Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Ferrari Digest, Vol 21, Issue 30

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In a message dated 4/28/2008 11:44:16 PM Central Daylight Time,  
ferrari-request [at] ferrarilist.com writes:

On  another note...why do people sell their Ferrari for a Vette? They are
so  different...should have both.





First of all, as an outcast in Bowling Green, KY, home of the Corvette, I  am 
used to being on the defensive about owning the Ferrari ILO a ZO6 Corvetter  
so accept that this fact may temper my answer.
 
As to selling the Ferrari for a Vette, well even if economics and the cost  
of ownership and insurance of two of these cars, there is the question of 
having  enough time left over after spending the time on the job required to 
pay 
for two  of these cars to fully enjoy both of them.
 
Then there is the question of available space, though as one might readily  
surmise after reading the list of automobiles resident here it is not always 
the  case.  Without room for secure storage (particularly in a city where there 
 
is a ready market for the disposition of these cars on the criminal black 
market  for export or the chop shops) there is the question of remote, off-site 
 
storage. Even  with the customary three car garage, a daily driver for each  
of the adults in the family, plus the needs of any chldren of driving age can  
strain these resources. Here, we've filled the new (3600 sq. ft.) garage as 
well  as the four car on the house and the two car RR detached garage on the 
far 
side  of driveway. I keep promising to sell one of the cars before I buy the 
next one  and this time I'm going to stick to it, construction costs alone 
have shown me I  have achieved the limit on the size of a home fleet of 
automobiles. Twenty-five  acres of homestead offers some opportunities not 
available to 
city  dwellers.
 
Of course, that rule won't apply to the Ferrari when I get around to the  
ZO6. If I don't replace the SL with a Volante 12 cyl. (they seem to depreciate  
more readily making them more economically feasible to acquire than a second  
Ferrari), the ZO6 Vette will be the final, non-replacement addition. Wifes says 
 "I've heard that before".
 
Then there is maintenance costs and availability. The trade-off for the  
ability to reside in location where a twenty-five acre homesite is available. I 
 
dread the upcoming day when the 348 needs the regularly scheduled timing belt,  
et. al., service. I know that the closest opportunity for an independent shop 
is  Nashville. And it more likely require a trailer ride either up to 
Indianapolis  or down to Atlanta to find a dealership. This takes more than the 
money 
required  to pay for it, it takes the time to make the trip, and to make a 
second trip to  pick it up. As I recall, most dealership shops are not open on 
weekends, and  additionally, I'm prone to a shakedown cruise just to satisfy 
myself that all is  well prior to leaving for home, only to have to return the 
car to the shop  for corrective action.
 
Finally, there is the question of the cost of insurance. Liability alone,  
even with an umbrella policy can become oppressive. I get wonderful Christmas  
cards and hams from my agent already. Depending upon where one lives, or has  
domiciles, the cost of full coverage on some of these cars can cost more than  
the hybrid that the government is trying to force us to buy as a commuting  
car.
 
All in all, there are some practical reasons and a degree of pragmatism, to  
exchanging the Ferrari for the Vette, or vice versa, as opposed to owning one 
of  each.
 
Dr. Steve
 
 
Dr.  Stephen B. Spies, CES, CFI
Director, Forensic Sciences  Laboratory
Explosives Engineering Technologies

1964 Rolls Royce Silver  Cloud III.....1975 Pontiac Grandville 
1980 MB 450  SL............................1982 Rolls Royce Corniche DHC
1988 Rolls Royce  Silver Spur..........1994 F-350 PowerStroke Diesel 
1995 Ferrari 348  Spyder.................1996 Ford Bronco 
2000 Lincoln Town  Car....................2004 Ford Excursion
+ a
1985 MB 280GE Galedenwagen  for Explorations 
+ a
1976 HAHN- WARNER & SWASEY- DUPLEX DIVISION HOWE  APPARTUS. THE MODEL #R400 
FIRE TRUCK w/a 100' Tower System 
+ a
1985 GMC  Brigadier Farm Truck/20T Wrecker
&
Audrey's 2 MB's [1980 450SL &  1987 420SEL] to care for...

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