Re: No PPI in SF anymore
From: philville dejazzd.com (philvilledejazzd.com)
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2009 06:49:16 -0800 (PST)
   One of the must read books of my life time,
   ----- Original Message -----
   From: Erik Nielsen <judge4re [at] gmail.com>
   Date: Thursday, December 17, 2009 8:28 pm
   Subject: Re: [Ferrari] No PPI in SF anymore
   To: philville [at] dejazzd.com
   Cc: The FerrariList <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
   > Who is John Galt?
   >
   > On 12/17/09, philville dejazzd.com <philville [at] dejazzd.com> wrote:
   > >
   > >    That pretty much keeps things in
   > perspective.......>    ----- Original Message ----
   > -
   > >    From: Misc <misc [at] 308systems.com>
   > >    Date: Thursday, December 17, 2009 12:04 pm
   > >    Subject: Re: [Ferrari] No PPI  in SF anymore
   > >    To: Phil Tegtmeier <philville [at] dejazzd.com>
   > >    Cc: The FerrariList <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
   > >    > Yep, it is a twofold problem - too many
   > lawyers prospecting for
   > >    > work without
   > >    > a real cause of action, and too many lazy
   > ass people looking for
   > >    free
   > >    > money.....  put the two together and
   > voila' - one more
   > >    > chink in the armor of
   > >    > society.
   > >    >
   > >    > Mark Lueker
   > >    > 308 SYSTEMS Inc.
   > >    > 970-282-7006
   > >    > www.308systems.com
   > >    >
   > >    > -----Original Message-----
   > >    > From: Scott Saidel
   > [mailto:Ferrarisimo [at] comcast.net]>    > Sent:
   > Thursday, December 17, 2009 9:04 AM
   > >    > To: Misc
   > >    > Cc: The FerrariList
   > >    > Subject: Re: [Ferrari] No PPI in SF anymore
   > >    >
   > >    >
   > >    > Ahem --- why is it that everyone gets on
   > lawyers -- right until
   > >    > some other
   > >    > inconsiderate ass hurts or harms them in
   > some way, then my
   > >    > friggin phone
   > >    > rings off the hook.  The problem
   > isn't attorneys, the
   > >    > problem is the "I got
   > >    > hurt, so I must have won the frekin Lotto"
   > mentality that
   > >    > prevails in our
   > >    > society.  I'm just doing a job and
   > trying to make things
   > >    > better for my
   > >    > clients - most of whom are nice normal
   > people that just want
   > >    > their shit put
   > >    > back in order after some inconsiderate ass
   > screwed it all up for
   > >    them.
   > >    >
   > >    > Scottie
   > >    >
   > >    >
   > >    > On Dec 17, 2009, at 3:22 AM, Misc wrote:
   > >    >
   > >    > Dang.
   > >    >
   > >    > What ever happened to civility and love
   > thy neighbor as thyself?
   > >    >
   > >    > Wishfull thinking perhaps, especially in a
   > land overpopulated
   > >    > with (1)
   > >    > lawyers, and (2) those who have no shame
   > using them.
   > >    >
   > >    > Mark Lueker
   > >    > 308 SYSTEMS Inc.
   > >    > 970-282-7006
   > >    > www.308systems.com
   > >    >
   > >    > -----Original Message-----
   > >    > From: philville dejazzd.com
   > [mailto:philville [at] dejazzd.com]>    > Sent:
   > Wednesday, December 16, 2009 7:26 PM
   > >    > To: Mark
   > >    > Cc: The FerrariList
   > >    > Subject: Re: [Ferrari] No PPI in SF anymore
   > >    >
   > >    >
   > >    >
   > >    >   I remember when Mike Sheehan
   > first wrote this piece in
   > >    > "05" and how it
   > >    >   made my blood boil, it does so
   > again two years
   > >    > later.......I have seen
   > >    >   and, been indirectly involved
   > with legal issues some of
   > >    > which should
   > >    >   have been resolved with bare
   > knuckles behind a bar some
   > >    > where.....Once  I was drawn into a
   > law suit because of my
   > >    > position with an authorized
   > >    >   dealer that was truly
   > ludicrous....a man, an existing
   > >    > client of this
   > >    >   same authorized dealer ( oh I
   > forgot to mention, he was a
   > >    > lawyer )
   > >    >   sued because we would
   > not  ( could not ) sell him a
   > >    > Testarossa....we  were already over
   > our allocation in
   > >    > orders, need I tell you, he won,
   > >    >   Ferrari made a deal with him,
   > the particulars of which I
   > >    > have never
   > >    >   known and of course it cost
   > our agency some number of
   > >    > dollars plus a
   > >    >   future allocation...but then
   > he was a lawyer. It was not
   > >    > long after
   > >    >   that that our company stopped
   > selling at list
   > >    > price....so, he won his
   > >    >   point, entitlement includes
   > the wealthy no matter who
   > >    > loses....and in
   > >    >   this case the enthusiasts lost.
   > >    >
   > >    >   About a year later I threw in
   > the towel....probably left
   > >    > a ton of
   > >    >   money on the table but I can
   > tell you I have never
   > >    > regretted a minute
   > >    >   of it....you can not imagine
   > what some Ferrari owners
   > >    > will do if they
   > >    >   think some one might have made
   > a profit or god forbid
   > >    > didn't get their
   > >    >   entitlement.
   > >    >
   > >    >   When called upon to perform a
   > PPI, my first disclaimer is
   > >    > that I will
   > >    >   look at a car and tell you if
   > I would buy it....if you
   > >    > need a full
   > >    >   mechanical PDI I can refer you
   > to some other masochist.
   > >    >
   > >    >   Mike Sheehan and Bruce Trenery
   > got it right when they
   > >    > said " we would
   > >    >   not be having this
   > conversation if the market was still
   > >    > going up"
   > >    >
   > >    >   The world of Ferrari was a
   > much more satisfying place to
   > >    > be in and do
   > >    >   business in until too much
   > money got into the game......but
   > >    >   interstingly enough, if you
   > look at many of the people
   > >    > buying those
   > >    >   sub $50k cars today, I
   > actually think they are driving,
   > >    > enjoying, and
   > >    >   appreciating what they have.
   > >    >
   > >    >   Stick around it will all start
   > again....someday.>    > (Unfortunately)  Phil
   > >    >
   > >    >   ----- Original Message -----
   > >    >   From: Paul Bennett
   > <pbennett [at] macnet.com>>    >   Date:
   > Wednesday, December 16, 2009 8:41 pm
   > >    >   Subject: [Ferrari] No
   > PPI  in SF anymore
   > >    >   To: Phil Tegtmeier
   > <philville [at] dejazzd.com>>    >   Cc:
   > The FerrariList <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
   > >    > > Why no PPI are done in SF any longer.
   > >    > >
   > >    > > http://www.sportscarmarket.com/Sheehan-
   > Speaks/2009/October/>    > >
   > >    > > Good read - the story of a simple
   > 365GTC/4 which made several
   > >    > > trips to
   > >    > > Hawaii, and human nature of the
   > owner(s).   The
   > >    > > maintenance which was
   > >    > > performed on this car far outvalues the
   > car but not the lawyers.
   > >    > >
   > >    > >
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