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Do you get offended when people ask......

Discussion in '360/430' started by 04 360 spyder, Mar 30, 2012.

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  1. 04 360 spyder

    04 360 spyder Karting

    Aug 22, 2011
    80
    long Island
    Do you get offended when people say nice car how much was it? How do you answer?
     
  2. Gh21631

    Gh21631 F1 Veteran
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    Feb 24, 2011
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    Hate it, has nothing to do with the car. The only people that ask know nothing about cars. I say less than you think.
     
  3. Trent

    Trent Formula 3

    Dec 10, 2003
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    Indialantic, FL
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    I have started just telling people how much a set of factory lug nuts cost. It goes a little something like this;

    [them]: "How much did that set you back?"

    [trent]: "A set of OEM lug nuts cost $2K, when I park somewhere and return, I only hope nobody has stolen them." That usually ends the conversation.

    [random bewildered bystander] "...his lug nuts are worth more than my car..."
     
  4. White Knight

    White Knight Formula 3

    Aug 22, 2011
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    Todd S.
    It never has offended me per se, but it does get tiresome. That's probably the number one question I'm asked, after, "Is it a real one?".

    I always reply the same as you, "A lot less than one thinks."
     
  5. Bendrover

    Bendrover Karting

    Dec 18, 2005
    189
    Tulsa, OK
    I have started telling them 7 years of saving.

    Later
     
  6. Spitfire

    Spitfire Formula 3

    Nov 16, 2006
    1,570
    I tell them I haven't got a clue as it was a birthday present from my wife.
     
  7. *fill-up*

    *fill-up* Formula Junior
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    Mar 11, 2011
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    Orland Park, IL
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    Phillip K
    I don't get offended, just very annoying. Hear it at least once a day, I will usually say its a rental to someone who doesn't seem to care about the car.
     
  8. RobD

    RobD Formula 3

    Nov 10, 2003
    1,182
    USA
    I don't get offended, but the question is somewhat in poor taste. Car prices are a mouse click away...look it up.
     
  9. 04 360 spyder

    04 360 spyder Karting

    Aug 22, 2011
    80
    long Island
    maybe offened wasn't the right word "annoyed" is better like it. i get it all the time and agree it is in poor taste. I figured I wasn't the only guy with a ferrari that gets asked this question. My wife wanted to put a picture of it on facebook when I first bought it and I said absolutly not. If my customers knew I own a car like this they probably woulnd't give me any more work
     
  10. Jason Crandall

    Jason Crandall F1 Veteran

    Mar 25, 2004
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    "More than you can afford... Ferrari"!!!
     
  11. tr328

    tr328 Formula Junior

    Jun 19, 2003
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    Pacifica, California
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    Darryl
    I tell people, the price isn't what gets you, it's the maintenance cost. Then I say something like a service cost $$$$ and that's the end of it.
     
  12. Fatty

    Fatty Karting

    Jun 5, 2010
    235
    Australia
    "Too much..." and roll my eyeballs. Getting.. very.. tired of the same old questions from so many people.. omg!!!
     
  13. TZL

    TZL Formula Junior

    Dec 15, 2003
    289
    Atherton, CA
    I don't mind people asking me, I just tell them you can get a nice ferrari for well under $100k, but the running costs are higher than most cars...



    I used to have a sorta rare and expensive motorcycle

    Please used to ask me all the time how much it cost, what I did for a living, how much do I make....

    My answer, "gay porn... it pays much better than straight porn..." that shuts up the stupid questions right away
     
  14. VividRacing

    VividRacing F1 Rookie

    Aug 23, 2005
    2,985
    Gilbert, AZ
    Enjoy the stupid questions.

    I sold the 360 and have a CLS63 and GTR now and no one cars about either car.
     
  15. MikeR397

    MikeR397 Formula 3

    May 9, 2010
    1,469
    SE Michigan
    lol, I found out the hard way how much lugnuts cost. My car came with aftermarket wheels and when I tried to put F430 wheels on the 360, the existing bolts were too short and I had to buy a new set. Ferrari wanted about $2k for them. Got a set from Racambi for about $850 IIRC, but wasn't thrilled to dish out even that much on freaking bolts.

    Then there are titanium bolts, don't even get me started...
     
  16. MikeR397

    MikeR397 Formula 3

    May 9, 2010
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    I don't really like this question either and have been meaning to think of a good "go to" answer. I've replied with "all of my money," to "not as much as it looks like, it's 11 years old after all," to "I won it at a casino." I almost said "a trillion dollars" once, but figured that might come off wrong and end up with a big key mark. Like I said, I need to figure out a good go to answer that is funny and will make them laugh.
     
  17. blackbolt22

    blackbolt22 F1 Veteran

    Sep 25, 2007
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    I smile, shake it off and don't answer. Fortunately I don't hear it as often around here.

    I will never drive a Ferrari to my hometown in SC again. It was constant. I don't think I could own one there. It literally stopped traffic wherever I went. It was way too much attention.
     
  18. 04 360 spyder

    04 360 spyder Karting

    Aug 22, 2011
    80
    long Island
    Now that "gay porn" answer made laugh!
     
  19. 355dreamer

    355dreamer F1 World Champ
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    Apr 3, 2006
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    I just say 1.5 million nickles.
     
  20. h2oskier

    h2oskier F1 Veteran

    Oct 1, 2006
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    70,000 gallons of gas......
     
  21. h2oskier

    h2oskier F1 Veteran

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    But it's only a million ;)
     
  22. TheDuke

    TheDuke Formula 3
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    Jul 22, 2011
    2,196
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    There was a thread like this recently. Someone said you could just say you're an IRS agent and are very good at what you do. Then look them in the eyes.
     
  23. Trent

    Trent Formula 3

    Dec 10, 2003
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    LMAO ... Permission to steal your line; Gay Porn Star, classic.
     
  24. star4747

    star4747 Formula Junior

    Dec 28, 2010
    363
    Midwest - USA
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    Rick
    People are going to ask about the price, I like to have a little fun with the half-witted people :)

    Standard answers:

    1) I have no idea, my wife bought it for me, Christmas last year...

    2) I have no idea, my girlfriend got it for me, I sure hope my wife doesn’t find out

    3) Lets see.... car, sales tax, insurance, I’ve got less than a quarter million in it (sometimes I use less than a half million)

    4) Well... it’s 400 HP and if you figure about $2,500 per HP you’d be in the ballpark (no idea what ballpark)

    I will try the “lug nuts cost $2,000” routine
     
  25. 360spydr

    360spydr Formula Junior
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    Oct 17, 2010
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    Reno/Tahoe NV, Seattle WA and Portland OR
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    KJ
    I try to keep it simple:

    Nice car! =. "thanks"

    How much does one of these costs? =. "too much. My wife calls her my Italian mistress. Expensive to acquire and even more expensive to keep"

    Most people just want to talk. We've all been very lucky to afford an f-car, so I prefer to keep it all low key
     

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