My Ferrari Story.

My lady and I were out on a drive to get some Blizzards from Dairy Queen. I spotted something out of the corner of my eye, in a used car dealership. "Holy...!" I turned and parked in the dealership. My lady was unsure about what I saw, and I told her she'd want to come with me and see for herself. Bless her, she can appreciate a nice car. =P

We walked up to a beautiful Ferrari 348ts. The doors reminded me of a Testarossa, which I thought it was from the road. The car salesman came up almost immediately.

S: "How are you all doing tonight?"

Me: "I'm sorry...I don't mean to waste anyone's time, but I saw this from the road, and I just HAD to take a closer look."

S: "Oh, I understand! Go ahead...well, it's probably lock--oh! No, it's unlocked; hop in there!"

My mouth drops, palms a little sweaty. Wow. I open the door, sliding all the way in. Honestly, I never thought I would even FIT in a car like this, let alone get in one. It was actually quite comfortable and a bit snug, but in a good way. I climb out after about a minute, not wanting to overstay my welcome.

Me: "I never even thought I would be able to get out of a car like this--now I don't have an excuse, haha!"

S: "That's very true." (Another salesman is walking up with a set of keys and a smirk on his face. He hands me keys.) "Well, here! Get back in and fire her up!"

My mouth drops once again. Somebody pinch me.

Me: "Wow...okay!"

I slip back in. Clutch in. Gently set it into neutral. Turn the key to run and wait a few seconds. Turn to start, and it starts up immediately with a distinct Ferrari purr right behind my head. Unbelievable. I let it idle for a bit, then give it a couple (very) low revs and shut it off after about 30 seconds.

S: "Not bad, huh? You can take it for a drive, but you'd have to cut us a check first!" (we all laugh)

I couldn't stop smiling for about 3 days.

My name is Kenin, and that is my Ferrari story. Over the years, I have peeked in this forum just to read the fascinating stories from fortunate, elite Ferrari owners. Unfortunately, I am not an owner myself. I live an hour from Seattle, WA, and the economy here has made it very difficult to find work.

Anyway, hopefully I can still be warmly welcomed as a guy who just loves Ferrari and maybe aspires to own one in the future! Thank you for the read!

 

Andrew and BSU,

Thank you for the warm reception! I noticed the 348 forum, and I will certainly be visiting that one soon. Will definitely need to look into "cars and coffee" events...I don't suppose there are any in Tacoma? =P

Thanks again, guys!

--Kenin

 

Ha! That's awesome.

I could be wrong, but I believe he lives around the Auburn/Black Diamond area. Generally a bit more wealthy up there than Tacoma! But still...I bet it's possible for something to be in Tacoma. Will have to do some detective work on that one! =)