Ferrari Mailing List: New to the group

[Anthony Bauco (tbauco]

I am new to the list and new to Ferrari ownership.  I bought a 348ts a few months ago.  After the holidays I start trying to fix a few things.  I am sure I will be posting questions here.

I am in upstate NY, just south of the Finger Lakes.  I have loved Ferraris since I was a young child playing with matchbox cars.  

I am 100% Italian.  My father was born in Italy in 1934 and lived through some horrible stuff.  He came here to escape that life.  He was a smart and creative guy with very little education, having grown up on a farm.  I grew up borderline poor.  My sister and I were the first to go to college.  I became an engineer and still work as a lowly engineer.  It took a long time to be able to realize my dream of owning a Ferrari.  To be honest, I have very few wants other than that.  I live a pretty simple life.  From here on out, I just want to drive my Ferrari and visit my kids.  

To me, the art of the design is as important as the mechanical performance.  I always thought the cars were cool but when I saw a 308 QV up close, I was forever hooked.

Buying this car, even though it was cheap by Ferrari standards, was probably irrational and irresponsible.  But one son is done with his expensive college and the other one is going to school practically for free.  I have never purchased an expensive toy in my life so, here we are.  It was time.

Tony