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    At Least the Ultra-Rich Still Have Ferraris

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    Image of onebadclam onebadclam
    03/31/09

    In reply to At Least the Ultra-Rich Still Have Ferraris
    Nice car.


    How many does it sleep?

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    Image of Wrapitup Wrapitup
    03/31/09

    In reply to At Least the Ultra-Rich Still Have Ferraris
    These cars are way bigger and more expensive than my toy ones. They do seem like they'd be more fun to drive though. Plus there'd be so much more room.
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    Image of BookishLookish BookishLookish
    03/31/09

    @Wrapitup: Wrap likes to get down on the floor and go "vrroooooom," I see.
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    Image of Clarence Rosario Clarence Rosario
    03/31/09

    In reply to At Least the Ultra-Rich Still Have Ferraris
    Newest class-war installment in the Fast and Furious franchise: Just Fucking Furious.
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    Image of Leeeeena the Jalopchick Leeeeena the Jalopchick
    03/31/09

    @Clarence Rosario: I'll take the counterpart: Just Fucking Fast. Oh, weren't we talking about cars? Wait, what?
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    Image of BookishLookish BookishLookish
    03/31/09

    In reply to At Least the Ultra-Rich Still Have Ferraris
    Look at all the car lads with "f*ck" and "lust" in their names who came over from Jalopnik.


    Hey, boys: M-450 engine; dual cam sway control; Jesus Built My Hotrod

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    Image of Syrax Syrax
    03/31/09

    @BookishLookish: the f*ck was a meme that started a few weeks ago. It will be gone soon.
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    Image of BookishLookish BookishLookish
    03/31/09

    @Syrax: I hate when that happens.
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    Image of Syrax Syrax
    03/31/09

    @BookishLookish: You get used to. Jalopnik is the House Of Memes.
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    Image of Botswana Meat Commission FC Botswana Meat Commission FC
    03/31/09

    @Syrax:

    No way. Deadspin is way, way, way, way worse. In fact, about 90% of the comments are just recycled jokes about Sean Salisbury and/or gayness.
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    Image of Syrax Syrax
    03/31/09

    @Botswana Meat Commission FC: I've never been there. I'm Brazilian and I don't even like soccer. Even Jezebel seems more entertaining to me.
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    Image of Leeeeena the Jalopchick Leeeeena the Jalopchick
    03/31/09

    @Syrax: I checked out Jezebel recently, and I gotta admit, it's pretty entertaining. The commenters are super easy to rile up.
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    Image of krismry krismry
    03/31/09

    @BookishLookish: Vin Diesel is back! He is in Fast Furious Four! I just read this in the June issue of Mopar Action!!!

    Jalopnix are rilly serious people, you have no idea.
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    Image of aSoundofSleep-less nights aSoundofSleep-less nights
    03/31/09

    In reply to At Least the Ultra-Rich Still Have Ferraris
    Because we all know when you have that much money it's not about driving, it's about who can piss the farthest.
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    Image of BookishLookish BookishLookish
    03/31/09

    @aSoundofF*cking: I piss pretty far in my 1973 Impala, if only because it takes up the whole sidewalk.
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    03/31/09

    In reply to At Least the Ultra-Rich Still Have Ferraris
    I haven't wanted a Ferrari since 4th Grade and that's just because that's what the MASH note said I'd wind up with.


    The choices were "Ferrari Testarossa", "Lambourghini Countach", "Porsche 911 Carrera", and (for the heap), "Yugo".

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    Image of CaptainFantastic CaptainFantastic
    03/31/09

    In reply to At Least the Ultra-Rich Still Have Ferraris
    They just announced the construction of the first Rolls Royce dealership in my largish city. Yay!
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    Image of BookishLookish BookishLookish
    03/31/09

    @CaptainFantastic: "There's nothing like a Rolls, not even a Bentley!" --Ashley St. Ives, Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
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    Image of propertius propertius
    03/31/09

    @BookishLookish: The new ones are fugly, though. Give me the Silver Cloud convertible that David Hemmings drove so cavalierly in Blow Up.
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    Image of BookishLookish BookishLookish
    03/31/09

    @propertius: Oh yeah, that's a beauty.
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    Image of Kid Twist Kid Twist
    03/31/09

    In reply to At Least the Ultra-Rich Still Have Ferraris
    I wouldn't want to live in a world without Ferraris.
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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    03/31/09

    @Kid Twist: Neither would I. Neither would I.
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    Image of Botswana Meat Commission FC Botswana Meat Commission FC
    03/31/09

    @Kid Twist:

    Amen.


