Lurkers -- come out and play

My name is Jeremiha and I live in San Diego, CA. I've been lurking on here for a couple months now and just started posting. While I am only 16 I have been an avid Ferrari lover all my lifer. Right now I don't have a Ferrari (I wish), but I do have a 97 328i. I hope to be able to make it to the next San Diego meet. Seems like everyone on here is very friendly, and I hope to get to know everyone on here!

 

Welcome Jeremiha. Ownership isn't an issue here, our #1 poster doesn't own one either. But he's addicted, and THAT'S required.

 

Howdy Jeremiha, look forward to meeting you in San Diego!

 

Hi, I just started posting too. My first post was in the New England seciton.
http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=47436

Not much of responses there. Should probably start a thread on foul weather exotics . Should I have posted that in general? Not sure how the rules work yet.

Brian

 

Brian.

Welcome aboard.

Gotta love those New England winters, eh?

I'd probably stick that in Off Topic-Cars & Motorcycles, unless you want to talk specifically about Lambos (for reasons unknown to me) then you put in in Off Topic-Lamborghinichat.com.

One of the nicer services the mods provide here is swiftly moving a thread where it belongs if misplaced, while leaving a link to it in the original forum.

So, place your thread where you think it belongs, and if you guess wrong, it'll land in the right place soon enough.

Again, welcome, and jump in anywhere.

DM

 

Jeremiha and Brian, welcome to you both. Looking forward to seeing your posts on the various threads.

John & Carol

 

Thanks for the welcomes. I will start loving new england winters more if the patriots are in the super bowl more often and if I get to see cars like the ones I saw that day out and about.

I put the thread in the new england section because I was hoping to see if the Ferrari owner was from there or if anyone knew him or the group he was with. Hoping to get to see those cars again. Specially with the snow all over them. It was kind of like looking at a car wreck. Its horrible but you want to look more. Salt and snow on a brand new Ferrari and cars like Bentleys? Just one of those cars costs more than the apartment I live in. Crazy.

 

Welcome!

 

My name is Eric, I'm a 22 year old recent college graduate

I live in Upper Bucks County, PA and am a huge Ferrari fan
hope to own one someday

I have made a few posts before

Just wanted to say this is a great board

 

Well, I havent been lurking ill introduce my self

Hi my name is Martin Kosik. I live in Calgary Alberta. I am currently 13 years old. Though young I enjoy Ferrari's as much as you people do. I would hope to own a Ferrari later in life. Maybe a 360 CS or something.


*Martin

 

I'm just an engineering student. I come here for the pictures (especially the 355's).

 

college student and no Ferrari, but my Uncle and Cousin have a Testarossa, 512, and 360 Challenge car. Right now my cousin is on the list for a 430.

 

It figures your an engineering student. You come here for the pictures and not the ones in the Bikini thread. JEEEEZZ

 

hi guys! i'm new here as well, joined about a month or so ago. was immediately banned for some reason, but back now in good standing.

i'm a professional avatar and enjoy detective work and playing with helpless prey.

truth be told, I'm not planning to get a ferrari (lack of opposable thumbs and all that), so i'm mostly here for the mindless banter and the occasional troll hunt.

KF

edit: oh, and, not to brag or anything, but i am the first imaginary non-human to have a silver membership here and am blazing the trail for all other mammals world-wide.

 

SEE!! It's this very aberrant type behavior that keeps our poor lurkers cowering in the corners.

Welcome to the newcomers.

 

Welcome guys. No need to be intimidated by anyone here.

 

except this tough p*ssy.

 

To all the young people: I had the "dream" when I was your age, but I was patient enough to wait for the right moment, and it took 30 years. But now I have my Ferrari, and it was worth the wait.

And just because you don't have one yet is not a reason not to participate in Ferrari events. Most owners are happy to show their cars off and answer questions. I, for one, enjoy letting young people sit behind the wheel and I enjoy giving rides when the opportunity presents itself. And FerrariChat is a good way to find out about events in your area.

The bottom line is not to be impatient. It will make the acquisition, once you achieve it, that much more satisfying. And don't despair if the price of new Ferraris remains out of reach (as it has always been with me). My car may be 19 years old, but it is still genuine Ferrari and no less enjoyable!

 

When I have something even remotely constructive to post, I will do so. Until such time, I will continue to dwell in relative obscurity...And besides, I ain't the brightest Crayola in the box...Someone pass me a fishstick...

 

Here Kitty Kitty, nice Kitty Kitty. Come and play over in the Rossa section where the carnivores hang out.

Leave the fish in the barrel to someone else.

Actually guys, Kitty Fishsticks is a pretty benign creature. Just lurking in the shadows, waiting for unsuspecting prey.

Here kitty kitty...........

 

Come on! KF's really a p*ssy cat!


KF's only a silver, can't get in Rossa (although you may remember, KF is the only non-Rossa to EVER post there!): http://ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=44556

 

Okay... I admit it. I am a lurker. Mostly because I really don't have any business being here. I am a Corvette owner, but a Ferrari lover. I just really like learning about these amazing cars.

ps... just watched the Rolex Historic Series show on Speed. Hering those V12 F1 and sports cars reminded me that I have to visit this forum more often!!!!

 

Mammals of the world unite! Personally I prefer doggy style.

 

Hey men...thanks for the thread. I just love reading/learning about Ferraris, and their owner's feelings/attitudes about this car. All your-all's feelings about Ferraris seem to mimic my own feelings toward flying (which I do). I'd love to own one, I just do not seem (at this time, anyway), to be able to swing the kind of justification it would require of me to own one. (Is that a coward's way of saying he can't afford one?). Sometimes it just seems that everything I own that is very expensive, and is solely self-indulgent...is for some reason, it's somewhat unrewarding to me. I don't know why that is. (and trust me...I've yet to let that keep me from being very self-indulgent when I've wanted to be!!!!). It's just that my owning a Ferrari would be, to date, the most absolute, self-indulgent thing I've done to date in my 47 years of living. (But I have noticed that I seem to be "pushing that envelope" more and more as I get closer and closer to "those golden years").
And this rambling does not, and is not meant in anyway, to be any kind of a judgement of those who can afford to own, and enjoy, this car. Quite the contrary...it's respect that I feel.

Whoa...it's good to get that out (I've just held it all in for sooo looong").

Anyway, a little more seriously, the truth is I'll problably buy one at some point. Another part of the justification for not having one is that here in E. Tennessee, well, I think I've seen a total of one in my life, (and it was probably from out of town). Just the logistics of not living in a metropolitan area like some of you...in the cities of CA, or Atlanta, or even Charlotte or NASHVILLE...well, there just doesn't seem to be, no, there isn't,the network here for these kinds of cars, so that lately has played into my not having one....yet. It would take alot of moving around and footwork.

One more thing (NOW THAT YOU'VE ASKED), I'm scared of anything where there is no end in sight to the spending. It's not like a ski trip to CO ($3K), or a Porsche ($40k, but you can kinda tell what it's costs are going to be, they're kinda finite), a Ferrari...well...forget the budget, as they say...if you have to ask...So I'm trying to separate the wheat from the chafe as far as really knowing what it'd be cost-wise. My experience has been that if you can justify it, it's worth it, so "it's not really all that expensive". (yeah, right!)

Thanks for the thread, thanks for the site, and thanks most of all to you all for keeping these things/dreams going for us...

Now, I need to get back to my catnip.

Dave Cate
Knoxville, TN