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Hi guys, Thanks for the acknowledgement. I've been posting reviews of my cars on a few car web forums after several members asked my opinion on each car. Haven't had a chance to spend too much time here to post but I'm always checking in to see different thread subjects. If anyone is interested, I can post pics of any or all the cars and reviews too. Meanwhile, here's some pics of the 2004 Carrera GT. Michael 
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Awesome. I'm interested in reading all of them. It's always best to get the owners point of view instead of some car magazine. But I guess I'm most interested in the differences between the Gallardo and F430. And most interested in anything Lambo.
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The review of my 2004 Porsche Carrera GT
One day I'm talking to a friend of mine at a restaurant and he mentions that he just saw an outrageous car up in Cleveland, Ohio at a Porsche dealer. He says it's called a Porsche Carrera GT and it's unreal. Oh yeah, I tell him, I've seen that car online and in magazine pictures. It looks like a spaceship on wheels. He gives me the dealers name and I tell my girlfriend that night that she and I are going to go to Cleveland one day to JUST look at it. Yeah right! Why is it that every time somebody mentions seeing an outrageous car, my eyes start spinning around like a kaleidoscope?
We go up to Cleveland two days later. I locate the salesman and he takes us over to see the CGT and UH OH...... am I'm in trouble! There's drool running down my face, my girlfriend I think is talking to me and I don't even know she's there and then.... on top of that, I think I just wet my pants! You gotta be kiddin me! Is this thing real or is it a concept car that NASA developed?
He sits down inside the car and starts it up. Revs it up and up and up and then asks me what I think? Huhhh.....? I look like I'm busy catching flies with my mouth because it's wide open like the shark in the 'Jaws' movie.
My head is spinning and I got this hysterical look on my face. How the hell can I somehow manage to buy this car? He asks me if I would like to sit down and try and work out a deal (we drove my 2003 Porsche GT2 up there to show them we weren't pulling their chains about being serious on the car). Nah..., I don't want to try and work out a deal.... just like I don't want to make love to Pam Anderson, Elle McPherson, Jessica Simpson and Jessica Alba all at the same time!
So we sit down and pound some numbers and after awhile, I say the heck with it. I give him a number I think is right and tell him if he can get the deal to that number, he's got a sale. He asks me to give him a day or two because the next day is his day off and he'll get back to me. Now there's an intelligent salesman! I'm trying to buy a $448,300 car from him and he wants to call me back in a day or two because of his day off! I'm waiting the next day with my head down on my desk crying cause he hasn't called me back yet.
OK, screw it, I'm not waiting. There's got to be more of those CGTs out there. I'll just call other dealers to get a quote from them and to keep Cleveland honest on top of that. I call Columbus, Ohio, the Byers Automotive Group, talk to Michael Kirkham and he along with his General Manager are grinding numbers left and right. They finally get within a few dollars of where I want to be and I say as a gentleman, I have to give the Cleveland dealer one last chance to give me his price. Just for the heck of it, I decided to also call the Cincinnati Porsche dealer and they want time to work out a deal. I DON'T have time..... I want that car RIGHT now! You guys know what that's like, don't you? A little while later, the owner of the Cincinnati dealership calls me on my cell phone and wants to talk to me because he married a girl from my the Youngstown area and wonders if he knows the person who wants to buy the CGT he has. Felt kinda nice talking to the 'head honcho'!
That afternoon, Cleveland calls back and gives me a price. Good but not there yet! Anyhow, to make a long story short, Cleveland and Columbus are battling it out to make the sale. Columbus gets to the price and goes even below and I'm extremely happy. Cleveland isn't happy and they try and make another final offer. I'm having a mental breakdown answering my cell phone every 5-10 minutes. Finally, I tell my girlfriend, "I'm done, I can't take it any more. You answer all the calls and make the final deal. Whatever it is, I'm OK with it. I not talking to anyone else!"
She finally closes the deal at 3 or 4 that afternoon and Columbus wants to deliver it that night! Huh? OK with me! I guess they were worried I might change my mind at the last second. Felt pretty good though getting approved on a $443,800 car in only an hour or so..... Thanks again DAD!!
They deliver her in an enclosed trailer around 7 p.m. that night. Mike and the driver get out and we start trying to unload her with regular aluminum ramps and 12-14 ft wooden extension 2 x 12s. First try, craaaack!...... the wooden boards break in half. We try and try and try again! After close to an hour or so, we finally get her off the trailer. Damn does she sits so lowwww. Anything larger than an ANT crossing the road better get the hell out of the way!
