Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Ferrari's future?

[Fellippe Galletta (fellippe.galletta]

It's a catch 22.....

You want the PURITY, absolutely.

But at the same time the exotic car business became a business much more than it ever had before. Production numbers all across the board (all manufacturers) are through the roof and the focus on quality and performance #s is also at an all time high. 

I hate to play devil's advocate here, but it might be the choice between "soul-less Ferraris" and extinction. 

A lot less risk taking in the marketplace with regards to styling, and lost in the superior engineering lately is the attention to detail that gave these cars some edge (or maybe the edge has been eliminated intentionally to please "the market"). 

I'm just lucky we grew up when these cars were real fantasies, and they'll always be around in the used market. 

And apparently that might be the cause of the recent upswing in prices for the older Italian exotic. People might finally have gotten the hint......10 years or so ago I'd post up on some of these forums and get laughed at for making these comments and now peeps are agreeing. 

Rookies. :)

FG

On Wed, Oct 8, 2014 at 11:03 PM, LS via Ferrari <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com> wrote:

Ferrari can only get worse...it has been pretty bad since LdM took over.

Passion Marques are always best under their namesake or founder. The first buyout after usually leaves a generation of virtuous models due to leftover design and technology. They models after that leftover generation start the bad slide...

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From: George <ygpz4re [at] hotmail.com>
To: LS <lashdeep [at] yahoo.com>
Cc: The FerrariList <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 8, 2014 12:22 PM
Subject: [Ferrari] Ferrari's future?

Who else wonders about what the future holds for Ferrari?  Not just because LdM has left, but also because of the Fiat/Chrysler merger.  Does anyone else think that F/C will destroy the Ferrari name/legacy?  Or does *everyone* else think that?

Jaguar also had a decade or two of floundering when its founder died in the 80's, but lately seems to be making a pretty strong comeback (if you haven't driven the new F-Type, you should - even if I could afford a new Ferrari, I might actually opt for the new F-Type R Coupe - it's a rocket ship!).

Thinking aloud here is all.....

gp

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