Oning a Ferrari is it worth it?
Driving a Ferrari has always been a dream of mine. I am
unfortunate that I remember Danny Wild driving his red Ferrari
around Europe in the Persuaders on TV back in the early 70s. But
then when you do get to drive one, you realise that they are
only designed to be driven one way, and that's fast.
But of course with speed limit, kids, other drivers on the road
you will find that only a very small time can be dedicate to
driving a Ferrari as it should be. In fact much of the driving
you would do is totally unsuitable for a Ferrari. OK I will be
honest with you, I don't own a Ferrari but I have driven one. I
hired a car and drove it around a racetrack as it was designed
to do, which a qualified instructor of course. This has totally
changed my perception of why people must own a Ferrari.
I cannot now see any reason to own one at all, except as a
status symbol. Nothing comes close to driving this super car
around at 150mph, so much legal fun it's amazing, but driving it
at 30mph just seems so much of a hassle. Then my driving
instructor came up with some facts. He said add up the cost of
buying your Ferrari then add on the insurance, add on your
yearly running costs in including servicing, tyres etc.
Then he said calculate how many hours you would actually get to
drive your car. Then calculate how many hours you would drive
the car as it should be driven. In both cases you get a
ridiculously high hourly rate to own a car. So much so that to
hire one like I did with professional instruction becomes a
bargain.
So I have readjusted my dream, I will stick with my comfortable
road car but when I fancy, to the racetrack I will go in the
full knowledge I am getting a better deal than the rich and
famous. There are many track deals around the UK stating from