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Old 06 January 2009 | 09:41 PM
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... how long before you take the Magnum theme tune off repeat?

I reckon it would be at least a year
Old 06 January 2009 | 09:46 PM
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You would need to grow a moustache
Old 06 January 2009 | 09:54 PM
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never.........

and then there's all the cool shirts you'd get to wear.................
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Never might be right

Get in, start it up, CD kicks in....
YouTube - Magnum P.I. Another Intro

pull away grinning
Old 06 January 2009 | 10:14 PM
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love it!!!!

looking for box sets right now
Old 07 January 2009 | 08:33 AM
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I keep lusting over a 308 GTS
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I turned up late for work one morning because one of the final episodes of Magnum was on TV, the one where they were going to reveal who Robin Masters really was. They didn't

One day i hope to get a life...
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Dad's mates and Dad hired Goodwood for a day a while back.
Dad had his 928, his mate had his 328 GTS and others had decent cars.

After a few laps the 328 span but didn't hit anything. I later spotted (I was about 10) a dent in the upper rear bonnet. Turns out the spin had bent the chassis and the car was a write off!!

Been suspicious of Ferraris ever since.
The inlaws 355 was a nightmare too- very flimsy and Dad's "pretend" Ferrari (308 GT4) was also a big headache.
Yet all his Quattros and Porkers were trouble free.
Old 07 January 2009 | 11:25 AM
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is it sad that i have just downloaded this theme to play in the car along with Airwolf Well my car is red, italian and has a tan leather interior
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I got series one for Christmas and it's still great
Old 07 January 2009 | 04:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Matteeboy
Been suspicious of Ferraris ever since.
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Agreed but I would be quite happy just polishing those curves and that badge in my garage

Just need £25k now
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Best left as a dream I suspect, getting the floor wiped with you by every current Hot hatch would get annoying after a while.
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Aye.I've got to that age now where I let the GTI brigade zoom off now though

Read an article in Classic and Sports car where they took one cruising round Italy.Looked fantastic.Even got to the end of the trip

Think cruising + nice noise + nice looks would be it.
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must have been one hell of a punto to carry all that weight and keep up with a 328, isn't a 328 about 280bhp? i'd still have one, hell, scoobs are not all that fast and i've got one of them, so a 'not all that fast' ferrari 328 would do me too .
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I had a do with a 360 in a Fiat Coupe Turbo, remapped but otherwise standard, sure the Ferrari was quicker but not by the margin I expected, drove one on a driving day and it was quick-ish but not shockingly so, what did impress was the way you can wind it out and it keeps on pulling and how it sounds, makes turbo's seem a bit soulless, regardless of the performance.
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I drove a 308 and thought it was horrible. Probably needed longer to get used to I suppose....
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Originally Posted by lozgti
I keep lusting over a 308 GTS
I like 'em.

I really do fancy De Tomaso Pantera, early one mind. Italian design and looks coupled with American v8 muscle so easy and cheap to fix in comparison with its more exotic contemparies





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Originally Posted by J4CKO
Best left as a dream I suspect, getting the floor wiped with you by every current Hot hatch would get annoying after a while.
I don't have a Ferrari but I do have a classic Italian supercar and you just have a different mindset when driving it and enjoy different things. You know (in this case) that it was built in 1973, you know that when it was built it was one of the two fastest cars on earth BUT that things have moved on considerably. The difference is you are driving something special, something that makes you smile when you open the garage door and take the cover off and something that makes one of the greatest noises on earth. I can promise you you really don't give a flying fig if some berk in a hot hatch thinks he has got one over on you buy beating you away from the lights. It is also great fun driving a car that brings pleasure to other people, I have lost count of the number of times people have come up to me to say how good it is to see their favourite Top Trump in the metal.

Sure there are lots of downsides the most obvious one being the cost of running the thing and fixing it when it goes wrong and it can be a complete pain to drive in lots of ways but if you are a petrolhead owning a supercar is one of those dreams you have and owing a classic supercar is a way of fulfilling that dream at a fraction of the cost of buying a new one.

If I have to sell my car I would be sad but at least I will have had the experience. That is what all this is about and ownership of a 308 will share much of the same highs and lows, though to a different extent of course.
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Originally Posted by Nat21
I've had loads of 308's and 328's. The 308GTBi was badly slow but the older Carb/plastic ones and the QV and 328s were pretty quick.

Although once i was in a 328 with a mate and a 5-up Fiat Punto Turbo kept up with me at any speed from 20-70mph no problem
Any pics? Not a huge fan but they do look tasty.
And the 288GTO is still one of my all time favourites - sort of based on the 308.
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Originally Posted by RobinSherwood
favourite Top Trump in the metal.

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I was thinking Top Trumps as soon as Paul posted the De Tomaso

Nice post though.Thats my feelings on classics and maybe one day I can get my dream classic.My view of modern cars is they are disappointing.Clever but boring and disappointing

What is this 1973 classic you have? I'm guessing Maserati?

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We've got a 348 out in Australia. Whilst its lovely, jumping out of that and in to the 550 makes the old one feel like a toy car.

The 308's even more so- they feel rather antique now. Still very special though, the way they make you feel. I've lost count of the times people have video'd me on their mobiles- it does make you feel rather special- which I ain't, I'm usually just putting them in containers headed for brisbane

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De Tomaso Pantera, you,ve got to love the looks even after 35 years.

I always remember waiting for the last bus home in Leeds (in the 80s) and a white one pulled out of a T junctions. A pop of blue and yellow flame after each gear change as he nailed it down Kirkstall road

Happy days
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Originally Posted by RobinSherwood
I don't have a Ferrari but I do have a classic Italian supercar and you just have a different mindset when driving it and enjoy different things. You know (in this case) that it was built in 1973, you know that when it was built it was one of the two fastest cars on earth BUT that things have moved on considerably. The difference is you are driving something special, something that makes you smile when you open the garage door and take the cover off and something that makes one of the greatest noises on earth. I can promise you you really don't give a flying fig if some berk in a hot hatch thinks he has got one over on you buy beating you away from the lights. It is also great fun driving a car that brings pleasure to other people, I have lost count of the number of times people have come up to me to say how good it is to see their favourite Top Trump in the metal.

Sure there are lots of downsides the most obvious one being the cost of running the thing and fixing it when it goes wrong and it can be a complete pain to drive in lots of ways but if you are a petrolhead owning a supercar is one of those dreams you have and owing a classic supercar is a way of fulfilling that dream at a fraction of the cost of buying a new one.

If I have to sell my car I would be sad but at least I will have had the experience. That is what all this is about and ownership of a 308 will share much of the same highs and lows, though to a different extent of course.
Can see your point but I can make modern stuff disentegrate, god knows how long something fragile would last, it isnt by abuse, just my luck with anything fast.
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Originally Posted by lozgti

What is this 1973 classic you have? I'm guessing Maserati?
Yes good guess it is a Maserati Bora.
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Originally Posted by J4CKO
Can see your point but I can make modern stuff disentegrate, god knows how long something fragile would last, it isnt by abuse, just my luck with anything fast.
Very true it is the sort of car where you can never be 100% sure if you will reach your destination lol....
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Originally Posted by Paul Habgood
I like 'em.

I really do fancy De Tomaso Pantera, early one mind. Italian design and looks coupled with American v8 muscle so easy and cheap to fix in comparison with its more exotic contemparies





I had a little drool over these in a car park in the Loire last year . . .





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