Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Ferrari Dealers

[Robert W. Garven Jr. (rgarven]

Phil,

I saw the article in the new Forza about the Fantuzzi spyder. All I  
can say is that you are lucky man being involved with this car.
That and the Nembo spyders have always been my ultimate dream  
Ferraris, and I am not even a big fan of spyders. Their beauty is
breathtaking, and I dont use that term loosely!!

I would give anything to drive/own/sit in/stand next to/photgraph one  
of those!!!

Rob

Robert W. Garven Jr.
rgarven [at] gmail.com


 "The Ferrari is a dream - people dream of owning this special  
vehicle and for most people it will remain a dream apart from for  
those lucky few". Enzo Ferrari






On Jun 14, 2008, at 6:25 PM, philville dejazzd.com wrote:

> Let's have an open discussion on how Ferrari dealers treat their  
> customers.
>
> It has come to my attention that of all the marques available, the  
> toughest
> one to get considerate treatment from the dealer has been Ferrari.  
> After
> seeing a thread on fchat about how an Enzo/F40 customer was treated,  
> things
> have gotten a bit interesting.
>
> Hey Fellippe, I worked for the authorized Ferrari dealer network on  
> and off from 1967 to 1992....one thing that I can tell you is that  
> the few times that I ever pissed some one off by being  
> "holier(richer) than thou" was when some one came into the show room  
> with a chip on their shoulder......as in "who would spend this much  
> for a car"  or "my Porsche is better than any Ferrari" or  " F cars  
> need nothing but attention and special mechanics just to keep them  
> running."
>
> I would always try first to help them to understand that some people  
> loved the cars and were willing to give up $14,000.00 to buy a new  
> 275 GTB/4,  or that certainly their Porsche was a better car (for  
> them), but not for some one who could understand a Ferrari, and what  
> it represented to them as an individual. And es, they may have been  
> a little more difficult to maintain and repair, but that was due in  
> part to the rarity of the cars.
>
> The last real run in I had though was in the 80's, 308 times ( which  
> I still enjoy driving) I had a local die hard Porsche guy who would  
> come in to the show room every Saturday look at the new 308's and  
> then proceed to tell me, and any one who cared to listen, all the  
> things that were wrong with Ferraris....one Saturday he went one  
> step too far, and interrupted me with his remarks a couple of times  
> while I was trying to close a sale ( this reminds me, there was  
> atime when we had to actually sell the cars, god forbid that should  
> ever happen again, some sales men will be out on the street faster  
> than you can say Enzo) at any rate I asked him if he thought that he  
> could buy a Ferrari and he said whats the matter don't you think I  
> have the money and I told him no not at all, I don't think you have  
> the balls.
>
> Today I know things are different, I detect a degree of arrogance  
> from those who do not know me if I happen to visit a show room where  
> I am not known (which is probably most), but I have learned tha in  
> this world, arrogance is generally displayed due to
>
> 1) A real lack of knowledge
> 2) A lack of credentials,
> 3) A lack of a decent up bringing
> 4) A lack of common sense
> 5) Just plain stupidity.
>
> So if you ever happen to be in a Ferrari show room and feel that you  
> are being treated rudely or in a condescending manner with no  
> provocation or baiting on your part, you can say Phil told me that  
> you are an asshole.
>
> Philip "Phil" Tegtmeier
> 39 Churchill Drive
> Elverson Pa 19520
>
> 610.525.8949
> And, go to: ... www.PhilvilleUSA.com
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