Originally Posted by Bloodred,Nov 28 2010, 02:28 AM

My apologies once again to you and your son for jumping to conclusions earlier. You sound like a great father, and it's nice to see you've instilled good values in your son.

Growing up in Orange County I've known a lot of people that have had everything handed to them on a silver platter. One family I know bought their 16 year old son a new Mercedes C-class. He then proceeded to get drunk at a party, hit a parked car hard enough to total his car, and then fled the scene on foot. His parents bought him a new SUV within a week. Then there's always extreme examples like the aforementioned kid on Luxury4Play who got a $400,000 599 GTO for his 18th birthday and didn't really seem to care (link is here).

So, huge to you for teaching your son the value of money. It's always cool to see someone overcome adversity and find success through hard work.

A side note: do you ever bring the F40 to Cars & Coffee in Irvine? I've never seen one in person and would LOVE to see it if you ever make it out.

Originally Posted by joe sackey classics,Nov 28 2010, 11:59 AM

No apology needed at all. You are 100% correct about the privileged kids in OC. Its up to the parents to instill better values in them, 'cos kids will be kids.

Once my son gets his car back on the road, we will set up a time to bring both it and the F40 to C&C. I will have him post this up prior.

Thanks for all the comments, I will now leave this thread to stay on-topic about his car..

Originally Posted by RiceMan,Nov 27 2010, 11:00 PM

You're a great guy, just to come up here and become a member to support your son. Much much respect for you as a father!