California T 2015

why does your wife hate it? I have literally never heard of a woman who doesn't love Californias. Beautiful car...

 

Am sorry you have to let her go, but gotta keep the wife happy. Good luck w/ the sale. Since you are subscribed, can you list it here on F-chat?
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OMG!!! My wife and I are arguing about this exact issue. I want to trade our 911 in on a Cali T and my wife thinks driving it would be too ostentatious everyday. I could care less what people think. No one helps me pay my bills so their opinion doesn’t matter. I would love your car!

 

Alas, I suspected that was the case. Am surprised that a subdued color like TdF gets a lot of attention, especially in a big city like Minneapolis. But, then again you have the shields.
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Buy his car Chizz! It's one of the nicest examples, and it actually gets driven.

g2g - does yours have HS package?

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I get that.

My wife had that issue. She is an introvert by nature. Sounds like your Mrs is as well.

Try this:

1) Ask her why she cares what others think. alternative: what would happen if she stopped caring what others thought..
2) Ask her if she thinks 'they' think BAD or good things when they see a Ferrari. (she will say bad or she wouldn't care 'how it looked')....
3) Ask her if she thinks bad things when she sees successful people enjoying their success. Are they 'showing off' or just enjoying the fruits of their labors to make others feel bad? (this is a very common mindset)

Fact of life: what you have..money...cars..wealth...travel...food..clothes...all of it...the amount of these things and the quality of these things is in direct proportion to the number of people you have helped. The number of people you help accomplish their goals/ number of people you solve problems for = your actual wealth.

I am not being spiritual. This is simple Practical and tactical approach to overcome a poverty scarcity mindset.

That means a rich person is rich (most of the time) because they have helped 100s of not 10s of 1000s of others. Someone driving a Blue California T has spent hours and hours earning the right to be of a high enough service to enough folks that they have EARNED the Ferrari. You did what others wouldn't do when others wouldn't do it at the highest level. You weren't lazy.

We are all born into some form of social cast. Mine was lower middle class/ poor. In that cast rich people = evil. Took me a bit of time in my 20s and 30s to finally root that BS out of my head. My family (and wifes) reinforced the mindset that rich are rich because they took from the poor. When you have that mindset (scarcity) its impossible to enjoy the gifts that hard work earns you. If you cant enjoy the gifts you stop producing (being successful) and then....become like them! Poor or at least not well off. Being willing to shed that scarcity mindset is one of the greatest gifts I have given to myself...and Julie.

At my ripe old age of 48 here is what I know for sure. Most folks spend 99.9% of the time thinking about themselves. In other words, people waste time worrying about what others think of them when in all reality they are only thinking of themselves. Accepting that allows a sense of freedom to enjoy life without your ego getting in the way.

At the core of this is our desire to be accepted by the pack and not be an outcast. Being rich (driving a nice car etc) when your pack/ tribe is mostly not well off means you are no longer part of that pack. That gives most people massive levels of insecurity. ESPECIALLY women who are introverts. WOMEN desire security 100000x more than men.

Maybe all of this is a little too dr. Phil for some...however, it helped us enjoy life at a higher level.

 

The Ferrari is not what needs to be removed from your life.

 

Single? Divorced? Sleeping on the couch?
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I believe...and yes I know that this is NOT PC....its the man's role to lead his family. If there is something not right and he knows it is HIS job to correct it. In this PC era, it is often confusing as to what our (mens) roles are in a family.

Please do not be offended. I am not passing judgment or suggesting anything needs to be corrected (its a car after all...sell the silly thing if you are done with it.) merely making a very general statement.

 

How many miles do you have on the car? Also what state are you in?

 

My wife does not like mine either because it is at the dealer for service (any simple service seems to take two weeks) too often and I drive her Targa.

 

Nice. I'm a huge fan of the 911. Love mine. I think if I could only own one fun car, it would be the keeper.

Are you getting the roof rack? That'd be great for epic road trips. Perhaps the biggest surprise to me in my 4 years of 911 ownership is what a great road trip car the 911 is. We've driven ours from Dallas to Vegas, to Newport, RI, to Roanoke, etc. and even up your way, Two Harbors, MN. Car effortlessly chews up highway miles, comfy, great cockpit, love the ergonomics, and if you want to have a bit of fun, get off the main roads, pop it into Sport Plus and drive it with the paddles.

Enjoy your new car when it arrives! You're gonna love it.

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