Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Recent auction prices

[Peter Rychel (dino308gt4]

I would expect “kids” living in suburban and especially rural areas getting into cars, but only for the purpose of getting around. Forget the urbanites, there’s no need. Public transport has improved and ride-hailing/car sharing are the norm. City planning and governance don’t help make car-ownership easy either.

 

We’ll still be driving around for many, many years to come, but the culture has changed for sure.

 

Peter

 

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From: Rick Moseley <ramosel [at] pacbell.net>
Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2019 12:34:08 PM
To: Peter Rychel <dino308gt4 [at] hotmail.com>
Cc: The FerrariList <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Recent auction prices

 

It has been my observation that "social media" and cell phone addiction has had a negative impact on Car Culture.  In my day (but not quite as old as cLyDe) I had my permit in hand and my Dad had me at the DMV to get my license the morning of my 16th birthday.  A car meant you could go to your friends house, hang out with your friends at other locations and go to the Drive-ins.  Heaven forbid you had to talk to a girl on the corded phone hanging on the kitchen wall.

Today, kids are always in contact with their friends on their damn phones.  They don't care if they see their friends as they are texting them all day long.  Many are not getting licenses until they are 18, some not at all.   Most have no interest in the car that gets them physically to a movie theater... which they go to, to actually watch a movie...  so they can text about it in snapchat.

On Wednesday, September 18, 2019, 11:24:14 AM PDT, Peter Rychel <dino308gt4 [at] hotmail.com> wrote:

I see small groups of my generation and younger (I’m 43) that are interested in cars and do get their hands dirty, but no where near what it used to be.

 

cLyDe, your generation was into cars because not only was it an _expression_ of freedom and success, but in some ways, was a necessity. People travelled to work over long distances from the suburbs everyday. You’d also have to be quite involved in the maintenance of the vehicle too as they weren’t just “turn-key”. I remember when I was a young kid (single-digit age), my Dad doing tune-ups several times a year on the family car. That would’ve been the Mercury Monarch (I think a ’77). That would have been the last car he owned that would have used a carb and points, as the next car after that was the first gen Mercury Topaz (’84) and I believe it used FI and electronic ignition (my Dad was a Ford guy for decades). After that, other than doing oil changes and brakes, that was it for the afternoon wrench sessions. Freed up a lot of time.

 

Not sure either what the next money-maker is. If you find out, can you let us know?

 

Peter

 

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From: Ferrari <ferrari-bounces+dino308gt4=hotmail.com [at] ferrarilist.com> on behalf of Clarence Romero Jr. <clyderomerof4 [at] gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2019 3:35:08 AM
To: PeterGT4 <dino308gt4 [at] hotmail.com>
Cc: The FerrariList <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Recent auction prices

 

A big thank you to Brian K on the list who convinced me NOT to get a SuperAmerica 

The one sold had issues with the $40,000 top!

And it was mentioned in the FML no less that it was going south still some guy bought it for over $215k no where near the AsKing price index of $420k like almost half!

Duh 

Goes to show you that the Yellow rag is only good to find cars period!

Personally I don’t know where the next cash cow is

I turn 70 next year and I don’t see the generation behind me spending money on 

Anything with 4 wheels let alone 2

     RF4-4EVR

Scars are Tattoos with better stories !

If you have no enemies, you have no character !

Clyde Romero    

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On Sep 17, 2019, at 9:03 PM, Doug & Terri <dnt [at] dock.net> wrote:

You guys are too much . . . . but it does sound like you have fun

Doug

 

From: Ferrari [mailto:ferrari-bounces+dnt=dock.net [at] ferrarilist.com] On Behalf Of Clarence Romero Jr.
Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2019 4:54 PM
To: DOUG <dnt [at] dock.net>
Cc: The FerrariList <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Subject: [Ferrari] Recent auction prices

 

Well reality has finally hit the market

The latest FML has Clyde prices on the 575 and TR and 512 and SuperAmerica!

The asking price index is like I’ve always said a bad joke!

The recent Monterey Auction tells the tale

Of what the cars are worth 

 

Drive it

Because it isn’t worth what you think !

Clyde Romero

 

If you have no enemies

You have no character ! 

 

Scars are tattoos with better stories!

When you're out of F-4's you're out of fighters!

 

 

 

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