Ferrari Mailing List: Re: [SPAM:] Re: Looking for help

[Paul Bennett (pbennett]

>You definitely don't have to own the latest model to be "accepted."

>> I am new to the Ferrari world...
>> I didn't expect to be scoffed at immediately...
>> I have done my research

Couple thoughts...things you probably already know...
Partaking in any forum requires thick skin and realization that rarely does one 
scoffing idiot speak for or represent the thinkings of others.  Pissing 
contests are a male trait, by-and-large civil and often tongue-in-cheek.  
Involve Ferraris and egos are larger.  Imagine being in a 'high-rise building' 
forum with Trump and his cronies and someone tosses out "well, anything under 
28 floors isn't worth having".   Then someone makes snide comments about 
watches, buying a condo at cLyDe price and parking their building in the getto. 
 (when you understand these references you are truely a part of the group)

There's something to be said for doing NO research and buying a Ferrari like 
you buy a used Buick.   I once had a 'hobby' vintage motorhome (Kent Cortez) 
and the national conventions had 3 days of mechanics workshops of what goes 
wrong and how to fix it.  By the time the convention was over, you expected the 
coach to falter and die at any moment.   Same can be true of Ferrari's.  
Spending time in the Ferrari forums and lists can make one feel the car may not 
make it to the next stoplight.   Not that the prepurchase homework is a waste 
but you must develop a perspective.   Research doesn't make your car faster or 
more reliable...it just improves odds. Sometimes a gamble is in order.