Rod Stewart considering selling his Ferraris because of local potholes

[u/whiteridge]

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/nov/14/rod-stewart-considers-selling-his-sports-cars-because-of-local-potholes

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[u/LeveredChuck]

What about the lambo?

[u/kers2000 → u/LeveredChuck]

He splurged on the nose lift option because it's not as expensive as Ferrari's.

[u/LeveredChuck → u/kers2000]

Ah, peasant

[u/karakei → u/kers2000]

Which is kinda funny because the nose lifting mechanisms are literally the same for Ferrari, LB and Maserati.

[u/ingfabullen → u/karakei]

Yes, all are supplied by Marelli, just minor differences in the configuration and behavior

[u/DiscoveryDave]

This is also why I sold all my Ferrari’s.

[u/cuddle_enthusiast → u/DiscoveryDave]

This is the sole reason why I do not own any at all.

[u/674_Fox]

Potholes and bad roads is what killed my sports cars. Now I drive a Mercedes.

[u/londonsocialite → u/674_Fox]

Same. Quickly learned to not drive them around England because of the state of the road.

[u/londonsocialite]

The state of UK roads is genuinely horrific. I don’t take my sportscars to drive through the UK for this exact reason. I have a neighbor who bought a 911 Dakar for this very reason as well. I also remember reading a Porsche driver who died because of a pothole here.

[u/ThrowItToTheUnion → u/londonsocialite]

I’ve heard ppl are taking a liking to the lambo Serrato recently for the same reason.

[u/londonsocialite → u/ThrowItToTheUnion]

So many people I know who’ve broken a wheel or damaged their suspension/floor because of the fault-sized potholes 💀 It’s easier to rent an SUV if you need to drive around the UK and only drive your sportscar at the track (or drive it to Europe)

[u/opbmedia]

I can't drive half of my cars into the city, we have horrendous roads even on the highway.

[u/Data_lord]

Fucked up Ferrari in number 2 spot

[u/ScuderiaSteve]

I remember seeing a video of him out with a couple guys actually filling potholes themselves because he said he can no longer drive his Ferrari down the street

[u/londonsocialite → u/ScuderiaSteve]

There might be money to be made with a private pot filling service lowkey. The sportscars and Supercar lovers (myself included) would pay (even though we pay a road tax in England… the councils and the govt are just shitty at governing and they are waging a war with cars even though public transport is completely inadequate)

[u/rate_shop]

#Metoo. Same.

[u/Comfortable-Delay325]

Exact reason I don’t buy Ferrari’s

[u/hanskazan777]

If he didn't smile we could have posted this in r/CompoFace

[u/whiteridge → u/hanskazan777]

I’d be smiling too if I had just one of those cars!

[u/vodkaslim]

Mine is currently being fixed after hitting a massive pothole in the dark. Took my CF front splitter out - which is pretty dang expensive to replace. Wife suggested I ask the council for money back but they’d probably give me £100.

[u/Grand_Trash_3525]

You should try Mississippi. Everybody drives a pickup or Jeep.

[u/speeding2nowhere]

Somebody get this man a Sterrato! 🤣

[u/DFuel]

Does anybody here care?

Some dude near a friend of mine forced the neighborhood to dish out $10,000 - $20,000 each to help pave a dirt road (that was fine the way it was for maximizing grip during winter) in order to give his Lamborghini a smooth ride.

[u/H-DaneelOlivaw]

some guy has all the luck

[u/ReliableChoom]

The roads are bad, but if he had enough money he would just take them to another country right? Not sell them?

[u/Djfoundit]

Same here I’m so paranoid I left all mine at the dealer

[u/RonnyFreedomLover]

But he's keeping the Lambo?...lol

[u/YTScale]

that laferrari is criminal… WHYY?!

[u/Timmaigh]

That orange ferrari looks good :-D

[u/ozzy_thedog]

I can’t believe they all have a roof. I thought convertibles were how he keeps his hair like that

[u/Wildcat_Dunks]

This guy first world problems.

[u/Perfect_Alps9982]

Pay for thuhfuhhkinpohhohles

[u/Public_Upstairs5122]

Are this cars all EU based now ?

[u/unclefishbits]

I like cars, but elitism and the dumb Ferrari elitism model of who and why can buy a car aside...

How different is one from the other that you'd really have a hard time picking one? Why not just have one or two? Why not have a diverse stable of cars?

[u/and-j]

This is the only reason why I don’t own a Ferrari

[u/[deleted]]

Ironically, they seem to be starting to get to grips with the potholes now, where I live anyway... (just in time for winter to create new ones).

[u/LibrarianOk6732]

Just move to Florida we got fine roads and better weather

[u/unique0130]

Surely Mr. Stewart can help out his local council with the costs of fixing up the ALL the roads around town.

[u/whiteridge → u/unique0130]

He already did 😃

‘My Ferrari can’t go through’: Rod Stewart fills potholes outside his Essex estate

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/13/my-ferrari-cant-go-through-rod-stewart-fills-potholes-outside-his-essex-estate

[u/R33p04s → u/whiteridge]

I mean seems he has exhausted his options…time to sell. I’ve got a crisp 5’er for one of the white ones if he is looking to sell fast

[u/Live-Contribution283]

Poor bastard.

[u/ParticularUpbeat]

that LaFerrari spec is sick

[u/tontoneds2000 → u/ParticularUpbeat]

I disrespectfully disagree. Sincerely not sincerely.

[u/Danirago98 → u/tontoneds2000]

Wtf are those rims

[u/astropiggie]

Can he also consider fucking off, permanently?

[u/RipCurl69Reddit → u/[deleted]]

Where's the STO?

[u/TheToneKing]

Rod looks great! Don't give up the Enzo!!!

[u/eulers_analogy → u/TheToneKing]

Thats not an enzo lol

[u/Deap103]

Why do most new Lambo and Ferrari front ends resemble sad dumb fish now??

[u/Apprehensive_Rate959]

That's either a custom LaFerrari or someone's camera has a borderline fisheye lens haha

[u/Donotseparate]

Pay someone to fix the potholes and you’ll have zero haters