PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT FOR ALL THAT DON'T OWN A FERRARI!

Hopefully not in that order.

But I agree with the rest of the post.

 

Did it not occur to you that he may have been saving the best for last??

 

Cool post! I understand (guess we all do) what you are talking about .... I enjoy washing my cars during the day & going for a nice ride, stopping by shop for some coffee, checking out the car from different angles, etc. Its what we all love.

 

That is a cool picture too.
Don't forget to buy a bunch of 308 Hot Wheels cars to keep in your car to pass out to the little kids with the people who grove on your car.

 

I could not agree more! I sold my 308 GTS/i almost a year ago and bought my 360. I love my 360!!! But not one day goes by that I don't think of the 308. (I owned the 308 for 16 years).....

 

Great post. I couldn't agree more.

 

Rammer,

You are sooooo right!

I haven't been able to drive mine for a whole week now and I have serious withdrawal symptoms. Controlling that roar behind your back by simply curling your big toe, sprinting from corner to corner, working hard to go fast and getting rewarded for it in sound, smell and information about every grain of sand on the road, is just too good!

Life is all about priorities and choices. For all that are on the fence or kicking tires: make owning one of these silly cars a priority. You won't regret it!

Hans
(totally addicted)
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I was so glad to read your original post for this thread, Rammer. It seems kinda weird that I too enjoy taking photos of, and looking at, my 308. But I view my car as a rolling piece of artwork. What a cool feeling to be able to drive my "Mona Lisa" and watch others enjoy it as well.

It was great that you gave the guy a ride. On the Ferrari Club of America site is an FAQ on how Ferrari owners should act. And being willing to share the experience with others is one of the points. It's interesting to hear how such a ride or interaction can affect someone over the years. I've talked to a number of owners that said their enthusiasm began with such an experience when they were younger.

I also like the idea of keeping matchbox cars for kids. Anyone know where to buy them?

Thanks, Rammer, for this thread.

Kevinwi

 

My neighborhood is whiter than a John davidson family picnic so i hadn't got any response from blacks 'till yesterday.

A big Escalade pulls up honking the horn and about three brothers get out sayin' how nice my car was then said we will leave you to your whip now and thanks for letting us look.


Heard in the distance as i pull into publix "whoa a FERRARI!" from the guy collecting stray shopping carts.

Got the duece chucked at me from a guy in an EVO a few minutes later.

People love these cars and it feels good to hear their praise.

 

Kevin,
Just Google Matchbox or Hotwheels 308 and you'll find many for sale on ebay and other collector sites. Run from 2 buck to 8 usually.
Once saw a batch for 99 cents ea but was too late on those.

 

Great post. Should be send to the automotive editor for your local newspaper. These earlier cars are affordable, and everyone who ever said he wanted one, could have one, if he knew. Don't talk about what it costs to keep it running though.

Art

 

Notice the smiles...!

(on both faces...!)
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Priceless. Every time I stop for gas somebody always walks up to the car, half the time they think its a lambo. Always show them around, pop the engine lid, let them take cell phone pics. I even let the UPS driver sit in it and start it up. Havn't given anyone a ride yet, nobody's asked. I remember my first drive, its was when I bought it from Chris K. in philly, drove it back to Vermont on back roads nonstop, put about 1000 miles on it that first day. then 3000 miles the first month of ownership, and as usual its now leaking oil everywhere, but hey thats life w/ a ferrari.

I'll still get the ferrari ear to ear grin, everytime I look at it, gets bigger once im behind the wheel.

 

SHHHH!!!! -- you're driving the prices up for those of us who already know this

 

After reading your post, I had to go for a ride. Have to get that Ferrari fix.

 

Gawkers are always hovering around --- sometimes it's pleasant, sometimes not --- depends on the situation.

It is, however, pretty special to own a car that is capable of bringing true joy to some kids, though. Case in point:

Years ago I participated in a charity fundraiser for the "Make a Wish Foundation". Some of the organizers belonged to various car clubs, so one of the events they put together involved asking participants / owners of various sports cars (there were Ferraris, Porsches, Jags, Corvettes, etc.) to give some of the terminally ill kids rides in their cars. I was fortunate enough to have the privilege of taking a wonderful young lad for about a 45-minute cruise in my 308. I've never seen anyone smile and laugh so much in my life! And, as much I have enjoyed my cars, that may well have been the most rewarding time I've ever spent in one!

 

+1.

 

HANS ---

I must confess, I've never much cared for the 308GT4 body style... But, your photo is starting to change my mind! The stance and proportions of the car in that perspective look tremendous. You should send that photo into Forza Magazine for their archives and when they run their next article on that model.

 

I love to point out to drooling people that my car is worth less than a new Chevy Suburban. That drives them crazy...

 

"The best is yet to come...."
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I especially can relate to the comments about sheer beauty. Just last night I was doing a couple of things outside. The garage door was open and I was walking toward the garage, not looking at any one thing in particular but knowing I was headed to the workbench. For some reason my eyes fell on the sail panels as I was walking toward the rear of the car. My eyes moved down to the top of the rear fender; and soon they were fixed on the tail lights and that beautiful arch above them. It was, as you say, sheer beauty.

After having owned my '77 for 22 years, moments like this still happen. There are few cars that can be enjoyed this way. Thanks Rammer, for the best post I've seen in a long while.

 

Nuf Said!
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