Buy John Romero's Ferrari On EBay 396
TheMightyZog writes: "John Romero is selling his Ferrari Testarossa: eBay and his own site. Is anyone else distrubed by the graphic on the top of his home page?" At last check, the reserve was not yet met.
Re:Hmm.. great deal (Score:3, Interesting)
some arrogant fuck who you know is going to have cared for the car very badly.
If you read his page, you'd see that was not the case. He's got a turbo (625HP!!!!), a new clutch/trans., computer controlled EFI, and a new engine (500 miles), among other things.
Re:Hmm.. great deal (Score:3, Interesting)
So, we're basically agreeing that he talked a good game about how amazing and genre redefining it was going to be when it finally matched his supreme vision, turned on the money hose, gave vague instructions to some minions to "make it cool" without any consideration for the usability, then when it eventually matched his bonkers specification, he gave it a token test drive then lost interest and wandered off to rave about another project-of-the-nanosecond? Sounds about right.
Re:Heavily modified (Score:5, Interesting)
What bugs me as weird though, is the fact that the car had a new angine at a little more than 33000 miles. I know that Ferrari's are not really known for longevity, but the engines are commonly seen as the best parts of the entire car. How can you kill an engine with that few miles? He must have a terrible driving style... I don't think I would buy that car based on that info.
It might be worth somethin, but not a lot. A buddy of mine has worked at the Hamburg (germany) outlet of Ferrari for three years. He had the time of his life, for sure, but also had his illusions taken away from him. These cars rock if you turn them in for heavy inspection every 5000miles or once a year and face a 8000 bill every time. If you dont, the thing will fall apart under your ass in less than 5 years. EVERYTHING is inferior save the engine, gearbox and suspension. The interior is cheap and cracks and chuckles in fast turns. The door fittings (the rubber parts) are porous after two years of middle-european weather (mild winters, actually). They start falling off in the third year. Also, rusting is an issue if you don't live in the middle of the desert (or Italy). People who use their Ferrari on a regular basis (daily driving, at least when road conditions permit) buy a Ferrari exactly ONCE. The only regular customers are those who drive their car a few times a year (and even those get rid of it after 3 years max).
Ergo: The image is better than the cars.
His girlfriend's server (Score:5, Interesting)
2) Fuck Romero's site, I'm more interested in his girlfriend's server [stevana.com]. She's got some nice pics there and she's quite the looker.
Re:And here I thought his ego was big (Score:1, Interesting)
That's why "egotistical" is considered an insult.
The top of the page (Score:3, Interesting)
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Yeah, that is slightly disturbing. You would think he would have a real ISP.