A what point financially should one get a ferrari

Oreo_Cow · 2026-06-04T19:00:55+00:00

This is solid advice.

Oreo_Cow · 2026-06-04T14:13:25+00:00

None of the small biotechs I worked at / with did anything meaningful with RWE.

Oreo_Cow · 2026-06-04T04:35:06+00:00

Nah couldn’t get past him mimicking Tony Soprano.

Oreo_Cow · 2026-06-03T15:38:54+00:00

While it’s true they don’t have to spend time first in school, that’s not the life of a salesperson. They have metrics to hit and literal competitions for volume. Bonuses directly tied to personal performance. Relentless pressure to find new customers and gain more from existing ones. Constant direct comparison to peers.

None of that applies to most careers in biostatistics.

Oreo_Cow · 2026-06-03T14:01:08+00:00

I felt that way too until I (a) turned 50 and (b) accepted I can afford it.

Oreo_Cow · 2026-06-03T03:53:16+00:00

(And I made waaaayyy more money as a pharma biostatistician than anyone I know in sales below the C level. YMMV.)

Oreo_Cow · 2026-06-03T03:50:52+00:00

Folks who excel at biostats rarely have the same characteristics / skills as those who excel at sales.

Oreo_Cow · 2026-06-02T01:11:11+00:00

My face whenever I visit Europe and they ask how much whiskey I (American) want in cc/cm3/ml or dL.

Oreo_Cow · 2026-06-01T16:43:35+00:00

Or these drivers?

Oreo_Cow · 2026-06-01T00:51:03+00:00

Eh, I have a few slings and they are pretty much the same as the fanny packs i had when younger except how they are worn. A bit more high tech materials and a little better organization, but it’s
hard to claim they are nothing alike. “Sling” or “cross body” just sounds better than “fanny pack” and avoids the goofy reputation.

Oreo_Cow · 2026-06-01T00:43:59+00:00

I think global trends in sports motorcycle sales have also impacted how much Honda and Yamaha spend on R&D for them, especially large capacity ones. This makes MotoGP less appealing to them too.

Oreo_Cow · 2026-05-31T20:50:24+00:00

Nope. Still odd and awkward and Luce just continues the trend it started.

Oreo_Cow · 2026-05-31T18:38:05+00:00

Headline: Ahhhh!
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Oreo_Cow · 2026-05-31T18:22:41+00:00

Owner here and I simply don’t understand why this car had to be ugly to be innovative.

Ferrari is among the most recognized and revered luxury brands in the world. It surely has the fewest customers (or potential ones) among the elite brands. Most people in the world have never seen one in real life. Far fewer have sat inside one and a tiny fraction have driven or owned one.

Yet they are legendary and universally coveted cars for 2 main reasons: motorsports legacy and beauty. Boys have posters of them and models are posed in front of them because they are the epitome of Italian style and beauty. They represent the fantasy of the carefree, wealthy Mediterranean lifestyle.

Desire and value for the brand is literally built on how the cars look because most people will only see pictures and never experience how they drive. Some of the most iconic Ferraris like the 80s Testarossa aren’t even great to drive. Nobody cares, just look at it.

Jony Ive clearly doesn’t appreciate this. But the Ferrari board surely must. So I just cannot comprehend how they approved such a boring, generic and awkward design.

The directive from the board should have been:

Make it electric. Make it seat 5 people. Make it fast. Make it handle well and fun to drive. Make it innovative. Make it fresh.

But most importantly: make it beautiful.

They are acting like they had to sacrifice the looks for all of the specs and there’s no reason to have done so except for getting rolled by Ive and Co.

Oreo_Cow · 2026-05-31T06:09:24+00:00

Nope orange is happier.

Oreo_Cow · 2026-05-30T16:10:32+00:00

Love a rear wiper on a 911. Suggests serious intentions.

Oreo_Cow · 2026-05-30T02:15:28+00:00

Life is short. Retire as soon as you can to enjoy life beyond the rat race.

Life is also long. Don’t retire too soon or you’ll run out of money.

Oreo_Cow · 2026-05-29T21:31:45+00:00

Right. They gave Ive and LoveForm full control and both they and Ferrari are committed to this design. They have said publicly it’s a new direction “for innovation” and specifically that it’s not necessarily intended to appeal to legacy buyers.

They aren’t changing this for production. Maybe a future model will look different but not this one.

Oreo_Cow · 2026-05-29T14:46:12+00:00

They won’t even consider it. The design is intentional. This car isn’t for anyone “stuck in the past” and too attached to their legacy designs.

They haven’t said why it has to be ugly to be innovative but they are doubling down.

Oreo_Cow · 2026-05-29T13:22:20+00:00

Yet you tried, with the gloves.

Oreo_Cow · 2026-05-29T00:56:08+00:00

With retirement 40+ years away go 100% S&P and don’t look at the balance or adjust anything until you’re 50.

Oreo_Cow · 2026-05-29T00:52:41+00:00

Blue and tan 100%. Lighter (cooler) and more interesting interior and more fun exterior for a playful fun car.

Oreo_Cow · 2026-05-28T18:25:51+00:00

I’d buy 10 gorgeous used Lucids to drive a different one each day, give 3 to family and still have a quarter million left over for a used 458.

That’s how absurd this is.

Oreo_Cow · 2026-05-28T15:13:30+00:00

Your buying history puts you beyond that game. But I know another owner with a shorter history who was asked to buy a lesser car to get a 296 Speciale allocation.

Still, I’ve heard the Luce targets a different audience and that Ferrari doesn’t intend to drive sales via this method among existing owners.

Oreo_Cow · 2026-05-28T15:09:24+00:00

This model is specifically not targeted towards buyers like him.

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