Our Cars (dream or actual)
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@Brian it's a pain renting, and without a secure tenure, I wouldn't want to drop a couple of thousand on an EV charger for my landlord.
At least the I20N is a cheap midlife crisis, and a reasonably practical car.
I suspect that my car buying plans will depend on when my car breaks down, where I end up living, and just how much of a fuel crisis we have.
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Considering the current fuel prices, my dream car is…
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@NickD However, in terms of size and technology, it’s a significant improvement over my first car, a Renault 5 Campus built in 1991, which was quite recognizable.
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Not the most fuel efficient, but fun nonetheless.
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You have to give it to the Italians. They have style:
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Now this is some style
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Absolutely stunning how badly Ferrari fumbled their EV. Design by Logitech. I’m so confused they allowed that thing a Ferrari badge. For a marque with such discipline around distinction it is truly baffling that thing got out the door.
Having just listened to the Acquired podcast about Ferrari I am just agog over here.
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@mclaincausey Saw pictures of it yesterday and completely agree. That abomination does not deserve that badge.
Edit: and the interior is just as bad as the exterior.
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Maybe Ferrari want to scoop up some shares?
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I don’t think so personally. Porsche is a comparatively high volume, accessible brand. Ferrari make most of their margins on unobtainable hypercars and rare objects of desire. This thing just looks like a Nissan. I don’t think their market will be interested in such a pedestrian looking vehicle.
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As a kid, I dreamt about those cars, put them up on the walls as posters, read every magazine article about them, and watched a TV show that revolved around that car in an exotic location. As a young adult, always thought it would be possible to own but just slightly out of reach (more than slightly). Reality kicked in and how impractical they are, how expensive to operate and maintain, and how you will lose your license and not be insurable (unless you have the pockets for courts).
In all of that, my heart still races when I seen them, and all of the dreams and desires come back for one brief moment. That one car doesn’t ruin those dreams, but it wouldn’t be the dreams of most people or make the heart soar.
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Yep. No kid is putting a poster of that thing on the wall. And Ferrari have never tried to be daily drivers for the most part. This thing looks like something to haul groceries and kids around in.
I do love the shade that GMA threw their way in promoting the T.50 on their socials. A bit gratuitous since they don’t need to promote it but funny nonetheless.
