What do you do? How do you afford a Ferrari?

PIMPING...............what else??

 

don't know if it's only me...but i get asked this a bit too much. if in my c32 or my 3000gt spyder now the f355.

last person asked like in 2nd sentence in our conversation.......

I am always taken aback and mutter something about insurance risk mangement....

i think it's very forward at best downright rude probably.

i'm low key on most weekends, old beatup tees, jeans or slacks. unshaven. i'm 40ish, of indian decent. if i recall i was never asked (maybe once?) when in work attire. suit and tie.

so....i have come to the conclusion that to avoid this impertinent question, i have to drive my f355 only when wearing a tie and crisp starched shirt but can go with short and sneakers on lower torso as no one will see.

other option is to fake an indian accent and then when asked say i drive a taxi cab.

how do you guys percieve this question and how do you handle...i'm curious......

 

i watched someone ask someone else that question recently and i almost walked away... i could tell the person asked was uncomfortable and i just couldn't believe the question came out, especially so soon into the conversation - like you said, it was like the second or third question...

 

Asked the same question, I used this at the Grand Opening of L.A. House of Blues many, many moons ago - several people asked if they could borrow that line. The proper reply is as it was:

"As little as possible."

 

My stock response is... good question. To tell the truth, I'm not really sure.

The funny thing is that this a very honest response. One of these days I keep thinking that I'll finally grow up and discover my "special purpose" in life!

Dale

ps If really pressed, I just say that I'm a fisherman. Every day, I put my line in the water. Who knows what will bite?

 

Tell em' you do the voice for "Apu" on the Simpsons, when they ask you to do the voice tell them you cannot because you are subject to a very strict contract.

 

LMAO!!!

 

Honestly - you get used to it... There is not a day goes by that one of the "Big 3" questions doesn't get asked when I am out driving... More so in my Lambo than my Ferrari's (in the past).. When My Wife and I take it out - we have bets on how long it will take for someone to ask...

1.) How much does it cost
2.) What do you do for a living
3.) How Fast will it go/Have you had it

I have come up with several fun answers - but I never get mad or too smarta$$ about it. I was brought up not to ask or discuss some things - like these - but many people are not - or the facination just gets the best of them. I liken it to asking someone "how much do you make" - it is something that you just don't ask.

 

so what is it that you do do ????

 

what do I do?


I spend slightly more than half my energy keeping my potassium inside my cells and the sodium outside my cells.

That's a fact.

And so do you.

If you are still living.

Same as your average tapeworm, nematode, lamprey or newt.

 

I had one guy pull up to me in traffic, signal that I roll down my window and ask first, if the car was mine and second what I do for a living. When I'm in my Fcar I get the 'how much' and 'how fast' questions, but the best question of all came from a tow truck driver.

I'm fueling my car up and this guy, standing next to his tow truck comes over to talk to me. He compliments me on my car and then offers to sell me his $300,000 race car. He mentioned that it was not street legal, but had made him a fortune on the track. I politely refused. Some people blow me away.

 

Hey, I have a place in CT too & a 3000GTVR4 also, not a spyder but she has 600 hp

If a hot chick asks what I do I tell her I'm an underwear model

my new line will be that I work with MIB LOL

 

Not to sound cynical, but there is a pretty predictable litany of questions, usually not by gearheads, but by folks impressed with the bling:

What do you do? (Not worth talking about)

How much it cost? (Alot)

How fast you go? (See that speedo?)

My _____ has a ____ that will beat it.... (Yeah, those ___'s are cool)

Isn't it too low to the ground? (It has a special setting)

What about potholes? (It has a special setting)

What kind of car is that? (Anything but the truth)

That's made in ____, right? (Exactly)

How many horsepower? ( Dunno)

No back seat, eh? (Oh, ****, you're right!)

Is it yours? (No, I'm stealing it).

 

SO BASICALLYwhat your saying is, your scratching your scrodum and smelling your finger all day...... EXCELLENT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

LOL... all are good answers.

 

98% of people don't know anyone with a Ferrari and rarely ever see them around. So, when they see something like that, I think it's normal that they want to know how you earned it - not to think you are crooked or something - but I think a genuine interest to see if you are a doctor, lawyer, business owner, celebrity, etc. They are just amazed with the car.

I grew up blue collar. I was 20 before I knew any doctors or lawyers personally. Until I was socialized somewhat into Ferrari culture, that would have been the first thing I asked too.

However, an anecdote to show the urge doesn't go away even for Ferrari owners: at the Rampage event in Vegas this spring, there was a younger guy (an fchatter too) with a Rolls Royce Phantom. The older exotic owners were scratching their heads and were trying to pry out of the guy what he did for a living. They were talking about it coming up with their own theories (and were wrong)... they just didn't ask right away I suppose.

 

My dad and I were at a gas station on Saturday and got asked by two hick boys...

"What do the other ones in the garage look like?" ::spit:: "Man that is pretty."

All I could do was wonder how much louder and higher their truck could get.

 

Funny, before Ryan posted that I was drumming up a similar post in my head. You have to think of where the person is coming from. Not that you have to give a bunch of details and produce balance sheets, but saying something like "lawyer" or "real estate" or "I own a service company" or something similar wont kill you, and it will satisfy their curiosity.

And it's true, everybody's curious about what the other guy has going on. Especially guys that are successful enough to own exotics had to work hard and/or smart to get to that point. But successful people are always looking for an edge, and will be forever wondering if the other guy has an edge that they don't have yet. But successful people are also polite enough to not come right out and ask.

 

I never ask that question early in a conversation ... but still I don't see what the big deal is. What kinda job do you have. Unless you're a hitman, or drug smuggler, I really don't see what is uncomfortable in answering. What's the big deal about your job? It sure is rude, especially if you're talking about the car and not casual chat at some dinner ... but I don't see what the big deal is ...

PS : you said "insurance risk management" ... the guy probably has no clue what you do even after you replied.

 

should of asked for a little dip,lol..

 

At least they didn't say that you sho had a pretty mouth.

 

I usually tell people I own a dildo factory in Mexico.

The funny thing is, EVERYBODY believes me!

 

I don't see what the big deal is too? I ask people that all the time because I am just trying to make conversation with them. Asking them what they do, allows me to talk about a common interest we both might have...For intance...
'what do you do?'

'im a real estate broker'

'oh really, what do you think about all this talk about a housing bubble, do you think its at its peak like they say right now'


I personally had no idea it was an offensive question...I'm glad I read this because I might not be so quick to pull the trigger on that question.

 

You mean you dont?

 

Well since you asked............................