Ferrari Mailing List: Re: New 430 "futures"

[Adam (flatcrank]

On Sep 21, 2008, at 4:08 PM, Britt2Asa [at] aol.com wrote:

> I am not able to answer most your questions with info on the USA  
> market but it was reported over here last month that Ferrari has  
> discontinued making the 430 coupe for the rest of the model run of  
> 430s. They are making the spider only. I don't think this includes  
> the CS and it may only be the RHD cars. Wondering if this is true  
> for the USA cars as well?

Rumors (rumours) along the lines of "no more 6-spds" and "no more  
coupes" seem to circulate fresh daily.  The vagaries and seemingly  
intangible business operations at Ferrari leave me, to be polite,  
"nonplussed" so I have to just ignore their behavior and wait for the  
car and plan on the next car.  Now that I'm finally at the stage of  
the order process, I find it much easier to forgive and forget the  
last year.  When I'm feeling a bit "generous" towards this Ferrari  
dealer and to the factory, I feel it's not unlike working with any  
artist in their realm -- how they create, how they function, how they  
work: it's entirely up to them.  I get to appreciate whatever comes  
and that's the full extent of the relationship.  Do I wish that  
Ferrari had the internal operations of Porsche?  Not really, since  
Porsche is no better, they're just easier to understand -- they're  
methodical and well-regimented in their own particular form of  
incompetence and disregard for the customer. : )  So it goes.  But I  
know the day that F430 key is in my hand, my thoughts will be far away  
from all this business nonsense.