Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Women should stop admiring Ferrari owners

[Britt2Asa (Britt2Asa]

The article said<<stop  admiring men who drive sports cars  >>
 
 
Guys,
 
You are spending far to much time debating this non-issue. The article was  
more about class war here in the UK that the British love to think still 
exisits  (in the media at least) and not about anything more. I read it and 
what you 
see  between the lines is nothing more than an attack on people who own nicer 
cars  ( supposedly rich as well ).
 
The UK loves this type of thing. I am constantly told by people here that  
they hate the view of anybody who has anything nice or has done well for  
themselves must be a criminal or have stolen from somebody. These same people  
then 
say how nice the attitude in the USA is....(Then they ask me why I would  move 
here from Florida but that's another story....)
 
The UK is going to save the world and show everybody how to set the  standard 
on the "carbon footprint". This will impress the rest of the world so  much 
that the respect will bring back the empire.....
 
Of course the reality is that there is nothing we can do to change what the  
CO impact is without taking every civilisation back 200 years and that isn't  
going to happen.
 
I believe there is some truth in the global warming thing but I don'  believe 
we are going to stop it. Technology is the only way to overcome.  Furthermore 
when all the laws about specific energy/carbon reduction come out  just 
remember the same self-serving politicians who are making these laws are  only 
interested in their re-election and not for the "good" of mankind. You  can't 
remove the CO threat without completely halting and reversing the effects  the 
developing world (from Brazil, Russia, China, India, and later on Africa) is  
having AND winding back our own clock. And that friends is never, ever going to 
 
happen. So technology will be the only answer.
 
And you no what? Technology has some pretty interesting ideas coming out.  
Over here cars are taxed on the CO2 they emit so lots of people go for smaller  
engines thinking less CO and thus less tax; however since the law has come out 
 the Germans (and others) have done a heck of a job developing engines 
(diesel in  particular) to be cleaner.
 
case in point- BMW: the new 635d has a twin turbo, 3.0l diesel engine,  
282bhp, 427lb torque and 39.2 mpg. 0-62 in 6.6 and its quiet. CO2 is 190g/km.  
These numbers are more than 20% better than the last engine (that I have in my  
car which emits 225g CO, has less hp and less torque. 
 
Compare this to the Caddy CTS V6 3.6 h is being sold here (2008). 0-62 in  
6.3 so its quicker if you will notice 3/10 of a second BUT 311 BHP, 275lb,  
torque, 264g /km CO2 so the tax and emmisions are higher by a heck of a lot 
(the  
difference in your tax bill will be huge!) Oh and the Caddy is 200 kilos 
LIGHTER  than the BMW.....
 
Point is, n order to sell cars here BMW had to make their cars cleaner yet  
still be slick as S**t off a shovel and that's what tech will bring us.
 
I don't think the 35mpg by 2020 rule in the USA is even remotely a big  deal; 
they should be doing that NOW. Whats bad about it? Who wants a car that  gets 
25 mpg (except for the people buying the above mentioned Caddy.....
 
Oh and the obvious comment on the article that started off this long boring  
rant of mine is that Ferraris as we well know travel very few miles relatively 
 every year to the millions of other everyday cars so the point of the 
article  was pointless in terms of "green issues" and was more of a dig at the 
rich 
(or  perceived rich...I use to be rich till I started paying for fuel in a V12 
 Ferrari!). Imagine the fuel burnt by trucks and boats...
 
Remember folks, if you stop flying to conserve your carbon footprint the  
plane will still go without you!
 
And that's all from me folks...have a happy and safe Christmas whereever  you 
are going.
 

Britt





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