New Ferarri "too slow"

[David]

link to Ananova story

'My Ferrari's too slow'

A businessman who bought a brand new Ferrari is demanding his money back because it only goes 175mph.

Berlin businessman Joerg Winterberg, 60, is unhappy his £111,000 Ferrari Challenge Stradale didn't reach the advertised 186mph.

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 186 mph, but in reality it can only go up to 175 mph."

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.
How the hell can 175 mph, (282km/h) not be fast enough for anyone???

(Source added to the link - MP)

[Doughnut]

So, whose marketing department do you reckon this guy works for, Porsche or Mercedes?

[heja]

i wish we had autobahns in this country could get to sheffield in about 10min lol

[grayhead]

'My Ferrari's too slow'

Maybe he could call Michael Schumacher as a witness

Tim wrote "I wish we had autobahns in this country could get to sheffield in about 10min lol"

I take it you haven't been on one Tim, I was in a taxi on an autobahn last year which almost scared the life out of me. I was amazed that the quality of the roads we similar to dual carriageways in this country. Passing a number of trucks that are in the next lane to you when you are going over 100 mph faster than them is pretty interesting

[iain]

Ahh yes the Autobahn.... Oh well and good for anyone other than the person who foots the petrol bill.