Get This, people are crazy

I was at the house the other day I had moved the Ferrari into the driveway, I was leaving shortly after so I had got it out. About 20 minutes later somebody was knocking on my door, after I opened the door I didnt even get a chance to say anything and the guy was like "will you take me for a ride in the car" I had never seen this guy before and he stopped at a complete strangers house to ask to ride around. I told him to get lost. He said "whatever, typical"
Do you guys think I was an ass, In my opinion I was but given the situation.
Have any of you had this happen to you?
Maybe if he said hey man nice car do you care If I look at it, or something on those lines,I probably wouldnt have still taken him for a ride but would atleast let the guy check it out, not as soon as I open the door and cant even speak "will you take me for a ride in the car"
Some People are just goofs
Chad Gray

 

No matter how you peceive another's actions, it never hurts to be polite in return. The guy was paying you a compliment of sorts, so why put yourself in a position that you irritate someone enough that they key your car?

 

I agree with tifosiron input above.

I certainly would have NOT taken him for a ride based on "you can't perceive anothers actions" even if they're polite. Maybe his intentions was that of a wolf in a red riding hood outfit, so to speak.
Given time, and the person became more familiar speaking to him about the car, then perhaps in the future. Way future.

 

Maybe a, "Have we met before?" or, "Which house is yours in the neighborhood" question, followed by, "I'm a little busy, but stop back the next time I'll see what I can do." response might have been kinder.

BUT, the world is full of jerks. How would you know, on first blush, if this guy isn't some nefarious car jacker. Unless of course, he was like 9 years old.

I don't blame you for not giving him a ride, my mom taught me, "NEVER GET IN A CAR WITH STRANGERS!!" I think that rule applies here, too.

DM

 

I would have been nicer about it and phrased it different..

You dont want enemies close to home. Mischief night still runs once a year and I dont want eggs! Im pretty cool with all my neighbors. Ive had people drive by and stop in front of my house and take pictures of the car when I have it in the driveway. I dont mind. If they come back later and steal it, its insured (and ill make more then ill get selling it!)

When I first got it, a neighbor far up the street that we dont really know came up to my wife and said, "my young sons love your car. Do you think your husband would take them for a ride?" My wife said, "Of course! He works a rough schedule, but if you see both "regular" cars inthe drive way, tell them to come over and knock."


They still havent come over yet. But thats not the point im making...

 

Yeah, that is kind of odd. I'd probably have slowed down to check out your car as I drove by, but I wouldn't have pulled in your driveway unless I saw you outside. I'd introduce myself and strike up a conversation and, like you said, you'd probably have given me a spin around the block. I've done it for people myself. They come up and ask about the car, how much they like it, we'll shoot the breeze for a bit, and I'll be like "Want a ride?"

In your situation, where somebody knocked on the door and asked for a ride, I don't know, I'd have probably said, "You know, now's not really a good time. The wife and I are having a little "disagreement"." Raise the eyebrows, roll the eyes. I would think that would send him on his way and he'd probably even feel sorry for you. You completely brushed him off but it won't feel to him like you blew him off cause your an ass, it was because you got bigger problems to deal with right now.

But talking of rude people - I occasionally get people using the end of my driveway for a turn-around. You know, pull in, back out and drive off in the opposite direction. No big deal, I'll look out the window and see him backing up into the road; just some guy turning around. Well yesterday I heard the sound of a car, I look out the window and I see this guy in a full-size van that had pulled into my driveway. I figure he's just turning around. Then I see him pull onto my lawn! Then he proceeds to do a U-turn in my yard! Then he pulls out onto the road and drives off! WTF?!?!

 

I love the responses from the people who had all the time in the world to calmly construct a "proper and polite" response.

Rude is rude.

Don't condone his actions because it is a Ferrari he's asking about.

 

From time to time I move some of my cars around and the driveway can look pretty good. I've had a couple of occasions where a car load full of people, usually a family with young boys, will stop and and walk up the driveway and ask to look at the cars.
I understand how rare it is to see more than one Ferrari in the flesh so I'm happy to let them have their own private car show.

 

It was impolite for the man to knock on his front door just to ask for a ride, cause the next thing you know he is going to want to drive it! If you happened to be out there in the driveway when he came by, it would have not been out of line for him to stop and speak. Despite his rudeness,the very first thing he should have done is introduced himself, then indicated as to whether or not he even lived in the neighborhood. My assumption of things would be that he has probably been out in the driveway crawling all over it for the last ten minutes before he even knocked on the door. I wouldn't dare knock on someone's door to ask them for a ride in their exotic, even if knew them.

 

If you are quick on your feet, you could respond like this:

"I'm sorry but it is my brother's car. He's in the middle of a messy divorce and asked me to take care of it for him temporarily. I'm not sure about his insurance coverage and I am sure he would not be comfortable with me taking people on rides." The ole blame it on a third party phantom and feel his pain with him w/o escalating the situation.

