| Author | Message | ||
| magoo (Magoo)
Advanced Member Username: Magoo Post Number: 3727 Registered: 2-2001 |
Modman, I agree but nowdays the man is not always the only person who makes the money in the family. Sometimes the wife is the chief money maker in the family. There is where the problem comes in. | ||
| Modified348ts (Modman)
Member Username: Modman Post Number: 419 Registered: 11-2001 |
Man, I didn't bother to read all the threads but this don't make sense to me. Rule one, never let the women tell you how to run your life! Yes mamm and you're done for, MAN makes the money, man makes the rules, man has his rights to do what he wants. As I would say take it or leave it. Keep the car and find a way to make more money or better yet, tell her to make more money! This advice will help your future, take it from me, it's all good in the hood..... | ||
| magoo (Magoo)
Advanced Member Username: Magoo Post Number: 3655 Registered: 2-2001 |
A MAN HAS TO DO WHAT A MAN HAS TO DO, So keep the Ferrari....... | ||
| James (Jim_red308)
New member Username: Jim_red308 Post Number: 45 Registered: 3-2001 |
Christopher: Take it from me - your Ferrari will cost you a whole lot less than that kid will cost you over the next 25 years. Keep the car & ditch the wife. | ||
| William H (Countachxx)
Intermediate Member Username: Countachxx Post Number: 1607 Registered: 2-2001 |
time for a new wife | ||
| DES (Sickspeed)
New member Username: Sickspeed Post Number: 50 Registered: 8-2002 |
Officer McCormick, Officer McCormick, hmmm... sounds kinda familiar... ...did you write me up in Westchester for an 87 in a 55...? i was in a black accord and had just passed my road test 15 minutes prior...? ring a bell...? | ||
| Steve Anderson (Sranderson)
New member Username: Sranderson Post Number: 10 Registered: 11-2002 |
Chris, Glad to hear you are allowed to keep the car. For a moment, I wasn�t sure who wears the BADGE in your family :-) | ||
| Andrew (Mrrou)
Member Username: Mrrou Post Number: 411 Registered: 3-2002 |
Chris since your a police officer I doubt you'd ever get a ticket for speeding in the 348. Does this change your driving style? andrew | ||
| Christopher McCormick (92_348ts)
Junior Member Username: 92_348ts Post Number: 68 Registered: 6-2002 |
Everyone-Thanks for all the support on the car issue. It me over two decades to be able to afford it, and almost a year and a half to find just the right one, so I would have been kicking myself in the a-- for the rest of my life if I would of went through with it. Art-The cop car actually belongs to me...and no, not all of us are tail light chasing jerks just looking to write citations to all high end cars on the roadway (ha, ha). | ||
| arthur chambers (Art355)
Member Username: Art355 Post Number: 823 Registered: 6-2001 |
Chris: Glad you were able to work it out. I just noticed the cop car out in front of your house in your profile. Is your wife the driver of that vehicle? By the way, when I bought the 355, I told my wife it was a loaner. Took her about 2 months to figure it out, and while there has been a little grief, nothing that couldn't be handled. Keep the car, learn a lesson from this, NEVER agree to sell your toys, unless you end up without shelter, food, etc. Congrats Art | ||
| Frederick Thomas (Fred)
Member Username: Fred Post Number: 681 Registered: 2-2001 |
I would like to hear how you spend a grand a week on a kid also. | ||
| Jack (Gilles27)
Member Username: Gilles27 Post Number: 641 Registered: 3-2002 |
Chris, sorry to hear about that. Kind of ironic, though. Does your wife realize that, by forcing the car out of the family, she will actually be getting 2 babies! I know I'd be crying like one. | ||
| DES (Sickspeed)
New member Username: Sickspeed Post Number: 38 Registered: 8-2002 |
Ok... i read everyone's responses, then remembered that you said there was a picture of her, (your car), in your profile... before looking at the picture, i was gonna tell you that you need to do whatever it takes to hold onto her... after looking at the picture, omg... she's gorgeous... like you said, you're gonna miss your wife, but it's worth it... If money isn't the issue, find out what is, but whatever you do, don't get rid of that car... like everyone else said, it makes no sense that you should have to get rid of it, only to be able to get another one in a year or two... walk around looking sad, mope, stop eating, do whatever it takes- just don't let her go...! (if all else fails, let me talk to her, i seem to have a way with women...) | ||
| Martin - Cavallino Motors (Miami348ts)
Advanced Member Username: Miami348ts Post Number: 3364 Registered: 5-2001 |
