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What do you guys think of it?

Getting some negative comments over on autoblog for example: http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/28/vide ... ous-pipes/

Personally like it better than the 430, as well as the latest couple of Ferraris...
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That interior reeks of Honda S2000. With all the controls right next to the wheel, the font of the tachometer, and the Engine Start button.
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actually it reeks of pasta :)
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Yeah, the front looks exactly like a Lamborghini.

Italian supercars are overrated.
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Ive never had any particular attraction to Ferrari. Ive always been more of a Lambo guy.
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paul34 wrote:I always found Lambo more about bling and less about purity.
There's a very fine line between purity and snobbishness. Ferrari owners seem to cross it more often than not.
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paul34 wrote:True. The owners generally don't know one way or the other. It's rare to find a purist Ferrari or Lambo owner who actually fully appreciates what they are driving.
Yup, went to an italian car show last week and man they don't know shit about cars some of them. I'll post up my friend's pictures when they get them up. (i only had a camera phone :\)
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Who needs Italian supercars when you can have British prestige?

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Uhh.... me?
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What do you mean you. You have a Saab.
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get the f**k out of here with your ford tauruses :lol:
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o_O Ford Taurus?
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ElectroGhandi wrote:Who needs Italian supercars when you can have British prestige?
Yeah, who needs a small sports car when you can have a large pickup truck or an enormous SUV.

Seriously. It would've been more appropriate if you had posted an Aston Martin instead of a Jag sedan.
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jags are for old people. astons are for james bond
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Not necessarily. You can get a pre-owned DB7 for $40,000.
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