Fantastic tread! A close friend of mine here at work owns a Dine 308GT4. Awesome car - really looks cool, and performs admirably. He and I often have the F-car vs. P-car debate. His final say is typically: "Yes, but I OWN the Ferrari."
Seems that the Ferrari bug has hit him pretty well...
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Originally posted by kach22i
A Ferrari is a hand made automobile, an investment that you drive very little, keep a while and sell at a profit or at least break even.
A Porsche is a mass produced sports car that one drives the piss out of and almost always will have to invest more than one can hope to gain in return.
Ferrari's are made for look'n at.
Porsche's are made to be driven.
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kach22i hit the nail on the head.
If I want to look at a car, I'll just google my friend's Dino 308GT4, or another friend's Mondial, or....(the list goes on)
For me, as a
driving enthusiast, I'd much rather be driving my non-exotic 944S2 beating the snot out of it on the track and autocross! Would I drive a Ferrari I owned the same way? Heck no! The investment in a F-car, even a 308 would be at least 3x as much as I invest yearly in my 944S2. From an expense point of view, given the wear and tear on the track, it's simply not worth tracking a Ferrari, at least with my income.
When it comes to what I do with my Porsche on the track, my philosophy is simple: Never drive a car that you can't afford to crash & total. Granted, I have insurance on my track car, but if I crashed, and had to 'walk away' from the car and count it as a total loss, I would still be ok from a financial standpoint. (I'd be in the dog house according to my wife, but that's a different story -- why do you think I have a shed with a concrete floor.... but I digress...) I am unsure I would be able to claim the same thing with a Ferrari. And it's not just the cost, it's knowing that I've totalled a more exotic car that I would have trouble dealing with.
Sorry for rambling,
-Z-man.