How to look cool in a Ferrari
I’m wondering if there’s a formula for how to decide if you can manage to buy an exotic car – or any status item – without looking looking like some obnoxious, attention seeking dork who just made a cut. I think a good start is not only to ask yourself if you can afford a Ferrari, but how many Ferraris you could buy – and then not get one unless the answer is about ten or more, in cash. If you have to spend most of your liquid assets, or even increase your debt, you will most likely fail miserably because you’ll want everyone to look at the big, shiny thing that just majorly hit your economy.
The key is to be casual about it, and not like the fiftyish guy whose performance I saw outside the supermarket the other day, and inspired these thoughts. He pulled up in a Ferrari 360 Modena (as I think I learned after searching for a suitable image), slowly crossed the parking lot then sat idling it halfway into the parking space for while before going the last, waited a moment after opening the door and then went through some kind of Italian 45 second door-locking process (you’d think a car like that would more efficient electronic locks…). He also sported an expensive-but-casual jacket (a bit too small) and a decent haircut (due for a touch up a month ago), and I’m guessing he was recently divorced and sold his half of the house to get that car in a desperate attempt to get attractive. Not a good impression to make. Pretty much the opposite, I’d say. I guess he manages to get some sort of attention, but I’m not sure the kind of attention that gets bored people to blog out of annoyance is the good kind. And I’m usually quite good at not being bothered by things. Even when I’m bored.
Oh, and if you have to get something to show off your wealth, why not skip the Ferraris, Rolls Royces, Armanis, Rolexes and the other very obvious choices, and get something equally expensive but more original? A combination of exclusivity, style and originality might take you a few steps towards making an impression on other than the most clueless as well.
