Ferrari owner discussion
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Actually, I wanted to expound on the point Casper91 made about motorcycles 
Most folks that own or like Harleys think that Ducatis are uncomfortable, dificult to drive, unreliable, etc.
Most folks that own or like Ducatis dislike Harley's; they're slow, backward technology, don't handle well, etc.
In reality, most of America, I'd bet, think motorcycles are deathtraps and wouldn't have anything to do either of them.
In the end, you buy or get what you want, or, failing that, what comes close to what you want, and that you can afford. When I got my NSX, it was my only car, and that was on purpose. It was a car that could do everything that I wanted. Now that I'm getting older, I'm thinking about picking up a second car (2 cars for 1 person, shocking) for use as a daily driver. In this situation, if could I swap my NSX for a Ferrari 360 or 430, or a Lamborghini Gallardo, would I? Definitely! Some of the points that originally made me go with the NSX as my choice no longer apply.
JMO, YMMV, etc.
Most folks that own or like Harleys think that Ducatis are uncomfortable, dificult to drive, unreliable, etc.
Most folks that own or like Ducatis dislike Harley's; they're slow, backward technology, don't handle well, etc.
In reality, most of America, I'd bet, think motorcycles are deathtraps and wouldn't have anything to do either of them.
In the end, you buy or get what you want, or, failing that, what comes close to what you want, and that you can afford. When I got my NSX, it was my only car, and that was on purpose. It was a car that could do everything that I wanted. Now that I'm getting older, I'm thinking about picking up a second car (2 cars for 1 person, shocking) for use as a daily driver. In this situation, if could I swap my NSX for a Ferrari 360 or 430, or a Lamborghini Gallardo, would I? Definitely!
Some of the points that originally made me go with the NSX as my choice no longer apply.JMO, YMMV, etc.
CokerRat said:
Hmm, the Mondial is the only car I can think of that was made by Ferrari that got pretty bashed up in the reviews. But if you saw one in a parking lot you would still do a double take....
A Ferrari is a Ferrari period.
ccns23 said:
The 348 was not well received by the automotive press. Car and Driver remarked it was the scariest car they had ever driven at high speed and indicated their test driver almost refused to do the top speed run as a result of his fear of the car's stability at speeds above 150 MPH.
Currently, the Testarossa is not very strong in the used market. The 456 is also a slow seller and generally unloved in the modern era.
Some of the older cars, the 308GT4 comes to mind, are also less 'worthy'. The early 80s 400 series front-engined V12s are also without any significant enthusiast following to speak of and available for pennies on the dollar (until that V12 needs servicing, then they get sold to someone else).
White92 said:
That was not actually a real Ferrari, but a kit car (mustang based IIRC) made to look like the California Spyder SWB. :biggrin:
Similarly, the Daytona in Miami Vice was a replica based on a Corvette chassis.
I do remember seeing a Porsche 906 Carrera 6 on Miami Vice once. They called it the white ghost . . . .IIRC.
White92 said:
Yes, it's from the Geneva Auto Museum.
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