Any Ferrari happenings at Monterey Car Week this year?

They are not doing the gas station. It sounds like it may be where it was last year

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always concourse italiano

 

Ferrari NA has nothing to do with Concorso

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House on the left side of first hole of PebbleBeach. Check with your Ferrari Dealer for VIP invitation. I think they are featuring Classiche Certified Ferrari Spyders only on display.

 

I just put in a request to my dealer that services my car. See if I get an invite

 

If you want to go to Casa Ferrari this year you have to put in a request for a ticket from a dealer. The ticket cost $950.00 per person and admits you to casa Ferrari hospitality and Pebble Beach. What a rip off . Its not like it was on Hiway 1 anymore.

 

If you want something really neat to do consider going to the Golden Bough Theater on Thursday night. Its right off of ocean Blvd. They have a musical called Million Dollar Quartet where singers imitating Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley and Jerry Lee Lewis meet up and well the rest is history. The music is supposed to be fabulous. Also Thursday for seniors is two for one. Nice way to spend some time that gets you away from the cars for a while.

 

You have to be kidding?! Anyone with more than one Ferrari is definitely a potential service customer. How asinine!

This year I am doing Monterey as cheaply as I can, which means blowing off Pebble and Concorso. As for the Quail and Jet Hangar events, yeah, right. My largest single expense will be a 2-day ticket to Laguna Seca. There are so many events that do not cost you big bucks and I am going to try to fill 4 days with them. Even then, I expect this will be a $3K weekend - pretty costly, but worth it.

 

I attended Casa Ferrari last year and will be going again this year. It isn't cheap but I was very happy with the experience and thought it was totally worth it. They set-up in a country club environment along the first fairway at Pebble Beach for two and a half days with very high end meals and open bar included each day. It is attended by top Ferrari clients and senior executives from the factory. Last year they featured Classiche Certified cars from the entire 70 year history of Ferrari along the first fairway. This year they will feature Classiche Certified open top cars. The car displays on the first fairway are open to the public.

 

This is the reason the brand has turned so many enthusiast owners off. They cater to the flippers who buy 3 cars to get one they can flip and make money on. You think you’d want people there who actually love the brand and the history.

 

I understand your sentiments but I’m not sure what the alternative is. What should they have done? They are a business and the private event is geared towards their buying clientele. Seems perfectly reasonable to me. It’s also worth mentioning, they only thing that was private was the hospitality area. The spider car display was open to the public. Also, most everyone I met at the event are multiple Ferrari owners (some own substantial collections), not flippers.

 

I don’t really disagree with you, however there are plenty of alternatives. I feel they’ve lost a lot of business to Mclaren, Lamborghini, Porsche etc. I understand a limited event for your best customers and don’t have a problem with that. I think forcing people to buy several new cars they don’t want just to get the “special” car so they can flip is a strange practice. I can’t help but feel many people going to that event don’t have a passion for the cars like many secondary market owners do.

 

Well, I can’t argue with you there. The forced purchase angle is really awful. I’m not excusing it, but unlike their competitors, they can get away with believe. Believe me, I know first hand and I’m not proud to admit it. As for the attendees of the event, I do think you’re wrong. By in large, the vast majority of those I met are very passionate. Many own some of the most significant cars in the world.

 

Thats good to hear and I’m happy to be wrong. Maybe I’m just bitter that I’m on my 3rd Ferrari and not even close to being in the club.

 

For what it’s worth, what you missed was spending $950. I admit the food was amazing and we did get to see the unveiling of the Pista Spider, but the best part was just talking with some of the others there. I really don’t think you missed much. The cars were there for everyone to see.

 

I've had three friends that have moved to McLaren's and have zero intent to go back. It was 100% driven by how they were treated by Ferrari. I have to admit, I've seen how McLaren treats them and I suspect I will have a McLaren in the garage at some point going forward too. The thing that pushed me over the edge was the new policy around factory visits. I love the Ferrari legacy and the F1 team so I'll never stop loving the brand but I'm also not willing to "play the game" with the new cars.