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Originally Posted by Levi
Because if you want to be able to drive your 500 PS Ferrari to the limits,
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I've got nothing against Ferraris. Certainly, I wouldn't kick one out of bed on a cold and rainy night. But I cannot imagine getting a Ferrari anywhere near its potential for fun while driving on the streets. You need a race track for that. Or a deserted air base. That's why a 200 hp FT-86 (or a super-light 125 hp MX-5) might be more fun to drive in many, if not most, day-to-day situations.
A lot of us here are already talking about swapping the FT-86 engine for a more powerful one, or adding FI. Fine. Get 500 hp out of it. But then what will you do? Burn through rear tires doing donuts in the Burger King parking lot?
But, to get back to Pebble Beach, I think the car was there because a car lover is a car lover is a car lover. "Rich guy" does not always equal "snob." Maybe our sweet little FT-86 is going to turn everybody's head, not just ours.