Dumb Ferrari owners who thinks they know it all

How do you mistake ANY car for an F40?

 

A budding Ferrari enthusiast will want to share and bubble about the knowledge he does have. And will likely have some knowledge that isn't right at all. Think of it as a learning process and hope that he scratches underneath the surface and begins to learn more.

 

Who cares? People are people no matter what car they decide to buy.

 

I think you are mistaken Justin. You start a passion and then you slowly build your knowledge. Some people are just more enthusiastic than others and can get too excited and convey inaccurate information believing it's right. I don't think this guy is pretending his passion for Ferrari. He would not travel all the way to Italy for a factory tour just to brag he had a F430 and to show off. He may just be new to his passion and overly excited.
People are different and you won't like them all.

 

I've had people who own SL65 AMGs tell me their Benz had a V8. Be happy he could tell that the exhaust was different on the Scuderia

 

Posers, Usually its the guys w stock exhausts whol have no idea what a Tubi is

 

Hey, I resemble that remark!'

BT

 

When I last visited the factory one of the Exectutives pointed to a large photograph of a Prototype flying with all four wheels off of the ground at the Ring being driven by Big John mounted on the Factory wall and with an impish smile asked:

You know that car Jim?

 

At Homestead back in March one of the guys who WORKS at Ferrari didnt know what NART is

Amazing

 

Oh that Executive knew that that was 0846. We were just joking around.

 

I found out a long time ago 2 things: 1) You will learn alot more by listening than talking. 2) If you do not know something just shut up; do not try and B.S. your way thru.

 

I agree with Tarek. In fact, I have been just as nutty about Ferraris and as obnoxious and annoying as that guy on the tour. The only difference is I DON'T have an F430 (darn it!) and I was 10 years old. Some people just never grow up - sometimes that's good, sometimes not.

Really the only problems I see in the situation you described is that his actions annoyed you (arguably your problem ) and that others on the tour may have actually trusted his "information" and went away with incorrect information.

 

+1

Well said.

 

Well said Tarek. To quote the infamous Buckaroo Banzai "Remember, no matter where you go, there you are".

 

It depends on their attitude. Going to events in Cali, you can tell who has the passion & is just misinformed... and who is the ****** on an ego power trip. The latter is the real enemy. Everyone else is just learning... even I have quoted wrong information, because at the time I was told it was fact.

Best movie ever.

 

This is nothing more than a microcosm of society in general. The woods are full of "experts" in every venue. Ferrari is no exception. I restored a Lusso from the ground up. I did it by being humble, asking a lot of questions and keeping a journal of everything I did and learned. I still do that with all my cars, my home projects, etc. Inquisitiveness is what makes us human. The cable company, putting in new cable yesterday, hit my neighbor's water line. After letting him tie in to my water, I stayed with the workers to learn what happened and how they repaired it. I simply wanted to learn. It had nothing to do with my income or my 575M or anything else. I am more knowledgeable today than I was yesterday. That is what matters to me. Forget the "know it alls." Live, learn and, use.

 

Ha ha,,, you mean they didn't have it located? (w/ Blue spray paint..)
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It is far better to remain silent and have someone think you are ignorant than to speak up and demonstrate it.

 

Are you sure that's not a typo?

 

So What! Some people are like this.

Forget about it!

 

Thats enlightening, Ken, we do seem to have a lot in common. As to this thread, I agree, give the guy a break. Many times our exuberance rolls over into almost childish behavior. I find sometimes that in discussing these cars with a friend, I can get almost euphoric and totally take over a conversation, so yeah, gotta know when to "shut er down".

But watch the Enzo Ferrari movie a time or two, or watch Victory by design and notice Alains enthusiasm. Get a bunch of old WW2 army guys or old pilots together, you will see the same kind of childish passion. I go back and read stuff I wrote years back on this site, and I am almost embarrassed. Some of the things ive said seem rather childish looking back. In fact, all of us blunder at times, or let our passion rule our mouth. But this place, these cars, and you people are a hell of a lot more fun and entertaining than the guys on Mercedes or Porsche chat, let me tell you. I wouldnt have it any other way. Really man, we are all idiots once.

As irritated as this guy may have seemed, imagine the workers at Ferrari, having to put up with guys like US every day. Guys like YOU! Asking stupid questions, making rediculous comments, turning fiction into fact. To keep smiling and keep explaining the same crap over and over endlessly, every day, to people with more money than brains takes the patience of Job. Well, they probably know darn well just who Job was, and thank God they are there and keep on smiling and teaching us. Someday, I too would like to travel to Italy and tour the factory, and before I walk in I will probably say a little prayer something along the line Alan Shepard said before his rocket lit. "Dear God, please dont let me **** up".

 

We are all learning in life. This guy was just maybe too enthusiastic and vocal about his knowlege. Let's give him a break since I'm sure we all have been there before.