Thread: The CS and the Starbucks kids......

I hadn't had the CS out much in the past couple of weeks, so I decided to take it over to the barber shop and give the boys something to chat about while I got a much needed hair cut.

The shop has the perfect CS parking spot, not 10 feet from the door, and I get to stare at the great lines while they take the weed whacker to my hair.

This particular day there was a seemingly endless parade of Fcar fans, as I saw more cell phone cameras than usual pop out to record the CS' presence.

One young man in his early 20's stood out from the group, taking pictures from every angle and vantage point. After he's done, he comes into the shop and starts teasing one of the barbers about getting a new car. The barber pointed the young man over in my direction.

He was definitely an enthusiast as he knew every aspect and stat on the CS. He did admit that his favorite Ferrari was the F40. When I let him know that one just happened to have resided in the CS' spot, I saw his knees go weak!

With the chat over, he went back to work at the Starbucks next door. When I was done getting spruced up, and getting into the CS, I noticed six sets of eyes at the Starbucks window. As I am strapping in the boys come out and the young enthusiast asks, "How about a test drive"? I looked over and said, "You can't test drive it. But if you want a ride, I've got some time". There goes those knees again, as he exclaims, "You'll give me a ride"? I give him a nod.

I apparently didn't have to ask twice, as before I knew it my passenger seat was occupied with a big grinning Starbucks employee! The road that my barber is on has a great little hill, with a few twists. He stated that this was his first ride in a Ferrari, and that he would always remember it. I was going to make sure that it was going to be firmly etched in his hard drive!

The CS lights to a guttural growl. As we head out of the lot, the open road beacons and I give it the 8500 rpm howl through three gears, apexing a couple of corners on the hill. I can see the grin growing wider and wider, with each exclamation of WOW, coming from right seat.

We turned around to head back to Starbucks reality, all the while he enthused about the acceleration, the handling... and that noise!!

As I drop him off, he must have thanked me 10 times. I doubt he will need anymore caffeine for the rest of the week!

I have been around these cars most of my life, and at times take them for granted. But giving a ride to a young enthusiast always takes me back to my roots, and how I would drag my parents 30 miles out of the way just to get a glimpse of a 308 that I thought might be at a dealer! Car guys bridge all generations.

Awesome!!!

Love to see people grin when getting rides, I do the same when I get to ride shotgun I never step foot in before. The last ride I gave in my GT3 he almost crapped in his pants LOL

Absolutely. I remember the ride I got in a 997.2 turbo a while ago, I must have had the same grin. This is a passion we all share.

(I sound like Raw now.)

right as i started getting into porsche i got a ride in a 2005 997...sealed the deal. the smile that day couldn't be beaten off my face.

what i don't like is when you get a younger guy, like mid to late teens, and he's a fan of the car(whatever it is) and the owner is a complete dick and ignores the kid...luckily it's never happened to me

I'm more than happy to give people rides in the 911.....it makes me happy to know others enjoy cars just as much as I do.

Thats what it's all about. Kuddos for not being the "stereotype" and giving him a memory that will hard be forgotten.

^Agreed, props to you for taking a few minutes out of your day for that. I remember almost every car I've ever driven and ever ridden in and nearly every second of each one of those drives/rides. First ride in a Ferrari was about a 4 hour backroad cruise in a 550 Barchetta, I'll never forget it.

I'm sure it's great to share the experience with someone else, especially someone who really appreciates it. I had my first ride in an exotic in a Murci LP640 a couple months ago on a run and will be forever thankful. I'll be sure to share the experience when I'm able to own an exotic and hopefully make someone's day when I do.

Props for making a kids day!

thats great. he will remember that forever.