Would you rather have a vintage Strat or a Ferrari?

[Ronnie Fn D]

I'll take the car.

I have guitars that I love, and I don't have a vintage guitar fetish. I'll take the Ferrari.

Thank you for your generosity. When can I expect delivery?

Same here, old guitars do nothing for me.

I just want to own a Ferrari so I can act like a giant doosh nozzle while I'm at the local car wash.

It's more at the gas station. I have owned a few of the lower end Ferraris before the values went ape **** on them. It's always at the gas station people are looking you up and down like you are the worst person ever lol.

 

[Boubou]

Either one I would sell it and invest/buy something more practical.
Maybe change my General table saw for a Sawstop

 

[stormsedge]

I'd take the Ferrari...drive it a while bc I could, then sell it off for a '60s Hemi-car. I'm more of a ground-shaking, hit it with a hammer type .

 

[henderman]

ever try to put groceries in a ferrari while strangers are bothering you cuz you have a ferrari that will not hold groceries? pass.

i can not own a guitar i'm going to play and not modify it, so no use in me de valuing a vintage strat. pass.

 

[Buzzgrowl]

Between dodgy mechanics and dubious luthiers and techs, its the strat. Also, doesn't cost to own a strat, unlike a sports car.

I like a nice car like anyone else. Reliable, lots of power, good stereo. If it looks dull, that's ok. Mostly sitting inside it so don't care.

On the spectrum of things our civilization/culture has come up with and framed as "everyday/normal" or even "aspirational" - for the money, cars have to be among the most idiotic.

 

[HighwayStar106]

I like a nice car like anyone else. Reliable, lots of power, good stereo. If it looks dull, that's ok. Mostly sitting inside it so don't care.

I love a car that looks dull but makes some serious power. Way more fun than a Ferrari in my opinion.

 

[dirocyn]

I'm into cars. My fun car is an 86 MR2, the "poor man's Ferrari." I'd sure love to try out the real thing, but I doubt if I would enjoy owning and maintaining one. And realistically, the classic Ferraris don't perform much better than anything modern. They can be beat off the line by someone in a minivan who isn't even paying attention.

55 mph speed limits were a thing 40 years ago, a short lived experiment in safety and fuel efficiency. Most U.S. interstate highways have had a 70 mph speed limit since the 1980s.

 

[Nokie]

If the argument were 5-10 vintage guitars vs. a Ferrari, then it might be a competition.

This is a bit like asking if you want a new home or a Honda Civic.

On the price comparison level, yes, but the Civic analogy leaves out the rarity factor and the self-esteem bit (the thrill of gaining skills on the guitar v. the pride of having a flashy car). I did say I would gladly accept a Ferrari, were it to fall in my hands, as I could sell it and purchase more vintage Strats.

The bigger point is that I feel richer, or at least rich enough, owning one original '55 Strat than I feel this guy is with his four or five very nice cars. I also realize this guy would have no use for a vintage guitar unless he were buying it as a museum piece to hang on the wall - possibly after learning a couple of blooze licks. Of course his clear choice might help explain why he's a successful business man - being motivated by the desire for more expensive toys.

 

[Lonn]

Ferrari without thinking twice.

 

[Caedarn]

If by Ferrari you mean Aston Martin, then Ferrari.

 

[Electgumbo]

Well I’ll keep what I got… my mutt 60’s Strat Goldie and Harriet the Chariot Vette… Ha ya like me naw??

 

[Stratafied]

Why can't I have both?

Am I not worthy?

I’d rather have your closet

 

[omahaaudio]

Ferraris are crap.

Beautiful pieces of crap, but still crap.

Then there are the dealers.

 

[albala]

Zero interest in a vintage Strat.

I'll take the car, but make it a new Camaro ZL1 convertible in Riverside blue...I'm looking for one right now

 

[Hanson]

Neither.

 

[Handsome McClane]

Whichever is worth the most, and then I'd sell it and buy something practical.

 

[Pandamasque]

I'd get a Ferrari.
So that I could sell it and buy 2 vintage Strats.

kidding.

I'd sell it and build a studio. And then buy an MX-5 or an Alpine A110, something I could enjoy at speeds that don't land you in jail.

 

[Bowmap]

Is the Ferrari running?

I would trade it for an Arial Atom if I want to drive regularly as I take the strat to jams.

 

[Nadnitram]

I believe in the US of A it is 55 mph?

I can't drive 55.

 

[Otisblove]

Don’t care about cars. Love guitars. Easy decision for me.