'My Ferrari's too slow'

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A businessman who bought a brand new Ferrari is demanding his money back because it only goes 280 km/h.

Berlin businessman Joerg Winterberg, 60, is unhappy his ?111 000 (about R 1.3m) Ferrari Challenge Stradale didn't reach the advertised 298km.

He said: "I could have bought a Porsche for far less and still had the same performance. I want my money back.

"The prospectus promised the car could reach 298 km/h, but in reality it can only go up to 280 km/h."

Ferrari have denied there is anything wrong with the car and have refused to give the businessman his money back.

He is now taking the company to court after an independent expert also found the sports car could not go at the speeds promised.

German motorists can travel at whatever speed they like on the country's famous autobahns. - Ananova.com

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Well if its new... The engine will probably need running in... you don't buy a Brand new car at delivery milage and thrash the crap out of it expecting the claimed performance.

Maybe after its done xxxx Miles and run in and still not reaching claimed figures, then yes id be pretty annoyed if its not doing what its suppose to be doing for the price I paid.

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Well if its new... The engine will probably need running in... you don't buy a Brand new car at delivery milage and thrash the crap out of it expecting the claimed performance.

Maybe after its done xxxx Miles and run in and still not reaching claimed figures, then yes id be pretty annoyed if its not doing what its suppose to be doing for the price I paid.

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This is entirely correct. The break-in procedure on our Gallardo was less meticulous than what dealer mechanic described, but it still involved sustained speed driving for long distances with erratic braking patterns and extreme up/down shifts. After ~2500 miles, you can easily notice a huge difference in performance and even mileage (the thing utterly sucked gas at the beginning - I could barely get the 9mpg city mileage in 90-95% highway driving). So, yes, this is just silly.

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This is entirely correct. The break-in procedure on our Gallardo was less meticulous than what dealer mechanic described, but it still involved sustained speed driving for long distances with erratic braking patterns and extreme up/down shifts. After ~2500 miles, you can easily notice a huge difference in performance and even mileage (the thing utterly sucked gas at the beginning - I could barely get the 9mpg city mileage in 90-95% highway driving). So, yes, this is just silly.

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i thought those cars already came broken in out of the factory? :huh:

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it doesn't really make sense to buy a $100,000+ car that does like 180mph, and then be like "ok, drive safe, don't go over 45mph!"

i mean, when you buy a car like that, you're gonna want to drive it right away. thats why i thought everything was run in before hand.

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