My 456 had a £13,000 bill in its history file and the car had done less than 25,000 miles not paid for by me but my 360 Modena cost me £6,000 for service, belts, ball joints and engine ecu that died.Still not seen hard evidence if this. Are we talking £3k, £5k, £10k pa?
If really substantial costs, then is the whole Ferrari investment thing just ****/negated by running cost?
At 100k then I am not sure why you wouldn’t buy and use a modern Ferrari - maybe even with free servicing rather than an old one which will be slower, cost more to maintain etc. I understand it’s all personal preference but for those particular cars and budget I think there is an argument for considering a newer one. There is no doubt they hold their values better if the mileage is sensible. I am sure if graphs were plotted there would be a clear trendJust to clarify, I'm not seeking an investment. I put thousands of miles on my cars.
My reference to investment is simply that I repeatedly see reference to Maserati values falling, but Ferrari hold value better for not dissimilar running costs. Perhaps inaccurate?
I certainly wouldn't buy a Ferrari and not use it. I'd probably do about 3k to 5k miles annually. So not bothered about buying a car that's been used and looked after.
(Might just hold on to my Granturismo).
Lovely. But LHD. What about a RHD manual 599? Did they ever build one (or more)? I don’t know. But if they did, presumably it’ll be north of half a million. So in the real World, the last “affordable” manual V12 Ferrari’s are the 612 (still v rare) and the 550 (more easy to find/buy).
Lovely. But LHD. What about a RHD manual 599? Did they ever build one (or more)? I don’t know. But if they did, presumably it’ll be north of half a million. So in the real World, the last “affordable” manual V12 Ferrari’s are the 612 (still v rare) and the 550 (more easy to find/buy).
A UK RHD 612 in manual (v rare, as from memory, only about 20 were imported) would be a pretty safe bet. Given that 599’s in manual appear not to exist in reality, the 612 is the last V12 Ferrari to have the famous stick and gate.
Only if you buy in EurosIt might be a good time to buy a 550 in a few weeks time
Ooof a GTO with a manual...Apparently Ferrari made 10 LHD manual 599's, and 4 RHD ones. Though the brother of a friend of mine has recently had his F1 gearboxed 599 changed to a manual, as the factory still had all the bits required. As you might imagine, this was not a cheap job!
Not really; I’ve driven both and they’re very capable and still exciting at non silly speeds.Whether they are manual or flappy paddle, like the 456 I had, they’re too big to be that much fun, without endangering your licence. Lovely to look at in the garage though.