These guys took an F40 camping

[VXR]

If I could afford it, I'd daily it. My car is fairly low slung and I've accidentally driven randomly up what became a small boulder trail, which lead to a farm, so I had to slowly crawl all over the rocks again to get out.

Cars aren't precious, they're just tools on a basic level. Use them, enjoy them.

 

[Dagger311]

I personally wouldn't have went camping or fried eggs on it, but better than letting it gather dust.

 

[GTP_Ingram]

Does anybody else think that F40 looks absolutely stunning in that setting? Just gorgeous... bite the back of your hand gorgeous.

Yes, but I think the same about the F40 wherever it is parked, because it is pretty much my absolute favouritist car of all time ever.

To me, this is both the definition of a) camping how it should be done - as long as you have enough room for people and gear then you might as well pick a car to enjoy the journey, too - and b) supercar ownership how it should be done - not being all prissy and wrapping the car in cotton wool.

 

[Slash]

I personally wouldn't have went camping or fried eggs on it, but better than letting it gather dust.

I think it's funny that they did that. Camping is one thing but cooking on it is just funny.

That's not to say I haven't done that before though.

 

[RACECAR]

Actually, I'm ok with this. I have no problem with it actually being used instead of it just sitting there as a showpiece that hardly goes anywhere (or as some excuse for a jackass to act like he owns the road, only to crash in the next intersection).

I hope one day that I'm rich enough where I can buy expensive and rare cars just to do things like this. The anger of kids on the Internet would bring me joy.

This. The tears of internet kids would be delicious.

 

[Dagger311]

I think it's funny that they did that. Camping is one thing but cooking on it is just funny.

That's not to say I haven't done that before though.

My dad's coworker wraps hot dogs in aluminum foil and puts them by the engine while they're driving. He drives an S10 I think.

 

[Slash]

My dad's coworker wraps hot dogs in aluminum foil and puts them by the engine while they're driving. He drives an S10 I think.

I've done that. Done it with potatoes too.

 

[Heldenzeit]

Fine by me.

 

[Robin]

Reminds me of this,



It's sacrilege! If I owned an F40 I would cry if I got a scratch on it.

 

[Dan]

Fine by me.

Excuse my stupidity, but what car is that?

 

[RACECAR]

I could be wrong, but isn't that a Ferrari 308?

 

[Heldenzeit]

Yup! Ferrari 308 GTB.

 

[Slash]

I was going to say, looks like one to me

 

[Grayfox]

This. The tears of internet kids would be delicious.

Its likes nectar.

 

[-Fred-]

They actually bottle the tears of the internet kids, they call it Veuve Clicquot.

 

[Lizard]

The rest of the internet saw Japanese news before me? My life is worthless.


Still. It is his car he can do what he likes. Must have been quite fun as well.
Also lets be honest. With a few modifications the F40 would be a brilliant RAID car.

 

[eran0004]

Well, it could have been worse. It could have been an F1 car, then they wouldn't even have had a roof to put the luggage on.

Edit: Of course, they could have just pulled a trailer...

 

[TheCracker]

Rally all the 308's!

 

[Dan]

Rally all the 308's!


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The Martini-liveried one looks the best IMO.

 

[RACECAR]

Remember when Exotic Sports Cars were Rally cars too? Pepperidge Farm Remembers (as does Martini and Rothmans).

Funny enough, the 308 looks to be around the same dimensions as the Stratos.

 

[TheCracker]

Funny enough, the 308 looks to be around the same dimensions as the Stratos.

308 has a longer wheelbase and lower centre of gravity so won't be quite as twitchy. Stratos has the longer wheel movement so copes with the rough better. 308 was, in period at least, used mostly or more effectively on tarmac rallies.

 

[Kent]

Not OK with this...
Fact is, they aren't making any more of those cars and people beating them up is a blatant disregard for the value of the vehicle as a part of motoring history.
Sure, it's their car and they can do as they wish but just the same so can I, and so, I'm going to consider this person an idiot attention seeker with too much money and not enough respect for his possessions.

There's a reason some people don't get to buy rare cars from these companies. Limited editions go from companies like Ferrari to specific kinds of buyers and I assure you, this sort of buyer wouldn't be allowed on "the" list if Ferrari saw how he treats his collection.

Cars like the F40 shouldn't be garage queens but they shouldn't be abused either.

 

[Heldenzeit]

I'm sure track laps are much harder on the car than going through the dirt at 5mph.

I drove my Corvette on the dirt for a quarter mile, no big deal as I wasn't going very fast.

 

[McLaren]

What proof do you have this car was abused? There's no damage and the road was nothing more than light gravel.

Taxtherich have done far worse and the cars are still in one piece.

 

[LivingWithGames]

F40 for camping? Talk about having guts.

A supercar is not common for this sort of thing but it's like a dream at same time. If you're careful to go camping with it, then you surely deserve this car, for all general purposes. Except climbing a mountain unless you feel like being suicidal.

For some reason I got an urge to find off-road images of this beauty.

 

[RACECAR]

I think we're pretty safe from seeing anyone attempt climbing with a Supercar, those cars do not have the suspension travel even possible for that.

 

[Imari]

It's in Japan. I'd be surprised if it's more than a few hundred metres from tarmac.

People complaining about abuse have no idea what they're talking about. It's not going to suffer terminal damage going down a dirt road for a bit, especially a well maintained one like that. Any damage that a dirt road will inflict can be repaired easily enough by someone with the sort of funds to own and maintain an F40.

Unbunch thine panties and enjoy the fact that some people can think of cool things to do with their cars. Maybe one day that will be you.

 

[jimipitbull]

They actually bottle the tears of the internet kids, they call it Veuve Clicquot.

I modified my F40 to run on Veuve Clicquot. It's heaps cheaper than premium

 

[Slash]

Not OK with this...
Fact is, they aren't making any more of those cars and people beating them up is a blatant disregard for the value of the vehicle as a part of motoring history.
Sure, it's their car and they can do as they wish but just the same so can I, and so, I'm going to consider this person an idiot attention seeker with too much money and not enough respect for his possessions.

There's a reason some people don't get to buy rare cars from these companies. Limited editions go from companies like Ferrari to specific kinds of buyers and I assure you, this sort of buyer wouldn't be allowed on "the" list if Ferrari saw how he treats his collection.

Cars like the F40 shouldn't be garage queens but they shouldn't be abused either.

 

[Wiegert]

@Kent Jeez. You make it sound like some kids shot it to bits or dropped one from a plane for a laugh.

You need only see the photos @McLaren posted to realise that the risk of a gaining few gravel scratches and dusty tyres from going down that trail is so insignificant, it's not worth fussing over (that and there's nothing to say it did suffer any damage). If that counts as outright abuse and a sign that this guy has no idea how to properly maintain or respect their own car, then they may as well ditch the keys and lock it up some place dry. Heaven forbid they actually get in and drive one on anything other than perfectly layed tarmac.

"This sort of buyer" may ruffle a few overly-sensitive feathers, but they seem entirely capable of keeping it in good working order based on what I've seen.