Anyone driven a Ferrari F355
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Anyone driven a Ferrari F355
Going to drive a Ferrari F355 round Silverstone at the end of the month, anyone driven one what was your experiences with it.
Im looking forward to it, as its been a long life ambition to drive a Ferrari, Just hope the experience does'nt let me down.
Im looking forward to it, as its been a long life ambition to drive a Ferrari, Just hope the experience does'nt let me down.
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Originally Posted by scoobyboy1
Going to drive a Ferrari F355 round Silverstone at the end of the month, anyone driven one what was your experiences with it.
Im looking forward to it, as its been a long life ambition to drive a Ferrari, Just hope the experience does'nt let me down.
Im looking forward to it, as its been a long life ambition to drive a Ferrari, Just hope the experience does'nt let me down.
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They're great to drive (as you would imagine). They seem to rev forever and sound amazing, especially if you nail the gear changes spot on. Gated box makes a lovely satisfying mettalic *****/ching kinda noise too Shame it hasn't got a dog-leg 'box like 308/328/348 though. Steering is fast and direct and they have really good turn in and brakes are up to the job too. You'll be gagging to keep going after three laps though!
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can I hijack you thread?
I'm doing a similar thing in Leicestershire somewhere in May. Christmas pressie from my sis. Got the choice of a 355 or 550. I was leaning towards the 355, anyone think the 550 would be better?
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Originally Posted by KeithMac
I'm doing a similar thing in Leicestershire somewhere in May. Christmas pressie from my sis. Got the choice of a 355 or 550. I was leaning towards the 355, anyone think the 550 would be better?
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yeah i drove a 355 on track as an experience day and i had mixed feelings about it,it sounded fantastic and was genuinely very fast but i thought the handling let it down ,it felt way to soft ,almost roly poly and a bit loose at the back too ,i managed to get the back out at near 3 figures when really it should have been still gripping easily.
Sounds ridiculous to say it was roly poly and perhaps that is slightly exagerated but i was very surprised how much it rolled under cornering and considering how low they are and how close to the wheels under the arches it doesnt really add up but it didnt inspire confidence at all to me.
Perhaps it needed attention i dunno.Another dissapointment was that the instructor was trying to tell me when to change gear ,which was always about 5000 rpm ,well we all know it needs revving much more than that to really experience the engine,so i just ignored him and changed when i wanted.
Sounds ridiculous to say it was roly poly and perhaps that is slightly exagerated but i was very surprised how much it rolled under cornering and considering how low they are and how close to the wheels under the arches it doesnt really add up but it didnt inspire confidence at all to me.
Perhaps it needed attention i dunno.Another dissapointment was that the instructor was trying to tell me when to change gear ,which was always about 5000 rpm ,well we all know it needs revving much more than that to really experience the engine,so i just ignored him and changed when i wanted.
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Originally Posted by mg driver
yeah i drove a 355 on track as an experience day and i had mixed feelings about it,it sounded fantastic and was genuinely very fast but i thought the handling let it down ,it felt way to soft ,almost roly poly and a bit loose at the back too ,i managed to get the back out at near 3 figures when really it should have been still gripping easily.
Sounds ridiculous to say it was roly poly and perhaps that is slightly exagerated but i was very surprised how much it rolled under cornering and considering how low they are and how close to the wheels under the arches it doesnt really add up but it didnt inspire confidence at all to me.
Perhaps it needed attention i dunno.Another dissapointment was that the instructor was trying to tell me when to change gear ,which was always about 5000 rpm ,well we all know it needs revving much more than that to really experience the engine,so i just ignored him and changed when i wanted.
Sounds ridiculous to say it was roly poly and perhaps that is slightly exagerated but i was very surprised how much it rolled under cornering and considering how low they are and how close to the wheels under the arches it doesnt really add up but it didnt inspire confidence at all to me.
Perhaps it needed attention i dunno.Another dissapointment was that the instructor was trying to tell me when to change gear ,which was always about 5000 rpm ,well we all know it needs revving much more than that to really experience the engine,so i just ignored him and changed when i wanted.
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Originally Posted by moneys
defo NO the 355 is the dogs danglys and if you choose the 550 instead you will never forgive yourself
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went to thruxton last year as it was the fastest track.must admit i was a little dissapointed as the instuctor was telling me to change up when i wanted to floor it.so i didnt get the true feeling of the car.was impressed with the rover mg zr 180 track cars though, very underated.also the 355 topped out at 110mph due to changing up too early and running out of track.same story when i went to a supercars day with red letters at prestonhall airfield getting told to ghange up before the real power arrived wouldnt do another one unless encouraged to welly it.
