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What’s the Sweet spot for # of Ferrari’s or Exotics??

Discussion in 'Ferrari Discussion (not model specific)' started by plastique999, Aug 25, 2019.

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  1. blu308qv

    blu308qv Formula Junior

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  2. stan996turbo

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    Your 16m is gorgeous, can you post more pictures. I’ve been thinking about trading my 430 spider for a 16m.
     
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  3. boxerman

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    4 fun cars 4 civillian cars, two bikes 3 boats various skateboards, a hobie and a adirodack guideboat.

    The sail and human powered stuff is great it can sit endlessly and is always ready to go.
    Between the 8 cars 2 bikes and the boats, well its monthly maintanace somewhere.
    I console myseld by thinkign the mileage gets spread so consumables doesen't really change that much with the number of vehicles.

    i do rmemebr one fall day puttign the various cars to bed, oild changes pumping up tires and the trailer tires, it was 3 days full work and that was just the fun cars.

    As others here have said its horses for courses. I love my truck, it tows to the track and is just plain easy for long trips. The M3 is great for painless high speed highway travel. the Exige is for track and nothing entertains on backroads like the elise. the BBI is well just something to savor on occasion.

    The cars are spread pout over two houses and an underground parking garage. Some dont get driven for a month or more, and sometimes it feels like Im driving some of them just to keep them going. So i coudl say 4 fun cars is optimal.

    But never a week goes by where I dotn see one or two cars on BAT I just have to get, plus I really still want/need a morgan +8 an excalibur phaeton, an avanti, a c2 vette, meyers manx with 180 hp, and then maybe a rolls corniche, a 77 caddy fleetwood, a track t rod, a 1980 z28(first car) with a real motor, the me vette looks nice and a modern ferrari 458 to round things out, plus a hellcat challenger and .... So space is an issue not to mention time. Also while the exige is great ontrack I really want chevron B16 which probably means a motorhome for vintage races.

    Yep need space and a bigger workshop, oh and forgot the era 289 cobra, and a new alpine 110 if you could get one in USA, that would probably be the very next car.

    Besides some utility finction a modern suv or sedan holds little appeal to me, so I dont see paying Big$$$ to drive an appliance, my chev equinox has worked great for the past 9 years and cost lttle to run..So maybe could get by with another 14 cars, plus another 3 bikes and Id love a maule M5 on floats.
    So thats what two oil changes per month, plus plus plus.

    Realisticaly I'm already too busy keeping what I have fresh and fit.

    The wife says no, but will start the meyers manx build this winter.

    If there were one car to keep it would be the elise hands down no question. Im still looking for that one elusive car that is light enough, handles and is viceral like an elise, well built like a german with an inspiratitional motor like an Italian, then I can have only one, but it doesent exist unless you count the Mclaren f1, .
     
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  4. JohnnyRay

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    A car for every day of the week...plus a spare!
     
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  5. NuorderSG

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    Two exotics: any of Ferrari, Lamborghini, McLaren...or when I can cash in some options a Pagani + a daily driver non-exotic (997.2 and newer Porsche, R8, Corvette...any year) a late model SUV, an 4x4 older pickup w/8 ft bed, a nice car for the wifey (Mcann, VW Touareg, Audi, Rover, Jeep GC) So this is already six vehicles...which for many people can be already kind of burdensome (it has been for us) . I need an SUV for skiing, the old pickup for some mountain property we have, Wifey needs something newer and hassle free...which is replaced no later than every two years. The two exotics are nothing but toys or to entertain clients.

    ...and when I say burdensome, it's not about money...it's about the hassles of storage and moving cars around , service schedules, parts & fluids, rats eating away at cars, fixing chips, dings, windshields, washing .....Time, really about time.... it is the time I don't have.
     
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  6. dwhite

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    I had 5 at once 3 fun &2 DD: fun TVR, E-Type and a 308; DD honda accord(me) BMWZ3 (wife). When I was working the toys were stored in a location 60 miles from where I lived and were for weekends. We had no kids so I used them plenty, but it could become a bit tedious keeping everything serviced, which I did and still try and do myself. It was enough. Now have 2 toys, 308 and Boxer.

    If I had unlimited money, I would have what Leno has. I love cars that much, but I'm limited by funds. Love driving them and enjoy working on them, especially in a well appointed facility.
     
  7. plastique999

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    Do it!!!


    Sent from my 16M
     
  8. plastique999

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    Awwwww you’re making me want an Exige.....again!!!
    I’ll have another in my fleet some day.
    Plagued also by the curse of space...maybe it’s a good thing....


