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Originally Posted by texige
It will certainly be an awesome car. But the whole Ferrari cap/red Puma club, let the dealer rape you on a couple of used Ferraris before you get the secret handshake that allows you to buy a new car later is just more hassle than it's worth. I would feel like a chump if I had to pay a secret handshake member an extra $100,000 over purchase price just to join up. I'm not whinning. It's just hard to get too excited over another great new Ferrari because of all the baggage attached.
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I think you hit the nail on the head. I have owned the same ferrari for 15 years, and its not red. I tried once or twice to put a deposit on a new one and just wait. The deraler just wants to auction the spots.
There are two types of ferrari owners, drivers and poseurs, although there is a little bit of crossover with some being poseurs and drivers.
It is really sad that some people feel owning a ferrari confers some type of status upon them. In the past when ferraris were more drivers cars and not just airconditioned pimpmobiles for the hedge fund managers the status was maybe one of someone who really understood.
That mantle is IMHO now bestowed upon lotus owners. A lotus is a car for pure driving pleasure. Frankly it is a bit of an embarrasment to say you own a ferrari as in most peoples eyes you are now seen as a flashy pimp, midlife dentist, or inadequate somehow and creating self esteem through a possetion, sad really. Most new ferraris are bought by people who have them essentialy as a fashion acessory. Although the same could be said of many harley owners.
That all being said, even the newer ferraris which subscribe to the cartoon school of design are still great products and cars, its just the stigma and dealer experience that makes them truly negative. There are also some real ferrari owners and drivers out there, they are just the minority.
My money goes to Lotus, a viusit to the factory in hethel will clearly indicate that these are cars made by driving enthusiats for drivers, couldnt find a brand manager anywhere.
To put it in context, while I might be able to afford a new ferrari, the dealer would never sell me one unless I prostrated myself and paid well over the odds, kinda like standing in line to get into some lame club.
I prefer to have a lotus.