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Nostatus I shoot my spoons...

[pwd72s]

Originally posted by scottmandue
Just a comment on the aforementioned Ferrari, I have read that it is very common that test cars send out to magazines are preproduction and don't have the bugs worked out. That and consider that as these cars get passed around to the different magazines where they get the piss driven out of them (track time etc.)

Oh yeah, R&T even mentioned that it was a european model test vehicle.

But I still chuckled...years ago, a hotel in Eugene, I witnessed a Red (is there any other color?) Ferrari pull up front. A gray haired driver emerged, his passenger an early 20's attractive blond. They must have planned to stay, because luggage was removed from the car. Probably a successful guy taking his grand daughter to dinner, treating her to a weekend on the town. I imagined this scene being repeated...only the damned trunk wouldn't open...

The hood blowing open? Have to admit, if it had opened all the way, might have been a little hairy for the driver.

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Originally posted by nostatic
I don't give a crap about the "market value" of my car. I get my enjoyment by driving it, not owning it. If you really are upset about not being able to drive your car fast, then there are ways and places to do that. The "golden age of the auto" is just an excuse. Today is today. If you want to drive, you can drive. If you don't, then you don't.

Then again, I don't get the whole collector car thing. I think cars are for driving, guitars are for playing, and spoons are for eating with.

[scottmandue]

As president of the SFPPS (Society for Protection and Preservation of Spoons) I must demand that you cease and desist or legal actions will proceed!


Donation to the SFPPS are tax deductible!

[Tervuren]

All the Ferrari comments?

Those F cars are great, but they are also for arrogant people only. Kind of like my dad always buying Buicks, because he didn't want to have the Cadillac image. Car "image" is hardly a new thing.

I have yet to meet a Ferrari owner who lives up to the negtive decriptions posted here. My $4,000 944is just as welcome at a Ferrari owner's countrydrive as cars ten and one hundred times its value.

Are you comparing you dad to the "arrogant" Ferrari owners - as he is only concerned with image?

But I still chuckled...years ago, a hotel in Eugene, I witnessed a Red (is there any other color?) Ferrari pull up front. A gray haired driver emerged, his passenger an early 20's attractive blond. They must have planned to stay, because luggage was removed from the car. Probably a successful guy taking his grand daughter to dinner, treating her to a weekend on the town. I imagined this scene being repeated...only the damned trunk wouldn't open...

Yes - there are other colors. Although keep in mind red was the national racing colour of Italy back in the day when the emphasis was on country rather then team. Ever wonder why Porsche, BMW, and Mercedes concept cars are shown in silver? Why are the racing Aston's green? You think things have changed a lot in the short (40 years?) you've been involved in automobiles - let me tell you, automobiles have been around a lot longer than you.

I love listening to anyone older than me talk about what it was like when they where younger, but when all they want to do is complain - and not do anything about it, then I tend to not hold them in quite the same respect. I've sat for three hours+ talking with a retired man who's first car was a 356 he bought more then twice my age ago. The power went out while we where talking - but didn't bother us.

He still has his Porsche he bought new from the factory and picked up in Germany.

100% of all Lamborghini driver's I've waved at - have waved back. I've even had an owner of '70 Miura S wave first at me and my 944.

Same goes for Ferrari's.

I cannot say the same about Porsche drivers, many are just oblivious yacking into a cellphone, or just drive it because people associate the name with expensive. Then you hit the real enthusiasts - and those are fun. But I find the percentage of Ferrari enthusiasts owners to Ferraris I've seen, compared to that of Porsche - to be so far into Ferrari's favor its not even silly.

[scottmandue]

I watched "Victory by design" last night (DVRed) on Alfa Romeo and all the cars were... you guessed it... RED!

And Mr. Ferrari got his start racing... Alfa's!

And I saw a chubby elderly gentleman pull up to Cesar's Palace with a young beautiful girl in the passengers seat (we even joked... how nice he's taking his daughter to the buffet).. except this guy happened to be driving... a Porsche!

[pwd72s]

Thanks Scott, You see, if I ever drove up to a place in ANY exotic car? Of ANY color? The lady emerging the passenger seat would be the one I married back in '75. I might be an a-hole, but at least I'm consistent about it. We drove to Reno, to get married, in this, back in '75...

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which car is it again that is yours in the above picture?

[Tervuren]

Originally posted by pwd72s
Thanks Scott, You see, if I ever drove up to a place in ANY exotic car? Of ANY color? The lady emerging the passenger seat would be the one I married back in '75. I might be an a-hole, but at least I'm consistent about it. We drove to Reno, to get married, in this, back in '75...

Are you implying that every Ferrari owner with a hot girl in the car divorced his first wife to pick up a "newer" model once he got a Ferrari?

Honestly...?

Last track day I was at a guy and his daughter where out there - his car was a F430 coupe. It really was his daughter, not some college aged girl he dumped his first wife for.

Gathering for a couple hour fun run. Not in this picture is a F430 spyder with an older couple(Old enough to be my parents). They did the run while their grandkids where sleeping in.


How many Ferrari owners have you actually met? Are you just assuming, or are have you met one bad one, and lump the rest? Perhaps where you live I guess it could be a different scene as well. We love taking our cars out here in the Carolina's.

[pwd72s]

Originally posted by tabs
which car is it again that is yours in the above picture?

On the right...the blue one.

Terv? You're right..Ferrari folks are pretty much like any other car group...good folks with a few arrogant ones mixed in.

Really...I just found the malfunctions on the test car amusing.