Well thats down in the book as a one day car. Hears hoping it has the same depreciation as the 458, and the 308. Also does this mean that the 612 will start to come into the reach of mer mortals because if so sign me up 
Well thats down in the book as a one day car. Hears hoping it has the same depreciation as the 458, and the 308. Also does this mean that the 612 will start to come into the reach of mer mortals because if so sign me up
I had pretty much written off Ferrari in my own mind in the past couple of years. This thing is gorgeous! If you can row your own and control the clutch with your own left foot, then it will be my new fantasy car until it depreciates in 18 years to the point where I could afford one.
Cousins?
carguy123 wrote: THAT IS THE MOST HIDEOUS THING I'VE EVER SEEN! Please tell me that's someone's idea of a joke and it's just a photochop! Enzo's bones just spontaneously combusted in his grave.
Tell me you wouldn't drive the crap out of it if someone threw you the keys.
Really, people.
JFX001 wrote: Yes, please....in dark blue, with tan interior.
^ This
Stealthtercel wrote: Maybe I'm too old to "get it," but that thing Scott posted (and the M coupe, for that matter) just look ugly to me. I'm holding out for one of the Sultan of Brunei's gorgeous custom Pininfarina shooting brakes. I'd rather slip through traffic unnoticed, if I had a choice, but, if people HAVE to look, I'd prefer them to look and be impressed, not look and laugh.
Again I say, really? Laugh? Yeah, like "look at that chump in his ugly Ferrari! Ha! Ha!"
He may be a chump, but he's driving a Ferrari, and you're not.
BTW, I love this car, but no way I could afford one--either to purchase it now or ever, or to keep it running once it depreciates.
rogerbvonceg wrote:Stealthtercel wrote: Maybe I'm too old to "get it," but that thing Scott posted (and the M coupe, for that matter) just look ugly to me. I'm holding out for one of the Sultan of Brunei's gorgeous custom Pininfarina shooting brakes. I'd rather slip through traffic unnoticed, if I had a choice, but, if people HAVE to look, I'd prefer them to look and be impressed, not look and laugh.Again I say, really? Laugh? Yeah, like "look at that chump in his ugly Ferrari! Ha! Ha!" He may be a chump, but he's driving a Ferrari, and you're not.
I have. I laughed at the guy who managed to drive an F40 at the autocross to times slower than my junkyard salvaged Corolla on snow tires.
One of the reasons these cars have no appeal to me is if you're driving one, there's nothing you can do that will be cool. Go to a track day and beat everybody? They expect it. Go to a car show and grab the biggest crowd? Expected.
However, if (when) that guy in a well prepped Honda smokes you, you will look like an absolute moron. When the crazy Chip Foose thing shows up at the car show, you look like somebody with too much money and not enough sense.
Here's what I'm talking about, I'd much rather be the guy in the Lotus.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Tze6Ir2jNY
If I'm going to spend Ferrari money on a car, and trust me I'd love to, it's going to be something much more unique, much more tailored to me than Ferrari can ever hope to make.
That thing is sex on wheels to me, in fact, its quite possibly the only Ferrari I could even contemplate seeing myself in!
As for the Maverick, you guys know the saying (taken from CarCraft), "Mav it 'till you can't Mav no more"
MrBenjamonkey wrote: Here's what I'm talking about, I'd much rather be the guy in the Lotus. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Tze6Ir2jNY If I'm going to spend Ferrari money on a car, and trust me I'd love to, it's going to be something much more unique, much more tailored to me than Ferrari can ever hope to make.
I see your point. That way you can brag about "beating" the Bugatti (if you do), or have a ready excuse if you don't.
Really interesting datamining article about the benefits of polarizing an audience: http://blog.okcupid.com/index.php/the-mathematics-of-beauty/
Really interesting, Keith.
Take whatever you think some guys don't like—and play it up. As you've probably already noticed, women with tattoos and piercings seem to have an intuitive grasp of this principle. They show off what makes them different, and who cares if some people don't like it. And they get lots of attention from men. We now have mathematical evidence that minimizing your "flaws" is the opposite of what you should do. If you're a little chubby, play it up. If you have a big nose, play it up. If you have a weird snaggletooth, play it up: statistically, the guys who don't like it can only help you, and the ones who do like it will be all the more excited.
rogerbvonceg wrote:MrBenjamonkey wrote: Here's what I'm talking about, I'd much rather be the guy in the Lotus. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Tze6Ir2jNY If I'm going to spend Ferrari money on a car, and trust me I'd love to, it's going to be something much more unique, much more tailored to me than Ferrari can ever hope to make.I see your point. That way you can brag about "beating" the Bugatti (if you do), or have a ready excuse if you don't.
