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  1. raider1968

    raider1968 F1 Rookie
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    Mar 13, 2008
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    When you spend as much on your garage as your house
     
  2. Kaivball

    Kaivball Three Time F1 World Champ
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    Jan 11, 2007
    35,997
    Kalifornia
    Hey, did my wife talk to you???

    I did text her though...

    Afterwards...

    :)

    Kai
     
  3. ScuderiaWithStickPlease

    ScuderiaWithStickPlease F1 World Champ

    Dec 17, 2007
    10,263
    NY Metro
    You know you're a real car guy when . . . as you're watching the last minutes of the movie Le Mans for the tenth time, you ignore your wife flashing you. (I failed that test . . . )
     
  4. Bas

    Bas Four Time F1 World Champ

    Mar 24, 2008
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    #29 Bas, Aug 28, 2014
    Last edited: Aug 28, 2014
    When you dismiss countries to live in based on their car friendly-ness (disregard my current country of residence, changing VERY soon!).


    To explain: My new business I can run from most places, so long as I have cell reception and internet access on my laptop. UK is both relatively car friendly (if you know where to look) and tax friendly. Will be my residence for the next 5-10 years if not longer.

    I could live in the Caribbean if I wanted to again; Great weather, people, little to no tax if you choose the right island...but a road trip is out of the question for instance, car servicing is harder to come by. List can go on. Sometimes I wish I hated cars as I would move back to the Caribbean in a heartbeat and live like a king for the rest of my (presumably then short) life with a harem of cheap women and the best beaches/ocean.
     
  5. Tally Ho

    Tally Ho Formula Junior

    Jul 4, 2007
    719
    Niceville, FL
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    Bill
    Your pets have car names.
     
  6. SCEye

    SCEye F1 Rookie

    Aug 28, 2009
    2,950
    Norcal - Peninsula
    you must be on tamsulosin to be able to do that.
     
  7. AceMaster

    AceMaster Three Time F1 World Champ

    Feb 6, 2009
    34,548
    Ontario, Canada
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    Mike
    LMAO! See, we are true car guys :D

    At least I wasn't the only one :)
     
  8. dwhite

    dwhite F1 Rookie

    The first car you own is a 1969 TVR Vixen which you use for 4 years before getting a more prctical car to use as a DD, but 33 years later you still have the TVR.
     
  9. mikelfrance

    mikelfrance Formula Junior

    Apr 15, 2014
    594
    You know you're a car guy when you're still upset GM killed Oldsmobile.
     
  10. SCEye

    SCEye F1 Rookie

    Aug 28, 2009
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    Norcal - Peninsula
    the twisty way that took longer to get there than the usual drive home.
     
  11. TOOLFAN

    TOOLFAN F1 Rookie
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    Mar 23, 2005
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    +1
    Enzo is my Corgi's name.
     
  12. Jdubbya

    Jdubbya The $10 Trillion Man
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    Dec 28, 2003
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    John
  13. msdesignltd

    msdesignltd F1 World Champ
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    Nov 17, 2003
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    Michael
    When your 9 year old son knows every car emblem and brand by sight without hesitation..

    You taught him well!
     
  14. Glassman

    Glassman F1 World Champ
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    You know your a car guy when:

    You are caught baking your freshly painted valve covers in the oven, and the next day your wife gets a new oven....and you now have your own oven in the garage.
     
  15. NeuroBeaker

    NeuroBeaker Advising Moderator
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    Oct 1, 2008
    38,744
    Huntsville, AL., USA
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    Andrew
    I was once staring at the computer screen with a look of longing and my wife comes over and goes:

    "Are you looking at porn?"​

    She realises the screen was filled with 348 photos and 348 sale adverts and goes:

    "Aha, you are looking at porn!"​

    I think I shall keep her. :D

    All the best,
    Andrew.
     
  16. psorella

    psorella Formula 3

    Oct 22, 2007
    1,249
    Canada
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    Lino
    Did the same thing.... She found out after the fact and wasn't very happy. I promised I would never do that again 😉
     
  17. etip

    etip Formula 3

    Apr 4, 2004
    2,406
    Washington State
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    Eric
    Every number you see has some sort of automotive meaning: CID, model, trans #...
     
  18. IamRobG

    IamRobG F1 Rookie

    Jun 18, 2007
    4,092
    NY
    +1!

    You know when you convince the cops at the park to radar a drag race between a real car and a gas powered remote control car.
     
  19. Bullfighter

    Bullfighter Two Time F1 World Champ
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    Jan 26, 2005
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    Jon
    Or when the contents of your garage is worth more than your house and you continue to read car ads.
     
  20. DriveAfterDark

    DriveAfterDark F1 Veteran

    Jan 1, 2007
    9,148
    Norway
    When every single car purchase starts with the question "Is it fun to drive?"

    When you start checking out cool driving roads and/or car events on the vacation destination.

    When you're living very comfortable but still put tons of effort and energy into starting a business so that you can actually buy the cars everyone dreams about.

    When you actually feel the urge to do some work on your car, even if it's just a pre-drive cleaning on a Sunday.

    When you gladly add a quarter more mileage to your route because it's a more entertaining drive.

    When your home is filled with automotive memorabilia.

    When you're taking a drive just for the sake of taking a drive.

    When you have the entire collection of Top Gear episodes saved on your laptop.

    When both the smartphone screen and desktop background are car related.

    When you almost always buy **** you don't need and won't never use, every time you're at your car parts shop.

    When you take a picture of every interesting car you walk past and save it just as a memory.

    When you are usually very calm, but kinda almost lose it when someone slams the door to your car.

    When you get a kick out of letting your friends drive your cars (just to see their reaction).

    When you read car ads even though you really don't need a car, just to kill time and keep track of the market for the cars that interest you.
     
  21. Ninja191

    Ninja191 Rookie

    Aug 8, 2012
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    Richard M.
    You Know you are a car guy when your wife/significant other says " You love that car more than me" and you look at her and say " You don't really want an answer to that question do you?"
     
  22. Mozella

    Mozella Formula Junior

    Mar 24, 2013
    905
    Piemonte, Italia
    You're a car guy when you continue to drive your Ferrari in Italy where the Guardia di Finanza (financial police) regularly stop drivers to conduct a mini-tax-audit right on the side of the road. This "stop-and-audit" program is designed to check that the drivers income tax declaration justifies owning an expensive automobile. They stop me every 6 weeks or so.

    That's why exotic cars are currently rare sights on Italian roads. Fully a third of Italian Ferrari owners declare an annual income below 22,000 Euros ($30K) per year.
     
  23. DriveAfterDark

    DriveAfterDark F1 Veteran

    Jan 1, 2007
    9,148
    Norway
    They should give you a sticker to put on your window that declares that you're paying your taxes correctly, so that you won't get pulled over again... Must be tiring.
     
  24. Jdahlstrom

    Jdahlstrom Formula 3

    Feb 28, 2005
    1,184
    Miami, Fl
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    Josh Dahlstrom
    You're a car guy when you have been a member of ferrarichat for over a 1/3 of your life.
     
  25. VIZSLA

    VIZSLA Four Time F1 World Champ
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    Jan 11, 2008
    41,690
    Sarasota
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    David
    When choosing a house your sole condition is a three car garage.
     

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