easy
one for daily driving,
one for the weekends.

if you only have a $225k ferrari to drive, you are going to have serious problems unless you're so loaded that you don't care what happens to the car after you park it.

if one car is enough, one gt-r and $135k in the bank suit me fine.

Right.
Let's get back to reality here for those of us who drive 370Z's and maybe the occasional GT-R owner who hangs out on this forum (since I haven't noticed any Ferrari 458 owners posting).

Any regrets?

None. Perfect. Exactly what I wanted.

I agree with your entire post!:tiphat:

It doesn't take a genius to figure that out. Some Ferrari's are sexy, others not so much. The Italia is gorgeous, but previous offerings were either OK or just plain ugly. Some people can't get past the badge and who could blame them. For the record, I'd take an Italia over a GT-R any day of the week.... for a 612 scaglietti, I'd have to think about it.

http://ccgm.co.uk/ferrari_612_scaglietti2004.jpg
It just seemed like you misread his post.

Copying is the sincerest form of flattery. Just look at the 2011 Dodge Charger R/T. If that's not an outright copy of a GTR, I don't know what is.

I wanted the 40th and didn't have a choice on transmission. No regrets at all.

nothing is special anymore anyways. to sell cars they would put paddle shifter's
on a yugo............... remember when push button starters were the rage....
now they are everywhere.....

How high mileage was that 370z that blew it's tranny? 100k?

No real regrets, but my clutch knee is killing me. I've driven manuals for 12+ years and my left knee seems to be paying the price for it. The damage may have come from something else, but I'm pretty sure it's all that driving.

Still. The Z is worth it, even with the daily pain. I'm sure the automatic would be close to providing as much fun, but I'm glad I went manual.

You probably have a weak knee. I've been driving manuals for almost 10 years now. Basically been driving manuals since I started driving. No problems with my knee.

lol I think it's funny whenever there is a transmission related thread (AT vs MT) people just start bashing each other for every little thing. Dude really? You're bashing the guy's knee. Something with MT guys and having the need to let everyone know that they got SKILL (and they can out-shift you)

My understanding is that the SC went on around 70,000 miles......ask Shumby for sure.

I know that the computer can shift faster than me, but I still like to be more involved in what's happening with the car.
Making us less necessary in the driving process is just one step closer to the machines becoming self aware and taking over.
Skynet FTW!

Sky net already took over Jeopardy. Hide your kids, hide your wife.