Why Don't I Just Buy a Lexus LC500? The Philosophy Of Owning a Ferrari

JayEmm on Cars
24 Jan 202425:42

Summary

TLDRThe video discusses the ownership costs and experiences with a 2013 Ferrari F12 Berlinetta. It addresses comments on a previous video detailing a £99,000 repair bill. The host argues Ferraris are reasonably well built despite some quirks, acknowledging issues also occur with other luxury brands. He explains his personal philosophy on properly maintaining high-performance vehicles, wanting to treat the Ferrari well despite the expenses involved. The host remains enamored with the F12, considering it a special car worth the costs and frustrations of ownership.

Takeaways

  • 😊 The video discusses costs of maintaining the host's 2013 Ferrari F12 Berlinetta
  • 😮 The recent repair bill for the Ferrari totaled around £99,000
  • 🤔 The high cost was due to fixing multiple issues while the car was already in the shop
  • 😠 Many commenters criticized Ferrari build quality based on this experience
  • 😌 The host doesn't think Ferraris are poorly built compared to other supercars
  • 😐 Common issues like wheel speed sensors and stone chips don't indicate poor quality
  • 🙄 There are some annoying Italian electrical quirks with the car
  • 😕 Basic servicing for the Ferrari was around £2,000 which is not unreasonable
  • 🤑 The host can afford the Ferrari through his YouTube business and sponsorships
  • 👍 The host wants to properly maintain the Ferrari despite the high cost

Q & A

  • What was the initial issue with the Ferrari that led to the £99,000 bill?

    -The initial issue was a faulty wheel speed sensor that caused the car to be limited to 30 mph. This then led to additional work being done while the car was already in the garage.

  • How does the owner afford expensive cars like the Ferrari?

    -The owner makes money from YouTube, having done videos for some time, and also has sponsors that support the channel.

  • What is the owner's view on claims that Ferraris are poorly built?

    -He doesn't think this criticism is fair or true. While they may not be built like a Lexus, he believes that for the small production volumes, they are decently built and have never left him stranded.

  • What was the main cost involved in the £99,000 bill?

    -The paintwork correction to fix existing issues with the front bumper and doors cost approximately £32,000, accounting for a large portion of the total bill.

  • What are some of the owner's frustrations with the Ferrari?

    -There are some electrical quirks, like the radio cutting out when the rear defroster is turned on. Also, the radio presets don't always work properly when selecting stations.

  • How does the owner justify financing expensive cars?

    -He believes financing allows flexibility, in case he decides he doesn't want to keep a car very long. He can afford the monthly payments. Many wealthy car owners also finance expensive vehicles.

  • Why does the owner spend money maintaining his cars?

    -He doesn't want to leave the next owner with maintenance issues that weren't addressed. Past cars have cost him more when previous owners neglected issues.

  • How much did the standard servicing on the Ferrari cost?

    -The service itself was around £2,000 including a new auxiliary belt and tensioner pulley.

  • Would the owner consider replacing the Ferrari with a Lexus LC500?

    -He says the LC500 is a great car, but no match for the F12. However, finances may require selling the Ferrari in the future, in which case the LC500 would be top choice for a replacement.

  • What is the owner's philosophy on running exotic cars?

    -He wants to properly use and enjoy them rather than worrying about mileage limits or minor issues. Previous neglect by owners causes bigger problems.

Outlines

00:00

😄 Introducing the video topic and context

The paragraph introduces the context that this is a follow-up video to a previous one discussing the costs of maintaining a 2013 Ferrari F12 Berlinetta. It provides a brief summary of the key details from that video for context, and outlines the goal of this video being to respond to popular comments and discuss philosophies around Ferrari ownership.

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🎨 Explaining the high cost of paintwork repairs

The paragraph focuses on explaining the $32,000 paintwork repairs, noting that the issues were pre-existing rather than happening under his ownership. It argues that for a car of this caliber, he didn't want to risk lower quality paintwork repairs. He suggests imagination can make the car seem worth another $50k, but accepts that's not reality.

