Justin Bieber blacklisted by Ferrari

Owning a Ferrari is entering an exclusive club. In addition to having a lot of money, there are certain ethical standards to follow. The pop music star broke some of those rules. what were his faults?

Ferrari is much more than a famous and symbolic car. It is a cult. And almost all owners of cars made in Maranello have a relationship with the brand that goes beyond just being an owner.In fact, as a result of this very special relationship with its customers, a Ferrari Club has been created that regularly holds events at different racetracks, Ferrari Day is celebrated every year, and when a new model is launched, the most outstanding customers receive an announcement letter, which in some cases includes a very special souvenir.

This was the case last year when Ferrari confirmed that it would launch the new Daytona SP3 Icona, a collection that can only be accessed by members of a select group of owners of a Daytona SP1 or SP2.To notify them, the Ferrari Marketing Department sent them a red box containing a manual gear selector and a note that read: “Owning a Monza, you have entered the exclusive Icona collection. Now, you will be the first to know about the next Icona model that will be released soon.

Well, it seems that Justin Bieber does not belong to that group that they have so much respect for in Maranello, despite being a pop music star in any corner of the world, and having bought more than one Ferrari for his personal use, because he has been placed on a kind of blacklist, and even if he wants to, he will not be able to buy a Ferrari new in any dealer of the brand.

The whole story is long-standing, because it began when the Canadian bought a white 458 Italia model and took it to a company dedicated to transforming cars.called West Coast Customs , to have them do some customization work on the unit. That was how a Liberty Walk kit was placed on it , which widened the body with fenders that look like bolted “patches”, along with adding side skirts, a front splitter, a diffuser in the rear underbody, on which a large spoiler was placed.

The other big change that was made to the car was its color, incorporating the bright blue Justin Bieber , which is not within the Ferrari range, within which there is the color blue but in a much more sober presentation. As part of the customization, brakes were placed that have the musician's initials in the same blue color , and that can be seen through the spokes of his tires. In that color, in addition, the Ferrari badges were painted, which ended up infuriating the Italians.

To those reforms that Bieber has made on his 458 Italy, they were added to other events that were adding "points against", such as an arrest for driving the car without registration , and having forgotten the car parked in a hotel in Los Angeles for two weeks , which generated an idea of ​​​​not being very aware of the car for Italians.

The worst thing was that, once the customization was finished, Bieber decided to auction the car and obtained it for the figure of 400,000 dollars.This is also a behavior that is not accepted as positive, since according to the brand, a Ferrari is an object of desire and who sells a car shortly after having acquired it, does not worship "wanting to have it".

Bieber isn't the only celebrity on the blacklist. Actor Nicolas Cage grossly underpriced his Ferrari Enzo when he was in financial trouble, DJ Deadmou5 painted a 458 Spider in 2013 in vivid colors completely outside the brand's palette, and Floyd Mayweather made inappropriate posts for a car owner. Ferrari. All of them are also among those who will not be able to buy a new Ferrari from the Maranello house.

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