rooster59 Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenBravo Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 Lots of scraped / cracked skirts....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A1Str8 Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 Welcomed Ferrari owners, lol. What has the world come to? It's just like any other car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertthebruce Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 A nice car in Thailand....NEVER .... It's like stock car racing on the roads.... demolition derby...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oziex1 Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 (edited) 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintLouisBlues Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sphere Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 Not to be left behind, the lamborghini owners club hit the streets of Chonburi.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy50 Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d123 Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivinginKata Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 Remember this story last month ---> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo2014 Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 Otherwise called the very small willy club Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shiver Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 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). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xvend Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 (edited) 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdgbb Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdgbb Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdgbb Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivinginKata Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 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 ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdgbb Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivinginKata Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seancbk Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 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) ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seancbk Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seancbk Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shiver Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seancbk Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shiver Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdgbb Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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