I've trade my Porsche GT2 on her and I'm really sad seeing him load it into the trailer. I loved that car! I've also traded a 2004 BMW 645CSI coupe with only 4000 miles on the speedo on the CGT. Just too many cars sitting around and I've only got one ***! Later the next day or two, Mike calls me to see how I'm doing with the CGT and then tells me he got nailed on the freeway by a State Patrol car because his license plate sticker on my 645 BMW had expired! I was driving that car around for months with expired plates and didn't even know it. He showed the officer our purchase papers and the officer let him go with only a warning. Phew!
This machine is unreal, honestly! It really is a race car on the street. You try and get in.... but it's a lot easier if you're related to Harry Houdini because you have to be a contortionist to have a chance of sitting down. Well almost.... I have the XT seats which means they're made for us fat *** Americans. I almost fit... just gotta lose 50 or 75 lbs.! Just kiddin...... but they really do hug your butt. If you're claustrophobic, this is not the car for you. If you have a passenger in the car, don't both of you turn toward each other at the same time or one of you will wind up with a broken nose! I guess what I'm trying to say, the cabin is certainly cozy. The gearshift lever is in the middle of the upright console which seems really weird but is surprisingly easy to operate and has a great feel.
The instruments are easy to read. The radio is pretty good, but unless you've got reading glasses of about 5 power, you've got no chance of seeing what the hell you're doing. The numbers are real small and the mode buttons are in some kind of cryptic code language. The car's leather seats and dash are of excellent quality. Great seating position but you feel like your *** is going to drag on the pavement because your sitting so lowwww! You put the key in, start the car (hope I remembered to wear my diaper) and ohhh my God! What have I got in my hands. Darth Vader..... look out because I am the 'FORCE' now!
You start to back her out of the garage and then hey..... what's going on. There's nothing behind me. Wonder why? Well that's because you can't SEE anything behind you! The only car with worse rear vision is the Ford GT. Women, children and pets, run for your lives!
When I first try to drive the car, I remember reviews telling me not to give her any gas at first but to just slip the clutch and as she starts rolling, then give her some fuel. They were right! 2 to 3 times in the first few weeks that I drove her, I stalled it in heavy traffic making a turn. Really makes you look like an *** and scares the hell out of you! I think I've finally got it down pat now, but it's still in the back of my mind and haunts me. The gas and brake pedals are floor mounted instead of hug from above, which because it's a different feeling for me, may contribute to the lack of ease in starting out
The ride is pretty firm and you feel every ripple strip and imperfection on the highway. The first time we took it on the road, we both looked over at each other in shock because we couldn't hear the radio and had to speak pretty loud to be heard. I guess we're use to it now. The headlights are super bright.... probably the brightest of all my supercars. The rear wing is really wild and the carbon fiber upright struts really stand out! It goes up at I think speeds over 60 or 70 but you can raise it up manually at any speed.
This car is 'stupid fast'. If you're an idiot you'll be in trouble very quickly! One night coming home from a restaurant we frequently visit, some jerkoff was playing with me and I decided to act out the famous saying in the movie 'Network', saying..... "I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore." So we're going over a freeway bridge at the time and I goose it some and she starts going sideways a little. Whoa Daddy! Brilliant move! Well that takes care of my desire to be Evil Knievel anytime soon!
As you'll see in the pics there's carbon fiber everywhere. Seats, door sills, dash, rear wing struts and the complete belly pan. The dealer tells me don't run over anything bigger than a pebble or your insurance company is not going to be too happy replacing the belly pan to the tune of $30-40K!
Other than the clutch, the only other minor pain seems to be that the transmission is a cold bugger.... especially in Winter. She takes at least 2-3 miles or more to warm up so you don't have to granny shift to avoid grinding some gears. The other minor quirk is the air exit vents behind the front tires are gravel and debris collectors.
Probably the funniest story I can relate to you is..... There's this girl that I eventually meet at a later date at the same weight training gym we go to and she tells me one day she's in her Porsche Boxster going down the street. She said she hears this thing coming from behind her and looks in her rear view mirror but doesn't know what the heck it is. As I flew past her, she STILL didn't know what the hell it was that just zoomed by.... but she told me she definitely heard it! This CGT sounds just like a F1 Race Car. When in the right rev zone at speed or when revved up at a stand still, she sings a song like no other car on the road!. Wanna be just like Michael Schumaker someday? Well then..... this is the car you want!
