Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Are Ferraris Losing Their Good Looks?

[Matt Boyd (ferrari308driver]

Right!  They're rich enough, so we should just extract the $$ from
them.  If they can afford a gold stripe, they certainly should pay
some money to the government!

:-?

-matt
'85 euro 308....with no gas guzzler fine...

On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 4:23 PM, Michael James
<cavallino_rapante [at] yahoo.com> wrote:
> LOL, you're funny Larry.
>
> NEVER have I heard someone wanting to buy a new Ferrari walk into a 
> dealership and go:  "Damn, I could 'just' afford a new 430, but I can't 
> afford the car with that Gas Guzzler tax added on!  My dreams are over, I'm 
> going to have to go buy a Buick now.....Damn those Washington Socialists, 
> boo-hoo.....sniff..."
>
> Please - buyers are spending several thousand$$$ extra to have those gold 
> stripes painted on their Scuderia's hood to match the color of the rims and 
> have the seat-stitching threads contrast the seat leather.  Do you think any 
> of these 'extras' make the car go faster?  These folks don't care about the 
> money, good for them.  Care to guess that the California won't sell well, 
> even in this economy?