I must’ve picked pretty well, but to be fair, was well into sports cars before I met my wife. She’s always supported me 100%, and has grown shockingly fond of Ferraris and Lamborghinis. She loves the Aventador, and the other night when out for dinner, one drove by, dumping gears as it rolled by. She was facing away from the car and never saw it, but said “listen to that Aventador snorting like a bull”. It about floored me.
I hardly ever drive my Pista as I am just so busy at the moment. The joy I get from driving the car is amazing, however this is not the only joy. I actually love looking at it in my garage. I personally think that the Pista is a work of art. As was the f12tdf and 458 Speciale. Not bad angle! This makes the purchase even more rewarding! May the Horse be with you
Get the car, wrap the whole thing in clear bra so you don’t have to worry about people touching and leaning for pics and don’t ever valet. If it’s a joint without self parking take the daily beater, Ferrari stays home.
Neither the Speciale or the Pista are super track cars and both can be comfortably driven on the street. I would consider them more track focused but they are not overly harsh to drive. For me the non track focused cars are too soft as a sports car and would not entertain it but that a personal thing.
3 years ago, my girlfriend (now wife) thought a Maserati Granturismo looked the same as a Kia K7. She can now name every car on the road and tell a Maybach from an S-Class at 50 paces. On the flipside, her dream car has gone from "Anything really, I'm not bothered" to a Jag F-Type. That's cool, I can live with that. A G-Wagon or Bentayga, not so much. OP - I say pull the trigger, be cautious where you park it, and ultimately accept that nothing used stays perfect, whether caused by wear & tear, negligence, or malice. The day I picked up my first Ferrari (around 5 months ago), I drove it 350km back home and stopped at a rest point for an hour or so. I got back to see a chip in the passenger door - some kid probably flung the door of his Dad's Hyundai open a little too enthusiastically, and boom. Hoping the PPF did its job, but ultimately sh*t happens. No regrets. It's harder to accept if it's intentional, and I admit I wouldn't bother with an exotic in my native London - too many little sh*ts out to prove how tough they are (by defacing a parked car? Ok...) and zero consequences for them. I lived in a lot of places and thought very hard about where to buy my first exotic - and, to an extent, based my entire living arrangements around where in the world is best for Ferrari ownership. Now that's commitment. I should get an allocation for that. Right..?
