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I have a friend with a Ferrari. He actually tells a lot of people it's just a bodykit on a Toyota. It keeps people from thinking he's rich and/or a good robbery

I have a friend with a Ferrari. He actually tells a lot of people it's just a bodykit on a Toyota. It keeps people from thinking he's rich and/or a good robbery target.

MartinCron 13y ago
That's so... cute. I tell people the same thing about my Scion but it's true.
robmil 13y ago
If you don't want to appear rich or a good robbery target, why buy a Ferrari in the first place? Plenty of other rich people somehow manage to get by without such extravagant displays of wealth.
- gress 13y ago
  Ferraris are fun to drive.
  - TrainedMonkey 13y ago
    So are go carts.
    - christoph 13y ago
      They are actually a bit more dangerous to drive on public roads though....
      - nanidin 13y ago
        I'd imagine the fun parts of driving a ferrari aren't really legal on public roads in the first place
        gress 13y ago
        It's a grey area. You can have a great deal of fun between 0 and the posted speed limit. Acceleration, breaking and handling matter at any speed. However a cop may judge that you are driving recklessly regardless of whether you obey specific traffic laws.
- AlexMuir 13y ago
  Very late, but a) Ferraris are fun, b) it's a life's ambition fullfilled for him, and c) it's proven an excellent investment for him.
StavrosK 13y ago
If he didn't want people to think he was rich, couldn't he... not buy a Ferrari?
- MartinCron 13y ago
  I have to say, if you're really in it to have an awesome car to actually drive (and not a status symbol per se) there's a long list of cars I would consider ahead of a Ferrari.
  - sk5t 13y ago
    In their price categories, Ferraris are nothing to sneeze at for the driving experience. Comparing the 458, F40, Enzo, etc., to something like a Carrera GT or McLaren is at the least a draw.
    - MartinCron 13y ago
      Of course if you compare an overpriced status symbol to other overpriced status symbols, it will come out looking reasonable...
      - sk5t 13y ago
        No, I'm comparing supercars to other supercars (but not to hypercars like the Venom, Koenigsegg, or Pagani). I don't know what you have in mind for "an awesome car to actually drive" but maybe we are not on the same page here. Something like an Ariel Atom would be a bit cheaper and more fun on the track I guess, but much, much less fun on the street / day-to-day.
        MartinCron 13y ago
        I am thinking that all super/hyper cars are at least as much about status and exclusivity than about driving. I can respect that, but I question the honesty or sanity of someone who pretends their Ferrari is a fake.
mynameishere 13y ago
That wouldn't work. (Would his friends steal it? Do his friends gossip to the local car thieves?) Something like this though: http://www.break.com/video/ugc/chamelion-xle-383947 http://www.break.com/video/ugc/chamelion-xle-383947

I have a friend with a Ferrari. He actually tells a lot of people it's just a bodykit on a Toyota. It keeps people from thinking he's rich and/or a good robbery target.

MartinCron 13y ago

That's so... cute. I tell people the same thing about my Scion but it's true.

robmil 13y ago

If you don't want to appear rich or a good robbery target, why buy a Ferrari in the first place? Plenty of other rich people somehow manage to get by without such extravagant displays of wealth.

gress 13y ago
Ferraris are fun to drive.
- TrainedMonkey 13y ago
  So are go carts.
  - christoph 13y ago
    They are actually a bit more dangerous to drive on public roads though....
    - nanidin 13y ago
      I'd imagine the fun parts of driving a ferrari aren't really legal on public roads in the first place
      - gress 13y ago
        It's a grey area. You can have a great deal of fun between 0 and the posted speed limit. Acceleration, breaking and handling matter at any speed. However a cop may judge that you are driving recklessly regardless of whether you obey specific traffic laws.
AlexMuir 13y ago
Very late, but a) Ferraris are fun, b) it's a life's ambition fullfilled for him, and c) it's proven an excellent investment for him.

StavrosK 13y ago

If he didn't want people to think he was rich, couldn't he... not buy a Ferrari?

MartinCron 13y ago
I have to say, if you're really in it to have an awesome car to actually drive (and not a status symbol per se) there's a long list of cars I would consider ahead of a Ferrari.
- sk5t 13y ago
  In their price categories, Ferraris are nothing to sneeze at for the driving experience. Comparing the 458, F40, Enzo, etc., to something like a Carrera GT or McLaren is at the least a draw.
  - MartinCron 13y ago
    Of course if you compare an overpriced status symbol to other overpriced status symbols, it will come out looking reasonable...
    - sk5t 13y ago
      No, I'm comparing supercars to other supercars (but not to hypercars like the Venom, Koenigsegg, or Pagani). I don't know what you have in mind for "an awesome car to actually drive" but maybe we are not on the same page here. Something like an Ariel Atom would be a bit cheaper and more fun on the track I guess, but much, much less fun on the street / day-to-day.
      - MartinCron 13y ago
        I am thinking that all super/hyper cars are at least as much about status and exclusivity than about driving. I can respect that, but I question the honesty or sanity of someone who pretends their Ferrari is a fake.

mynameishere 13y ago

That wouldn't work. (Would his friends steal it? Do his friends gossip to the local car thieves?) Something like this though: http://www.break.com/video/ugc/chamelion-xle-383947 http://www.break.com/video/ugc/chamelion-xle-383947