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😠 Italian quirks and annoyances

The paragraph outlines some of the frustrating Italian electrical quirks, like the radio losing reception when the rear defroster is turned on. It also vents about the confusing radio presets issue. The author notes these issues would just be annoyances that most would accept, unlike issues that actually leave you stranded.

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💰 Discussing car affordability and financing realities

The paragraph tackles the topic of affordability head-on, with the author transparently discussing the $25k deposit and $1300 monthly payments on his car loan. He argues that even millionaires moan about expensive ownership costs. He pushs back against criticisms of financing by noting that he couldn't buy it outright at the time but it was an opportunity he wanted to take.

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😌 Why the F12 is special despite quirks

The author passionately states why even with its quirks, the F12 offers a spectacular, delightful experience unmatched by an LC500. He loves it deeply despite its flaws. Even at low speeds it captivates unlike any other. However, budget realities may eventually force replacing it.

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😊 Wrapping up and thanking viewers

The closing paragraph thanks viewers for their comments and watching. It reiterates the author's philosophy of properly maintaining these special vehicles despite high costs, seeing it as the right thing to do to preserve them.

Mindmap

Keywords

💡Ferrari

Ferrari is an Italian luxury sports car manufacturer that the narrator owns. Much of the video discusses the high maintenance costs, reliability issues, and ownership experience of Ferrari cars. Examples from the script showing Ferrari ownership issues include a $99,000 repair bill and corrosion on the doors.

💡reliability

The video debates whether Ferraris are poorly built or unreliable, which is a common criticism. The narrator argues Ferraris are decently reliable despite some annoying issues, using examples of other cars needing repairs too.

💡ownership

A major theme is the experience of owning a high-end sports car like a Ferrari. This includes maintenance costs, dealer experiences, driving enjoyment, and personal feelings towards ownership.

💡maintenance

The video focuses heavily on the high cost of maintaining a Ferrari, including a $99,000 bill the narrator recently had for repairs and paint work. This maintenance burden is a significant aspect of exotic car ownership.

💡financing

Many viewers commented about how the narrator affords these cars. He reveals he finances them, with 25% down payments, rather than buying them outright. Financing makes ownership possible despite the high costs.

💡depreciation

Ferraris tend to hold their value well compared to other cars when factoring in money spent on repairs and upgrades. The narrator notes he'd likely recoup a large percentage of this $99k bill if he sold this Ferrari.

💡stone chips

The narrator argues that stone chips on the car's paint are not necessarily a sign of poor build quality, but simply an inevitable result of a large, high-performance vehicle.

💡quirks

While arguing Ferraris are decently built, the narrator admits they have strange Italian electrical quirks, like the rear defrost disabling the radio reception when activated.

💡despite

A key theme is enjoying and appreciating the Ferrari despite its flaws and high costs, because of how special it makes the owner feel. The narrator continues driving it while acknowledging the frustrations.

💡philosophy

In the end, the narrator explains his personal philosophy towards exotic car ownership - doing preventative repairs so the next owner doesn't inherit issues, even if very costly, because of his passion for Ferraris.

Highlights

The F12 needed a minor repair that totaled £99,000 due to additional work done while the car was in the shop

Ferraris are intricate and costly to repair, but are not as poorly built as some comments claim

Stone chips are inevitable on a high performance car with a large front area

Corrosion happens on most metal cars over time, so some corrosion on a 10 year old Ferrari is not surprising

The F12 has some electrical quirks like losing radio reception when using rear defrost

Putting mileage on Ferraris is important - leaving them sitting leads to issues

The F12 service was £2,000 which is reasonable for a high performance supercar

I believe in maintaining cars properly instead of leaving issues for the next owner

I could have had a £500 repair bill but chose to spend more to improve the F12

I finance supercars because I didn't have the cash to buy them outright

The F12 percentage cost compared to purchase price is lower than many other cars I own

I still love affordable cars like MGs even though I also own expensive supercars

The Lexus LC500 is fantastic but no match for the experience of driving the F12

I spend most of my money on cars because I truly love them

I could have played it safe with a Lexus but I didn't want to miss the chance to own a Ferrari

