Car appreciation... the aesthetics, the engineering, etc

Oh come on.

The non-red modern Ferraris scream "I really want to buck the trend". doom blue/grey wank gts and yellow mid engine cars suck. A Ferrari should be red or black*

*except the 60s cars which are collectors cars no matter the colour.

Modern Bentleys should be camo-wrapped in order to ensure that the driver looks as big a cunt as possible.

Traditionally Alfa's are red, Ferrari's are yellow.

Traditionally?

Racing heritage would say they were both red ...along with Fiat non?

Ferrari raced in yellow originally, that's why the badge background is yellow.

The association these days is probably strongest with red though - the F1 team for example.

I'd like to disagree with the Volvo colour consensus...

Fast Volvo estates should be white, because

• BTCC
  
• M-way cops
  

The original BTCC race car test mule/development car was red with white wheels.

The best Ferrari colour is Azzuro metallizzato.

Even modern ones look good in it.

the badge is yellow because they are from modena (according to most sources). ferrari have always raced in red.

Went to the European launch of the new Mac 570s. Nice car...but at 6'4" and a 34" waist I do not fit. If anyone wants one let me know ;)

Waiting for the soft-top then?

Nope...my ass is too big

There we go, shows what trusting Autocar as an authority gets you. I had always believed the racing yellow thing.

"yellow is the color of the city of Modena, where Ferrari first started, so that is why Giallo Modena is a popular color among contemporary models" according to someone who sounds very confident on Ferrari Chat.

I did also consider an S1 elise but prices are shooting up recently, did you park yours on the road and was it ok in terms of leaks/vandalism/infrequent use?

What made you go back to an S2000?

There are two t5 engined 7/9 series rear wheel drive volvos.

Rear wheel drive goodness.

Vx200 ;)

Rosso corsa = Racing red the Italian racing colours.

WRX - blue and covered in stickers...they are worth more and sell quicker (can sell for a higher price and go quicker)

Er why? Velar's (the original hand built ones) were BL blue...

Someone watched the prisoner...

Fiat raced with Lancia driving.

I lived in Kent at the time I had both Elises. The S1 was vandalised on the street when the previous owner had it - smashed side window and someone tried to prise the nose badge off. In my ownership I had a shared driveway, once when it was parked on the street someone tried, unsuccessfully, to prise the roof off and stole the aerial. The S1 leaked a lot and was worse with the hard top. The S2 was keyed when parked at work once. It never leaked and generally felt less fragile than the S2 (in a lotus way). The headgasket went on the S2 (K series) but it's only a matter of time with them really. I commuted in both every day and overall reliability was fine. I'm not sure what it would be like with infrequent use - keep the battery topped up and I can't imagine it being too bad. They're simple cars with one of the most proven engines ever made. I even drove the S2 in snow on toyo A048s and it coped fine - better than the transit in front of me that span into a ditch!
I ended up getting the S2000 after writing the S2 off on a roundabout. Really annoying accident. I had a blowout on an A road and had to get towed to the nearest tyre depot (aerosol gunk can't fill a fist-sized hole in a sidewall!). The depot didn't have any decent tyres in stock so I went for the cheapest so I could order my own from black circles. While I was waiting for delivery I entered a greasy roundabout at around 20, the back end slid out and I overcorrected, hitting the curb and barrier in the centre of the roundabout. Ended up worth a stupid amount of damage for such a low speed - cracked rear alloy, smashed front and rear clam and bent the diffuser. My insurance co gave me the option to repair or take the money, I took option 2 and stuck it into my flat deposit.
I bought the S2000 as I still wanted something RWD, chuckable and convertible.
I'll be selling it soon though as I never use it and I find getting out of London to enjoy the roads a pita now days.

Everything i didn't want to hear really! thats why we can't have nice things in London...

rent a garage off your council - ten bucks a week

How many cars get vandalised broken in to in your area?

If it is a soft top don't leave anything in it and open the glove box too.