Christopher, good to hear that discussion is off the table. You would have been creamed! Testpipes is a great and cheap alternative to a Tubi. I am very happy with mine. Sounds better, REVs better and was a fraction in cost. Would sound probably 10 times better with the Tino-Tubi added  | ||
| Marcus Mayeux (Mmayeux73)
Member Username: Mmayeux73 Post Number: 337 Registered: 4-2002 |
I will never let my wife dictate what I have or can't have  -The up side is she loves Ferrari's -sorry to see her go, man everyone is selling there F-car around here, what is going on??? | ||
| Howie (Brokerofexotics)
Junior Member Username: Brokerofexotics Post Number: 250 Registered: 11-2001 |
Brucey, $ 2750...that should cover a Tubi, eh? | ||
| bruce wellington (Bws88tr)
Intermediate Member Username: Bws88tr Post Number: 1202 Registered: 4-2002 |
yea thats right howie 2750.00 per kid | ||
| Howie (Brokerofexotics)
Junior Member Username: Brokerofexotics Post Number: 249 Registered: 11-2001 |
Christopher, With the yearly tax deduction you will receive by having a baby, it will hopefully pay for at least part of your yearly maintenance. So, it's a good business decision all around. | ||
| Ken Ross (Kdross)
Junior Member Username: Kdross Post Number: 184 Registered: 2-2002 |
Chris: FWIW, I brought home a TR and a Boxer several times and my wife never realized that the cars were not my 308QV. To her a red car is a red car. You should have no problem with getting a tubi. Just pay cash to hide the evidence. | ||
| tCoupe (Allen)
Junior Member Username: Allen Post Number: 82 Registered: 3-2001 |
Glad to read you're keeping the Ferrari. Nice ride! Test-Pipes on the 348 would be a nice mod + un-noticable unless one crawls under the car. | ||
| bruce wellington (Bws88tr)
Intermediate Member Username: Bws88tr Post Number: 1192 Registered: 4-2002 |
chris tubis from our sponser, tino, mid 3k s/f vinyl shields from algar ferrari 8.95 each hope the breakdown helps bruce | ||
| Christopher McCormick (92_348ts)
Junior Member Username: 92_348ts Post Number: 61 Registered: 6-2002 |
I AM KEEPING THE CAR!!! After sitting down and explaining the current Ferrari market slump to my wife and the loss we would be taking if we were to sell it now, as well as how much it would cost to get back into another car (mark-up, taxes, etc.) after the new baby was born, she finally gave in. In return, I agreed to refrain from purchasing any mods (tubi, shields, etc.) for the car until after the baby is born (or at least to her knowledge). | ||
| Ernie Bonilla (Ernie)
Member Username: Ernie Post Number: 443 Registered: 11-2001 |
Ok this is about as bad as someone asking to drive your Ferrari. Listen I have three children and owning a car has no relation to raising a child. To sell a car because she wants to get pregnant is a pile of garbage, it sounds like a clever ploy if you ask me. Don't be a sucker, cause I'm willing to bet, as soon as you get rid of the car, mysteriously she doesn't have the urge to get pregnant. It has more to do with money going to what you want and not what she wants. Next thing she'll be asking for is your pants. Listen there comes a time in a man's life were he has to stand up and be a man, even if his wife gets mad, this is one of them. Keep the car. | ||
| Scotty (Pzerowaster)
New member Username: Pzerowaster Post Number: 44 Registered: 10-2002 |
Ken, I'm curious. A grand a week?? | ||
| Martin (Miami348ts)
Advanced Member Username: Miami348ts Post Number: 3328 Registered: 5-2001 |
Christopher without trying to be the bearer of bad news here: You paid too much a year ago and are asking at least $5K too much. So that baby will cost you $ 15K off the back. | ||
| Martin (Miami348ts)
Advanced Member Username: Miami348ts Post Number: 3327 Registered: 5-2001 |
Christopher the ad should read like that: New Baby or Ferrari: Selling used 1966 Blond. Married once, great shape, new paint and some new body parts. Driven daily. Have to sacrifice to keep my toy. Option: * blond top over brown carpet * has a job * comes with First Born * one previous owner wife * purrs great * recent major service completed * clean bill of health from General Hospital (will fax x-rays if needed) Price: $4,350 (cost to cover my next 30K service) | ||
| Ron Dallas (328infoseeker)
Junior Member Username: 328infoseeker Post Number: 118 Registered: 5-2001 |
Chris she is right sell the car! You should set your price around $85,000 firm and tell her the money you put into the car is worth the asking price. There goes a month, a year, and then some. Honey this economy is tough on selling exotics and may take a while. Work it! | ||
| Paul Newman (Newman)
