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How could anyone replace a 550 Maranello with a Porsche 997S???

Discussion in 'Europe' started by maranello71, Mar 17, 2005.

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  1. maranello71

    maranello71 Formula 3

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    #1 maranello71, Mar 17, 2005
    I am speechless. A friend of mine in Lugano, a Porsche owner for many years, was lured last year into Ferrari ownership when he bought a beautiful 550 Maranello which he adored. Unfortunately his wife hates Ferraris so much that for 1 year she always refused to even look at the car, and never set foot inside it! My friend had to drive a Mini Cooper while the Maranello mostly spent its time in the garage, until last month he gave up, sold the Ferrari and bought the Porsche which his wife "loves".

    Man, I don't personally know if I'd have chosen the wife or the car... how can anyone "hate" Ferraris to such an unreasonable and illogical point? :(
     
  2. Wolfgang

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    #2 Wolfgang, Mar 17, 2005
    file a petition for divorce!
     
  3. alx355gt

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    #3 alx355gt, Mar 17, 2005
    Sad story... :(
    It amazes me too...
    Hard to understand...
     
  4. Kevallino

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    #4 Kevallino, Mar 17, 2005
    That wife must have some real talents, or a great lawyer.

    Cheers
    Kevin
     
  5. maranello71

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    #5 maranello71, Mar 17, 2005
    Yes, and she can keep the porsche :)
     
  6. ForzaFerrari

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    #6 ForzaFerrari, Mar 17, 2005
    :confused:
     
  7. Lemke

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    #7 Lemke, Mar 17, 2005
    maybe she got dropped on here head to many times whe she was a child.
     
  8. VR1282

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    #8 VR1282, Mar 17, 2005
    Women. . . need I say more? On a side note, I have an 89 Maserati 228 Biturbo sitting in the garage, has 51k miles on it, and is in extremely good condition. I cant begin to tell you how many girlfriends I've lost because of that car.

    Oh well, I feel that if any woman makes me chose between her and my cars, I wont hesitate to show her the door. Any person who is supposed to be your wife/ long term girlfriend should respect your hobbies and maybe try to understand the mystique behind our passion. After all, it is a crime (at least in my experience) to even inquire as to why they feel the need to shop so damn much.

    Just my opinion
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  9. Dutchman

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    #9 Dutchman, Mar 17, 2005
    Even I don't understand this completely. :)

    There must be a different story behind it all.
     
  10. Malfark

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    #10 Malfark, Mar 17, 2005
    If their tastes are THAT different, who can they live with each other. You're right Ton, there must be more to it.

    MARK
     
  11. CAR Élite

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    #11 CAR Élite, Mar 17, 2005
    The Mini is WAAAAAAY COOLER than the Maranello. If I had the choice on some nice curvy roads - I would take the Cooper. I love this car. It's more fun than any Ferrari I've ever driven.

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  12. ryalex

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    #12 ryalex, Mar 17, 2005
    My wife doesn't want any Ferrari OTHER than a 550! I am lucky. :)
     
  13. Wolfgang

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    #13 Wolfgang, Mar 18, 2005
    Little Boy,
    play along with your marbles:D
    ;)
     
  14. maranello71

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    #14 maranello71, Mar 18, 2005
    You have to understand how certain snobbish attitudes are ingrained in certain parts of the italian/swiss "elite" society. I know because I grew up in Milan, and I used to know several people like that.

    I knew VERY rich girls who'd been raised in an environment made exclusively of classical education, Scala Theatre concerts, carefully selected friends, upper-class dinner parties and family holidays in Portofino. These people's attitude towards any kind of red blooded entertainment such as "cars" was always seen as very "plebeian", a kind of thing that an enriched plumber might do but certainly not the thing for their exclusive urban elite...

    In this sense I can understand what happened - this guy's wife comes from this posh, stubbornly snobbish background where "Ferraris" are considered as rough entertainment for the uncultured nouveau-riche. It's difficult to change this kind of mindset, if it's ingrained from childhood.

    Sad, but that's what a lot of people are like between Milan and Lugano. It's the reason why in this area of Europe Porsches and BMW M-cars outsell Italian masterpieces like Ferraris and Maseratis by about 20 to 1...
     
  15. Welshman

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    #15 Welshman, Mar 18, 2005
     
  16. ryalex

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    #16 ryalex, Mar 18, 2005
    Interesting! You know, I was staying with a Swiss friend and we visited his relatives in Milan. They were doing ok with 2 adjacent luxury apartments in downtown and a condo near San Remo my friend and I subsequently spent a week at.

    But when I told his aunt that I really wanted to go to Maranello and see the Ferrari factory, she replied, "oh, Ferraris, those are *stupid* cars." Not something I expected to hear from a rich elderly Italian lady in urban Milan! But, then she gave me a red and gold official Ferrari Pen that her (30yr old, living at home, Communist, rock band member) son had gotten as a gift and didn't want because it represented "bourgeois."

    I went to Maranello and was very happy. :)
     
  17. Welshman

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    #17 Welshman, Mar 18, 2005
    I can live with being both nouveau and bourgeois
     
  18. Formula 1

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    #18 Formula 1, Mar 18, 2005
    Porsche = lazy man car,no excitement.....its a perfect car for someone who wants to play the part.

    Ferrari = energenic mans car,nothing but excitement.....its a perfect car for someone who knows there part.
     
  19. Bernd

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    #19 Bernd, Mar 18, 2005
    Dont say Porsche, say 997, then I agree.

    Today I´ve driven the F430. It´s not more ore less fun then my GT3. It´s just different.

    Bernd
     
  20. Wolfgang

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    #20 Wolfgang, Mar 19, 2005
    ....stil the old water/air discussion;)?
     
  21. Dutchman

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    #21 Dutchman, Mar 19, 2005
    Only Ferraristi feel superior to others.
    The other makes (Lamborghini and Porsche. etc) don't care and let everybody enjoy whatever he likes.
     
  22. Wolfgang

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    #22 Wolfgang, Mar 19, 2005
    ^^
    well said Ton and sadly true :(

    ....thats one more reason why I`m so much in love with the tractors a.k.a. Lamborghini (tractors, a word created by F drivers:()
     
  23. Dino 208gt4

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    #23 Dino 208gt4, Mar 19, 2005
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  24. CAR Élite

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    #24 CAR Élite, Mar 19, 2005
    C'mon Wolle, let's meet for one day the next weeks and I'll show you that a poor little Mini Cooper can be MUCH faster than a rich man's 12 cylinder car...I show you the route...follow me if you can :)

    www.car-elite.com
     
  25. Wolfgang

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    #25 Wolfgang, Mar 19, 2005
    LOL, but I will do so:)
     
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