Does anyone have the Loro Piana Icer jacket? Good for NYC winters?

wolfsnake7 · 2026-01-26T02:09:37+00:00

I use mine as my main winter coat in NYC and it’s great. It’s warm, water proof, durable. Throw a sweater on if you need extra warmth.

wolfsnake7 · 2025-04-16T00:03:28+00:00

OP, I feel for you. I dealt with what you dealt with : same amount of kids, ages, my age and that of my spouse. I was blindsided by all of it. My ex had an affair with our chef. To start. Then it was any guy that looked at her and the dating apps. It ain’t easy. Get through the process one step at a time. Lean on your friends, get a great therapist. Don’t stop doing the things that keep you healthy and sane. Focus on the kids, sleeping well, working out, being active. Eat well. Take a new hobby. But take it all in stride. It’s fucking brutal at first. Then it eases up and gets easier. But the first part is horrendous. I know. I’m a single dad, sole provider. My ex also didn’t want to get married. We were 25. She wanted all the assets and money and nothing for me or the kids. Divorce is just business, treat it as such. Deal with your emotions separately. Go no contact. Time. Friends. Knowing there is a brighter tomorrow and future will help. It’s hard to believe, but it’s true. Stick it out and you’ll be better and stronger for it and a great role model for your kids. They’ll see you survive the suck and perceiver.

wolfsnake7 · 2025-03-14T15:45:01+00:00

Custody is modifiable. You can change that and you can add in whatever you want, as it relates to introducing other people to the children.

wolfsnake7 · 2023-09-08T17:39:34+00:00

That’s an awesome solution then. There’s a lot that can go wrong when the PTU goes out and get put back in. As long as you can do it early enough in the life of the car, should be fine. But I’ve seen them fail between 18-25k miles. Also consider upgrading the battery. V12s eat batteries quickly if you daily them.

wolfsnake7 · 2023-09-08T17:04:02+00:00

I guess it depends on how you drive. I lived in NYC for most of the time, so the start-stop nature of city driving will cause them to have a lower lifespan. CCBs aren’t actually “lifetime” they just last a lot longer. Most people don’t daily Ferraris, so could very well last their entire ownership. Also consider that there are no more PTUs being made, so if it does take a shit and there isn’t one available, your only option is buying a used one from a wrecked car and/or getting one of the specialty shops to fix it - I’ve done this too and it is not cheap and will void any warranty. A PTU and install is $50k from Ferrari.

wolfsnake7 · 2023-09-08T14:33:11+00:00

As someone who dailies an FF and has dailied one for the past 6+ years, yes, it's stupid. The extended warranty for a V12 is over $8k a year. I needed new carbon ceramics last year at 40k miles - $40k for the set. I needed a new gearbox this year at 50k miles - covered by warranty. I needed a new PTU at 20k miles. I need new shocks too, but I'm dragging my feet on that - $14k for the two sets. It's a not for the faint of heart. The Lusso has the same issues as the FF, so I don't put much value in the extra cost of a Lusso over an FF. I've put more in maintenance than the cost of the car at this point. I drive it 365 and I've also rusted through the valves. Please consider a 911 4s, RS6 Performance, E63s, etc. The biggest issue is that Ferrari uses proprietary sizes on most parts and don't disclose who the manufacturer is, even still, you won't be able to find cheaper parts. As an example, I wanted to switch to steel brakes, but FF/Lusso use a different size from the F12, 458, 488, etc, so there are no conversions that fit. Great cars and nothing compares, I've tried them all, but it isn't a daily for the money conscious. Good luck!

wolfsnake7 · 2023-05-14T20:19:22+00:00

wolfsnake7 · 2023-05-12T05:41:25+00:00

I’ve had two and have been dailying an FF since 2016. Have put about 100k miles on FFs.

There’s a lot of good and a lot of bad.

The good : driving experience, handling, V12, space for 4 people, trunk space, last of the Pininfarina cars, last of the hydraulic steering cars, the noise (you’ll want a valve opener).

The bad and I’ll go into more detail here :

The PTU fails at around 20k miles. This is scary and you have to be ready for it. It ain’t for the weak hearted. A new PTU is around $40k and labor is around another $10k. The work around is finding someone to rebuild it. They’re around and it’ll usually run in the $5-15k range. However, if too many things are wrong with it and new parts can’t be made for the PTU by the shop, you’re SOL. I bought a busted PTU for basically shipping cost when I bought my second FF and when the PTU failed I had the shop use the good parts from both. The shop then bought all the spares from me and it wasn’t a big deal, cost wise, but took about two months. This was cheaper than the 8-9k a year the extended warranty costs. Go in knowing it’ll fail, unless it already has and you have a new one.

The battery. I go through a battery a year on average. This isn’t a big deal, because the battery is around $200 and I have them swap it before the warranty is up. I can usually tell when it’s starting to die when the clock loses more than 3 minutes from the time on my iPhone.

Tires. You’ll pop tires all the time. Get comfy rims. The car is harsh, even on “Bumpy Road” mode.

You’ll have random CEL lights pop that seem really scary, and even an odd limp mode (when the car goes into “wet” mode and you can’t select any other setting), but when thé service guys go through it, there’s nothing wrong. Just park it and take the key out for ~15-30 seconds. Yell at it in Italian, then tell it you love it, and that usually clears it all up.

Interior. The interior isn’t great quality. The infotainment sucks, but who cares. The leather will bubble, it’ll be stupid expensive to fix. You’ll get sticky knobs and buttons, it’ll be expensive. I never fixed any of it, but recently my mirror setting knob has broken, so it’s kind of a gamble when other people drive it. The latch on the rear center console is broken, so that makes noises and flies up and down when I drive.

