Ferrari club hits the streets of Phuket

[rooster59]

Ferrari club hits the streets of Phuket

The Phuket News

 

 

PHUKET: Members of the Ferrari Owners’ Club Singapore descended on Phuket recently with about 20 supercars taking to the island's streets.

 

Amari Phuket’s representatives, Pierre-Andre Pelletier – Vice President and Area General Manager, South Thailand and Tipaporn Koonphol – Deputy General Manager, welcomed the group of more than 20 Ferrari car owners from the Ferrari Owners’ Club Singapore during their stay at Amari Phuket.

 

Full story: http://www.thephuketnews.com/ferrari-club-hits-the-streets-of-phuket-60024.php#g7Kvh0MCQWvoP1Lz.97

 

 

 

-- © Copyright Phuket News 2016-11-26

 

 

[KarenBravo]

Lots of scraped / cracked skirts.......

[A1Str8]

Welcomed Ferrari owners, lol. What has the world come to? It's just like any other car. 

[robertthebruce]

A nice car in Thailand....NEVER .... It's like stock car racing on the roads....

 

demolition derby......

[Oziex1]

A Ferrari is definitely not like any other car, as for the smug owners and the quality tourist label they undoubtedly hold well that's another story.

 

And why the hideous graphics and paint jobs, sacrilege 

Edited November 27, 2016 by Oziex1

[SaintLouisBlues]

2 minutes ago, Oziex1 said:

A Ferrari is definitely not like any other car

Quite right, and there's a very good reason why European cars like Porsche are so highly engineered - the drivers need to be able to drive using only one hand

[Sphere]

Not to be left behind, the lamborghini owners club hit the streets of Chonburi....

 

 

 

 

 

[Jeremy50]

A supercar in Thailand? Many roads would be no-go due to poor ground clearance, constant road works, gravel flying up, wet tar etc etc. Also, they cost two or even three times the UK price due to tax. These people are even more stupid than we already know them to be.

[d123]

I wonder how many of these cars will burn their clutches out following the bl**dy tour buses trying to traverse the Patong hill (or will the BIB close the road to let these cars go over the hill unhindered?)

 

Nice cars though.

[LivinginKata]

Remember this story last month ---> 

 

[Jimbo2014]

Otherwise called the very small willy club 

[Shiver]

5 hours ago, Oziex1 said:

A Ferrari is definitely not like any other car, as for the smug owners and the quality tourist label they undoubtedly hold well that's another story.

 

And why the hideous graphics and paint jobs, sacrilege 

 

Not about Ferraris but...
Back in the 80's my boss turned up with a 944S.  There was a sticker on the back that I thought made them look cheap.  He agreed and went back to the shop.  They said that to *not* have the sticker was a GBP 500 upgrade, Lol.

Then I look at this picture above of considerably more expensive cars and I think all that is missing is the nodding dog and furry dice (and perhaps a few lucky amulets velcroed onto the dash board).

 

[xvend]

6 hours ago, Jeremy50 said:

A supercar in Thailand? Many roads would be no-go due to poor ground clearance, constant road works, gravel flying up, wet tar etc etc. Also, they cost two or even three times the UK price due to tax. These people are even more stupid than we already know them to be.

 

As an owner of a Supercar in Chicago, it is no different. 

 

Can't drive in the winter (tires turn to ice skates) Ground clearance is a delicate issue even under the best of circumstances.

 

People "key' the car out of jealousy which you seem to have an abundance.

 

Guess that's why most supercar owners have more than one car :)

 

Nothing wrong with enjoying yourself.

 

 

Edited November 27, 2016 by xvend

[gdgbb]

17 hours ago, A1Str8 said:

Welcomed Ferrari owners, lol. What has the world come to? It's just like any other car. 

 

This is not about the car, read the link, there's a charitable aspect.  Laugh at that if you can.

[gdgbb]

7 hours ago, Oziex1 said:

A Ferrari is definitely not like any other car, as for the smug owners and the quality tourist label they undoubtedly hold well that's another story.

 

 

 

Where did you get the "smug owners" bit?  Didn't you read the link?

[gdgbb]

7 hours ago, Jeremy50 said:

A supercar in Thailand? Many roads would be no-go due to poor ground clearance, constant road works, gravel flying up, wet tar etc etc. Also, they cost two or even three times the UK price due to tax. These people are even more stupid than we already know them to be.

Some posters aren't that bright, either, these cars and their owners are from Singapore, not Thailand and they are here for a good cause.  What has the price and tax got to do with this?

