Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Not So "Smart" Car (was Tulsa Event)

[red5hilser (red5hilser]

Hey Dan: My 208 Dino was a 'daily driver' in Tucson from 1999 til 2005. That's 
6 years. From driving my son 2 miles to pre-school 5 days a week to 450 miles 
each way in July to the beach in California.?Never had to be towed once. And 
speaking of immigrants or the elderly, we lived an hour from the Mexican 
border. Before the Ferrari, my Lancia Scorpion was totaled by a drunk?illegal 
Mexican, driving a stolen car. Of course he had neither a valid drivers license 
or insurance. While I was stopped at a red light, he rear-ended me while doing 
an estimated 50 mph, according to the accident report.? After he got out of the 
hospital, he disappeared back into Mexico, leaving me with a totaled car, sore 
back and a severe headache. I say you can be a victim whether you live in South 
Florida, Tucson, or Fargo North Dakota. Don't be afraid to take your Ferrari 
out and run the hell out of it whenever you want. That's why you're buying it, 
isn't it??

Yer pal, Shitbox Bubba


-----Original Message-----
From: Dan Warlick edwf430 [at] bellsouth.net
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Not So "Smart" Car (was Tulsa Event)



My F40 is not a daily commuter. The Dino I am looking at will not be either. 
The law of averages is my basis for this train of thought. If you drive any 
reasonable distance every single day in an area like South Florida where I 
live you would understand why I look at it this way. I have no problem with 
immigrants trying to make a better life for themselves or the elderly 
retiring to a tropical resort atmosphere but...................(Ex. 1)If you 
can't speak English, chances are you can't read it either therefore it only 
goes to say that you would fail to follow simple traffic signs installed for 
everyone's safety.  (Ex. 2) My Great Uncle says ever since his stroke he has 
not been able to turn his head to the right very well and those darn hearing 
aid batteries just don't last long enough. The good news is the cataract 
surgery cleared up his left eye pretty well so we can hope it only does the 
same for the right since its a little worse. ....BUT HE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT HE 
WOULD DO IF HE WASN'T STILL ABLE TO DRIVE......I wouldn't have one where I 
live. I have a very high concentration of these two types here and the Smart 
would =Deathtrap.

Dan Warlick
954-725-6331 Office
208-493-3529 Fax
954-793-3529 Mobile



----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Britt2Asa [at] aol.com>
To: "Daniel" <edwf430 [at] bellsouth.net>
Cc: <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2007 6:54 PM
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Not So "Smart" Car (was Tulsa Event)


> Guys,
>
> I have no desire to get a Smart Car because for the same money you can get
> something a bit bigger HOWEVER I can't see the argument about them being
> deathtraps. How many of you would want to get hit head on by a "small box 
> truck"
> in a mid 80s Ferrari? You really think the steering column isn't gonna 
> nail you
> while your legs are crushed in the footwells by the pedals? If you were
> looking  for safety absolutely none of us would drive a Ferrari over other
> choices. How  much really protection do you think you get in a side 
> collision in the
> older  cars that a lot of us drive?
>
> I think its a stupid argument about the car being unsafe because you might
> get hit by something bigger than you....you also might not get hot cause 
> the
> car  is so damn small! You might get hit in the parking lot of Home Depot 
> by
> somebody  backing over you in one of those stupid large trucks that every 
> numptie
> has the  need to drive in the USA (including my Mother so don't start, I 
> hate
> trucks they  are a waste of everything especially driving passion!)
>
> In many large cities over here the Smart works great, traffic speeds are
> low, the congestion charges are lower as are the road taxes and unlike
> motorcycles/mopeds/bicycles ect you have a roof over your head for all the 
> crap
> weather. They turn on a dime and can park nose in to the crub legally 
> (like a
> motorbike).
>
> Its a neat little car although pricy...
>
> Lets talk about neat cars instead of trashing them, those of you that want
> to live the "what if I go outside and get hurt somehow?" lifestyle should 
> STAY
> INSIDE. I bet when Steve J is going 90mph in his F40 he ain't thinking 
> what
> happens when he hits a box truck! And neither is Clyde when he is roaring
> around  on his Ducatti.
>
> Listen to yourselves man! Live a little! Drive a small car, take a chance
> will ya! You should see the new Fiat 500, its fantastic, its tiny and I 
> would
> challenge anyone not to love how it drives. Oh and any of you guys so 
> worried
> about unsafe little cars, if you have a 1970's Ferrari Dino well heck you
> ought  to give it away cause those things have ZERO crash protection built 
> in,
> Zero  airbags, Zero stability, Zero super strength modern steel engineered 
> in any
> sort  of safety cage yet whens the last time any of us said I THINK I WILL
> GIVE THE  DINO AWAY CAUSE ITS A DEATH TRAP....OH NO HERE COMES A BOX 
> TRUCK!
>
> SShheees, Have I made my point yet??
>
>
>
> BR in the  UK
> 1986 328GTS (LHD 89,940km) Died August 19, 2006 Shrewsbury UK
> 1980 400i  (RHD 72,000 miles)
> Searching for the right 512TR
> 2003 BMW 530d
> 1991  Alfa Spider S4
>
>
>
>
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