My new ride -458 Italia

05dsom · 2016-04-01 22:34:35

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04-01-2016, 06:34 PM

05dsom

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My new ride -458 Italia

04-01-2016, 06:36 PM

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It will be keeping these two company....

04-01-2016, 06:52 PM

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Nice x 3

04-01-2016, 08:19 PM

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Sweet!!!

04-01-2016, 11:22 PM

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congrats !

04-02-2016, 12:56 AM

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Nice stable...... Congrats on the new acquisition!!!!

04-02-2016, 06:13 AM

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04-02-2016, 08:21 AM

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Awesome!

04-02-2016, 08:28 AM

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St. Jude Donor '05

Wow very sharp dont know why people try and compare the vette to the F car they are night and day
Bet the interior smells like a baseball mitt

Enjoy the ride got some nice cars!
Anyone else eye go right to the console looking for a gear selector?

04-02-2016, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by cuisinartvette

Wow very sharp dont know why people try and compare the vette to the F car they are night and day
Bet the interior smells like a baseball mitt

Enjoy the ride got some nice cars!
Anyone else eye go right to the console looking for a gear selector?

perfect analogy^^

It smells like it just rolled out of the factory--don't know how they do it???

04-02-2016, 10:07 AM

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Great taste in rides.

04-02-2016, 10:17 AM

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Sick cars.

Do you miss having a manual transmission on the 458 ?

I read Ferrari doesn't make them anymore.

04-02-2016, 12:52 PM

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04-02-2016, 01:18 PM

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My favorite. Beautiful. Congrats.

04-02-2016, 01:55 PM

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perfect analogy^^

It smells like it just rolled out of the factory--don't know how they do it???

Real good quality leather;Lambos use great stuff too Something GM needs to pick up on

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04-02-2016, 05:28 PM

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Congrats and enjoy!

04-02-2016, 05:37 PM

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i hate you

04-02-2016, 05:56 PM

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Congrats, one of the all-time greats! A car purely for the pleasure of driving fast. The Nissan GTR could never do what the 458 does, regardless of any numbers.