As I look back on the ownership of my Ferrari 360 Modena about a year after I sold it, I think I can finally say that I’ve pinpointed the major reasons why I didn’t like it. I covered a few of these reasons in depth when I owned the car. There was, for example, the fact that I couldn’t park it anywhere without the fear of damage, or vandalism, or unwanted attention. And there was the fact that I couldn’t drive it anywhere without the fear of mechanical issues, or potholes, or value-diminishing accidents. Advertisement And then there were the gas station encounters. Oh, the gas station encounters. Where some unkempt, overweight chain smoker would walk up to me, cigarette in hand, and call out, “WANNA TRADE?”, as he pointed to his beat-up work truck, laughing to himself like he had just delivered an especially hilarious version of The Aristocrats. The first time, it was funny. By the seventy-eighth time, I was wondering if I could murder him and … [Read more...] about The Time Smoke Came Pouring Out Of My Brand New Ferrari