    On one moto blog I read people were bitching about the admittedly ridiculously expensive (for a bike) Ducati Desmosedici. Yeah I'll never be able to afford a $65,000 toy, but maybe I'll get to see and hear one at bike night some time.

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    Image of acridsheep acridsheep
    03/31/09

    @Botswana Meat Commission FC: I bought a Duc Monster, every bit the loud, grunty toy the Desmo is, at 1/10th the price.


    Okay, by "every bit" I mean, a shell of the former.

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    Image of City_Dater City_Dater
    03/31/09

    In reply to At Least the Ultra-Rich Still Have Ferraris
    See, Kelly Cutrone? Explaining the differences between European muscle cars to 25-year-old women won't make any difference if their old-man boyfriends are too poor to buy any.
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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    03/31/09

    In reply to At Least the Ultra-Rich Still Have Ferraris
    I'm glad these people are still doing well. I say good on them if they can still afford a Ferrari or Bentley.
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    Image of Syrax Syrax
    03/31/09

    @engineerd lusts after Diddle's Fiesta: Most Bentley buyers fall in the nouveau riche category. Arnage, Azure and Brooklands are a small portion of the sales.
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    Image of Nic Fit Nic Fit
    03/31/09

    In reply to At Least the Ultra-Rich Still Have Ferraris
    Gotta love The Ownership Society.
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    Image of ChillbearLatrigue ChillbearLatrigue
    03/31/09

    In reply to At Least the Ultra-Rich Still Have Ferraris
    Never trust anything that a CEO says about the wellbeing of his own company. This is especially true in a recession. There are still people out there with obscene gobs of cash, but Italian sports cars are such a status stepping stone that their sales are bound to be hurt by the fall of the big bonus crowd and their collateral damage.
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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    03/31/09

    @ChillbearLatrigue: People in masks cannot be trusted.
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    Image of Private Hangnail Private Hangnail
    03/31/09

    In reply to At Least the Ultra-Rich Still Have Ferraris
    Regardless of the fact that I live in a city in which I'll never be able to afford to buy a home and am currently unemployed, I'm still glad that I will never be so insecure with my penis that buying one of these cars will seem like a subtle and good compensation.
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    Image of Syrax Syrax
    03/31/09

    @Private Hangnail: I don't think compensation is the main selling point with this cars. It's about status. That's why most people hate the Corvette. And the GT-R for that matter. They have matching performances with the supercars at a fraction of the cost, which takes the exclusivity factor out.
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    Image of Leeeeena the Jalopchick Leeeeena the Jalopchick
    03/31/09

    @Private Hangnail: By your reckoning, then, Ford Tempo Fanatic must be HUGE.
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    Image of Uncle_Billy_Slumming Uncle_Billy_Slumming
    03/31/09

    @Private Hangnail:


    Not to worry. The peasants will be so angry in just a few more months that the owners of these fine automobiles will be locking them up very tightly. (Or maybe blowing them up like the Icelanders are doing to their Land Rovers).

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    Image of BadUncle BadUncle
    03/31/09

    In reply to At Least the Ultra-Rich Still Have Ferraris
    Among those with less-than-serious money


    Mine is funny money. Really. My wallet laughs at me, the little prick.

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    Image of Botswana Meat Commission FC Botswana Meat Commission FC
    03/31/09

    In reply to At Least the Ultra-Rich Still Have Ferraris
    "Our customer base is not mainly those people," he says. "Those people are quick buyers" who favor other brands that don't require a waiting list."


    He's probably right. Tacky, narcissistic new money will always go for the lime green Lamborghini.

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    Image of Syrax Syrax
    03/31/09

    @Botswana Meat Commission FC: You wouldn't believe the waiting lines for Verde Ithaca LP640's
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    Image of BadUncle BadUncle
    03/31/09

    @Botswana Meat Commission FC: Friends don't let friends drive day-glo.
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    Image of Botswana Meat Commission FC Botswana Meat Commission FC
    03/31/09

    @Syrax:

    That thing is awful.
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    Image of korvetkeith king of teh horsepowers! korvetkeith king of teh horsepowers!
    03/31/09

    @Botswana Meat Commission FC: I like it. I'd dub it the flying booger.
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    Image of rudolphdude rudolphdude
    03/31/09

    @korvetkeith king of teh horsepowers!: It goes perfect with three pills of E and annoying trance.
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    Image of Botswana Meat Commission FC Botswana Meat Commission FC
    03/31/09

    @rudolphdude:

    I was thinking it goes perfect with Von Dutch t-shirts and date rape.
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    Image of Syrax Syrax
    03/31/09

    @Botswana Meat Commission FC: Ed Hardy t-shirts.
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