When seeing another Ferrari and talking to the owner do you...

To be honest, I didn’t even know what a Ferrari F80 is and I own a Ferrari also. I just had to google it. I don’t really keep up with the new stuff. I seem to be stuck in only liking the Testarossa to 458/F12 era of cars. I think the only relatively newish Ferrari to come out after those years I like is the F8 Tributo.

 

My wife was laughing the other day because we were in my kid's Jetta and saw a Ferrari and she asked, "Does it bother you when you're driving a 'normal' car and you want to be like, 'I have Ferraris too!' ?"

And yes, it's awkward because I want to say something but usually don't.

 

As a member of the fraternity of course I would discuss our common ownership of an iconic marque. Would you not wave or acknowledge another Ferrari passing on the road if you were driving yours? I hope not. FORZA

 

I say, “Didn’t I see you at the last annual meet at [fill in the blank]?”

That’s the secret handshake!

Kevin

 

If I'm local, I might say something like "Do you service at Edison or use Fonzie?" with a replacement of the dealer or mechanic names with a different set if I'm near the Pennsylvania border or in Long Island.

Otherwise, I may not say anything. I do agree that knowing all the models can be hard; some I know, some I don't. Since I keep toying with buying a 488, I can tell the difference between a 458 and 488, but if you asked me mid-90s models, I may be at a loss since I was a Lambo & Porsche guy back then.

On the wave, when you see another Ferrari. I'm not sure if I do unless I actually know the person. With Porsche, before idiots like me ruined the Porsche Club of America with our Cayenne SUVs, I always waved at any Porsche or vintage VW. I do recall when I was in my dad's Ferrari back in the 80's, he waved at Ferrari, Bertone X1/9 or older Alfa/Fiat cars.

 

I have a Luca V12 era car.. when I'm out at meets, I find that most newer car owners aren't long time Ferrari people and are amazed at seeing the 90s vintage stuff. Considering even my local FCA meetups, I'm usually the ONLY gated car in attendance. I love having anyone come tell me they are an owner. I have no shame dropping i am as well, usually it gets a conversation going as well.

As others have said, I dont intimately know all the Mid-V8 models in the post 430-era. Although I think i would know an F80

 

I had to Google the F80 as well, then saw the specs… oh, the one that should’ve been a v12.

 

I usually take my Diablo to car meets here in Dubai. When I see what I think is current model Ferrari, I sometimes ask the owner first if it is one, then the model, then the year. Then I ask if it is a V6, an inline 4 or is it an EV? How do they like the automatic? Is the a/c good? How are the cupholders? They love that.

 

Since almost every owner in our area belongs to our local FCA chapter our unscheduled encounters are usually like 2 best friends meeting up.

 

I had someone come up to me when I was fueling the F12. Turns out he invited me to his home where there were some jaw dropping classic Ferraris and Fords. His dad also has quite a collection but I've never seen it in person!

 

I have a Ferrari and have no idea what the new Ferraris look like. I guess I could pick out the FF or GTC or what ever they call it maybe. Now back the clock up a decade or two and I can name the models. Just not a fan of new cars.

 

Clearly, based on some of the replies, I've overestimated the enthusiasm and interest in Ferrari as a brand on this forum. I'm not a fan of many of the newer cars post 488, but I do enjoy seeing them and learning about the newer technology the cars are using. My regional FCA is mostly made up of people with the newer cars and I have a dealer very close to me so I occasionally go into the store to check out their inventory. When it comes to other brands, I'd be hard pressed to name more than a handful of models over the past 40 years because I have little curiosity in them, but if they came out with a $4 million new marquee hypercar, I'd probably know it.

 

I live in a state that probably has 4 Ferraris. If I lived in a more populous area I would probably know more of the newer cars but I’ve never even seen most of them.

 

Funny, it's the opposite problem here. EVERYTHING is in the area, and the glut of modern cars sort of causes an attention overload. I remember when it was rare to see a Ferrari or Lamborghini. Now it has to be either really special or really vintage to get noticed.

 

It also all looks the same now... from 100' away everything looks like a C8.

Back in the 90s/early 2000s, I remember thinking the only question was is it an XK or a DB7 from a distance. Everything else seemed to have their distinctive curves and angles that set them apart from each other

 

Living in Atlanta, its always been fairly common to see exotics. perhaps when I first got here in the mid 90's it was a bit less common, but you still saw Ferrari's at least 4-5 x per month. now its pretty much every day. Lamborghini ,Rolls, and Bentley, Lotus, Maserati & McLaren's are also fairly commonplace. Aston Martins as well. Seeing Pagani, and Bugatti and Koenigsegg are much more rare, but you can see them from time to time. What is super rare is older Ferrari's in town. once in a while you can see F40's or Dino's and just once I saw a Muira and 275GTB on the same day. When I run into someone in a Ferrari out in the wild that I don't know, It depends on how friendly and receptive they seem if I engage with them. usually we end up talking cars... once in a while you can see pretty fast its just a shiny toy. Usually some form of athlete or player.... I dont even try.

 

Lol. Wait for the new Jetta design with the electric version. It is going to look so fugly it stands out so much

 

Exactly. some Ferrari owners just do not breathe and drink Ferrari Kool-Aid all the time

 

Come on, one is uglier, lol

 

Good one!!

 

I live part of my year in Dubai, where new Ferraris are about as common as sand.

If you go on dubizzle, our local online auto trader, you will see that there are 423 Hondas for sale, and 396 Ferraris on offer (actually, this is a low number compared to a few weeks ago).

Older exotics remain rare as they generally don't survive in this environment that long, they just become old, worn out cars. Someday soon I expect to see a tired Purosangue with its roof cut off, converted to be a pickup.