Ferrari Mailing List: Re: first Ferrari...... and last

[Michel Y Savard (mysavard]

You're right about the money. I forgot to add that I borrowed every
penny to buy it. I figured that if I waited to have the cash, I would
never buy it. I found the monthly payment very easy to do once I had the
Ferrari. Now it,s paid for. Funny thing is ALL of my friends acted the
same way: They were not that surprised. It kind of disappointed me. One
guy even said without missing a beat, "Finally, you'll have another
subject to talk about, instead of ONLY talking about your dream
Ferrari". Another story that convinced me was that a friend's father had
an airplane in the 60s. That was his dream. He remembered taking THE BUS
every weekend to get to the airport, fly a few hours with his father and
go back home by bus after the ride. He didn't have a car, but he had an
airplane. They should make a movie about that guy.

Michel


-----Original Message-----
From: Rick Lindsay [mailto:rolindsay [at] yahoo.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2007 8:18 AM
To: Michel Savard
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] first Ferrari...... and last

Nice story!  I've owned my 308 for 9 years now and
like you, dreamed of it for 25+ years (I'm a 1950
model ;-) before that.  I restored and sold MGs and
the like to build my Ferrari fund. The most important
bit is that we always KNEW that we would eventually
own one!  Most people don't have that kind of
imagination and suffer from the limitations of their
own assumptions (have to be a millionaire, maintanance
will bankrupt you, etc.).

best regards,

rick

--- Michel Savard <mysavard [at] dsuper.net> wrote:

> In 1975, I was 17 years old when the 308 came out. I
> thought it was the
> most beautiful car I had ever seen and still do. I
> fell in love with the
> styling right away and like 99% of teenagers I
> wanted one. Except,
> unlike 99% of teenagers,  I never stopped dreaming
> AND TRYING to get
> one. Go forward to august 2001, I'm 43 years old and
> I buy a red on
> black 1981 308 GTSi. I had been seriously looking
> for one for 2 years
> prior to 08-01. Even lost one on Ebay by 5 seconds.
> I'm glad I lost it
> because it was black on black and it was in Atlanta.
> I live in Montreal,
> Quebec. Few weeks later, I saw it on internet by
> pure coincidence. The
> seller was in Toronto. I contacted him and 1 week
> later the Ferrari was
> parked in front of my apartment on the street, I had
> no garage. I bought
> it on a  Friday after driving 5 hours (Montreal to
> Toronto). I arranged
> for my Hyundai Scoupe to be sent by truck and drove
> back to Montreal
> with the Ferrari. I had Ontario license plates, no
> insurance, no proof
> the car was mine except for a signed paper from the
> seller. Every august
> 10th, I drink a whole bottle of champagne (Moet &
> Chandon) with a
> different friend to celebrate that glorious day. I
> drive 2,000 to 3,000
> miles a year. I've been to Atlantic City twice and
> Boston once. I've
> been smiling 24 hours a day ever since.
>  
> My first ...and last Ferrari.
>  
> Michel
>  
> 
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