Member Username: Newman Post Number: 725 Registered: 12-2001 |
Its just like selling your car to get married or buy a house, once its gone, how do you justify blowing a large pile of money when your responsibilities are even greater. I have a 2-1/2 girl that loves the car and one on the way. I would sell it before I lost my house but for no other reason really, other than to upgrade. If the car its a monthly payment type of drain and a wife on maternity leave then I can understand. | ||
| Jim E (Jimpo1)
Member Username: Jimpo1 Post Number: 989 Registered: 7-2001 |
$1k a WEEK Ken? What the heck are you feeding that thing? | ||
| Ken Ross (Kdross)
Junior Member Username: Kdross Post Number: 181 Registered: 2-2002 |
Scotty: I beg to differ when you say kids are "relatively cheap". By no means am I wealthy, but I average about $1K per week for my 20 month old son. That is $52K a year, and he is not even in college yet. | ||
| Barney Guzzo (Trinacria)
New member Username: Trinacria Post Number: 24 Registered: 8-2002 |
PS. Happy Thanksgiving to ALL. | ||
| Barney Guzzo (Trinacria)
New member Username: Trinacria Post Number: 23 Registered: 8-2002 |
What difference will it make if you sell it now and can have one next year? That is awfully suspicious. She is your wife but not your boss. Is she going to sell all her shoes (or whatever she may be into)? Like Michael N. my Ferrari showed up at my house and I said to my wife "Hey, look what I bought". She was angry for 5 minutes until she rode in it. Then she was on the phone with her friends and family telling them what WE bought. We have a 2 year old and one on the way. There must be some other issue. My child (children) come first in my life always but no one decides when I am selling my F car except me. If the car is in your budget now, it will be fine while she is pregnant and when the child arrives as well. Matt, Tyler, & Jeffery - great posts. | ||
| Tyler (Bahiaau)
Member Username: Bahiaau Post Number: 405 Registered: 12-2001 |
If it doesn't sink in Chris remind her that sharing is important to marriage. Tell her you'll be happy to dump the car in good faith if she is equally willing to dump your current dwelling for lesser digs. Likewise, when you can upgrade so can she. | ||
| Christopher McCormick (92_348ts)
Junior Member Username: 92_348ts Post Number: 58 Registered: 6-2002 |
I used the $10k depreciation hit excuse last night and I think it may have sunk in (I can never tell, I still don't understand what goes on in a women's mind). I will keep you updated. | ||
| Tillman Strahan (Tillman)
Junior Member Username: Tillman Post Number: 182 Registered: 11-2001 |
Just say NO. Seriously, this is not a Good Idea(tm). You will _never_ get back into another Ferrari. Sell the pickup and buy a surburban. I just don't see the link between another baby and selling the car. What's the actual argument she's using? | ||
| Scotty (Pzerowaster)
New member Username: Pzerowaster Post Number: 42 Registered: 10-2002 |
Babies are relatively cheap to have and maintain, unless you don't have health care coverage. I myself have 2 little Ferrari fans, aged 4 and 6. I'm having a hard time finding a reason why a new addition to your tribe should be a reason to punt your beloved 348. Plus, what if you have a boy? What's he going to think of his pop punting his Ferrari because of him? I see a potential for long term emotional problems. Ok, i'm kidding. But seriously, try your best to keep your car, as I am sure your are. And jeez, I can't see taking a 10 grand hit in less than a year. Mom has to consider that. Yeah, you just need to find a good excuse for the future mom. Hmmmmm.... how bout, tell her if you sell the Ferrari, you will become impotent. It'll totally mess with your hydraulics, so then there would be no car, AND no kids. LOL! Anyway, good luck Chris. Best wishes with your new addition, and I hope you find a way to keep that beautiful black 348. BTW, car seats work perfectly well in a 348. My kids got their first Ferrari smile at a very tender age Scotty | ||
| KCCK (Kenneth)
New member Username: Kenneth Post Number: 46 Registered: 10-2002 |
I got rid of the Porsche 928 a number of years ago under similar circumstances. Not to be recommended. | ||
| magoo (Magoo)
Advanced Member Username: Magoo Post Number: 3602 Registered: 2-2001 |
There are women who get extremely jealous of their husbands Ferrari. It is the other woman and he devotes more time and seems to give it more attention then he does her. Also here she is pregnant and feeling possibly unattractive and the "Girls" are looking at the husband when he drives this beautiful machine. I think when you give it up there will be a real problem later on "trying" to get another one. Do what you have to but don't get rid of it. | ||