Transcripts

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hello everybody last week I put out a

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video in which I discussed the most

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recent costs associated with my 2013

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Ferrari F12 Berlinetta if you haven't

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seen that video in short I was driving

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the car in summer of last year and it

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developed a bit of a fault which handily

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turned out to be just a wheel speed

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sensor but once I'd done a few other

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things as the car was already in the

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garage I was given a bill totaling some

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£99,000

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because I don't want to tell you

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everything from that video in this one

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if you haven't seen it I recommend that

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you go and watch it and I'll put a link

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up here somewhere and in today's video

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what I would like to do is answer some

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of the more popular comments from that

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video because many of you had the same

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thing to say and also discuss just a

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little bit my personal philosophy

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regarding Ferrari ownership I hope you

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enjoy

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just this morning in fact I received

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another comment on that video from

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somebody saying how on Earth do you

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afford all of this stuff well the simple

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answer is I make a lot of videos on

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YouTube have been doing so for quite

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some time and I'm also lucky to have a

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number of sponsors for the channel

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including today's which is pocka and it

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just so happens I think they are the

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perfect sponsor for this video because

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let's face it when you're talking about

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supercars or Exotics like my F12 many

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people would say they're just not worth

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a hassle and the best thing about them

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is getting to just look at them and so

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if you think that's the best way to

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experience Supercar ownership may I

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best looking presented here in what I

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also happen to think is the best color

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gello Orion I think these are a stunning

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piece of kitten though I have driven one

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and wasn't really in love with it they

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do keep haunting my dreams and if you'd

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like to own one without the continual

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and ruinous maintenance costs pocka do

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normally

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£340 for free if you fancy something to

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build like this for yourself it took me

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about 3 days over the new year and I've

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got to say I did find quite enjoyable

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actually despite having essentially no

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experience of it make sure to check out

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to their website and don't forget to use

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my link more details will be in the

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description down below now back to the

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real

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deal okay that's out of the way let's

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get down to it shall we there's a few

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different things I'd like to address in

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today's video and if I've left anything

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out that you wanted discuss I'll invite

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you all to head into the comment section

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after the first thing that people had to

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say was that clearly what I'd

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experienced was proof that Ferraris were

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simply poorly built and I just don't

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think that is true or Fair now I'm not

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going to say that these are made like a

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Lexus and we're going to get on to that

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one a little bit fairly soon however I

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think when you consider in what small

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quantities the cars are built they're

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actually pretty decent at no point in

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time has any Ferrari ever left me

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stranded or failed to proceed yes when

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this one threw its wobbler it didn't

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want to do more than 30 mph but it would

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at least do that and then after you

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turned it off and on again a couple of

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times it's then carried on as normal

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that issue turned out to be a wheel

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speed sensor and that's a problem I've

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had with a whole bunch of other cars in

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fact most recently my mgz TT which I

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reveal only only a couple of days ago

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and uh thank you if you watched that

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video that needed a wheel speed sensor

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my BMW a few years back needed a wheel

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speed sensor my Perse needed a wheel

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speed sensor and I'd wager all of them

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are made by

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Bosch this is a really fairly common

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failure point on all cars and yes it

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cost me a little bit more than it might

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have done on a BMW to fix it here but

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the parts and labor between them were

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about 300 quid and the Diagnostics time

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I think totaled to about £50 so had I

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wanted to I could have walked away from

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my last visit with a bill of less than

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500 Quid how did it turn into 9 Grand

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well because I did a bunch of other

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stuff as well see previous video if you

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haven't already now one of the things

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that I really wanted to get round to was

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sorting this car's paintwork issues and

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again people took Ferrari to task first

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off for the unusual way that they paint

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the front bumper with the body color on

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the bottom and then black on the top

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honestly having looked at it quite a bit

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I'm not really sure what other ways they

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could have done it unless they wanted to

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make everything out of separate pieces

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and that then only adds complexity more

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failure points in it just wouldn't look

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all that good sure I had my Ferrari main

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dealers paint guide do it and that's why

