Rudy - correct, a sale of the Ferrari funds both a charitable gift and a small loan on the OSCA. Ah -- but that's the problem, people make assumptions because that's fast/easy.
Look, I don't want to be confrontational -- that's not the point. We're all car enthusiasts sharing memories, experiences, and our passion for Italian cars (particularly Ferrari). Given that, I just don't feel that I should be required to justify a possible decision to sell one of my ten cars to a guy in Southern California who wants to question whether I'm a car guy by simply wanting to rotate my car stock. For every guy "driving a 250 GTO on the road" (Timo claims this but I've never seen one even in Beverly Hills, Monterey County, etc.) there are lots of guys like Miles Collier, Ralph Lauren, etc. who don't drive freshly restored cars on open roads. One other thing Timo doesn't know -- I recently moved to an hilly rural area with lots of pick up trucks, horse trailers, etc. There's a much higher probability of damaging the Ferrari on the roads around my home than if I lived in the city. That's another consideration for me to think about when I look at where I can drive it outside of our gated community.
Don't worry - I'll make everyone happy by putting some miles on the car. I'm simply saying that I've been without the car for 5 years and emotionally, I've "moved on" because I never had a chance to enjoy it. I could very well end up swapping it for another Ferrari model -- or simply park it in the garage for the next 5 years (who knows!)
Timo - no hard feelings man. I'm sure you're a cool Ferrari enthusiast, but just be a little slower on the trigger
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