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

[Michael James (cavallino_rapante]

I'm not saying the tax is a good/bad thing, but it is ironic that people who 
have not paid the Guzzler tax (and who aren't in a position to pay it anytime 
soon) are the ones who are complaining about it, and the people who actually DO 
pay this Guzzler tax aren't complaining at all.....the addition of this 
surcharge is insignificant relative to the other expenses incurred with the car.
 
What they ARE complaining about is getting the car in the first place, getting 
it with the options they ordered, and how much over-sticker they have to pay to 
be the first one on their block to have the latest-and-greatest in their 
driveway (which adds much-more to the sticker than anything else).  The Guzzler 
tax is not, nor has it ever been, a financial deterrent to anyone in-the-market 
for new machines.  It only gets paid once...

--- On Wed, 11/12/08, Matt Boyd <ferrari308driver [at] gmail.com> wrote:

From: Matt Boyd <ferrari308driver [at] gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Are Ferraris Losing Their Good Looks?
To: "Michael" <Cavallino_Rapante [at] yahoo.com>
Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Date: Wednesday, November 12, 2008, 8:47 AM

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?
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