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the bill was likely higher than it might

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have been had I taken it somewhere else

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but when you look at that front end and

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you see how intricate all of that stuff

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is I just didn't want to take the risk

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of getting it done by somebody that

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might make a mistake had that happened

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with Ferrari they' have had to have

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rectified it at their own cost and for

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me essentially what I was paying for was

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the insurance to make sure the job was

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done

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right all ends the paintwork on this car

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cost about

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£32,000 easily the biggest of all the

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items that I wanted to tend to and that

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was something that was pre-existing

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certainly the front end was already an

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issue and I think probably the door as

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well when I got the car this wasn't

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something that's happened during my

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ownership experience I knew about them

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when I got it and I paid an appropriate

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price knowing at some point it would

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have to be sorted and I'm sure there

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would be plenty of people out there who

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would be happy to drive a car around

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with issues like that but for me on a

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car like this it just didn't look good

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did it every time I saw it on the

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driveway I just went oh that's getting

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worse I need to sort it and I am

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delighted that I have because honestly

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it makes this car look like it's worth

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another 50 Grand sadly that's not the

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case at all but you know in my head

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that's how it

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works one person in the comment section

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even used the presence of stone chips as

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proof of Ferrari substandard build

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quality and that just baffled me I mean

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there Stone chips on a high performance

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car with a reasonably large frontal area

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and you're going to see them pretty

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obviously when they happen because of

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the way the car has been painted to me

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stone chips is proof of nothing more

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than Stones I suppose you could get the

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car ppf but looking at that I'm really

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not sure how you would and honestly the

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cost of getting the thing ppf is the

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same as getting it resprayed so if comes

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sale time and as of this video being

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filmed I haven't sold it I've thought

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about it but then I've driven it again

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and gone oh it's really good though

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anyway the cost of pping that front end

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would basically be the same as reaying

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it should the next owner want it so not

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really that fuss about it and having

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known a few people that have had their

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cars ppf only for a stone to go through

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it anyway and then wind up with a repair

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build that's double because of that I'm

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just honestly I'm not really that

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convinced by ppf I I'm just not next up

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the corrosion yeah sure the car had a

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little bit of it on each side about that

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much at the base of the driver and

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passengers door but corrosion is

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something that happens on basically all

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cars I'm sure even Alexis at some point

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will suffer from corrosion and um if

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there's somebody out there that has

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Alexus and has corroded please pop into

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the comment section and make me feel

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better about myself but the fact is that

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corrosion certainly in this instance is

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something I think that is more time than

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mileage related yes the car has only

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done just under 33,000 miles but it's

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also now 11 years old and had you said

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to somebody oh my car's got a bit of

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corrosion it's 10 years old and done

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100,000 mil you wouldn't really batter

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an eyelid but yeah it's annoying it did

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get sorted yes I had to pay for it

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Ferrari do have an anti-corrosion

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warranty but it's nowhere here long

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enough even on their brand new cars I

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will criticize the company when I think

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they deserve it trust me however

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everybody I know and I mean everybody

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that's had a McLaren has had to have

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some paintwork issues rectified and

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those are things that have happened

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within the first few months of ownership

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in some cases Lamborghinis I know can

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get it Aston Martins certainly get it

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I've seen plenty of Porsches with

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corrosion my BMW had corrosion and that

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was only about 6 years old it's just a

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thing it happens it's a car it's made of

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metal it can happen get over

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it

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now in the interest of being fair and

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balanced yes there are plenty of things

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about this car that do frustrate me and

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in many cases are just weird Dar Italian

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quirks often related to electrics so for

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example if you're driving along you're

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listening to the radio and you realize

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that you need to defrost the rear window

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when you press that button you'll lose

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all of your radio

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reception yeah something's going on

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there and the two do not like each other

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it's uh rather humorous took me a while

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to work out what on Earth was going on

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and then when I did I just

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thought those

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Italians you also this is possibly my

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biggest grip with the car weird I know

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when you're going through the list of

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radio stations with a little scroll

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wheel down here no matter which one you

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choose if you aren't in the presets menu

