Is it Fast?

Of course, and my favorite is the assumption that all Ferraris are equal in performance. An owner of a car like a Honda Civic with a 10 psi turbo kit can say that he is faster than a Ferrari, and he isn't lying. But which Ferrari? 308 yes, 348, no.

I always try and tell people the truth, my Ferrari is faster than some Vettes, and some Vettes are faster than my Ferrari.

They ask me what the fastest car I own is, I tell them it is a 4cyl (Lotus with a Revo 400 SC kit) which has a 0-60 time under 3 sec.

 

Some modern vettes might be faster but speed is not the only element of a great car. There is no vette I would rather have than a 355, not even close. And where I live, I'm probably one of 2 355 owners (in a 100 mile radius) while there are 100 vettes in a 10 mile radius..

 

Tell 'em what they want to hear. Anything less is a let down.

The two questions I hear the most:

Is it fast? "Yes it is. Even by today standards...it was blistering fast back in the day."

What does that cost? "To buy it? ...or to maintain it? "

 

My neighbor has a 2010 C6 Vette. They are everywhere.... 355's? not so much

He has ruined a set of tires trying to keep the back end of his car on the ground chasing me down entrance ramps. Corvettes have great horsepower, wonderful torque and a really horrible way of applying all that to the surface.

 

Feel free to check out my post on how my 355 went up against a modded e92m3 and ask that question of whether its fast again

 

I usually answer all this with a simple "Fast Enough" or "Fast enough for me".

Usually, stops further pressing and is still an answer and not a conversation killer.

-dsd

 

I just tell them "It goes 175.
It costs all I have.
It's the most fun I've ever had with my clothes on."

 

We all get asked this question by spectators. I answed it like this once. It's a Ferrari what do you think man? The responses I got were yeah and a lot of head knodding as they slowly backed away in awe as I fired her pretty ass up!

 

I get the "how much did it cost", "How fast is it" and "Is it real". The "is it real" is my favorite because I can pass for being in my 20's if my hair is short enough to not see the grey so many assume I am to young to be the owner.

My response is usually "A real what?"

 

it's just people making small talk, they don't necessarily know what to ask is all

 

Back in my late teen years, I recall someone saying "Ferraris aren't about numbers" which sounds like a pretty lame excuse for being slower and expensive. And dare I say, factual. Now that I own a few slower Ferraris and a few faster cheap cars like a Subaru STi and a Lotus Elise (supercharged to the teeth) I would not say Ferraris aren't about numbers, I would say that the sound is worth the price of admission.

 

The comment that I had once was after a kid, about 5 or 6 was walking the local cars and coffee and my car is rather bright (Yellow) and caught his attention. The kid was all over it so I said do you want to sit in it, opened the door and he light up, dad was ok with it.

He hops in and I go through the usual stuff, how big was the engine, no it doesn't go 200MPH even though the speedo says it does, ect.....

He gets out and I hear him say to his dad as they walk away, "I can't wait to tell my friends I sat in the new Mustang!" I still laugh at that today! Oh to be young again!

 

Ok one more, our old Governor in Jesse Ventura was walking a local car event in White Bear Lake, MN and he heads over to look at my 348. He starts by telling me about his Porsche and Hummer, then asks if the Ferrari gets good mileage....

That's almost as bad as "is it fast" comments that we all hear.

 

+1

I think there are 100,000 vettes in the Phoenix area... Just sayin.

 

Do they really ask "Is it real?". Have never heard that one.

 

I tell them its the slowest sports car ive owned but the most fun to drive. That normally leaves them a little confused. Its like a presidential answer. You give a general answer about the question at hand without actually answering it.

I thought about buying a 996 turbo but then thought, its still just a porsche. You can drive any model Ferrari ever made and people will think, wow look its a Ferrari. Ive had a lot of High horsepower cars, over 500 wheel hp and they just dont compare to these little works of art!

I have a 348 and love it.

 

I have had that question asked a few times as well.

I sarcastically answered "no" once and the kid looked at his friend and said "see I told you..." It is impossible to reverse course after that.

 

If you don't want attention, don't drive a Ferrari...

 

I always get "what year is it?" In regards to top speed I usually tell them "faster than I'll ever go." Of course, they then want to know how fast I've had it up to etc...

 

Probably one of the dumbest comments I've seen on this forum. It's is not about attention, it's about the fact that the general population of America are ignorant and annoying. I've never once in my life walked up to a guy at a gas station filling his exotic and started yapping his ear off. People need to understand that because we have an exotic, it doesn't mean we're the most people-friendly happy-go-lucky individuals, and LOVE random conversations with strangers.

I definitely appreciate people that actually talk to me about relevant facts of my car, instead of "dur...how fast does it go?".

 

I strongly disagree here.
If somebody is generally impressed enough or taken enough to muster the nerve to ask a total stranger some questions, then be polite a respond. And always use a smile.
Even if it's "She's only been up to the 55mph limit" with a wink.

These cars are beautiful, powerful, Italian, and rare. And we are fortunate enough to own one.

 

Wait, who is annoying?

Anyone with a clue knows that Ferraris attract attention. You can love Ferraris and not love the attention but if you choose go forward and drive a Ferrari, deal with it!

 

lmao you should have said are you real?