 

You always think of the perfect response or come back the next day.

 

How 'bout: "No hablo ingles"

 

I once had a kid in a 350z (back when they just came out) follow me home. Kid was politer though and less 'in your face.' His girlfriend was gorgeous. Long story short, I let him drive (NSX, not Ferrari), and it made his day.

 

How about, I am way to rich to talk to the little people of the world. then slammed the door in his face.

Actually once when I was driving around in my 348 a chick in a lexus pulled up next to me and said "when are you taking me for a ride" I said " what do you have that I can ride"' She said, we will see! True story!

 

If you live your life so not to be rude to people, and think before you open your mouth--whether it be spontaneous or pre-meditated, you will have the "proper and polite" response.

 

When my house was being built and about 99% complete, I stopped by just to see how progress was going...as I enter the house, a woman I've never seen before tells me to wait just a moment and that her husband is still in the bathroom...then out steps some guy out of my brand spankin new bathroom acting like he owns the house and asks me what I'm doing there...easily one of the strangest moments of my life and one of the few times where I actually had a loss of words.

After I caught my breath, I asked him what the F he was doing there (rude, perhaps, but I think when a man invades another man's private home without explanation, Miss Manners latest column on etiquette seemed to have slipped my mind)...his explanation was that the garage door was open and he had always wanted to see what the inside of my new home looked like. The amazing thing was that the guy even after I expressed my utter shock still had this air about him like I was being rude.

Some people have no clue.

 

You were not rude. He was rude to knock on a complete strangers door looking for a ride. For all you knew he was there to car jack you once you had the keys out.

 

as mentioned before, that was quite rude. Being a future owner, i'd likely have stopped and looked at it, snapped a few pics on my cellphone, and been about my merry way.

Although, the two F-Car rides I've gotten, I approached the owner at the gas station-- both times at a Shell, thankfully.

First was a red 355 Spider F1-- and he was a partner of my dad's-- not gay partner, OB/GYN partner, get your minds out of the gutter.

Second was a red 348 Spider. It was a 17 or 18-year-old kid driving his dad's ferrari. Apparently, it belonged to the lead singer of white snake previously. I think I caught him off-guard when I asked for a ride.

I know it's incredibly rude to put someone on the spot like that, but remember the comment earlier about

"That's cool that some of you can be reasonable when you have time to calmly consider your answer."

in my case, when I see a ferrari the adrenaline shoots through the roof and i have a great deal of struggle to avoid screaming in pure joy.

I get out of whatever I'm in and almost trip over myself approaching the car, then stutter and almost drool on myself.

I try not to get offended when someone shrugs me off or is rude, I can see where they are coming from.

 

Didn't think it until you mentioned it. Hmm...

 

It's the 'I've got money' comments thread part II

 

Irrespective of who was rude in this thread, assume that the person you are dealing with could really be limited in the thinking process, and if upset, could come back and damage your car.

Best to always respond nicely, even if you want to deck them.

 

I think it was a rude response, but in the big little world we live in, its hard to understand everyones behavior. Myself, having been interested from quite an early age, learned early on that some people are just hot under the collar over thier car,truck, or bike. I recall at 15 walking up to a Harley up near Sturgis, just standing there looking at it, and this biker dude comes running up *****ing me out like he was gonna rip me a new *********. The truth is, people with nice things don't want thier stuff messed with by anyone, anywhere, anyplace.

But now its a Ferrari? I watch people that come over to the house. Our friends or family, or the kids friends. Some are very careful, don't touch, others wanna run thier hands all over it, and some wanna climb right in and start banging the shifter around if I dont have it locked. Now I just keep it locked. Its just to much of an attraction.

We had a party for my daughters 21st birthday, and I come downstairs and this guy has my good guitar down and hes playing on it. I thought, dammit, don't they teach people manners? But then I also read how Kris Kristofferson landed an National Guard Helicopter in Johnny Cash front yard to show him some music he wrote. Cash was pi$$ed and ran him out of there, but as you know they later became good friends. So in the end, I don't know the answer, but its true that its a lot easier to second guess something sitting in your arm chair, than in the spur of the moment shooting from the hip. Catch me at a bad time and I might come off like a jerk too.

 

I still think it was pretty rude of him to ask a stranger for a ride. The first ride I got in a Ferrari was from the father of a girl I dated in college. We went out for 3 months before I was taken for a ride in the car. And then I didn't ask for the ride, the girl asked her father to take me. Even after knowing the man for 3 months and dating his daughter I was waiting to be invited for a ride. I think my parents called it manners or something like that when I was growing up.

 

If you did say "Get lost" Congrats on being an ASS.

 

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just curious, does this mean I can walk up to your dad's house and ask him for a ride in any of the cars? Because I will do it