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it'll just go to preset number six so in

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my case oh you want BBC Radio 2 ah you

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mean Planet Rock do you want heart 80s

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ah you mean Planet Rock do you want

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Premier Christian ah you must mean

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Planet Rock could upset a few people

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that one anyway it's just a Dar weird

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annoying thing you have to scroll

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through them manually one by one using

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the the little levers on the back of the

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wheel which incidentally are exactly the

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same as you'd find on the back of the

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wheel of many Jeep and Alpha and other

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products from the FCA era I had to get a

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new starter motor cable installed

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because this one wasn't quite up to the

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task and so after you given the car a

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run it was nice and warm you filled it

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up with Fuel and you went to start it 30

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seconds later it' be a little slow to

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fire now for many people that would be

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simply an annoyance and something theyd

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be willing to live with I had exactly

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the same problem caused by exactly the

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same thing on my Porsche yet when I told

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people about it on the Porsche nobody

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said oh God proof of that terrible

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German build quality with the Ferrari

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though everybody's really Keen to lay in

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to the Italians and tell everybody how

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they know the car is so awfully built

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the fact is though I would wager that

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whatever brand it is that you're into be

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it Ferrari Ford theat voxal sa Volvo

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doesn't really matter you'll probably

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really like your car and you'll know

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they're not actually perfect they've got

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issues even stuff like Toyota Lexus

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Honda legendarily well-built cars they

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do have issues but you like the car

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enough that you're willing to deal with

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it and you'll also I'm sure be aware

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that sometimes these issues are due to

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owner neglect and so really not

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necessarily the car's fault so you just

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carry on and love your car but there

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will be people out there who say oh God

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these things are terrible these things

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are awful I know at least one person

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that swears blind Toyota's build quality

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is absolutely the worst it's garbage and

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he's got absolutely no idea why people

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obsess over Japanese machinery and I get

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it I understand everybody's experience

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is different it comes from a different

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place for him that's come from from his

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own experience of those particular

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products for me it's come from my

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experience of these particular products

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oh this is not Ferrari territory that's

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properly Frozen

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there as you can see I do use these

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things all year round because I do

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believe it's good for them cars do not

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like sitting older Ferraris in

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particular they hate it if they're left

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to sit around and this I think is the

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source of much of Ferrari's poor

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reputation people are afraid to put

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miles on the cars because the dealers

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have all convinced you that they will

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fall apart once they hit 30,000 and that

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to me is just duffed nonsensical and

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it's the the biggest case I know of

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someone shooting themselves in the foot

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if you took a 9911 GT3 to a Porsche

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dealer with 30,000 mies on okay these

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days they're not going to like it so

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much but someone's definitely going to

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buy that car there's absolutely no

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reason that this car can't easily do

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100,000 Mi without anything really major

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going wrong and probably quite a bit

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more than that I am sorely sorely

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tempted to try and find out and if you

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think I should do 100,000 mi in this car

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do me a favor in fact do me too put that

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in the comment section down below and

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share this video with a friend of yours

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it gets a million views I'm going to

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keep this thing and I'm going to try and

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do

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it the actual service on this car

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including the new auxiliary belt and the

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redesigned tension or pulley that I had

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to have put on cost about £2,000 and I

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think for a car of this type of this

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performance that's not really all that

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bad a lot of people in the comment

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section wanted to talk about money and

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as a Brit I sort of try and skirt around

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that I'm very happy to talk about what

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something has cost me but I'm generally

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very very wary of talking about my own

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personal circumstances and this is

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because in Britain we have this really

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weird sort of inverse snobbery thing

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going on where basically people sneer at

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anything nice or anybody that's been

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successful in life you'll see it in

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Threads all over the world on Facebook

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on piston heads on Instagram everywhere

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you go people don't like it in Britain

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when someone else has something nice

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this is not Universal and I've actually

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had generally a pretty good time with

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this car nobody really has made a

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negative comment about it but I do know

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that it does happen and it's really

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rather unfortunate because I'm in the

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position where I'm lucky enough to be

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able to have this car I really enjoy it