Yah. If you're driving the Bugatti you're like one of those professional boxers who fights women. If you win "wow, you beat a chick." If you lose, "damn dude, that girl beat you up."
I'd rather be fast in something that's not so ostentatious.
IMHO
This
Looks better then this
MrBenjamonkey wrote:rogerbvonceg wrote:I have. I laughed at the guy who managed to drive an F40 at the autocross to times slower than my junkyard salvaged Corolla on snow tires. One of the reasons these cars have no appeal to me is if you're driving one, there's nothing you can do that will be cool. Go to a track day and beat everybody? They expect it. Go to a car show and grab the biggest crowd? Expected. However, if (when) that guy in a well prepped Honda smokes you, you will look like an absolute moron. When the crazy Chip Foose thing shows up at the car show, you look like somebody with too much money and not enough sense. Here's what I'm talking about, I'd much rather be the guy in the Lotus. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Tze6Ir2jNY If I'm going to spend Ferrari money on a car, and trust me I'd love to, it's going to be something much more unique, much more tailored to me than Ferrari can ever hope to make.Stealthtercel wrote: Maybe I'm too old to "get it," but that thing Scott posted (and the M coupe, for that matter) just look ugly to me. I'm holding out for one of the Sultan of Brunei's gorgeous custom Pininfarina shooting brakes. I'd rather slip through traffic unnoticed, if I had a choice, but, if people HAVE to look, I'd prefer them to look and be impressed, not look and laugh.Again I say, really? Laugh? Yeah, like "look at that chump in his ugly Ferrari! Ha! Ha!" He may be a chump, but he's driving a Ferrari, and you're not.
There's nothing you can do that will be cool driving a Ferrari? You need to wear a hat when you are in the sun-that is all.
93EXCivic wrote: IMHO This
You too.
And today Ferrari introduced their 2011 Formula 1 car - the model designation of which is the Ferrari F150! I'm not kidding. the tifosi must be ecstatic, if they have a clue what the American connection is.
Jim Pettengill wrote: And today Ferrari introduced their 2011 Formula 1 car - the model designation of which is the Ferrari F150! I'm not kidding. the tifosi must be ecstatic, if they have a clue what the American connection is.
Is it because they both haul?
looks like a bigger, more expensive bmw m coupe
forzav12 wrote:MrBenjamonkey wrote:There's nothing you can do that will be cool driving a Ferrari? You need to wear a hat when you are in the sun-that is all.rogerbvonceg wrote:I have. I laughed at the guy who managed to drive an F40 at the autocross to times slower than my junkyard salvaged Corolla on snow tires. One of the reasons these cars have no appeal to me is if you're driving one, there's nothing you can do that will be cool. Go to a track day and beat everybody? They expect it. Go to a car show and grab the biggest crowd? Expected. However, if (when) that guy in a well prepped Honda smokes you, you will look like an absolute moron. When the crazy Chip Foose thing shows up at the car show, you look like somebody with too much money and not enough sense. Here's what I'm talking about, I'd much rather be the guy in the Lotus. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Tze6Ir2jNY If I'm going to spend Ferrari money on a car, and trust me I'd love to, it's going to be something much more unique, much more tailored to me than Ferrari can ever hope to make.Stealthtercel wrote: Maybe I'm too old to "get it," but that thing Scott posted (and the M coupe, for that matter) just look ugly to me. I'm holding out for one of the Sultan of Brunei's gorgeous custom Pininfarina shooting brakes. I'd rather slip through traffic unnoticed, if I had a choice, but, if people HAVE to look, I'd prefer them to look and be impressed, not look and laugh.Again I say, really? Laugh? Yeah, like "look at that chump in his ugly Ferrari! Ha! Ha!" He may be a chump, but he's driving a Ferrari, and you're not.
Different definitions of cool, I guess. 
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