This is a hypothetical thread.... The purpose of this thread is to find out if you would drive a Ferrari if it were as normal and everyday as a Chevy......I personally like the best and I like to be different. IMO, if a Ferrari was a normal everyday car and everyone drove them, it would not be the best......there would be something more distinctive, more exotic, and just plain better. What do you think? Agree or disagree? Explain. ARTHERD......this threads for you!
some hypotheticals aren't worth exploring. A Ferrari is a Ferrari and a chev is a Bic. I've owned a GM and was happy to dispose. I own a Ferrari and cannot compare. Ever.
I'm going to go out on a limb her and say that if they were normal and everyday cars, they wouldn not still be around - at least not in a production available to the public sense. Way too unreliable and they would have probably gotten a bad rep by now and classified somewhere in between Suzuki and a Delorean. Looks and great sound will lose everytime to reliability and build quality unless there is something truly exotic, rare, and special about these cars - which luckily enough there is. We would never have a 360 today if it wasn't for some of these unexplainable factors.
A Ferrari is a Ferrari right? The one, the only right? Okay what makes a Ferrari? The cars have amazing engines, quality, history, soul. They are wonderful cars. If everyone could afford one and were that common would that take away from any of that? No. I would still...well if I had one, I would still drive one. If I wanted to be different and stand out and say "hey look at me" I would buy a lime green hearse. Nowadays Ferraris are more common then they were. You live in the right area I bet you'll see a Ferrari everyday or every couple days(it might be the same ones but you're still seeing Fcars). To some that is too common, hell its a lot more common than 10-15 years ago. Does that take away from the thrill, or from the name? No, why? Because a Ferrari is still a Ferrari and always will be a Ferrari. So if you wouldn't drive one because everyone had one, does that mean you just buy Ferraris to say "look what I can afford"? I know this doesn't even come close to comparing but I have a 69 Karmann Ghia (no where near a Ferrari) because of the history of the car. They were the "sports car" of their day for the regular person. The engines are stupendis(sp?) the design is awesome, and the little things from the heaters to the way the windshield washer fluid works is just mind boggling that they could come up with something so simple and cool. There is so much history in that car. I love driving it, and I get plenty of looks and thumbs up while driving it. If everyone had one(lord knows everyone can afford one) I would still drive it because of the car, the history, and the kick a$$ engineering. I hope I haven't offended anyone, I am just speaking my mind. So to answer your question, if I had a Ferrari and they became that common yes I would still drive it.
Even if Ferrari produced cars in enormous numbers, there would still be a lot of people who wouldn't buy them - even at drastically reduced prices. There are people like the little old lady who lives next door to my parents, who couldn't believe that I'd buy a car with no back seat, very little storage space, and as useless as a motorcycle in snow. She loves her 85 Taurus so much, she'd probably have willingly paid double for it. She wouldn't have a Ferrari at any price. To her it's not enough that my car is powerful and beautiful. To me, that's everything. Then there are people like my sister-in-law, who needs a big SUV to feel "safe." (For her, like many, there's a false sense of security; she drives her SUV like it IS a Ferrari. Scares me to death.) And she calls my Ferrari a "death trap!"
If you mean "everybody has a 360CS, would you still drive it?". Answer is "yes. Like I stole it" If you mean "this is the new Ferrari Aveo, ugly, slow boring, and overall crap, would you drive it?". Answer would be "no" And regardless, I'd drive a Lambo over a Ferrari. Oh snap!
Great post...& attitude!!! Lambo over a Ferrari? I used to feel this way when I was 16, then later I saw THE LIGHT ...to each their own....
I think alot of people are missing my point. I have also noticed the majority of the people answering are not Ferrari owners..or maybe they just havent filled out their profile. I understand that if someone doesnt have a Ferrari they would prob give their left testicle for one and argue they would and will always want one...I was there once. I wanted one because they were the some of the best, one of the most elite, automobiles made. If you move it into the everybody has one class....it wouldnt be all those things, it would simply be the norm. Right or Wrong? There would be something better, that would be the equivalent of Ferrari today.
if if if - it's all a bit meaningless. But IF - yeah, I would of still. Might be more informative for you to go see what different Fcar owners cross-shop and also-own. A whole bunch of 911TT's (mass produced, reliable, fast as h&&k). As a 348 owner, I cross shopped a 993, Esprit TT, and a 355. All high volume cars compared to a 348 spider I bet CS guys cross shop Gallardo's and GT3's.