 

The vast majority of roads in Thailand would be no obstacle for cars like these that are designed to be driven on normal roads.  Constant road works?  Where exactly?  Wet tar?  Where is that such a huge issue and doesn't gravel and tar affect lesser cars also?

[LivinginKata]

3 minutes ago, gdgbb said:

The vast majority of roads in Thailand would be no obstacle for cars like these that are designed to be driven on normal roads.  Constant road works?  Where exactly?  Wet tar?  Where is that such a huge issue and doesn't gravel and tar affect lesser cars also?

 

Did you read my link in post #10 above ...

[gdgbb]

6 minutes ago, LivinginKata said:

 

Did you read my link in post #10 above ...

I did read the link, no reference to bad roads, gravel or wet tar, so what's your point?  You do know that the wet tar that was originally mentioned isn't the same as a wet road, don't you?

[LivinginKata]

29 minutes ago, gdgbb said:

I did read the link, no reference to bad roads, gravel or wet tar, so what's your point?  You do know that the wet tar that was originally mentioned isn't the same as a wet road, don't you?

 

The headline gives us all a clue ...

 

Welcome to Thai roads: Singapore businessman wrecks his Ferrari!

[seancbk]

On 11/27/2016 at 8:11 AM, Jeremy50 said:

A supercar in Thailand? Many roads would be no-go due to poor ground clearance, constant road works, gravel flying up, wet tar etc etc. Also, they cost two or even three times the UK price due to tax. These people are even more stupid than we already know them to be.

 

 

Given that 'these people' are all Ferrari owners from Singapore, what do they have to do with Thailand (other than driving to Phuket for a holiday) ?

[seancbk]

17 hours ago, gdgbb said:

On 11/27/2016 at 7:38 AM, Oziex1 said:

A Ferrari is definitely not like any other car, as for the smug owners and the quality tourist label they undoubtedly hold well that's another story.

 

 

 

Where did you get the "smug owners" bit?  Didn't you read the link?

 

 

Probably just another one of those people who dislikes anyone who is rich and successful.  

We get a lot of that on these forums.

 

[seancbk]

19 hours ago, Shiver said:

 

Not about Ferraris but...
Back in the 80's my boss turned up with a 944S.  There was a sticker on the back that I thought made them look cheap.  He agreed and went back to the shop.  They said that to *not* have the sticker was a GBP 500 upgrade, Lol.

Then I look at this picture above of considerably more expensive cars and I think all that is missing is the nodding dog and furry dice (and perhaps a few lucky amulets velcroed onto the dash board).

 

The 500 GBP upgrade would be to replace the whole rear panel with one that doesn't have the mounting holes for the badges.  

The badges are not just stuck on the car.

 

[Shiver]

It was a transparent sticky back sticker, not a proper decal.  I know it's hard to believe, I still can't get my head around it, and that was when GBP 500 could still buy something.  My car at the time cost me GBP 400.  It was a wreck on wheels, but I loved my first one like no other, and looked at it, then the sticker over and over.  I swear it was just a sticker and wasn't in keeping with the rest of the car.

[seancbk]

3 minutes ago, Shiver said:

It was a transparent sticky back sticker, not a proper decal.  I know it's hard to believe, I still can't get my head around it, and that was when GBP 500 could still buy something.  My car at the time cost me GBP 400.  It was a wreck on wheels, but I loved my first one like no other, and looked at it, then the sticker over and over.  I swear it was just a sticker and wasn't in keeping with the rest of the car.

Crikey!  Was there no way your boss could remove it himself?   

Funny thing you see in Hong Kong are people putting M badges on regular BMWs to make people think the car is better.
 

[Shiver]

2 hours ago, seancbk said:

Crikey!  Was there no way your boss could remove it himself?   

Funny thing you see in Hong Kong are people putting M badges on regular BMWs to make people think the car is better.
 

 

Nothing a hot air gun couldn't have dealt with.  Lol, would probably invalidate the warranty or something.  He paid it though - likely because he didn't like a little squirt like me making a comment about his pride and joy.

 

A few months later he left the motorway up an exit ramp at speeds well in excess of the national speed limit, only to discover that the steering and brakes don't work when airborne.  His dad wouldn't buy him another after that, so was reduced to a Golf GTI.

[gdgbb]

21 hours ago, LivinginKata said:

 

The headline gives us all a clue ...

 

Welcome to Thai roads: Singapore businessman wrecks his Ferrari!

"Gives us all a clue" to what?