What do people do to get a 458

Why, what an awesome troll thread.

 

2 Posts, your parents will not likely be impressed by the car you drive. They want you to worship and obey them for the cars THEY drive.

Stay sober, be a good little boy and do not wreck their precious cars or you will be persona non grata aka out of the will. Get my drift?

 

Are you fxxxing serious? You're going to USC and driving an M3. Waaah!

You want to impress your parents? They are sending you to college. Be thankful. Study hard. Get good grades. Use your education to follow your passion and make something of yourself. THAT will impress them!

If all you do is focus on the money, you will probably never get any. Do what you love.

While you are moaning about tooling around in an M3 and getting a hugely expensive education, (that I bet someone else is paying for), some of us started out in a $200 car that doubled as our first apartment. We followed our passions and dreams. We educated ourselves. Busted our butts. Started businesses. Made some good decisions and realized some of our dreams.

I have a distinct feeling you have it pretty good, kid. Just keep working hard and who knows.... maybe you have the next Facebook wandering around it your head somewhere.

I will tell you something, if you were my kid and I saw your whinny little posts, I'd yank the financial rug out from under you so quick that you'd be driving a Corolla and parking it at community college. Maybe he's not around much because he's busting his butt to support your family's lifestyle.... and your massively expensive education, and your completely inadequate M3.

 

Happy Early Birthday!


And I call BS...well...it was already BS, but you say now that he has a DBS. I'm surprised you didn't list that in the OP.

Used M3.

 

While I'm intensely sceptical about the circumstances listed here, in the event that the premise of impressing the parents is true, I'll respond...

So you (supposedly) drive a BMW M3 that's just out of warranty and you're complaining? Perhaps I should tell you what my wife and I are driving...

I'm driving an 8½ year old MINI ONE (90bhp, entry level) - everything rattles, it struggles to start on cold/damp days (which we get a lot of in Scotland in winter), I had to buy used shock absorbers to repair the suspension because I couldn't afford new ones, not all of the instrument panels light up at night, one of the speakers isn't working, when things break or it needs a service I have to attempt to do the jobs myself or shop around local mechanics to see who will fix it for the least amount of money and it hasn't been to a MINI/BMW dealer in many years. My wife drives an 11 year old SmartCar ForTwo - everything rattles, the check engine light is permanently on, it's leaking oil, compression tests show a 50% loss of pressure in the best cylinder, power is down immensely on a car that never had much to start with, someone smashed up the glass roof on my driveway for no reason a few months ago and we had to pay to get it fixed because our insurance policy has an excess for vandalism/glass damage.

For the last few years, I've taken out a bank loan to sustain myself through my PhD studies and found myself a job with Domino's Pizza to keep a handle on the repayments. While out on pizza deliveries, I've had projectiles thrown at my cars, one has been urinated upon, someone attempted to mug me at knifepoint, and last year my car was buried by a snowplough while I was inside an address making a delivery (took me 45 minutes to dig it out). I continue with it because it puts food on our table while my efforts to wrap up my education will lead me (and my wife) to a better future. In the short-term, I've seen some benefit from doing a good job at Domino's in that I've been promoted to management in the pizza business. It's not a career job for me and the franchise owner knows this, but I still do it to the best of my ability and there is always a reward to be had in holding higher standards (not always monetary). I'm proud of the job I've done there and of the awards my direct efforts have won the business from head office. The last several years have been very, very hard work - I've not yet seen the benefit of my PhD studies in a material or lifestyle sense, but I hope I will in the coming year.

If you want to impress your parents: prove your work ethic by putting in the effort to get good grades, and prove your character by shouldering some responsibility like a man. They don't give a damn what car you drive and you should stop complaining like a spoiled child about a car that most people would love to own and drive. Quite frankly, whether the home situation you described is accurate or not, it sounds like you have a lot of maturing left to do.

All the best,
Andrew.

 

I am impressed Andrew. Your hard work and sacrifice are good things. They will pay off for you. Having a wife that is willing to ride it out with you makes her special. Many women I have known would have moved on to a fatter wallet and instant gratification.

 

Yep, total BS. This is someone stirring the pot. Ignore.

 

Thanks for your good wishes!

I'm not following you on that.

Really. I made it through college without a car and finally bought the first Ferrari two weeks after turning 53.