I think it's kind of funny that people like to stand out A lot of things can stand out. Would you want to stand out in this? Image Unavailable, Please Login
Well, heck: 328s were made in larger numbers than the Celica GT-Four I used to have. And, in summer, a 328 can be an "every day" car. But a Chevy --- you don't drive those things: you sit back and make suggestions, and it goes where it wants. The last GM rental car I got had so much slop in the steering, you could turn the wheel 30 degrees back and forth without any effect. I don't take GM rental cars anymore. Driving a Ferrari is a total immersion experience, like the difference between a crystal radio and surround sound. It's like the difference between a picture of a supermodel and dating a supermodel. Or like the difference between listening to a walkman and conducting the orchestra. In a Ferrari, "drive" is a verb, not a gear. Ferraris will always be a "niche" market, because the average schmoe wants to get somewhere without having to put down his cell phone and latte. Ferraris are for people who enjoy the ride more than the destination. So that in itself makes Ferraris something special: it's a celebration of diversity. Not everyone is a road zombie who wants to wake up when they get there. In a conformist culture, Ferraris are machines still designed for the non-average person. They're for someone who wants something a little different than a standard issue highway appliance, because he wants something to suit *his* preferances, instead of the "market average". But if a lot of people enjoyed actually paying attention to their driving -- driving might be even more enjoyable.
Would I drive a Ferrari if they were a normal and everyday car? Well, that makes me ask a couple more questions. 1. Are we talking slow like a Chevy (Excluding the Corvette), or just as common as Chevys? 2. Performance like a Ferrari at a Chevy price, or still costs a bundle, just Ferrari builds more of them? 3. Still has the Ferrari styling, or boring like a Chevy. (Including the Corvette.) If it was slow like a Chevy (Ignore the Corvette) then no, I would not drive a Ferrari. Part of the thrill of owning the car is that visceral appeal of performance. If it still had the performance, still cost a bunch, but Ferrari built more, HELL YES, I'd still drive one. If they dumbed down the styling, NOPE. And, an issue that I left out. The people. The folks that I have met who drive and/or admire Ferrari are a special group. 99% are great folks who love the brand, and that common bond makes them special. Concours events, coffee at Starbucks or just a Saturday afternoon drive with the guys are all things that collect Ferrari lovers, and those guys are great. One of the reasons my wife dreaded my selling the Dino was she feared we'd lose contact with all the good Ferrari folks we'd met through the FCA. The recent addition of the 360 Modena calmed that fear. Would making Ferraris as common as Chevys change that? That would be the wild card in the equation. DM
In the past, I used my 330 as my daily driver. In fact, I would have no problem if all of the car's badges were removed, I would like it just the same - I like it's soul. If Chevy made my car the way it is, I would feel the same way about it. That being said, I very much appreciate the car's history and it's roots. Regards, Art S.
I agree completely, Ferrari wouldn't be what it is today if it had overwhelming exposure and if anyone could buy one for $60,000.
A Ferrari is what it is. If rarity is the only reason that you drive it, then you are a bit of a snob. I have always enjoyed them as they are great pieces of machinary for their purpose. If you are into them for the purpose of collecting, that is another thing, and you should seek out the best examples of the rare models. However if you bought a Enzo because you could be one of just 399 owners(or one of slightly more in reality) you did not buy yourself a Ferrari, you bought yourself a trophy. My desire for nice Jeeps is just as strong, as they are too some of the best pieces of machinary for their purpose. They are not and never have been rare, except for the first few prototype models and a few models that just did not sell well at all. But they are what they are, and that is why I desire them.
I was just about to make fun of this, but I changed my mind. (and yes, I did drive the Testarossa this morning) Whatever floats your boat (no VW schimmwagon Pun intended). Seriously. (Stupendously) James
First....Snob? Because you like the best and you want to be different, I dont think thats a snob, I think its taste. Second, I never said I drove it because of rarity...I said I like the best and to be different...and I do. If everyone else wants to work hard or whatever and have the same things as everyone else..great for them but thats 100% not me. If its something as small as adding wheels to a vehicle to make it unique to the others on the lot...I will do that with the exception of my PU...I want that to be the same. Third, ANYBODY that drives a Ferrari and thinks its not different must be from another planet! I actually started this thread because all these things people say they like, wouldnt be the same if a Ferrari was the norm....For some reason people are twisting the question into something its not. Its very simple. If a Ferrari was a normal everyday car and EVERYONE drove them, it would not be the best......there would be something more distinctive, more exotic, and just plain better. What do you think? Agree or disagree? Explain.
