Ferrari owners are trying to compensate...

tell them to get in, give them a spirited ride and tell them THATS why you bought the car.

 

I tell them I bought a Ferrari instead of a hole in the water to throw money into (a boat), or motorhome that sits next to the house 362 days a year or a trailer load of snowmobles.

It's much more useful to me and is fun to drive. So what the h*ll am I compensating for?

 

Say:

"Gee, thats such a nice thing for you to say. It has really made me feel better about myself. Do you say such caring things to everyone you know?"

Then, THEY are the jerk.


Terry

 

Say, "In a mass-produced world, where people are encouraged to be automatons, and most technology is ugly, generic crap, I choose to drive a vehicle that is an expression of human creativity and individuality. It costs more money, but art always does. The only thing I'm compensating for is the dumbing down of the society. Nice minivan, by the way."

I've used that response when people are snotty about my Porsche, and it shuts them up nicely.

Thaddeus

 

Terry and Patrick are spot on with polite, witty responses to your dilemma... However, if you can't maintain the patience it takes to carry through one of those replies, i thought your bank account statement was hilarious...!

 

LOL, another great response...!!!

 

That is perfect...I love it!

 

Down here in Arkansas, a motorhome IS the house 365 days a year. Only it's not QUITE like a motorhome, it's missing the motor and the steering wheel. Some people call it a doublewide.

 

"Stole it."

And then walk away laughing. It'll confuse the heck out of them.

 

My response is similar:

"Until you drive one as if it were stolen, you wouldn't understand".

 

.....for the well to do...............................

 

people ask--"why in the world did you get a Ferrari ?
because my friends didnt have the balls to ..... also , got it now before its considered a mid life crisis car

 

Agree with them, then ask what they have to compensate since they don't have a Ferrari.

Cheers
Kevin

 

Tell them, "You know, if that's what you/they believe then you're 100% correct" then just change the subject. A comment like that is just an attempt to bate you.

Btw, if people don't see your F-car or you don't talk about it then the subject will rarely come up.

 

I'd say "Well yes, I had to do something to compensate for having such a large one!"

I guess I'm pretty lucky as I haven't had those kind of comments tossed my way. Most people are actually pretty nice about it.

 

None of this ever happened to me. Life is much more important than, "I'm better than you because I own a Ferrari." And most of my friends don't want, nor would they ever own a Ferrari. If you think someday you'll own an F-car and be able to look down at people like this, you've got the wrong idea.

 

Drop your pants right there and prove them wrong. Seriously though, why even give a response? If someone's going to be a jerk about it, just leave. Anyone who gives someone crap about their successes isn't worth dealing with. People who try to bring others down are simply trying to compensate for their lack of success by making others feel worse.

If they're joking, something to the effect of "You're right, my small sport car helps balance out my ginormous penis.......by the way, that's one huge SUV/minivan you got there."

 

Never have a problem with it. But then again, most of the family lives quite well.

 

I really don't see how you could sum it up any better than that.

Economy of words make the poet.

 

Nice one.

I also like the bank account line

Here's another (If the person is a male):

"It's nice to know that you are so concerned about my ****."

 

Smile and say "No, you must think I have a Lamborghini....those are the guys who need to compensate"
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Best snappy comeback yet.

That's what I used to tell my younger brother when he told me that I liked cars because I couldn't get girls on my own (certainly not true) and was just looking for a penis extension.

His comeback to that was, of course, "f*ck you, azzhole. Do you see everything in terms of homosexuality?"

And so on.

 

Guys, guys, guys.....

Allow me to expound upon you the true methods and means with which to properly respond to such ****** comments. There are 2 concepts you must come to understand before true insultive enlightenment can truly be achieved.

First off, you must understand that these ****** comments are spawned from a sense of inferiority, intimidation and ****** spirit. They are making what I call an "equalizing maneuver"...they are trying to knock what you have, belittle it and essentially make level the playing field. If these jerks come to your home, they'll start talking about their other friend who has a much larger/nicer home....or a guy with a faster car. It's obvious what they are up to. If you could gather their perspiration and put it in a spray-bottle....it would be a cologne called "Insecurity". They are going to pretend they are joking around...but knocking you & your ride is their motive.

NOW...once you understand this, you can move on to the ultimate and perfect counter: the LAST THING THEY WANT TO HAPPEN. Indeed....you must focus, concentrate and bring your full intellectual caliper to bear upon them. But ya know what...they're not worth it....so we move to the next level.

Return the favor and give them double-back their bull****....AND you can do it all while keeping the wife cool, maintaining respect and coming out the winner...WHILE still delivering the ultimate in retaliation. Read on...

When some greenie environmentalist drives by me in my Hummer and gives me the thumbs down...there is only one response that truly will satisfy. Sure...I used to flip them off, yell at them and a few times nearly run them off the road...but it still left me feeling less then satisfied. Then it came to me one day: LAUGH. Yes my friends....laugh!!! Not only do I laugh...but I do a little something that absolutely infuriates them: laugh as hard as you can AND point your finger at them!!!!!!! The finger-point is an essential element, it absolutely enrages them.

So....how do we apply this to the F-thang? Simple. As soon as they start talking their **** you smile. Do not, under any circumstances, let them see you react with any sense of anger: they need to anger or upset you to feel like they've achieved anything: do not give them this satisfaction. You instantly put on that cocky smile like Dennis Quaid has.

Start telling them how your dick hasn't really grown and your hairline isn't growing back either. Laugh about it. Tell them the Ferrari is not for fun and it's a legitimate medical thing and that you are pre-emptively trying to cut-off the onslaught of mid-life crisis. Laugh about it...laugh out loud and do not let it get to you in the least.

You bought the f-in car because YOU wanted it, because YOU could afford it...and ya know what: you don't have to justify it to anyone nor do you need anyone's approval...because you really are that bad-ass MF who pulled the mf-trigger on a Ferrari. It's not a car that anybody can have. You earned it, you deserve it and I'm going to get really pissed at any of you for EVER letting ANYONE ever make you feel bad about it.

Say it with me..."We're here, it's Italian....GET USED TO IT"

My Hummer's license plate frame reads: makin' up for other shortcomings...and my 355's frame may soon read: all this and yet I still feel tiny"

Trust me, these jerks will HATE that they can't get to you. Laugh about it. As I stated in the beginning...these morons are trying to bring you down...by being the bigger man and laughing about it, you deprive them of that AND inflict (yes, inflict) a sense that you are above them.

This technique is guaranteed to insight, outrage and return the favor to these jerks. LAUGH, laugh hard and don't heisitate to point your finger at 'em.

The only downside, I'm obligated to warn you about, is that it may inspire these bastards to key your car IF they get a chance.

 

What Steve said makes sense. I know if my friend gets pissed and flips someone off and they smile it enrages him like crazy. Oh it's so funny lol