I think the plate ' ILL B BAC' fits her perfectly...... how about you? Michael
We go up to Cleveland two days later. I locate the salesman and he takes us over to see the CGT and UH OH...... am I'm in trouble! There's drool running down my face, my girlfriend I think is talking to me and I don't even know she's there and then.... on top of that, I think I just wet my pants! You gotta be kiddin me! Is this thing real or is it a concept car that NASA developed?
He sits down inside the car and starts it up. Revs it up and up and up and then asks me what I think? Huhhh.....? I look like I'm busy catching flies with my mouth because it's wide open like the shark in the 'Jaws' movie.
My head is spinning and I got this hysterical look on my face. How the hell can I somehow manage to buy this car? He asks me if I would like to sit down and try and work out a deal (we drove my 2003 Porsche GT2 up there to show them we weren't pulling their chains about being serious on the car). Nah..., I don't want to try and work out a deal.... just like I don't want to make love to Pam Anderson, Elle McPherson, Jessica Simpson and Jessica Alba all at the same time!
So we sit down and pound some numbers and after awhile, I say the heck with it. I give him a number I think is right and tell him if he can get the deal to that number, he's got a sale. He asks me to give him a day or two because the next day is his day off and he'll get back to me. Now there's an intelligent salesman! I'm trying to buy a $448,300 car from him and he wants to call me back in a day or two because of his day off! I'm waiting the next day with my head down on my desk crying cause he hasn't called me back yet.
OK, screw it, I'm not waiting. There's got to be more of those CGTs out there. I'll just call other dealers to get a quote from them and to keep Cleveland honest on top of that. I call Columbus, Ohio, the Byers Automotive Group, talk to Michael Kirkham and he along with his General Manager are grinding numbers left and right. They finally get within a few dollars of where I want to be and I say as a gentleman, I have to give the Cleveland dealer one last chance to give me his price. Just for the heck of it, I decided to also call the Cincinnati Porsche dealer and they want time to work out a deal. I DON'T have time..... I want that car RIGHT now! You guys know what that's like, don't you? A little while later, the owner of the Cincinnati dealership calls me on my cell phone and wants to talk to me because he married a girl from my the Youngstown area and wonders if he knows the person who wants to buy the CGT he has. Felt kinda nice talking to the 'head honcho'!
That afternoon, Cleveland calls back and gives me a price. Good but not there yet! Anyhow, to make a long story short, Cleveland and Columbus are battling it out to make the sale. Columbus gets to the price and goes even below and I'm extremely happy. Cleveland isn't happy and they try and make another final offer. I'm having a mental breakdown answering my cell phone every 5-10 minutes. Finally, I tell my girlfriend, "I'm done, I can't take it any more. You answer all the calls and make the final deal. Whatever it is, I'm OK with it. I not talking to anyone else!"
She finally closes the deal at 3 or 4 that afternoon and Columbus wants to deliver it that night! Huh? OK with me! I guess they were worried I might change my mind at the last second. Felt pretty good though getting approved on a $443,800 car in only an hour or so..... Thanks again DAD!!
They deliver her in an enclosed trailer around 7 p.m. that night. Mike and the driver get out and we start trying to unload her with regular aluminum ramps and 12-14 ft wooden extension 2 x 12s. First try, craaaack!...... the wooden boards break in half. We try and try and try again! After close to an hour or so, we finally get her off the trailer. Damn does she sits so lowwww. Anything larger than an ANT crossing the road better get the hell out of the way!
I've trade my Porsche GT2 on her and I'm really sad seeing him load it into the trailer. I loved that car! I've also traded a 2004 BMW 645CSI coupe with only 4000 miles on the speedo on the CGT. Just too many cars sitting around and I've only got one ***! Later the next day or two, Mike calls me to see how I'm doing with the CGT and then tells me he got nailed on the freeway by a State Patrol car because his license plate sticker on my 645 BMW had expired! I was driving that car around for months with expired plates and didn't even know it. He showed the officer our purchase papers and the officer let him go with only a warning. Phew!
This machine is unreal, honestly! It really is a race car on the street. You try and get in.... but it's a lot easier if you're related to Harry Houdini because you have to be a contortionist to have a chance of sitting down. Well almost.... I have the XT seats which means they're made for us fat *** Americans. I almost fit... just gotta lose 50 or 75 lbs.! Just kiddin...... but they really do hug your butt. If you're claustrophobic, this is not the car for you. If you have a passenger in the car, don't both of you turn toward each other at the same time or one of you will wind up with a broken nose! I guess what I'm trying to say, the cabin is certainly cozy. The gearshift lever is in the middle of the upright console which seems really weird but is surprisingly easy to operate and has a great feel.
