Ferrari Spider 458, fresh off the lot

12 responses to “Ferrari Spider 458, fresh off the lot”

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   jurvetson

   Jul 15, 2012 at 12:46 am

   I’m going for this configuration instead =)
   

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   AcroYogi

   Jul 15, 2012 at 1:48 am

   Steve, how was your experience in the Ferrari? All biases aside, how did the acceleration and the combustive OMPH / RAWR *feel*?

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   rass999 denis laframboise

   Jul 15, 2012 at 1:55 am

   Funny that you posted the interior of a car…..so did I but what a difference in the finition touch …wow. Have a good week Steve.

   denis

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   eikimartinson

   Jul 15, 2012 at 2:32 am

   Did you drive past the computer history museum today? I think I recognized you!

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   jurvetson

   Jul 15, 2012 at 4:25 am

   Yes… Went to Quiznos across the street from CHM, and then the theater to see PIXAR’s Brave in 3D.

   At Tesla today, they told me that they receive 3 to 4 pictures per day of my car out and about. Spooky.

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   solerena

   Jul 15, 2012 at 5:26 am

   yes, a beautiful and unique car like this (model S) attracts a lot of attention…

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   RRNeal

   Jul 15, 2012 at 5:44 pm

   mucho approbation on your preference of automobile.

   of note, i did find the location of the ferrari’s digital screen very interesting. to the left of the steering wheel vs. what conventionally (across makes/models) seems to be more centralized to the interior — to the right of the steering wheel.

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   Minnesota’s Ryan

   Jul 16, 2012 at 3:16 am

   I live in 850 sq/ft house. 1 Ferrari is the cost of 12 of my Nissan Versas. When will people stop with this overwhelming greed? Come stay with me for a month to see the reality of how some 280 other million are living in this country.

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   jurvetson

   Jul 16, 2012 at 5:15 pm

   [http://www.flickr.com/photos/rleephotos2010] — Oh, don’t get me wrong. I have no interest in Ferraris. For me, it’s like seeing a gilded carriage from a bygone era, an artifact of absurd extremes.

   But keep in mind that the blue car has a total cost of ownership less than a Ford Taurus. The next generation should be more affordable still.

   And, it sounds like you are quite wealthy.

   I am much more interested in the 200 million people who are not burning gas because an electric vehicle is cheaper than the alternatives:

   

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    Josh Thompson

    Jul 22, 2012 at 2:54 pm

    There’s also a Porsche in the right-hand mirror…quite a festival of expensive autos. I was about to scoff at the lack of a gear-shift lever but I checked the Wikipedia and found that "it is the first mainstream model to not be offered with a manual transmission." The computer does a better job than the operator, I suppose.

    Steve — the TCO angle is a good one (assuming it is true), although it doesn’t help those who don’t have the money to lay down up front.

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    jurvetson

    Jul 22, 2012 at 3:56 pm

    Right you are. When the lease program starts, that should address the upfront cash problem, and it will have the advantage of rolling all of the math into a monthly lease figure that can be compared across vehicles.

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    Minnesota’s Ryan

    Nov 13, 2012 at 3:48 pm

    Way to go with choosing a car of the year!

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