The Poorest Ferrari Owner?

does that mean if i go rob a bank and cash out on a massive house and super car its matters where i finish... it means you will applaud an respect me for how i came by my retirement so quick... i wish the world was that way

 

So you have respect for Larry Flint? I don't. How got got it matters. A lot.

Art

 

Hustler is awesome.

 

Was it gained illegally? No! My point is, this is not a rich mans club. If you want to own a Ferrari, it is up to you to decided as to how you are going to get it, maintain it and pay for it. As for Mr Flynt, I don't see how he is doing anything different than Mr Hefner. To you it may be smut, to someone else it may be Art. Just because your not on the Forbes 500 list doesn't make you poor. I remember a man who was nothing more than a Barber that had a Ferrari. When asked why he owned one he stated he felt rich. Not rich in money as most of you might think, but rich in spirit. He sayed when he drove the car each Sunday for a few hours, the problems of life disappeared. To him the joy was in driving the car, not the status or the cost of ownership. I think that was the original intention of Enzo Ferrari. Driving these cars is what it is about. Not about money or status.

 

The fifteen year old who bought the worn out, boxed up 308 in the stalled out "restoration" for a few grand and invested a lot of elbow grease and NAPA Parts bought with lifeguarding and lawn mowing money to get it together and running again. The Earl Scheib paint job came out great!

 

The other Thursday night I went by BoA, and got $20, leaving $1.83.

Then I went a few blocks to Chase, and got $20, leaving about $2.47.

Then we went downtown, and caught the Texas Tornadoes.

But my paycheck is ETF in on Friday at 12:01AM!!!!
Who cares????

There was a very vintage Ferrari, finally finished and featured in Cavallino, the owner reflected the car ownership, (and life in general) had beaten him down to "broke" on three points in his lifetime.

I don't blame the Ferraris, I blame drinking tequila with Augie Meyers and Flaco!

 

Everyone can own a Ferrari, it's just about setting priorities.
I'm more than willing to share my situation.
I live in Europe, 42 yo, been with my wife for 22years, have 2 kids, 2 houses, 1 cat, €35 000 per year, company car VW Golf, 95 Lancia Delta Integrale Evo & 96 f355 spider.
Doesn't bother me that some regard it as an older or cheaper Ferrari. It 's mine, I love it, cherish it and it put's a huge grin on my face everytime I take her for a spin.
If however I would have had a less supporting wife or God forbid a divorce, It would be very difficult to own one.

 

Taco Bell IS the answer!!!

 

It's 4AM in the morning! Go back to bed!!! LOL!

Actually I awoke about this time over the weekend, full moon or something....it was nice and quiet....

 

+3 to that, my friend.......

 

It is not about what the car does for me, but


WHAT IT DOES FOR OTHERS.





I am just lucky enough to be the caretaker of one.

I DID MAKE My OWN LUCK tho.

 

Your stuff is in the mail, as of last Thursday...

Who needs money, when you have friends around the whole wide WORLD????

 

When I read this thread, this is what I think of.
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That's actually pretty nice, compared to mine!!

 

Tillman,

That's funny I was trying to post the same pic but had to change it to a jpeg.

 

Are you refering to the house or the Ferrari?

 

Both actually, the 328s are a much finer fit and finish than my early carbed cars....LOL!

 

Oh the sacrifices one must go thru to own a Ferrari!!! But, BOY IS IT WORTH IT!!! (LOL)

 

McDonald's Dollar Millionaire here. I only have to eat about 200,000 more McDoubles and McChickens to save enough for a 16M. Which I will promptly take to the drive-through for a celebratory pair of Hot Apple Pies.

 

Well, dat would be me. I ain't got no home. I ain't got no Ferrari. I'm all alone. I can't even get a dog to follow me home.

Dale

 

I think I could hold my own against most people here in that category....




PDG

 

Well, agree to disagree then. The 360 aspect may have been stretching it a tiny bit, but still doable. Think about it, lets say someone in 1999 saw the new 360 and fell in love, they work as a full time <insert job here>, making about $40k a year after taxes, and decided one day they are going to own one. He/she is single, no kids, and lives in a small house or apartment so monthly bills aren't too much. He decides to save $5k a year, which isn't that difficult, think about how much people spend on alcohol and tobacco and other "vices." It's now 2011, he's got $55k in the bank and sees that 360 for sale for $75k and finances the remaining $20k which ends up being about $400 a month. He's still got his trusty reliable daily driver too.

Or if you want to go older/cheaper, he could have just saved up the same amount for the last 5-6 years and bought a 308 for less than $30k and not financed a dime. So now he's a Ferrari owner making $40k a year. Why does that seem so impossible?

Is it wise to spend the majority of his savings on a car? No of course not. But then again there is nothing wise about spending as much money on cars as we do anyways! It's a passion, an expensive passion, especially when we are talking about a Ferrari. But it's within reach to someone who really has a passion for it. I work with people who invest thousands into old turbo Nissans and Toyotas, it's not exactly smart money management, but they have a passion for it and are enjoying themselves immensely.

 

I started buying my early 308GTBs at $29,995.00

100% financing available back in those heady times also!!

They'll only go three years old now in most banks.