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I think it will hit the Cali T prices more.
I can't see the Cali prices going much lower quickly- they are great VFM in many ways. There aren't many more on sale
Than 458s. Even high mileage ones are 85+
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I think it will hit the Cali T prices more.
I can't see the Cali prices going much lower quickly- they are great VFM in many ways. There aren't many more on sale
Than 458s. Even high mileage ones are 85+
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The name is a bit random.
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All this horsepower 600+ BHP and 1000bhp+ hypercars for the road is getting ridiculous.
Even Richard Meaden wrote an article in Evo recently saying the same & how cars like the MX5 & GT86 are just as 'evo' or even more so than these BHP monsters. I find it boring and not really interested in any of these cars. Who cares what is better.
Even Richard Meaden wrote an article in Evo recently saying the same & how cars like the MX5 & GT86 are just as 'evo' or even more so than these BHP monsters. I find it boring and not really interested in any of these cars. Who cares what is better.
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I agree. Its a bit like computers. They have all the tech and the ability to go further but they just hold it back to convince people with more money than sense to buy the latest model. People should buy what they like the look of and is fun to drive regardless of age and BHP. One of the most fun to drive cars I have had is the Boxster S, and I sold that for less than the cost of a carbon cup holder in the 458 on the options list :O
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Glad it wasn't just me then.
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Live the moment Iain, in a year or two the 0-60 will be down to 2 secs then where do you go from there to sell hypercars?....oh hang on, electric!
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The last time someone said that to me I had to make sure the soap was on a rope
You won't know that Dad is from Bethnal Green, that I used to work in Harlow and my best mate is from Loughton.
Oh yes, once went to that club at the Wake Arms roundabout - what was it called "Shi*ty Limits" was it?
I know all about dodgy nights out in Essex - but probably not as much as Barrymore knows I bet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETqncRvQHWk **NSFW**
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Good point matt. And they will also be deadly silent and self driving!
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The last time someone said that to me I had to make sure the soap was on a rope
You won't know that Dad is from Bethnal Green, that I used to work in Harlow and my best mate is from Loughton.
Oh yes, once went to that club at the Wake Arms roundabout - what was it called "Shi*ty Limits" was it?
I know all about dodgy nights out in Essex - but probably not as much as Barrymore knows I bet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETqncRvQHWk **NSFW**
A curious discovery made by the police at the time was that despite Barrymore being a smoker, there were no ashtrays in the house.
Turns out he preferred to put his fags out in the pool.
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I find it curious that people are commenting about the HP arms race in a negative manner. Weren't we all complaining that the Ghibli was 100HP down on the Giulia a year ago and urging Maserati to do something about it?
On £200k being the price of an entry point Ferrari, don't forget that prior to the build up to the Brexit vote the GBP to Euro exchange rate was reasonably steady at 1.4 Euros to the pound. We are now looking at almost parity, its 1.07 or so. That's about a 25% increase in price so the price would have been in the £160k mark without the currency fluctuations.
Of course Portofino is where all of the Glitteratzi have their Italian Riviera houses and used to go for the sun. Now its full of tourists and wannabes. So maybe it fits. If you want a real Ferrari it'll cost you £300k, but we'll let you into the club with this cheaper one for £200k
On £200k being the price of an entry point Ferrari, don't forget that prior to the build up to the Brexit vote the GBP to Euro exchange rate was reasonably steady at 1.4 Euros to the pound. We are now looking at almost parity, its 1.07 or so. That's about a 25% increase in price so the price would have been in the £160k mark without the currency fluctuations.
Of course Portofino is where all of the Glitteratzi have their Italian Riviera houses and used to go for the sun. Now its full of tourists and wannabes. So maybe it fits. If you want a real Ferrari it'll cost you £300k, but we'll let you into the club with this cheaper one for £200k
There was actually an interesting column in last month's Evo about performance car inflation. Can't remember whether I mentioned it on here or not already... anyway, if you look at the real prices of new versions of cars like the 911 Turbo or M3, they have actually gone down in real terms over the past 15 or 20 years. But Ferraris have gone up - there has been significant inflation in the new price of a 488 vs. a 360 for example. They're putting up their prices because they can.
https://www.pressreader.com/uk/evo/20170901/282123521536482
https://www.pressreader.com/uk/evo/20170901/282123521536482