    Sent from my 16M
     
  9. Vegas CS

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    For me, 1 classic American muscle, 1 Ferrari (modern exotic), 1 daily with all of the toys that’s comfortable and quiet, and my Ducati Hypermotard (not in pic). No wife or kids so they’re all mine.

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  10. blu308qv

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    The 16M is the greatest car Ferrari ever produced, IMHO. Also, there only 499 on the planet. It is a raw car and the sound is infectious with a stock exhaust. You should definitely get one!!!
     
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  11. rquad

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    Excluding daily drivers and a truck for towing, I have two toys: a 360 and a Nova. They are so opposite, I get a totally different experience from each one, so it's not like having multiple exotics where the differences are just nuance. In some ways I wonder if two will become one too many some day, but hopefully not. As it is, they each get driven usually at least once a week. If I had more toys, I think they would sit and become simply art - not that I'm against that in principle, but it's not for me. If I want art I can buy a poster. My cars are driven.

    I look at guys like Jay Leno with the massive collections, and I'm truly not jealous. Sure, I'd like his buying power but I'd get lost with that many cars. I also think we lose something when we get everything we want. It's part of our human makeup to always want more, but when there's nothing left to want, we get bored. So, I've latched on to a couple of cars that time, space, and budget allows, and I'll simply hang on to them and enjoy them - and continue the excitement of wanting more things that I have no intention of buying.
     
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  12. LightGuy

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    Not sure about the 16M being the greatest Ferrari ever produced but it does check a lot of boxes including rarity, performance, sound and being a convertable ( if thats important ).
    Also a good value comparitively.
    If one could only have one Ferrari and you could afford it a 16M is a great option.
    Here I am talking myself into one.
    DOH !
     
  13. philS

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    I know a local guy who has 350 cars (last time I checked) which is absurd by most people's standards. But I grew up in a house with 15-20 cars so having cars for different occasions seems normal to me.
     
  14. blu308qv

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    Ask anyone with a collection of Ferrari’s which is the favorite. Most will say the Scud, or 16M, depending on which on they own.
     
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  15. TrojanFan

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    I have 8 cars at the moment, which is probably too many for my needs.

    355 for the Ferrari V8 sound
    612 for the Ferrari V12 + it holds the family
    '74 450SL so my wife has a toy to play with
    '70 Bronco for the 4x4 and beach fun (don't use anymore so selling)
    My DD
    Wife's DD
    SUV (Beater) - for the Home Depot runs
    Mercedes Convertible (former DD. Now redundant so selling).

    I'd have a few more "toys" if room and time permitted. Thinking about adding a 458 for something more modern and an American Muscle car when the Bronco sells.
     
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  16. John Salvador

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    For me it’s three cars. The wife has her car, I have my work car and my 458. Although I have been kicking around the idea of adding another older (F430) car if I can find one with a stick at a price I’m comfortable with. So probably just sticking with three.
     
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  17. G. Pepper

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    Manual F430's are already priced out of reach for me, unless I were to sell both my manual 360 and my 308, which I'm not about to do. They are the last of the best.

    Though a DCT 458 is in an entirely different universe, in terms of evolution and performance.
     
  18. danny schochet

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    Well I just purchase a low mileage 355 spider gated which I love coupled with a bentley gtc. After an estimate to repair the faulty convertible top on the bentley at 22k I may sell both and go with 1 new exotic under warranty
     
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  19. Oengus

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    7 and counting
     
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  20. audi_328

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    For me the fun car number is about 2 - the 355 is the fun car, the 1986 911 counts as a fun car, track rat, and gets daily driven in all weather except when there's salt on the road. Then there's the Tundra for everything else.
     
  21. PhilNotHill

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    I met a guy on a rally that had 35 Ferraris. He lives in Connecticut. But he had a stroke so now he just rides around in his cars driven by his wife.

    So drive em. Every moment is precious.
     
  22. Twosherpaz

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    Somewhere between 65 and 84.
     
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  23. mclaudio

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    I’ve had up to 5 for me (excluding other household members’ cars). Rented a hangar; decided not for me as car hobby wasn’t as fun. More time spent project managing versus pure driving for the fun of it. Simplified to 3 cars as maximum for last 4 years.

    One street driver (no daily commute for me), which usually has been a 911 variant or Porsche of some sort. The other two are slated for street-registered race cars - one of which has been a Ferrari for 6+ years, the other currently in-transition (sold last one and enjoying the search for next). Sometimes the search is more fun.
     
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  24. Thecadster

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    No doubt the search is fun, but certainly not more fun...
     
  25. rob lay

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    Our average turn around the local shop is 3 months, that equals 4 Ferraris always one in rotation. :D

    For practical reasons I would say husband driver, wife driver, track car, and vintage show.
     
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