Who likes the "wow" factor?

I FULLY bought my 328 with 'wow factor' in mind. It wows ME!! If other people wow
as well, then that's great too.

But I bought it to wow the ever loving CRAP out of little old me, and it works every time
I see her, and I wow my head off driving it! Matter of fact, on several driving
occasions I actually said WOW.

Jedi

 

I love the WOW factor

when I cruise SoBe in my F40 or the Slutmobile I feel like Elvis LOL

I probably get about 4 photos taken per block

if people have a problem w that they are free to kiss by behind

 

The WOW factor really applies to the car, not the person driving it. As a very astute man once told me, " When you're driving a Ferrari, people look at the car; when you're driving a Rolls Royce, people look to see who's driving it"!

I've found this to be very true. So, which WOW factor are we talking about; the WOW of the car or the WOW of the driver?

 

Where I live, "when you're driving a Ferrari, people look at the car;
when you're driving a Rolls Royce, people LAUGH!"

I honestly couldn't drive a 1986 Rolls and keep a straight face either. Maybe
if I lived in LA perhaps...



Jedi

 

I agree .. the WOW factor is the car, which is what WOWed me in the first place and why I bought it. I certainly didn't buy it to be a poser and if I could drive it anonymously I would, simply becoz I don't like the assumption that I am a poser. Hell at 6'1'' balding & weighing 265lb, it takes a hell of a lot more than a Ferrari to turn me into a poser!

 

To me, it's where and how you drive that makes you a poser. Hitting the beach
road where all the hotties are sunning, staring holes into them as you drive by,
then looping around to do it again. THAT'S a poser!

And in a 3x8, NEVER, EVER, EVER drive while wearing a bright Hawaii aloha shirt!!!

Jedi

 

Two questions, why and why?

 

Two words: pompous and pompous

Just my opinion. Heck - Bagwan Shree Rajneesh had 120 of them at
his Oregon compound in the 1980s.

To each his own.



Jedi

 

Absolutely I like the 'wow' factor. I like driving the best looking car on the road, and the recognition of the 328 in particular makes it a lot of fun.

I also experience some self-inflicted 'wow' after being out of town and returning, or being too busy to drive and then walking out the garage on Saturday.

I could live without the 'snob' factor, but if you exercise some courtesy behind the wheel and talk to people like a real person you can defuse some of that.

Mostly I think people think of me as an eccentric gearhead, which is pretty much spot on.

 

I can't wait to get into my car, the people finally stop taking pictures of me and start taking pictures of the car.....

 

Just yesterday I went through another session, beginning with "I heard you were driving a Ferrari", resulting in trying to explain ownership to someone in a town where obstructing traffic is the state sport.

I remember thinking, "maybe I should just say it's a kit car and cut it short".

(It isn't -- but trying to explain it to people who don't even put air in their tires is like explaining Mozart to the deaf.)

But I prefer that they remain careful about running into it in the parking garage.

 

It is the wow factor.

but if you have a problem with it, think of it this way : WOW when turned upside down is MOM apple pie and America babe, it's not better than that.

 

Driving anything Italian will usually result in a wow factor, some more than others. Its what makes it fun to own a beautiful machine!

 

Just because you can't reach the performance threshold doesn't mean you won't be able to achieve higher performance while in a higher performing car such as a Ferrari.

Secondly, if it was all about looks, there are other cars that can satisfy. The reason the Ferrari WOWs, IMO, is because of what it represents: High performance, driving pleasure and exclusive price tag.



If looks were all that mattered, you may as well have just bought a toy model instead.

 

The wow factor is a big part of it for me.

 

Why will the people be interested in who the driver is? In a Rolls the big guy gets driven around.

 

i bought the cars because i love rolling around in a piece of art. but i do like the wow factor too. when i drive the 512tr somewhere off the beaten track its as if i just arrived in a space ship, amazing. the 456mgt is very subtle and only gets looks when people see the prancing horse, so thats a good stealth car. the 512bbi is like a gorilla just popped into the room !

my few favorite wow times:
- when i first bought the car in rome in 2000 i was driving back up to london through monaco, so we stopped for a drink at the hotel de paris. right when i got there a busload of german tourists was just getting out to see the casino. i tossed the keys to the valet, and the tourists just went nuts taking my picture and asking each other who i was, while i just slipped throught the revolving doors. now i know what brad pitt feels like !

- my wife and i went on a roadtrip to nancy. when we got there, i did one tour of the central square to get to the hotel, then parked in front of the hotel. i went inside to ask where their garage was, leaving my wife in the car. a few minutes later i cam back out and there were 6-7 guys milling around the car looking in etc. i got in and i asked my wife if she was enjoying all the attention, and she said 'thats the first time in my life the guys were not looking at me - all they wanted to see was your car!'...that was a good 'guy' moment.

- another road trip to reims. lunchtime, searching for a decent restaurant. i see a sign for one and decide to go there. my father searches for it in the guidebook and finds it just as we get there and says to me that we wont be getting in since its a 3 michelin star and requires jacket and tie.....but i am there anyway, in my jeans and polo shirt, so i stop and start walking up to the entrance. the maitre d'hotel walks out and i am fully expecting the usual gallic rejection. i ask him if they still have a table for 2. he asks if this was my car. i said yes. he says, pls park it right here and come in ! i guess the guidebook forgot to mention jacket and tie OR ferrari.

 

I love the WOW factor...

My 'Clown Shoe' 2001 Viper, gets even more WOW factor stares.

 

I don't know, when my car's parked I'm still glad I bought the 1:1 model. Frankly, it looks like a toy compared to more modern cars.

Part of the 'wow' is due to the proportions.

 

My driver is off on weekends!

 

the 328 is THE best looking car on the road!

only upstaged by a 246 gts or a miura!

 

Oddly... I was parked near a Miura and 246 GTS tonight at a reception Gary Bobileff held up at his wife's clothing store in RB.

Only in San Diego, right?