The instruments are easy to read. The radio is pretty good, but unless you've got reading glasses of about 5 power, you've got no chance of seeing what the hell you're doing. The numbers are real small and the mode buttons are in some kind of cryptic code language. The car's leather seats and dash are of excellent quality. Great seating position but you feel like your *** is going to drag on the pavement because your sitting so lowwww! You put the key in, start the car (hope I remembered to wear my diaper) and ohhh my God! What have I got in my hands. Darth Vader..... look out because I am the 'FORCE' now!
You start to back her out of the garage and then hey..... what's going on. There's nothing behind me. Wonder why? Well that's because you can't SEE anything behind you! The only car with worse rear vision is the Ford GT. Women, children and pets, run for your lives!
When I first try to drive the car, I remember reviews telling me not to give her any gas at first but to just slip the clutch and as she starts rolling, then give her some fuel. They were right! 2 to 3 times in the first few weeks that I drove her, I stalled it in heavy traffic making a turn. Really makes you look like an *** and scares the hell out of you! I think I've finally got it down pat now, but it's still in the back of my mind and haunts me. The gas and brake pedals are floor mounted instead of hug from above, which because it's a different feeling for me, may contribute to the lack of ease in starting out
The ride is pretty firm and you feel every ripple strip and imperfection on the highway. The first time we took it on the road, we both looked over at each other in shock because we couldn't hear the radio and had to speak pretty loud to be heard. I guess we're use to it now. The headlights are super bright.... probably the brightest of all my supercars. The rear wing is really wild and the carbon fiber upright struts really stand out! It goes up at I think speeds over 60 or 70 but you can raise it up manually at any speed.
This car is 'stupid fast'. If you're an idiot you'll be in trouble very quickly! One night coming home from a restaurant we frequently visit, some jerkoff was playing with me and I decided to act out the famous saying in the movie 'Network', saying..... "I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore." So we're going over a freeway bridge at the time and I goose it some and she starts going sideways a little. Whoa Daddy! Brilliant move! Well that takes care of my desire to be Evil Knievel anytime soon!
As you'll see in the pics there's carbon fiber everywhere. Seats, door sills, dash, rear wing struts and the complete belly pan. The dealer tells me don't run over anything bigger than a pebble or your insurance company is not going to be too happy replacing the belly pan to the tune of $30-40K!
Other than the clutch, the only other minor pain seems to be that the transmission is a cold bugger.... especially in Winter. She takes at least 2-3 miles or more to warm up so you don't have to granny shift to avoid grinding some gears. The other minor quirk is the air exit vents behind the front tires are gravel and debris collectors.
Probably the funniest story I can relate to you is..... There's this girl that I eventually meet at a later date at the same weight training gym we go to and she tells me one day she's in her Porsche Boxster going down the street. She said she hears this thing coming from behind her and looks in her rear view mirror but doesn't know what the heck it is. As I flew past her, she STILL didn't know what the hell it was that just zoomed by.... but she told me she definitely heard it! This CGT sounds just like a F1 Race Car. When in the right rev zone at speed or when revved up at a stand still, she sings a song like no other car on the road!. Wanna be just like Michael Schumaker someday? Well then..... this is the car you want!
I think the plate ' ILL B BAC' fits her perfectly...... how about you? Michael
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That's an absolutely insane collection.
Can I ask why you live in Ohio? If I had the funds to afford cars like that, I would definitely make the move to California or somewhere where the weather at least stays nice throughout most of the year ...
Do you ever go to any car meets? There aren't too many around the midwest, but I know that Chicago hosts a few every year.
Can I ask why you live in Ohio? If I had the funds to afford cars like that, I would definitely make the move to California or somewhere where the weather at least stays nice throughout most of the year ...
Do you ever go to any car meets? There aren't too many around the midwest, but I know that Chicago hosts a few every year.
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Micheal,
Can you post the group pics of the cars here you posted on the Rennlist site? I'd love to see that line-up but I'm not registered on Rennlist.
I've read through it all and you give some outstanding personal reviews on the cars, very valuable info!
Thanks!
Matt
Can you post the group pics of the cars here you posted on the Rennlist site? I'd love to see that line-up but I'm not registered on Rennlist.
I've read through it all and you give some outstanding personal reviews on the cars, very valuable info!
Thanks!
Matt
