Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Ok it’s that time of the year to stir up some sh*t

[Rick Moseley (ramosel]

Guys, Don't get me wrong...  I am really enjoying these stories about how and when you bought your cars.   I've read a couple of them twice!!

But I originally posed the question “Why do any of us here buy a Ferrari?” as a response to Clyde's question about why do any of us want or need an AR or an AK type gun.  It was meant to provoke a line of thought as to why any of us want/need a Ferrari when a Honda Civic will do quite well to get us the the grocery store, work, dinner, post office, airport... whatever.  That being in context of "if a shotgun will do", why have an AR or AK?

So my responses to Clyde:

Do I need an AR, maybe.  Do I want an AR, yep, got a couple

Do I need a Ferrari... nope   Do I want a Ferrari, yep, got a couple

(and so we don't leave some folks out....)

Do I need a Rolex watch... nope.  Do I want a Rolex watch, nope, stopped wearing a watch the day my wife died 13+ years ago - I have no real reason why.

Why a Ferrari...?  I'm an engineer and enjoy things that are engineered well or at least at practical limits for their time-frame.  Ferraris look and sound cool to me.  Wanted to tear apart something that was already well thought out and see if I could improve upon it.  I had finished a multi-year resto-mod on a Pantera and a friend with lots of cars offered me one of his Ferraris as a challenge to keep me busy.  The other I had bought with my brother before he died.  I don't care what anyone else thinks of the cars, I didn't buy them (Ferraris) to impress anyone. Favorite drives were dark winding roads by myself.  Want to know what I think of car shows....? ask Keegan.

Anyway, the question when posed was rhetorical but I have truly enjoyed your stories of how and when...  Now, if you will...  WHY a Ferrari?  WHY is a Ferrari the basis of the dreams?  Why was the Ferrari a Goal to attain?  Why did you want a Ferrari when a Honda would get you from A to B?  Curious.

Can't wait for Doug's "picture this"....

Rick

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From: Peter Rychel <dino308gt4 [at] hotmail.com>
To: Rick Moseley <ramosel [at] pacbell.net>
Cc: The FerrariList <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Sent: Monday, March 5, 2018 11:34 AM
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Ok it’s that time of the year to stir up some sh*t

Great story.

 

I too got my 308 at a young age. I’d seen too many examples of people finally fulfilling their dreams at a late stage in life and not having a lot of time to enjoy it. It was the case with my uncle, who I looked up to, who bought his dream car after he retired, only to get cancer within a year and finally succumbing to it not that long after. That really affected me, deeply. Why should I wait all of my life to fulfill a dream only to have it cruelly taken away?

 

I guess the stars were aligned to be in the right place at the right time. I bought my GT4 when I was 24 and actually debated between getting that, or a brand new Toyota Celica (which was about $1000 more expensive than the 308! This was July 2000). Obviously the Toyota would’ve been the more logical choice, but I’m glad I got the Ferrari...

 

Peter

 

Sent from Mail for Windows 10

 

 

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From: Ferrari <ferrari-bounces+dino308gt4=hotmail.com [at] ferrarilist.com> on behalf of Matt Boyd <ferrari308driver [at] gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, March 5, 2018 3:59:58 AM
To: PeterGT4
Cc: The FerrariList
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Ok it’s that time of the year to stir up some sh*t

 

When I was in middle school (early 1980s), the poster on my wall was a 308. When I was in high school, I made a goal that within 10 years of my final graduation (whether that was college or grad school I wasn't sure at the time) I'd own a Ferrari. I got my final degree in 1993 so that gave me until 2003. I wasn't in a rush until one day in 1996 I was on a payphone at a gas station and noticed an older gentleman (I'll call him Grandpa) on a Harley helping a little boy (I'll call him Grandson) off the back of the Harley. I watched them and thought to myself, "That guy bought that Harley because he wanted it, and it's now part of his family." I decided I'd go ahead and buy my 308 but they were a little pricey for my income level so I bought a Mondial as a try-out. After a year of ownership, I sold it and a week later in 1997 I bought the 308 I still have. And it's exactly the 308 I wanted, the one from my poster (that I still have), a red Euro 308 GTS/QV.

That car has been at Classic Coach for 23 months now but I should get it back soon.

-Matt

'85 euro 308

On Sat, Mar 3, 2018 at 12:12 PM, Doug & Terri <dnt [at] dock.net> wrote:

Rick asks “Why do any of us here buy a Ferrari?”

 

I had to.  My wife is Italian and my back ground was Porsche – and the horses on the badges are the same.  Sorta.

DOUG

78 308 GTS

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