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and I want to be out being seen enjoying

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it because I like people to see these

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cars that's how you inspire the next

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generation of petrol heads I remember

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really vividly the day on the way home

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from school I saw a noble M12 the most

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special thing that was amazing we talked

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about that for days I remember coming

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home one night and seeing a Lamborghini

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Diablo at my local petrol station that

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was just that was amazing and Thor

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himself got out of it I wouldn't have

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been any more

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impressed but we're Britain we're a bit

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weird and one thing I did see a few

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people commenting was oh well if you

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can't afford it you shouldn't have

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it I can afford it okay I've got it on

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finance I'm very transparent about that

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if you want to know I put £25,000 down

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as a deposit and it costs me about

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£1,300 a month with Charles and Dean

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should you want your own KY that was a

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bit close most of these cars today are

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financed and there are still a bunch of

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people out there that consider something

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on finance not really to be yours and if

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you want to call this the bank Ferrari

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be my guest I'm really not offended by

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it the fact was I didn't have the cash

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at the time to buy it out right I didn't

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know if I wanted to keep it all that

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long anyway and it just seemed like a

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good way to get into the car at what was

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a good price there was an opportunity

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and I decided to take it I didn't know

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at the time whether I really liked the

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F12 all that much and it was a car that

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took a long time to reveal itself to me

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but I've got to say this is absolutely

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spectacular really quite something but

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even those who are multi-millionaires

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and that could afford or do buy these

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things cash just because they've got the

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money to spend on something doesn't mean

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they're always happy about it I've known

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people that own McLaren f1s and they

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moan about how much the insurance cost

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is yes of course they can afford it but

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if you had a billion quid you still

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wouldn't be impressed if you got told oh

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it's 25 Grand a year to ensure your car

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it's going to wind up at £10 a mile just

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for the insurance you would be annoyed

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wouldn't you you'd rather spend the

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money on something else I even this

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morning had one really weird comment

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from somebody on my mg ztt video where

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they were saying that because I've got

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these Ferraris me doing stuff with an mg

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is some sort of faux humble brag type

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thing and that I just I just don't get

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that I like my MGS I bought them years

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ago well I had one anyway at the time I

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said how much I liked it but the fact

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was back then I liked MGS and I liked

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Ferraris I just couldn't afford the

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Ferrari now I can afford the Ferrari and

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I can afford the mg having the one

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shouldn't really prevent me from being

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able to enjoy the other what it can do

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though is give me a little bit of

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perspective and one thing I will say for

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the F12 in particular and in fact all

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the Ferraris is that if you look at the

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money spent on them as a percentage cost

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of the purchase price actually they're

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some of the cheapest cars in the fleet

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yes I know that's a sort of wonky way to

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look at things but if you want to see a

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car that's have money spent on it that

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in some ways really isn't worth it go

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and watch the videos I've done on my

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Toyota celika I've spent double the

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purchase price on that car just trying

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to get it up to a reasonable standard my

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Honda S2000 that failed I've just had an

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engine bought for it that cost me twice

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as much as the car I paid eight and a

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bit th000 for that I'm now into it for

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30 odd Grand at least with this if I did

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sell it I'm going to recoup a much

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larger percent percentage of what I've

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put into it that's just the way it is

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that Honda I'll never get even close to

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what I've put into it back if I did sell

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it and that's why I'm not selling it I

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know a few people are asking about where

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the Honda is and yes there will be a

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video update soon curiously and I don't

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really know exactly why this was but a

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lot of people by which I mean dozens of

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you commented on that video saying I

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should just get a Lexus LC 500 instead

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and I don't know exctly what it was

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about this particular video that made so

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many of you think yes he should really

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replace that car with an LC 500 maybe

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it's the fact that to some this is a

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paragon of

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unreliability and the lc500 is the

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picture of durability whilst being on

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the face of it much the same thing as

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this now I love the lc500 it's a

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fantastic car and there is a conceivable

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scenario that in a year or two I might

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have to get rid of some of the stuff

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I've got on Finance namely this and the

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430 those are the only two cars that are