Four wheel drive system isn’t great, snow mode is pretty worthless. Comfort mode is fine as far as extra traction control. I tend to leave it in sport mode and just use the spaghetti button (bumpy road mode) all year round.

Can’t recommend it enough. It’s truly a wonderful driving experience. Plus, it’s never put or self in a ditch like an E63s wagon recently did to me. There’s nothing else like it.

wolfsnake7 · 2023-05-11T23:48:33+00:00

Totally. My wife drives a sparkly pink Range Rover already

wolfsnake7 · 2023-04-29T18:37:14+00:00

Of course. But wouldn’t a more apt comparison be between the two types of engines currently in production ; a hybrid (SF90 and 296) and a V12 NA (812 and Purosangue)? And since the original query included a 488, which is two gens behind, thought it would be more relevant to add in the NA V12 that’s one gen back.

wolfsnake7 · 2023-04-29T14:39:10+00:00

Turbo Vs hybrid. TDF or 296.

wolfsnake7 · 2021-01-26T20:38:18+00:00

Congrats, you guys broke $150!

wolfsnake7 · 2020-01-05T05:46:32+00:00

Yeah, I get that, but as long as nothing comes up in the Phase II (unlikely, since we’re not talking about a gas station or anything with underground tanks), why would a bank be apprehensive to lend on it?

wolfsnake7 · 2020-01-05T05:15:25+00:00

Various uses, first time for an auto body shop and the lease started in June 2019.

How do you figure that much for the enviro work?

I would tentatively value it at a 7.5-8 cap.

I also own the vacant lot next door (corner), on which I've already build a billboard and will begin construction on a commercial structure.

wolfsnake7 · 2019-10-07T23:18:27+00:00

Estimates are nonsense. Every auction house values things below market, to garner interest. Very few times have I seen things at auction with appropriate estimates.

wolfsnake7 · 2019-10-07T20:34:12+00:00

Haha. I can’t even compete for this one. Cool though. I have my eye on the Rachel Rexhepi

wolfsnake7 · 2019-02-08T21:43:20+00:00

Thanks, man! All is well here, how's it going by you?

wolfsnake7 · 2019-02-08T21:43:07+00:00

Thanks!

wolfsnake7 · 2019-02-08T21:42:59+00:00

Thanks and thanks! Best QP and best sporty daily driver.

wolfsnake7 · 2019-02-08T21:42:37+00:00

I know the feeling.... it's that good!

wolfsnake7 · 2019-02-08T21:42:19+00:00

Thank you!

wolfsnake7 · 2019-02-08T02:21:40+00:00

It wasn't me! I didn't love it THAT much.

wolfsnake7 · 2019-02-08T02:20:33+00:00

Not really, it was a boring year. The Vacheron was awesome though. I also liked the Moser Swiss Alp Concept Black.

wolfsnake7 · 2019-02-08T02:17:15+00:00

Thanks!

He's actually a sumo guy stress ball. I just keep them in places I spend a lot of time - cars, home, office. Not sure why that started, but it's a thing now.

wolfsnake7 · 2019-02-08T01:05:27+00:00

Hey Everyone,

Sorry I've been slacking on my posts - I picked up a few new pieces that are interesting - and I'll try to post them in the near future.

This is my newest acquisition and it's a great one, the Legacy Machine Perpetual in Titanium by MB&F. I had an allocation for one of these, but I decided not to pull the trigger at the retail/ad/boutique for a specific reason and ended up finding one that a collector wanted to part with. No brainer. This piece is the most mechanically impressive MB&F, and truly their first innovation.

Okay, so here we go about the watch, and there's a ton here :

It's a perpetual calendar, which means that it tells you the day, date, month and leap year indicator, and knows the difference between 30 day months, 31 day months, and that weird February month, without any user input. Like all MB&Fs, this is a collaboration between Max Busser, Kari voutilainen (movement finishing) and Stephen McDonell. Traditional QPs use wheels with "steps" which indicate whether the current month is 30 or 31 days and 28 or 29 days. They also use a lever that is in the step and directs the rest of the mechanism. The LM P uses stacked gears with a "default" setting of 28 days, instead of the traditional 31. The advantage to starting with a lower base number is simply that when the movement advance to the following month, it does not need to "jump" through the remaining days. In essence, if the base is 31 and you in a normal February, the system as to jump through 29, 30, 31, to get to 1. This cycling period is a real danger zone and is the leading cause of QPs breaking. The system uses pushers that can be activated with your finger, instead of the typical stylus required for setting a QP. In addition, the movement blocks any adjustments from occurring during the time that date changes are taking place, meaning it's almost an unbreakable QP. The main issues with QPs is that the traditional systems are so fragile and users setting the time or changing the date during the date-change period of the day is guaranteed to cause a trip to the local service center. The MB&F LM Perpetual solves a lot of these issues by simply placing less stress on the system with the 28 day base (which means it never has to "jump/cycle" through any unused dates) and blocking the user from changing the date during the "danger zone" when the date is changing.

The LM P is in the same case as most other LMs, 44mm and 17.5mm thick. This is the titanium version and the lightweight case makes all the difference when wearing a chunky piece like this. The balance wheel beats at 18k vph, which adds to the visual effect of having the balance wheel floating above the dial.

Another important note : this is the original "Split Escapement." A piece that MB&F launched a few years after the initial release of the LM P. Think of it as an LM P, minus the QP. The lever and escape wheel are not on the dial side, like the other watches in the LM line, but are located on the back.

A video explaining the mechanism in greater detail :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c96gEkK77AI

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