 

Andrew take heed in this.. We all went through what you're going through. I once literally had no money for Raman in grad school, yet I look back at that time with fondness... as you will likely do too. Take heed that you will have that 348. And it will be sweet. The harder road does make you a better person in the end ( and I don't doubt more employable).

I debated writing something about a spoiled, ungrateful poor little rich kid that was raised by mommy and daddy giving him everything, just like rich kids of Instagram.. but I didn't because I give the benefit of the doubt..

 

You need to change your social circles.

Art

 

In order to buy a 458 Spyder you are going to need $300K in the bank right now, or have income well over $100K/yr.

They probably spend 60-80 hours per week working their butts off.

In order to impress your parents, I suggest a big dollop of humillity, mixed with compassion.

Yes, working at the mall is less than ideal--but at least you have positive cash flow.

I happen to think that if you did start from scratch, and spent 20 years building your career, fortune, acquiring a permanent living arrangement; your parents would be might proud of you.

Now you could spend the time and energy, and take the financial strain to reach above your pay grade for a Ferrari (you might even gt a financial corp to fund the endeavour), but this is not the way to impress your parents. Your parents want you to build your career from where it is now, to the point you are successful in your own right. This does not come overnight, nor with minimal effort on your part. I comes by applying yourself dillegently and creatively so that your current and future employers will be fighting each other to retain your services.

 

Go to college, study your ass off. Work hard like your life depends upon it. Don't fool around and waste time getting drunk and chasing tail. I repeat: do not pursue females. They will become avaiable with very little effort. Apply yourself 110% and work your a$$ off. Focus on something you're good at AND find interesting/enjoy doing. Then forge ahead with complete persistent dedication. Don't squander money earned. Enjoy life but start saving for retirement today. Open a 401k account today. You will be able to afford anything you want. PM me and I will send you my address to send my 50%. It will undoubtedly be a large chunk of change!

Oh, and be humble and not a dičk.

 

Love this!

 

When reading the thread title, does anyone else here have the "what would you do-oo for a Klondike bar" jingle running through their heads?

 

I drive a 12 year old POS M roadster, best inexpensive used car I've ever owned.

So, maybe you need to get off your lazy ass, stop expecting your parents to give you anything, finish your education, pull your head out of your ass, and work until you can afford a 458. By the time you're ready for that, they'll be affordable enough that you can buy one as Ferrari will be selling the 999 and the 458 will just be another 20 year old, used, sub $80K car.

 

Maybe it's your attitude on why your parents treat you this way. If you are ungrateful that you are driving a 5 year old BMW, then why would they treat you like as anything more than an ungrateful kid?

Jim

 

Bought my first Fcar when I was 55. It was a used F355 F1 GTS.

By the time you are 55 I am pretty sure you will be able to buy a used 458 Spider.

 

+1. Funny... I'm looking at replacing an old daily driver with a 4 or 5 yr old M3. This is after 31 yrs of education and 17 yrs of practicing specialist medicine. Maybe I can buy this guy's old car when he gets his 458!
J

 

...give this bum some credit... he admits that his parents are well aware of his short comings and are responding appropriately ( bravo to them ), he has managed to put his backside on public display on a forum that has world wide reach, while managing to alienate all readers of his dilema in search of sympathy... it is a dubious success of some sort

 

Whilst I'd bet on this being a wind up thread, I'm a little disappointed with the suggestion that anyone under 40 who owns a Ferrari has inherited money. I'm now 28 and bought my first Ferrari at 26. I started my business five years ago with minimal funds from a bedroom and have worked incredibly hard, basically working 120+ hour weeks for at least 4 years including actually living above my business in the early years, I waited until I could buy the car cash without worrying and without stretching myself. Although it does happen that people of my age with a Ferrari have worked very hard I guess I may be in the minority and agree with the fact that many younger people nowadays don't know how much hard work and hard graft it takes to build something - especially in the early years!

 

Never buy a 458 unless you can afford two of them.

 

Should that be the metric for all cars?

 

That is an exaggeration, IMHO. Let's say you have $400k in the bank and you buy one - what's the risk?

What I would say is: never buy a 458 unless you understand that you will LOSE $100k by doing so.


Onno

 

Thats my philosophy for women...