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MK -IV J6 · 02-16-03, 12:03 AM

In a word no. These are wonderfull cars but it would be like eating a 10 course French meal at a 5 star restaurant every night.
I've used Ferrrari's as daily drivers for 30 years: 275GTB 50,000 miles, 308GTB 85,000 miles, TR 115,000 miles which I just traded in on a Maserati Coupe (Paddle shifter). That said I also have access to my wife's BMW. These cars are fine point to point but bumper to bumper on the West Side Highway on a 100 degree day gets old fast.
My MK-IV, Lola, P4, and Duesenberg are strictly early Sunday drivers. Even on thursday nights when I fall asleep I can still feel them. It's like when you were a kid. You could feel the waves at the beach later that night.
That's what these cars are about.
Best
Jim

02-16-03, 12:03 AM	#6 (permalink)
MK -IV J6 MK -IV J6 10 tenths Join Date: Mar 2002 GT40: NYC,USA Posts: 1,590 Rep Power: 24	Re: Are any replicas feasible as daily drivers? In a word no. These are wonderfull cars but it would be like eating a 10 course French meal at a 5 star restaurant every night. I've used Ferrrari's as daily drivers for 30 years: 275GTB 50,000 miles, 308GTB 85,000 miles, TR 115,000 miles which I just traded in on a Maserati Coupe (Paddle shifter). That said I also have access to my wife's BMW. These cars are fine point to point but bumper to bumper on the West Side Highway on a 100 degree day gets old fast. My MK-IV, Lola, P4, and Duesenberg are strictly early Sunday drivers. Even on thursday nights when I fall asleep I can still feel them. It's like when you were a kid. You could feel the waves at the beach later that night. That's what these cars are about. Best Jim