A chance to brighten Barbara’s Christmas

[stuny]

Walking up Park Avenue last evening we looked in the window of the Ferrari dealership and saw this lovely 599. It became immediately clear what Barbara wanted for Christmas. So if seven or eight of you send USD 50,000, or JPY 5,554,000, or BP 24,336 or EUR 35,677 Barbara will not be disappointed this Christmas.

[jmr]

Stuart,

as I'd already guessed - Barbara has great taste.

[stuny]

John -

Thank you. Barbara found this post and your reply very amusing.

[rubenkok]

Hi Stuart,
Maby you should go for the bag first
All the best
Ruben

[stuny]

Ruben -

Barbara's jaw dropped when she saw the pricetags on the various F merchandise in the window. I guess that means we should save those dollars for the 599.

[azzo]

Oh come on Stuart...be a sport and buy it for her

That sure is one nice car.

Azzo

[flatfour]

Incredible to think that the Beckhams could buy a new one every week ! - and still have change.

[stuny]

Anthony -

His team made so much money on the licensed Beckham merchandize, even before his first game, that they covered the cost of haivng him on the team. I have no idea if the missus's dresses, so tight that her breasts appear to be on her shoulders, had much impact on this or not.

[delander]

Perhaps Stuart your wife would prefer this Lamborghini Murciélago LP640 roadster?

Sorry I could only get the back end but what colour.

[stuny]

Jeff -

Thank you for your kind suggestion, but she hasn't liked a Lambo since the Miura SV. And I know she won't like the color.

[TONTONTINTIN.123]

SMART BOY !

Martin.

[Doc Henry]

Stuart
Nice car,nice colors(the red of course)and nice pictures....is that for you and Barbara for the New Year ?
Happy New Year !

[abrewer]

Stuart, as an investment expert you should know well that we would all profit handsomely if indeed we followed your request

I forget how many they will make--maybe 200?--but there's no doubt the car will become a classic worth millions in not too many years

And think of all the V-12-powered fun we each would have sharing for one week of the year!



Frankly I am surprised to see one on a showroom floor, but I guess that speaks to the "hard times" the rich are suffering



Thanks

Allan

[neila]

It looks lovely Stuart - buy it!

I've been tempted by the 599 but it is so stuffed with electronic 'nannery' (new word?), that I'm told it's a bit ordinary to drive.

I'm not sure seeing supercars in a showroom is a particular signal - people tend to keep them for a year and then swap for the next model before depreciation kicks in too hard.

[stuny]

Allan - I think the Park Avenue showroom seldom sells cars and is there just as a showplace.

Neil - A friend with his 4th & 5th Ferrari (he'll sel his 360F1 Spider when his 430 comes in) tells me it drives very nicely and Ferrari-like. His 5th Ferrari is a Challenge model, and one of three cars he races.

Allan & Neil - Even in the hardest of times historically there has been a wealthy enough market segment to support such lovely high-end toys.

[luigi bertolotti]

...599 for Barbara...a pair of new lenses for you... that's a right balance...

[stuny]

Luigi -

Excellent idea.

[tobey bilek]

The check is in the mail.

[flatfour]

The way the US economy is going it may still be in the window when Barbara has saved up for it.