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Old 09-01-05, 07:54 PM
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Originally Posted by rominl
damn, if so, i gotta go there myself
Thats what im sayin!

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Old 09-01-05, 07:56 PM
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ahh... the things i miss out on by being in pennsylvania.
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Nice cars..
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Old 09-01-05, 08:10 PM
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Both cars are , but Mclaren > CGT
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Old 09-01-05, 11:42 PM
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Originally Posted by e43Guy
Newport Beach

1610 W. Coast Hwy
Newport Beach, CA 92663
to be correct
hahaa, newport beach again? somehow i wasn't too surprised
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Old 09-01-05, 11:44 PM
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Originally Posted by AmethySC
Both cars are , but Mclaren > CGT
Oh, McLaren > more than the CGT. McLaren > *
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Old 09-02-05, 06:20 AM
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One thing, yes the Porsche GT is a ridiculous car.

I was in Chicago and stopped by the dealer on Rush St last week. They had the GT there, an Enzo, several Lambos among others.

Here is the question:

Why the HELL does the GT have freakin; YELLOW brake caipers?
It looks HIDEOUS on an otherwise HOT-*** RIDE.

Couldn't they at least offer the option of Silver or Black Painted calipers?

It would look so much better IMO.

Ted
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Old 09-02-05, 06:53 AM
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Originally Posted by ted920
One thing, yes the Porsche GT is a ridiculous car.

I was in Chicago and stopped by the dealer on Rush St last week. They had the GT there, an Enzo, several Lambos among others.

Here is the question:

Why the HELL does the GT have freakin; YELLOW brake caipers?
It looks HIDEOUS on an otherwise HOT-*** RIDE.

Couldn't they at least offer the option of Silver or Black Painted calipers?

It would look so much better IMO.

Ted
LOL, I'm sure if you can actually get to order one and can afford it the dealer will make them any color you want.
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Old 09-02-05, 12:02 PM
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haha personally i don't see it being anything wrong. as long as it's from factory and it's soooo good, i am ok
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Old 09-02-05, 02:00 PM
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Yeah, not uncommon at all to see this in Newport/Corona Del Mar, especially on a Saturday (after the Crystal Cove morning meet). You should hear the shriek of a Carrera GT or an Enzo at about 8,000 rpm... send shivers up my spine! If you are a car person, this is your paradise.

I've been at Crystal Cove and seen THREE Carrera GTs in a row- not to mention the guy with the ORANGE painted Ferrari Enzo (yeah, a red Enzo was there, too), Bruce Meyer's $10M Ferrari, tons of Galladros, Mucielagos, Panteras, Shelby Cobras, etc. I'm pretty sure a few of the cars aren't street legal (the ****** with the giant blower sticking out the hood with huge slicks and wheelie bars is insane).

There is some SERIOUS hardware down here... my brother and I each drive a Lexus, and we joke that we are the White Trash of the neighborhood (we both park our Lexus OUTSIDE, the AW11 Toyota MR2 and AE86 Corolla GT-S stay in the garage).
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Old 09-02-05, 02:02 PM
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Originally Posted by ted920
One thing, yes the Porsche GT is a ridiculous car.


Here is the question:

Why the HELL does the GT have freakin; YELLOW brake caipers?
It looks HIDEOUS on an otherwise HOT-*** RIDE.

Couldn't they at least offer the option of Silver or Black Painted calipers?

It would look so much better IMO.

Ted
I actually have an answer for this. Porsche uses yellow calipers to identify their ceramic brakes- standard equipment on the Carrera GT and 996 GT2, and optional on the 996 Turbo models.

I think it looks pretty cool on the silver car. But I am strange that way.

Bob
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Old 09-02-05, 02:24 PM
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Awww good ole corona del mar.....such beauties.....i love that place!!
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Old 09-02-05, 03:21 PM
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Bruce Meyer's $10M Ferrari


Mmmmm, wait.., WAAAH, ten mil?
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Old 09-02-05, 03:31 PM
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Yeah, it's pretty normal to see Enzos, GTs, and Lambos going down PCH in Corona Del Mar. Was this picture taken near Marguerite? It's so weird to see Mercedes E55s and other really, really nice cars and think, "It's no big deal". Ahh, the soCal lifestyle...I think I'll have my digital camera ready when I head to the beach this weekend.
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Old 09-02-05, 03:38 PM
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Not everyone shares that same taste, though. Talk about a case in opposites.....look at that solid row of SUV's across street. An Escape, a Suburban, a Durango, a Pathfinder in back, and I can't tell what the fourth, partially hidden one is. I wonder if that was deliberately done in the shot just to accentuate opposites to those two exotics or if that was just a coincinence.
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