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I've owned both a F355, a 550 (and 360 for that matter)
They're very different beasts.. if you can afford a 550, then buy a 360 (IMO)
The 550 is a long legged GT of a car, not really a car to hustle along, and is so thirsty it's unreal.. but the interior is superior to a F355 and less prone to going wrong (though when it does, it'll be more expensive).
For a back road blatter, the F355 is superior to the 550, but many feel the steering on the F355 has too many turns lock to lock, and I for one hated it for that. It did sound nice though.. but the later post-97 cars aren't really that fast my modern standards.
But I must emphasise, that 360 prices have really tumbled recently and are genuine everyday supercars with kart-like handling, and if you can, you must get one !
My F355 with Challenge exhaust: http://www.exiges.com/gallery/ferrari/driveoff.wmv
They're very different beasts.. if you can afford a 550, then buy a 360 (IMO)
The 550 is a long legged GT of a car, not really a car to hustle along, and is so thirsty it's unreal.. but the interior is superior to a F355 and less prone to going wrong (though when it does, it'll be more expensive).
For a back road blatter, the F355 is superior to the 550, but many feel the steering on the F355 has too many turns lock to lock, and I for one hated it for that. It did sound nice though.. but the later post-97 cars aren't really that fast my modern standards.
But I must emphasise, that 360 prices have really tumbled recently and are genuine everyday supercars with kart-like handling, and if you can, you must get one !
My F355 with Challenge exhaust: http://www.exiges.com/gallery/ferrari/driveoff.wmv
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Originally Posted by moneys
where did you do the trackday mate? at silverstone my instructor was encouraging me to rev the **** out of it, mine was a left hooker as well ! it held the road very well except under braking were it got a bit twitchy. i thought i was flying until a caterham 7 undertook me on a bend going sideways he put the sh*#ts up me. best day ever id love to do it in a scooby obviously not my own one though!!!!!!!!
Was a total and utter rip off really ,300 quid for 3 laps in the ferrari and 2 single passenger laps in 2 different imprezas which didnt impress me at all as id just sold one and the driver of one of them was spouting loads of crap about it that i knew was bull,i just let him make himself look a ********.
You could turn up on the day and just pay between 20 -35 quid for a go in all the different cars and that worked out miles cheaper,biggest scam in history i was pretty disghusted .
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Originally Posted by mg driver
bruntingthorpe at leicester .
Was a total and utter rip off really ,300 quid for 3 laps in the ferrari and 2 single passenger laps in 2 different imprezas which didnt impress me at all as id just sold one and the driver of one of them was spouting loads of crap about it that i knew was bull,i just let him make himself look a ********.
You could turn up on the day and just pay between 20 -35 quid for a go in all the different cars and that worked out miles cheaper,biggest scam in history i was pretty disghusted .
Was a total and utter rip off really ,300 quid for 3 laps in the ferrari and 2 single passenger laps in 2 different imprezas which didnt impress me at all as id just sold one and the driver of one of them was spouting loads of crap about it that i knew was bull,i just let him make himself look a ********.
You could turn up on the day and just pay between 20 -35 quid for a go in all the different cars and that worked out miles cheaper,biggest scam in history i was pretty disghusted .
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I did one of these 'experiences' round Thruxton a few years back.
The bloke kept chatting to me about things while in the F355 and I sort of plodded round the track and before I knew it, my 4 laps were up.
My advice to you is give it loads right from the off!
BTW - 360s are a nicer drive and I love the F1 box!
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The bloke kept chatting to me about things while in the F355 and I sort of plodded round the track and before I knew it, my 4 laps were up.
My advice to you is give it loads right from the off!
BTW - 360s are a nicer drive and I love the F1 box!
(Hello Mr Brown - still got the spider?)
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Drove one with the paddle-stick gears a few years ago, at the Prestwold Hall circuit. Apart from the gears, which I hated, the car was seriously quick, handled very well, was surprisingly comfy, despite you being almost lying down(!!) but the noise... oh the noise.
Get about halfway through the rev band, the engine behind you barks and then starts to howl. Made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up.
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Get about halfway through the rev band, the engine behind you barks and then starts to howl. Made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up.
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I drove the 355 around Silverstone about a year or so ago. First started off in a Audi TT 3.2, then a Porsche 911 and finally in the 355. I found the TT alot of fun to drive, the Porker was crap but the 355 was brilliant in a stright line. Acceleration was mad. The only problem was the instructor was an ar*se and kept telling me to slow down and was getting angry all the time. Kind of ruined the experience.
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