Greetings Everyone

I'm in a bit of a better mood because I accidentally lied in my last post. I was going to come into the office on Saturday, but I was able to finish everything up on Friday night (it was late on Friday, but Friday none the less). I'm also in a good mood because Ferrari just unveiled a new car. And it's actually a new car rather than a replacement for an existing car. It's called the California and it has more than a little resemblance to the 250 GT California Spyder (made famous in Ferris Bueller's Day Off) doesn't it? It's going to be a new Gran Tourer with a 4.3 liter V8 in the front that produces some 460 bHp or so. The main thing about it that I don't really like is that it's a hard top convertible. I've never been a fan of these. They add far too much weight to the car. Convertibles are inherently heaver than hard tops because since you remove the rigid structure of the roof, you need to add strengthening beams to the undercarriage and side panels so the car doesn't break in half. So a hard top convertible has all those strengthening beams, and also the hard folding roof. Not to mention that it also takes up an enormous amount of room so the back end has to be huge! I mean, look at the side view of the car, it's rear end is a good 6" taller than the back of the hood. But hey, this car isn't supposed to be a super hard core racer like the F430 Sculderia, or the Enzo. It's supposed to be a cruiser that can also perform decently at a track. That's what a GT is supposed to do. So, not the Ferrari for me, but still something to get excited about! What are your thoughts?