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financed everything else I own outright

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including the 550 and there will be

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another video on that soon and again

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that's been away for a year but because

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of DFT stuff that is not the car's fault

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and if such a scenario does come to pass

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I have to sell up and I want to try and

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replace these cars with something that

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does more or less the same job but that

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I can afford to own outright an lc500

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would definitely be top of the list

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there is a reason I have done several

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videos saying why I think it's such a

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fantastic car I really really love them

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dearly and in the wake of your many

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comments I popped onto AutoTrader and

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saw actually they've become relatively

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affordable with examples of the

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top-of-the-line Sport Plus V8 now being

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available from under 50,000 quid and

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that's a lot of car for the money comes

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also with that Lexus 10-year warranty

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which is really quite nice but and

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here's the thing the lc500 nice as it

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may be is just no F12 this even at 30 40

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mph in -1° is just Sensational the whole

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thing from the outside to the inside to

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the engine it's just a delight and yes

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it is a bit of a diva yes there are

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things about it that annoy but it also

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speaks to you in a way that very very

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few cars do it's properly special this I

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love it so very much and I've always

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been the sort of person that said I

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really really hate to get to the end of

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this life and say you know I had the

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chance to buy a Ferrari but instead I

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bought a Lexus cuz that seemed like the

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sensible thing to do okay the lc500 is

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maybe the least sensible of all Lexus

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but still you get the idea this looks a

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bit chilly as well let's take take it

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easy through here and I'm absolutely not

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ruling an LC 500 out in fact I'm pretty

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sure you'd watch videos if I got one

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again if you think I should just chop

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this in for that tell me cuz I could

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sell this and basically with the DB9

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gone I could get an LC 500 my finances

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are not unlimited that I can assure you

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sometimes you get people that think

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clearly I've got 20p to my name and

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other times you get people that think

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I'm a multi-millionaire and I can afford

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anything I want that neither of those

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things is true I spend most of my money

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on cars because I really really love

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them and I'm lucky enough that it's my

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business I can kind of justify it sort

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of and this really leads me onto the

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final thing that I want to say which is

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my real philosophy when it comes to

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these things like I said at the

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beginning I could have taken this car to

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Meridian and walked away with a £500

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bill not the £99,000 one that I did

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Meridian didn't tell me I had to do

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anything they said that the service was

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due in time terms but they knew it

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wasn't dueing mileage they weren't

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forcing

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anything but I have now experienced so

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many cars where previous owners have had

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work that they really should have done

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but they've decided to skimp on it and

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left me in the Lurch left me paying

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bills for things that I didn't do that I

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didn't cause that didn't happen

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during my stewardship at some point in

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the near future I'm going to do a video

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update on my other half's 986 boxer and

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that I assure you was an eyew watering

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experience never have I known such a

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cheap car to cost quite as much money it

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puts even my MGS to shame that's a been

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a frustrating experience I have to tell

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you at least getting the Ferraris worked

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on has been a joy the Cela is an

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absolute nightmare trying to find

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someone that actually does the job that

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they say has has been just awful so if

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you do happen to know a good celika

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specialist out there tell me and don't

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tell me Fen sport because they don't

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work on them anymore yeah very annoying

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I offered them money and they don't want

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to take it and the fact is yes this car

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has cost me quite a bit of money but as

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I've said many many times before it is a

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Ferrari I have always wanted one since I

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was yayi and understood what a Ferrari

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was however at no point in time was I

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ever under the illusion it would be

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anything other than fairly expensive and

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I am now in the extraordinarily

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fortunate position chiefly thanks to the

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likes of your good self for watching all

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these videos and subscribing which if

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you haven't done already please do that

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now and I can do this I can enjoy the

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cars and run them and I want to do right

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by the car because I think that is the

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right thing to do so if I've got the

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option to make something better I'll

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always take it and so that I hope

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explains a little bit of my personal

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philosophy when it comes to owning a car

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like this I want to say a big thank you

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once again to all of you for watching

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all of the videos don't forget to hit

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the like button comment down below

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subscribe if you haven't already and

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