Funny interaction leaving restaurant

When people ask me how much did you pay for it? My reply: l don't remember (stolen from another Fchatter).

 

I used to tell 'em what they cost. Hell, why not. If they asked.

And I always let folks sit in them. But I did have them do a back pocket check for pointy stuff and pens before they got in.

And since I bought my two Ferraris used, it wasn't all that scary a number.

the dino? $42K with tax
the 360? $112K, also with tax.

Neither number, given what exotics cost, seems staggering, and I never caught any grief for it.

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At the last coffee and cars two different interactions.

The first was a family with two young boys. The boys were oogling over my 488. I was walking back to the car and you could tell they were super excited. I walked up and asked the father if the boys would like to sit in the car and take a picture. He was so grateful and the kids so excited. I was happy to do it and the mother and father super thankful.



Then as I get in and am about to drive away, 4 teenagers- a bit mouthy and smart alecky come by. One of them asks if I would give him a ride. I had seen a couple other young people ask others for rides. No, Im sorry- Im not giving rides today.

So how much was the car? Do you own it? Is it really yours? What did you pay for it. the questions didnt seem sincere- what I should have said was Im sure you can google the price. But since I already felt like a jerk by not giving a ride, I said 350k. Thats it? Oh man, I thought it would be a lot more.

Foolish on my part to engage these young morons. Had they been nicer, I would have happily given a ride. But it seemed their only goal was to try to ask everyone with an exotic for a ride and see how many would say yes.

 

At a recent car show, I had no problem letting younger kids sit in the F-car for pics, but required them to grip the steering wheel properly and put their game face on like they were driving it in anger. Fun...T

 

Reactions are always mixed, but mostly positive!
Especially in Italy, fantastic to see how proud and passionate Italians are when it comes to one of their top brands - thumbs up, honking, gestures to rev the engine etc...

 

My standard answer for this question is: '50 yrs of working & 8 yrs of college'.........that usually ends the conservation

 

I draw the line at rides. I'd take anyone I know, over age 18, for a drive around. Minors? Nope. Someone I just met or who walked up and asked? Nope. Too many crazies out there. And God forbid, I take a kid for a ride and something awful happens, well, not worth the risk.

And drive it? A select few drove my Dino, maybe a couple more drove the 360. And ALWAYS with me in the passenger seat.

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I vary my responses depending on the way I understand the intent of the person asking. But I am always thinking: you are looking at a beautiful automobile with sublime engineering and you can only think to ask of price? I will often say I don't know the price as it was a gift from my loving wife.

 

I find it quite awkward as I'm reeling off the same answers I've given a thousand times, so I feel quite insincere even though I don't mean to be.

 

I do that too ... it creates the kids dream imo !

 

I found that when Im at the gas station, I get the most interactions. About 90% of people are very nice. 5% want to rattle off reasons why their car is better and another 5% genuinely hate either me or the car. All in all it's always an entertaining few minutes.
I frequently have to stop in parking lots so people can take pictures which I don't mind. I do mind when I'm returning to my car to find people posing against it.