Words By Dionysis Nanos
There are a few things that are certain in life. The earth is round (tough concept to grasp I know…), living organisms eventually die, Bret Hart’s WCW run was abysmal and Ferraris must be red… wait a minute, something isn’t right here. To those that are dead certain that Ferraris must be red or else the balance of the universe will disappear I have one simple question. Who said that Ferraris must be red, and if someone did say that when did said person say it?
Is it an eleventh Commandment that states “Thou shall not buy a Ferrari unless clad in Rosso Corsa”? See if you haven’t noticed already I’m not a fan of Rosso Corsa, nor is Marcus, and deep inside I think most people aren’t, cause most people like the concept of the Red Ferrari and what that means, not the car itself. Allow me to explain… unless of course you only like red cars which in this case you’re dismissed from today’s class and you can take this home with you. “Ferrari’s don’t have to be red”.
Let’s start from the obvious bits. A Ferrari is a car’s car. It’s something special and it’s something so much bigger than the car world that everyone knows what a Ferrari is, and “red” is the answer here. Yes, historically Ferraris were red because that was the color that was used in Formula 1 and since Enzo started making cars to fund his race team it made sense that he would sell red cars in order to create a connection. And that was fine… in the 60s. Problem is that fifty years later people are still buying red Ferraris for no actual reason, other than the fact that they’ve been told that they depreciate less and will sell quicker, which they’ll be forced to do anyway cause they don’t like red anyway!
Ferrari’s do look good in other colours
To those saying that buying a red Ferrari is good cause you will get more when you sell it I’m curious if you’re also getting a really pretty girlfriend and saving her for the next guy too. It makes no sense. You’re buying the car, not the person after you, so get whatever you want. Do you like white? That’s perfect. Or how about green? That is wonderful too. There are no unwritten rules here, and if they were they were written by people who care more about the color than the car itself.
It’s a given that most people don’t care about cars. For most people they are transportation devices and when these people get rich their cars also get flashier and of course they also become a representation of their wealth. As such, people buy red Ferraris cause nothing says “I made it in life” more than, you guessed it, a red Ferrari. They are also the same people that buy a big house so their friends will see it or have kids cause that’s what people are supposed to do right?
Turns a blue Enzo exists. We like this a lot
To them I say that you’ve missed the point of this game called life if you’re buying things and doing stuff just so you show off to others, cause then you’re also missing out on a whole lot of other pleasures, or in the case of Ferrari you’re missing out on a car that’s tuned to perfection and offers driving dynamics and feel that no car can offer, just because you want to show off your big red trophy. No question most Ferraris have ridiculously low mileage since people buy them as garden ornaments and not as actual cars, and yes I know that happens with every exotic out there but today we’re focusing exclusively on Prancing Horses, so don’t come at me just yet.
So to wrap things up, let this be a lesson in life. You don’t have to do something because someone else does it. You don’t have to be like anyone else. You don’t have to force yourself into something you dreamed differently about. Many people dream of Ferrari ownership and forcing these people into a car they don’t really like is the same as getting married and saying “I’ll love the other person one day”. You won’t. Your heart is elsewhere. So go get what you want, it’s your life… or your Ferrari anyway.