What the heck is up with Ferrari these days? First we got the 360, which was disappointing compared to the brilliant 355, than we got the F430 which took quiet a bit of time to get used to, and now this stupid Ferrari California for fat people who just want to pose and not drive (Ferrari will make it drive brilliantly, but thats a completely separate matter)!
And lets not get started on Ferrari branded segways, polo shirts, stupid mobile phones (Motor Razr, I'm looking at you) and other useless items.
Is Ferrari trying to do its hardest to make me hate them?
As -Cpt. J.- said, it's called a business. And all of this stuff coming from an automaker who's ethos is to make road cars to fund it's motorsport programme shouldn't make it a surprise.
As Montezemolo revealed, Fiat doesn't financially back Ferrari's F1 programme with a single cent, so it's all up to Ferrari to make the money. And the new California will appeal to a wider audience = get more customers = more money. That's not to say that the wider audience is your ordinary Joe. It'll still only be able to be bought by people with very deep pockets...
And that's fine by me, as all the posers will fall for this car (which, there is nothing wrong with apart from the controversial styling) where as, the serious drivers will still be able to enjoy the F430 (an absolutely brilliant car who's styling will mature throughout the years, and will only get better looking) or any successors after it, or even the the FR/FMR GT cars such as the 599 GTB or the 612 Scag.
And saying that the California is ruining Ferrari's history by diluting the brand and going mainstream is preposterous. The 599 is a FMR GT and the Scag is a FMR 2+2 (that's right, four seats in a Ferrari). And are these diluting the brand?
And all this crap about shitty Ferrari mechanise has only been echoed by idiots because
"it's from Ferrari". Every other manufacturer makes the same shitty merchandise. It's idiots like you which whine every single time you hear that Ferrari's made a product, that really makes me hate you. If merchandise like this are making you hate Ferrari, then open your eyes and see the shit other manufacturers make.
Lambo Umbrella anyone?
Porsche flashlight?
And I don't think Ferrari are going to start worrying that some guy is starting to hate them. A Ferrari isn't for the masses, and no, your not going to see everyone rushing to their local Ferrari dealer and buying 3 California for their girlfriends. The Cali' will cost about the same as a standard F430. And because it's not for the masses, they can make the styling whatever they want,
and remember the styling is by Pininfarina, not Ferrari, so you can all go bitch and moan to/about them if you've got any issues. 
\It was exactly the same when the 550 came out...
\\But I get it that that was merely your opinion. And well, this is mine.
...a vast improvement over the 80s and 70s (especially when you consider garbage like the Mondial).
Haha, the Mondial
is truly garbage. Even among Ferrari owners on F-Chat it's a joke. But remember that Mondial owners are absolutely loyal to their cars, and will bite back.
You don't have to like it it's enough that your neighbour buys one to make you jealous.
