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Ferrari: Most popular model on FChat

Discussion in 'Ferrari Discussion (not model specific)' started by Bullfighter, Apr 14, 2008.

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I own (check all that apply):

  1. F430

  2. 360

  3. 355

  4. 348

  5. 328

  6. 308 GTB/GTS

  7. 308 GT4

  8. Mondial

  9. Dino 246

  10. 612

  11. 599

  12. 575

  13. 550

  14. 456

  15. 512TR

  16. Testarossa

  17. 512BB/i

  18. Daytona

  19. Something old with 4 seats

  20. X1/9

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  1. Bullfighter

    Bullfighter Two Time F1 World Champ
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    Not sure how to do that - I don't think you can set it up to allow multiple votes for the same option on a poll. :confused:

    CS is going to be less common than the 360. If we're looking for the most popular Ferrari model, it's not going to be one of the scarcer variants.

    Trust me, I love F40s even more than my car, but there's no way we're going to have more F40 owners here than 308 or 328 owners.
     
  2. James_Woods

    James_Woods F1 World Champ

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    ++; it was just meant for fun, anyway - wasn't it? Not like we are discovering the secrets of dark matter or the fabric of the universe or such...

    What surprised me the most was that 355 and 348 are so well represented; pulling about the same numbers or a little more than 308,328.

    I knew Testarossa was not going to do all that much, but after all if everybody on just that 85/86 early list had voted it would be in the lead right now!
     
  3. cig1

    cig1 F1 Rookie

    May 3, 2005
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    For that matter, it won't be a :
    308 GT4
    Mondial
    Dino 246
    612
    599
    575
    550
    456
    512TR
    512 BBI
    Daytona

    ;)

    G
     
  4. Dom

    Dom F1 Veteran
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    Hey Dude, there's more of us out there than you think!

    ;)

    Dom
     
  5. BT

    BT F1 World Champ
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    But both of you voted already!
    :D
    BT
     
  6. Julio Batista

    Julio Batista Formula 3

    Dec 22, 2005
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    Thank you, and I know it's easy to criticize, but... surely lumping all the pre-Daytona stuff together and fitting it under "something old with four seats" is a bit excessive, don't you think? Especially while distinguishing between the 550 and the 575...

    Cheers,

    Julio
     
  7. DrStranglove

    DrStranglove FChat Assassin
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    Wow, 348 is winning!!! WooHoo!!!
     
  8. PAP 348

    PAP 348 Ten Time F1 World Champ
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    :D:D
     
  9. jsa330

    jsa330 F1 World Champ
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    That's right. I owned an old one with four seats, now have a 308.

    Both past and present ownerships should count.
     
  10. dinogt4guy

    dinogt4guy F1 Rookie

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    COMMON!!! The GT4 Mafia needs to step up and VOTE!!!!!!!
     
  11. Bullfighter

    Bullfighter Two Time F1 World Champ
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    For this poll, not excessive. The vintage cars don't have the build quantities to outnumber the modern cars. I'm not saying a 250 GT is less worthy than a 360, for example, just that there won't be as many owners.

    One data bias we may see here is that the 348 and 355 are edging out the commoner 360. Maybe a lot of the newer cars are owned by guys who don't frequent discussion boards like this one, while the older cars are more likely to be in enthusiasts' hands. (?)
     
  12. Night life

    Night life F1 Veteran
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    348/355 I had no doubt in my mind there is no other Ferrari owners with as much passion and delight for these fine autos

    except maybe Enzo owners :D
     
  13. 05F430F1

    05F430F1 F1 Rookie
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    The difference is simple:

    The OP did this poll to find the most common owned F car only and the rest of us are liking the poll to see the count of ALL F cars. To most of us, seeing the 1 F50 is as interesting as seeing that there are 120 348 owners. So redo the poll for everyone's enjoyment or leave it as is and we will all remember that there were more 348's than anything else and not remember anything else.
     
  14. Pantera

    Pantera F1 Rookie

    Nov 6, 2004
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    Testarossa!.
     
  15. ddemuro

    ddemuro Formula 3

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    Don't you have a Camaro?
     
  16. ddemuro

    ddemuro Formula 3

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    The real problem with this thread is its location. This thread over in the Boxers/TR section found over 60 Boxer owners on this forum... however most of them are not the guys that would typically come into the 'general' section, or even post too much if they don't have anything significant to add. That is reflected by the fact that in the '512BBi' option on this poll (which evidently is supposed to encompass the 365BB and BB512 also), there are only five votes.

    This thread is interesting for entertainment purposes, but nothing else, and it's hardly representative of the actual ownership numbers. If you want to get a real idea of the proportional ownership numbers, just check the number of posts in each of the respective forums using the categories Rob laid out. With the exception of the supercars, which are discussed more just because everyone loves to talk about them, I'd bet the totals are quite representative of the ownership numbers. Unfortunately, those categories aren't perfect either.
     
  17. RMDC

    RMDC Formula 3

    May 15, 2005
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    Boston, North Shore
    300 owners +/- 10. There's has to more than that here!
     
  18. Bullfighter

    Bullfighter Two Time F1 World Champ
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    Please tell the Boxer/TR owners that there's a Ferrari Discussion (not model specific) board.
     
  19. BT

    BT F1 World Champ
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    As expected the 348 rules!
    :D
    BT
     
  20. jimpo1

    jimpo1 Two Time F1 World Champ
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    Unless you group together the 308's and 328's, which are esentially the same cars. The 'ruling' then changes quickly. :)
     
  21. BT

    BT F1 World Champ
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    So then you would also want to group the 348 and the 355? The 348/355 would be the top model. Okay then!
    :)
    BT
     
  22. Bullfighter

    Bullfighter Two Time F1 World Champ
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    Looks like the 348 is in the lead.

    I wouldn't group the 348 and 355 -- major engine differences, as well as trim. Ditto the 308 and 328 -- the styling looks similar, but the parts lists don't have as much overlap as you'd think.
     
  23. Artvonne

    Artvonne F1 Veteran

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    If Alan would list his, and if one of the moderators could alter the count to include my second car, and Alans 3 cars (or is it four now?) the 308 GTB/S would be solidly in the lead. Of course its equally possible the other models could be skewed simularly. But I see the 308 is missing some regular owners as well as a few who really dont post very often. The results of this can in no possible way be considered realistic. Besides, most popular does not necessarily mean physical ownership. Many of us love the Lusso or GTO, F-40 etc., while not actually owning an example.

    But, it could also indicate that there are either not as many actual owners on Fchat, or that there are not as many of each model left in existence as some would like to believe. I suspect its a bit of both. I dont know about the other models, but I honestly do not believe even 25% of the early 308s are still in existence. That in and of itself would lower the potential outcome considerably. It is fun though.
     
  24. 2000YELLOW360

    2000YELLOW360 F1 World Champ

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    This is a decent approximation of ownership. The argument that they produced more 360s than 355s is valid, however, the 355s have been wrecked in a fairly substantial rate. Additionally, this chat area is mostly the USA. I know that other countries have people here, but the majority of people on the site are from the USA, not Europe, not Asia, not Australia, even though all of those areas are indeed represented.

    We could make the poll more accurate, but why bother, it gave a decent approximation of those that come on this board regularly.

    I like the idea that most of the people on the board own 348s, a TS was my first Ferrari.

    Art
     

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