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Have some nice contrasty light now so let it be BW for this steel one.

Not much love for my wheels on the 911 sub 😁🍋

Hope my wife's sandals will fare better 😉

A small trip to a local farm

Cupholders are perfect for a small bottle of yoghurt!

Saw some nice cars on the way as well!

Thank you all for the support and appreciation of the wheel color choice! 🟡🍷🌞

Smurf Van, Red Candy or Turbo 🍋?

I have owned my 550 Maranello for a few years already but have never known that it had an upgraded/modified exhaust.

The previous owner mentioned that he did the upgrade but I really did not care or paid attention at that time.

And then almost purely by chance I first stumbled onto an old tuning shop YouTube video that actually showed my car being upgraded with the full system and then discovered the actual manufacturer, the Italian company Supersprint, and all of the specs.

It is apparently a 40 kg lighter system with some additional torque/HP gains and I have never ever thought I had it 😆

With the Fiorano handling package (which at least I knew I had 🤣), I am fully ready for my next NFS run!

Never mind that it is on Michelins 😀😁

Shark Blue has some nice depth when the lightning is right.

Can't pass the moment 🤳😁

Pick your Horse 😁

Your choice?

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Your choice?

Just did some longer back to back road trips on my 550 and on the 812SF and just can't believe how MUCH more stable, assertive and at the same time comfortable the Maranello is over the 812SF on a regular countryside highway.

Local conditions allow cruising speed of around 120-130 MPH, and the way the 550 handles all the road imperfections, has zero tramlining, is absolutely resistant to sidewind or air/pressure changes after passing trucks is just marvelous.

As a result, you have absolute 100% comfort and trust in the car, and just enjoy the road, and can truly travel in the full sense of the Gran Turismo concept, despite the fact that this particular specimen is a 25 year old one.

The 812SF on the other hand is oh so nervous and jumpy and jittery.

In Bumpy road mode, of course, tires at 2.3/2.1 bar at cold, fully warmed up, it still does not want to relax and go easy with the road.

No, it is a constant sense of drama and struggle.

I have no explanation for that aside from the way the modern bigger wider staggered tyres just can't handle the actual very much imperfect road conditions at high speed.

Driving below 60-80 MPH the difference is much less pronounced, but the faster you go, the more nervous it gets on the steering wheel as clearly the sensitivity of the suspension/tyre setup gets to your hands at a much faster rate.

The result - less of a GT relaxed driving vibe, much more of a "cling to your life or die trying" attitude.

Can't say that is true progress after all these generations.

Yes, we need bigger tires and bigger brakes and stiffer sidewalls to handle all the power - but the roads, they are not getting better for all of these...

A very sensible choice I made!

Had the usual itch to buy a new watch, was looking at some Pateks 😅, but then was very positively surprised by this beautiful specimen.

Apparently Omega still produces them, this one was made this year.

The strap is not as inflexible as some reviewers said, but will definitely try how it looks with a steel bracelet.

Round red lights no more, apparently reserved for Luce only from now on..😅

Well, at least there is a reason to seriously consider it...

Sometimes we need to reflect on where we have been nearly 30 years ago to put modern times into perspective...

Some little details go unnoticed at first, but then at closer look impress me more and more.

These carbon fibre bits, while completely unnecessary from a weight reduction perspective, do add some evil 🦈 vibes to what is in principle a gentle car...