Ferrari for Prom

You have more than one dad?

 

Yes, is that a problem!

Kidding...No my parents are divorced, i live with my mother and my father lives in Dallas. I was talking about my step brother driving the fcar.



john

 

In other words, don't do it (even if you could).
A) it's highly unlikely she's really worth it (though it may seem like it now)
B) it's prom...you're going to do something stupid
C) it's prom...every one else will do something stupid, even if you don't

 

+1!

 

This reminds me of someone very well known here lending his Enzo to his grandson i believe and his grandson took it to prom and while backing up and parking it, he chipped the end of the enzo, i think it was about a nickle chip.
Must be nice driving an enzo to prom...he sold the enzo with the chip still on.

john

 

The only advice I have to offer is this: If you value your life, make sure to buy your date a corsage--because if you pick her up in a Ferrari and you don't have anything for her, she WILL kill you!

 

Forget it, if the girl feels you're spending to much time on the car your chances with her will be nill. Make her feel that she is the most important thing in the world that night and you should have a pretty go ride without the car. A ferrari will aways be out there for you. Believe me I know it took me 44 years to get one. But you will only have one senior prom. Have a good time.

 

No exotic rental place will rent to someone under 21, and most won't do under 25.

So, the only option is to get someone who is to rent it for you, give you the keys, and pray you don't wreck it. Not exactly recommended, but it's been done.

Expect a $3,000-6,000 deposit to be required, plus the cost of the rental.

Get a chauffeured Rolls or a limo if you want to impress.

 

HELL yes!

 

Excellent point! Very perceptive. Girls, we can get. Ferraris; not so much! Prom tonight; serious fun tomorrow(Ferrari).

 

I'm still interested in that more than the car now!!

 

With some work done? You don't need any..a stock V8 TA should beat it. A WS6 or Firehawk will crush it..

 

Lent my kid my 72 Elan for prom. He came home sober, car came home in one piece, girl came home wet because the car leaked in the rain. Son loved the experience, no-one else cared.
Tom

 

+1. If the dance is at your school, charter a chopper and put her down on the football field. Everyone will rush over to see what the hell is going on, when they roll out the red carpet and you stroll out of the chopper. That makes a ferrari seem boring!

 

How "cool" will you look hunting for second gear?

Girls want you to pay attention to them, not your driving. Get a driver and climb in the back with your date.

Given what the average teen knows about classic cars these days, for what it would cost to rent a Ferrari, you could probably *buy* an old '70s "Sliver Slug" held together with chewing gum and sticky tape that burns more oil than gas and needs a running start to make it over a speed bump -- and the girl will still be more impressed that it's a Roller than if you showed up in a new Enzo.

(And it's got a decent back seat where it's possible to get indecent. )

 

Does this mean I shouldn't bring my Dad's 69 Vette to prom? I mean I don't drink now and don't intend on starting prom night so that wouldn't be a problem. Limos just seem so unoriginal there will be 10+ limos for my prom but I would bet no one else would show up in a 69 Vette.

 

Do it. Limos are for those with no imagination. Hopefully it won't be the only chance to get your girl alone in a car.
Tom

 

I took a Rolls Silver Spur to a dance last year and then a 911 Turbo to another... I'd recommend something more of the Roller's size, and this wasn't even prom .

 

Hmmm... is that what your son told you?

 

I think anyone that would rent a Ferrari to someone under 25 during Prom events should have thier head examined. The risks to the driver and especially everyone else whos paths will cross are just to high. Not to mention the risk of destroying a perfectly good car. Its like handing someone a bottle of Jack Daniels and a pistol.

 

I am actually impressed this post has gone this far. lol...

I guess we have all been there..

When I was graduating from my high school, my friends and I said "Let's race and see if who can drive the Ferrari the earliest in our lives..." and ding! I won!

Having your own Ferrari instead of rented one is what you really should go for. And girls will respect that when you get it. I personally think you only get what you deserve for the most part, so... and I honestly don't think it would be fun fo r you to have it for a prom.

Just go buy flowers to every girl that you like with that money that you are going to spend to rent a Ferrari instead. That will get you laid far easily than just driving up in a Ferrari. (which will most likely be seen by a few girls )

hehe... I remember those fun times..

We were all there once... very dumb, but very fun. lol. =)

have fun.

 

Are you trying to impress your friends or the girl?

Teens see the prom from a very selfish standpoint. Your date will see the prom as being about her. If you want to impress the girl, then you need to see the prom as being about *her*, too.

A sports car is something you do for you. It gets no "me" points from the girl *, and can score minus if it messes up her four hour hairdo.

(* The exception is if the girl is a gear-head, too, ... and you let her drive.)

 

In my opinion, originality has it's time and place. There are reasons that most people will show up to prom in limos. A) you can go out with a group of friends B) the girls want to be treated like they are special (sorry, a '69 Vette doesn't accomplish this for most HS girls) C) you're not tempted to do something stupid (you don't have to be drunk to wrap a sports car around a tree because some other kid talked you into showing off) D) you don't have to worry about someone doing something to the car while you're at prom. I could go on, but I think you get my point.

 

I like the Helicopter suggestion for grand entrance and exit.

How can it be topped?

You can look down on all the "little people" after you thank them and have a lifetime of memories to relish, even after Baby Huey jumps out 9 months later.

 

This 512 Boxer was restored back in the early 90's after being bought cheap as a "basket case" from the former owner.

The car had but a few hundred miles and was 6 months old when he loaned it to his 17 year old brother for Prom.

The kid lost control and wrapped it around a tree (I believe serious injuries, nobody killed).

The wreck was taken to a shop where it languished for years before being purchased by the present owner who restored it.

The entire left side of the car was reconstructed. While the car was in storage the engine was pilferred for parts to support an active Ferrari drag racing program.

The car is nice now but a fortune was spent bringing it back. The original owner got nothing but misery.
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