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Rails Creator's New Custom Hypercar
- tptacek 16y agoBut... but... but... they're not a startup! They're just a... a... small business! Must be all that crazy blog money they have pouring in. I'd have a car built by spacemen too if I had an award-winning blog!
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- blasdel 16y agoFuck You Money for EU citizens
- cageface 16y agoMy esteem for DHH just fell a few notches. What a tacky, ugly, gratuitous waste of money. Obviously he's entitled to spend his money however he likes but this doesn't show much class.
- zalew 16y agoCriticizing one's fantasies doesn't show much class.
- cageface 16y agoHardly. If any of my friends let me buy a car like that I'd be angry as hell once I came to my senses. If you must dump money on a car at least get something that doesn't look like a running shoe, like a jag or something. All that one is missing is a blonde bimbo in the passenger seat.
- trustfundbaby 16y ago> Hardly. If any of my friends let me buy a car like that I'd be angry as hell once I came to my senses. Which is exactly why you didn't buy it. he did.
- zalew 16y agoDude, some people just like cars, you know? Welcome to nobody cares what you think about their hobbies. Population: 6 billion.
- cageface 16y agoWelcome to nobody cares what you think about their hobbies. Population: 6 billion. That's one thing we have in common at least.
- byoung2 16y agoIf you must dump money on a car at least get something that doesn't look like a running shoe, like a jag or something. I'd have to go with a classic...a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT (http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0808/S00190.htm http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0808/S00190.htm)
- cageface 16y agoExactly! I can't say I really get the whole car thing but if that's what makes your heart flutter than at least get one with some style. If you're going to consume conspicuously than give a little extra thought to what you're trying to say about yourself.
- maxawaytoolong 16y agoThat car is truly hideous.
- evo_9 16y agoNot everyone works at google and has the mindset of 'oh dear I better not enjoy my success'.
- jf 16y agoOne of the reasons I like living in the Silicon Valley is because, in general, the wealthy here do not flaunt their wealth.
- evo_9 16y agoGood point, and agree. But who are we to decide what is appropriate. Maybe there is a reason this was important to him.
- maxawaytoolong 16y agoThey just have to spend more on housing, so the conspicuous consumption is more subtle. Like the mid-upper management triathlete wannabe clones at the huge tech firms who all have $14,000 bicycles racked to the top of their Audis.
- tptacek 16y agoI agree, it sure is exhausting waiting in line at all the trendy Chicago bars and seeing DHH whisk up in his sports car of the day, a different model on each arm.
- msie 16y agoThis is the same guy who failed to mention Merb in the Rails 3.0 annoucement? I'm shocked!
- hopeless 16y agoWow! That looks pretty awesome. It's interesting to see what buy/do to express themselves when they have the money. Personally, I couldn't care less about fast cars but I'd be straight onto one of those Red Bull Air Race planes and a private airfield. What would you do?
- evo_9 16y agoAgreed on the car - but each their own. Me? I'd buy or build a hockey rink. I've always wanted one, ever since I started skating as a kid. Yeah, not very flashy but maybe I'll hire some extravagant architect to create something really unique/different. Actually... I kind of like that idea. Dream updated...
- evo_9 16y agoWow no love for hockey or ice rinks, or unique architecture...
- timmaah 16y agoThe first paragraph of the article basically says the only reason it is a custom car is because of US rules and regulations, but then the end mentions he will never drive it in the US and it will stay in Italy..
- kbob 16y agoYou might have read it that way but I don't think that was the author's intent. In fact, the Zonda has gone out of production (twice so far), so the only way to get a new one is to order one custom. Not that "production" versus "custom" means a lot in such a low-volume car.
- tpwong 16y agoWhile tacky, this makes me wonder what the market is for custom built cars. You always see these nifty concept cars that never see the light of day. Yachts are already custom built, this would be a sort of... land-yacht, I suppose, occupying the same niche in terms of status signaling toys, while at the same time being more practical.
- superk 16y agoIs that a rocket engine a la batmobile? http://www.secretentourage.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/zonda3-copy.jpg http://www.secretentourage.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/zo...
- betageek 16y ago37 Signals go truly rockstar, from their "Appetite for Destruction" beginnings they're entering their "Use Your Illusion" period, just hope they don't end up going the way of "Chinese Democracy"
- PStamatiou 16y agoTo those who don't know of DHH's passion for cars - he is a huge car guy! He races Lamborghinis on the weekends - He has/had a White Gallardo LP560-4 that he raced at Autobahn Country Club.
- there 16y agoand has moved on to club racing: http://twitter.com/dhh/status/20155491804 http://twitter.com/dhh/status/20155491804
- joshu 16y agoI like driving a great deal and have thought about buying something serious but can't get over how radically ten reliability drops on cars that are much over $100k. My favorite so far, though, is the GT-R. It drives like a video game. If I owned one I am sure I sure I would get in trouble, though. There are some really great old cars out there that are not particularly expensive. I am looking around for an e30 or e36 m3...