This evening, for its first fitting of the indoor cover.
Satin feel, very form fitting.
Stretchy.
Soft. Feels good.
Looks good with the top down. But why do cover manufacturers say don't put cover on cars with the top down? Weird.
Some guy's adventures in a Ferrari.
Friday, November 24, 2017
Ferrari Lingerie
This evening, for its first fitting of the indoor cover.
Satin feel, very form fitting.
Stretchy.
Soft. Feels good.
Looks good with the top down. But why do cover manufacturers say don't put cover on cars with the top down? Weird.
Drop Top Stop
On the way out to Thanksgiving dinner with friends, I went to drop the top to enjoy the 80 degree day, but the operation stopped halfway through the process.
I then raised the top, and lowered it a couple more times with the same result.
It has ceased to finish the lowering process.
Low pressure in the hydraulics?
It's not like I can just hit it with a hammer.
Back to the shop in the morning?
------------------
Morning update:
Works fine.
Why?
Possibly because I did a system reset (turned the car off yesterday, and on again this morning).
I should have tried that yesterday, but I kept doing the top up/down without turning the car off/on.
Now I know.
Duh.
And I'm supposed to be a computer guy...
Embarrassing.
-----------------
RTFM!
After Reading the F**king Manual, I learn that the engine must be running to operate the top.
Duh.
Well, hey, I'm new to this.
Guys don't read instruction manuals except in extreme circumstances, right?
:)
I then raised the top, and lowered it a couple more times with the same result.
It has ceased to finish the lowering process.
Low pressure in the hydraulics?
It's not like I can just hit it with a hammer.
Back to the shop in the morning?
------------------
Morning update:
Works fine.
Why?
Possibly because I did a system reset (turned the car off yesterday, and on again this morning).
I should have tried that yesterday, but I kept doing the top up/down without turning the car off/on.
Now I know.
Duh.
And I'm supposed to be a computer guy...
Embarrassing.
-----------------
RTFM!
After Reading the F**king Manual, I learn that the engine must be running to operate the top.
Duh.
Well, hey, I'm new to this.
Guys don't read instruction manuals except in extreme circumstances, right?
:)
Monday, November 20, 2017
The Open Road
Afoot and light-hearted I take to the open road,
Healthy, free, the world before me,
The long brown path before me leading wherever I choose.
Henceforth I ask not good-fortune, I myself am good-fortune,
Henceforth I whimper no more, postpone no more, need nothing,
Done with indoor complaints, libraries, querulous criticisms,
Strong and content I travel the open road.
Walt Whitman
Healthy, free, the world before me,
The long brown path before me leading wherever I choose.
Henceforth I ask not good-fortune, I myself am good-fortune,
Henceforth I whimper no more, postpone no more, need nothing,
Done with indoor complaints, libraries, querulous criticisms,
Strong and content I travel the open road.
Walt Whitman
Sunday, November 19, 2017
Week ending 11/19/2017
Monday. Drive to Lunch with DeAnn, top down, a slight chill at speed. Brief chat with her husband Dan about the car.
Wednesday. Car wash, then a top down Drive to Lunch with Charles S. Quick photo session at the beach, then a spirited race up the hill against his Boxter. No contest.
Friday. Rick C. Met at Whole Foods for lunch and then decided to take a quick top down ride to another location for lunch, just to get a ride there (anywhere) and back. Very impressed with acceleration, power per liter, and paint color. Engine inspection. Quick photo.
Saturday. Text message exchange from neighbor Chris in followup from previous request to give his wife a ride.
odometer 3998
Wednesday. Car wash, then a top down Drive to Lunch with Charles S. Quick photo session at the beach, then a spirited race up the hill against his Boxter. No contest.
Friday. Rick C. Met at Whole Foods for lunch and then decided to take a quick top down ride to another location for lunch, just to get a ride there (anywhere) and back. Very impressed with acceleration, power per liter, and paint color. Engine inspection. Quick photo.
Saturday. Text message exchange from neighbor Chris in followup from previous request to give his wife a ride.
odometer 3998
Sunday, November 12, 2017
Week ending 11/12/17
Adventure called. The hermit is driven from his cave in search of a fast drive and the unknown. I have an annual pass to all California and National parks, so I choose one about an hour away. The roads there are mostly freeway and nice twisty mountain roads.When I get there, it's a quick hike. There was flowing water, a small creek and a humble waterfall, with a climb over uneven and unknown terrain.
All of that was easy enough for me, but what made me uneasy was hanging around after I saw this sign.
Getting mauled by a mountain lion was more adventure than I wanted. It was extra troubling because I was solo, and it was late afternoon. Mountain lions are nocturnal hunters and some of them get up early, especially if they are hungry.
Fast drive home.
Refuel, and experiment with the display button sequence you need to be able to show the estimated miles remaining on the current fuel level. And how to reset the trip meter.
Odometer ~3900
---------------------------
Keenan's a real car guy, but this was his first Ferrari ride. Top down. Up the coast road to beachfront restaurant with oceanfront table. Lunch, excellent. Position one valet parking. Ride back top down.
---------------------------
Playing with photo comparison. 40 years ago, and (40) days ago. Same coastline but exact location different. Near Big Sur, Highway 1, central coast of California. The maroon car is a 1965 Ferrari 275GTB, V12 , 250 hp. The blue car is Beauty, 2017 Ferrari California T, 550hp. I need to practice my pose to get it exactly the way it was in 1977. Wish I still had that old car!
Thursday, November 2, 2017
Software glitch, or operator error?
Doing some serious research in the operators handbook to find how to dim the dash lights. Not in the index, I had to do a lot of reading, and finally found it. Along the way, I fiddled with some other settings until I finally broke something. No idea what I did to cause it, but I couldn't get back to the Main menu on the TFT display, and it got stuck on the front parking sensor screen. Nothing would get it unstuck.
So it was off to the local Ferrari service facility and after much milling about, the service manager fiddled with enough buttons to get it working again. Seems there's a button above the windshield that works in conjunction with the buttons on the far left dash. That's just plain bad design.
In order to dim the dash lights, it takes 6 (count 'em: SIX) buttons to do it. The Audi S5 requires only the twist of a know, which could easily be done while driving, but with the Ferrari, it would be completely unsafe at any speed to try it. Unless you're Italian... they like to use their hands while talking, so it's probably natural for them to fiddle with buttons while driving.
:)
So it was off to the local Ferrari service facility and after much milling about, the service manager fiddled with enough buttons to get it working again. Seems there's a button above the windshield that works in conjunction with the buttons on the far left dash. That's just plain bad design.
In order to dim the dash lights, it takes 6 (count 'em: SIX) buttons to do it. The Audi S5 requires only the twist of a know, which could easily be done while driving, but with the Ferrari, it would be completely unsafe at any speed to try it. Unless you're Italian... they like to use their hands while talking, so it's probably natural for them to fiddle with buttons while driving.
:)
Wednesday, November 1, 2017
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)