* Ferrari Owners * What do you do?

Think of this place as a country club. And guess what? We are making it very clear to you to not ask.

 

But you see, the time you spend here making angry posts could instead be the same time you spend engaging folks here in a positive fashion. Continuing in battle only wastes your time and opportunity.


In any case, I wish you the best. Good luck in your quest, whatever it may turn out to be.

 

Just take a deep breath and relax. We're not your enemies. You can learn a LOT here, and
I think I speak for the group when I say we're here to help. We were ALL overworked young
folk at one time. Sometimes I work 7 days a week, 12 hours a day, for 3 weeks straight. It's
the nature of my job.

Please - just try a different tack in your sails and you'll find LOTS of folks wanting to help.

What's your major in school? Are you enjoying college? What day job do you now have - sounds
rough. What do you do?

It's all good - just chill and start learning about the Ferrari thing - what model do you dream of
owning? How do you know the cars?

I'm just trying to help you, that's all.

Jedi

 

That isn't allowed here either. Do that and it's grounds for a permanent ban.

As with life, learn to come into an environment, make the occasional faux pas and recover from it gracefully. If you get in the habit of burning bridges, as your escape, you may find that one or more of those burned bridges have to be recrossed at a later point if you want to get to where you want to be.

 

God, that's the definition of the Jedi presence here

Gracefully yours,

Jedi

 

+infinity and beyond

I don't know if I've ever "proven myself worthy" but I learn SOOOOOOOOOOOO much here everyday. and frankly as long as you read the stickies, search on a topic first, and don't post pictures of a Hello kitty TR/Wooden F50/Ferrari P4/5 etc. people are extremely welcoming. Even to the point where a couple 'regular' cars went on a drive with a couple of exotics this last weekend in Alberta, just cause we all felt like a drive....

 

Well, for me, a 1986 328 was 'good enough' - I'm only into it about $60K, and have all the fun I
want in a Ferrari. There's no shame in the 'old Ferraris' - probably only 1 or 2 on this forum could
ever manage to acquire a 250 GTO for example - $12 million or up. But hey - a 2005 360 is a worthwhile goal.

Stick with it BreakX (I don't know your given name - mine is Dave). It's hard to be young and see older people
(I'm 46) with fun expensive toys (mine is on the low end). But stay the course - a computer major is a great
place to start - I live in within 40 miles of Bill Gates and Paul Allen, and my own brother who is also a retired
Microsoft billionaire.

Start reading the General Discussions here, technical forum, and model specific forums (fora I suppose). Maybe
give it a good day and come back with constructive questions and such. This really is a FUN place if you
approach it in the right way. I 'lurked' for over a year before I started posting.

Good luck to you - keep working, keep studying. You'll find your goals if you look for them. PM me if you want
to anytime.

Jedi

 

What??? You've seen pictures of a WOODEN F50??

G E T O U T ! ! ! !

Jedi

 

I even saw this chick that knit a full size 348 for an Art class! I bet NO ONES seen that here!

 

By the way, that was a nice post. Long and meaningful. Not angry.

Thanks for taking the time to reply like that.

Jedi

 

Yeah yeah yeah. Seen that. I have a piece of toast with a 250 GTO on it. We all do.

But a WOODEN F50??? How unusual!

Jedi

 

Ever heard of Gordon Ramsey? Google him!

Jedi

 

Sorry I keep randomly popping up, but the bit about the "no shame in older Ferraris" is dead on. Not only is there no shame in it...it's an awesome thing to do. Some of those old 328s and 308s can be had in dang good condition for like 25K-30K. That's what I would do, if and when I ever look into a Ferrari.

Ok, I'll leave again now

 

It's nonsense to say you'll "force [your]self to love anything." You asked for advice, but you seem to be ignoring the most common theme which is that doing what you like is more important than the theoretical income potential of a job. If you enter a field with only monetary motivation, that's usually not enough to carry you for 10, 20, 30 or more years of hard work. Some small percentage might survive that ordeal, but they would be few and below mediocre. And the less than mediocre in any field, however theoretically lucrative, will earn much less than the average share of the rewards (because the top tier earns a disproportionate share).

Whatever your perception that your determination will carry you through, I can't think of anyone that is well above average at something that they hate. There are also hidden taxes in staying at a job that you hate, for one thing your booze, vacation and entertainment bills tend to be much higher since you need more of those to recharge yourself to stay on the job. Another large tax is the divorce and alimony bill as you take out your job frustrations on your spouse.

Money doesn't buy happiness, it only buys more choices. Choose poorly and you still screw yourself.

 

Well Jerad,

I'm pretty much on the same ship as you. You better not jump ship, because you can acquire your Ferrari if you stay onboard.

I'm a college-student, computer science major, and dreaming of Ferraris and Lamborghinis. Oh, I also am addicted to caffeine, must be the gamer inside of me.

However, I have a clear set path on how I will acquire my dream car. I've studied the rich and the "new rich" as they call themselves, and you simply can't work a J-O-B aka Just-Over-Broke to get that car of yours.

If you work a job, you trade your time for money. Instead, you should use money to make money.
There is no set rulebook on how to do this. Simply make sure your assets > liabilities, and take MASSIVE action. Sometimes I sit around and surf FerrariChat. It's addicting, but knowing I have to get my website up tomorrow, I have to stop being lazy, and follow what Nike says... and Just Do It!

Most of all, have passion in what you're doing. I hate to break it to you, but if you don't like Real Estate, you're not going to do well in it if you don't like it... even though the money is there.

If you like Computer Science, there are tons of successful computer scientists in the field. But all of them didn't do it because it could "pay the bills," there was passion behind each and everything they were doing. You may complain about working a 9-5, but these guys probably worked 7-12, and loved every second of it. Just like Enzo and his passion for Ferrari. That's why this forum exists... to bring together that passion and enthusiasm that is Ferrari.

D

 

Took me 25 years to answer that question

Jedi

 

Alright - bottom line question: how much do you have to invest? How much risk are you prepared to make
at this moment? Cash - not credit or loans. CASH. Or are you referring to OTHER people's money working
for THEM... I can offer LOTS of suggestions, but you must have CASH to make it happen...

Your answer will help us to find a potential path for you to 'making your money work'. No offense, but you say
you're very computer oriented but you haven't yet figured out how to make the 'Quote' function here work to your favor?
Just trying to figure you out... that's all.

Or am I missing something (despite all my positive posts in your favor) and you need a Ferrari TONIGHT.....

Cuz I'm getting tired and want to go to bed


Jedi

 

I can't tell you what you love. YOU can tell you that. YOU haven't figured that part out.

It takes TIME. I'm 46 and just bought my first Ferrari a few months ago. Cash. But FIRST I paid off
my house, my Mercedes E500, and all my debts. I have NO creditors.

I've suggested all I can suggest. And no, I'm not 'rich' - just prudent.

Jedi

 

There ya go! Worked for me...

Jedi

ps - don't be negative and pop back from time to time... I'm off off to bed