| Matt Lemus (Mlemus)
Member Username: Mlemus Post Number: 686 Registered: 8-2002 |
Are you going to miss her? | ||
| Dave Penhale (Dapper)
Member Username: Dapper Post Number: 375 Registered: 4-2002 |
Now, where can you place an ad that will get 'least' exposure... Or...you could always slip the advertisment company a couple of extra bucks to get the phone number consistently wrong! | ||
| 89TCab (Jmg)
Member Username: Jmg Post Number: 329 Registered: 9-2001 |
Introduce her to the Mondial T...worked out great for me. In my case it wasn't my wife but my own pleasant memories of driving with my father in his Karmen Ghia convertible. Something about taking a couple of squealing kids along that will change their outlook on autos forever. - JMG | ||
| Christopher McCormick (92_348ts)
Junior Member Username: 92_348ts Post Number: 56 Registered: 6-2002 |
Ken-I like your idea. Maybe if I bump up the price to $200k and nobody bites, then she can't say I didn't at least try to sell it. | ||
| Michael N. (Man90tr)
Member Username: Man90tr Post Number: 725 Registered: 4-2001 |
And people wonder why I get cars and even airplanes without talking to the wife. I had one airplane for over a year before she realized that it was ours. The Ferrari, I just drove home -- No conversation whatsoever. Sorry to hear about it Chris, next time I recommend not making it a joint decision if you can. | ||
| Chris A. (Asianbond)
Junior Member Username: Asianbond Post Number: 96 Registered: 5-2002 |
I'm in the same situation, my fellow ferrari crew advised me to trade in the girlfriend instead of my 348. | ||
| Steve Anderson (Sranderson)
New member Username: Sranderson Post Number: 5 Registered: 11-2002 |
Chris, Your wife is right. Sell the car. (yes dear, I sold the car) You can always find the same color, same year. (Dad, can you hide my car for 21 months?) | ||
| magoo (Magoo)
Advanced Member Username: Magoo Post Number: 3598 Registered: 2-2001 |
Chris, You only have one choice here. GO DEAF! | ||
| Tyler (Bahiaau)
Member Username: Bahiaau Post Number: 403 Registered: 12-2001 |
Don't make concessions now Chris, what kind of precedent does that set? | ||
| Ken Ross (Kdross)
Junior Member Username: Kdross Post Number: 180 Registered: 2-2002 |
Chris: I am in the same boat with my wife. If anyone is interested in my 308 QV I am asking $150K. It should take a very long time to sell the car! Ken P.S. I will trade for a 512BBI Boxer or Daytona | ||
| Christopher McCormick (92_348ts)
Junior Member Username: 92_348ts Post Number: 55 Registered: 6-2002 |
Hans-The "Regrets, what car if any..." thread isn't helping me feel any better about this decision (ha, ha). The wife did agree to let me have another Ferrari once the baby is 1 year old but I'm happy with the one I have now. I sure am going to miss my wife... | ||
| Jeffrey Caspar (Jcaspar1)
New member Username: Jcaspar1 Post Number: 42 Registered: 5-2002 |
Tell her no problem. Sell it and buy a Testarossa! PS. How does selling your Ferrari help her get pregnant? I would think the ill will would greatly decrease the likely!hood | ||
| Steve Anderson (Sranderson)
New member Username: Sranderson Post Number: 3 Registered: 11-2002 |
Christopher, Take it from a father of 4, selling a car never helped to have a baby. (If anything, the car helped, though I never tried in a Ferrari). (Where is the Viox?). | ||
| Ernesto (T88power)
Member Username: T88power Post Number: 914 Registered: 2-2001 |
Oh God... Ernesto | ||
| Hans E. Hansen (4re_gt4)
Member Username: 4re_gt4 Post Number: 594 Registered: 4-2002 |
Christopher: See the thread: Regrets,What car if any.. | ||
| Christopher McCormick (92_348ts)
Junior Member Username: 92_348ts Post Number: 54 Registered: 6-2002 |
Something about wanting another baby (I told her we could put Pampers on the car but she wouldn't go for it). Anyway, here are the vitals: 1992 Ferrari 348ts w/26,200 miles (pic in profile) 30k completed by Ferrari of Denver @ 21,647 Black w/black leather interior (cavallino floor mats) Books/tools/car cover/manual 18" Speedline wheels with new Pirellis Drilled aluminum pedals Chrome cavallino on front grill Built in radar detector Alpine alarm & amplifier Kenwood C.D. player with subwoofer Alternator upgraded to Nippondenso Bosch 2.7 ignition Front license plate braket (in bag) I purchased the car in July of this year from Ferrari of Denver for $69,900, however I am going to be selling it for $59,900 ($10k loss for driving it less than 3k miles). If interested, contact me by e-mail and I will answer any additional questions you may have. |