the kust 8-)
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Finally at home, it even looks more stunning in real than in my last night dream!
Some pics:

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@ralphr1780 __ Congratulations, great configuration ! And a future classic with the original headlights !
You garages look fantastic too.. .. fits with the castle you live in.. ;)
Range Rover P400e autobiography Loire Blue (2019) :P
Mazda__MX30_RED___2021_ BEV
FT jag _P300 _Ultra Bleu, 2018 ___________SOLD :(
D5 lr__SD4__Corris Grey, Blck roof, 2018_SOLD :roll:
FP Jag – 25t _Loire Blue ,2020 ____________SOLD :|
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That interior looks good - what's it called? Not that I'm jealous, of course. ;)
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Someone's gone and put the steering wheel on the wrong side, send it back!! LOL
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