That's awesome!
Can you say anything more about it? I have been looking at them and the Vanquish after moving on from the Cali recently.
Can you give any tips re: negotiating or things to look out for?
Gorgeous looking and sounding car.
Everything is known. Sounds stupid, but they are pretty straight forward cars. Failures all documented and the fixes also described in various forums.
Don’t believe the BS that aluminium bodies are rot free. They have a weakness around those gorgeous rear pillars - but obvious to see. Check for powder.
Engines are bullet proof, but require regular fluid changes. Brake disks will need changing eventually and all in the UK will be Carbon Ceramic. 12k a set, but a chap in Germany can reline them for about 4k.
Clutches - much in line with ten GS/GT in terms of longevity and cost to change. Reckon on 3-4k.
Forget the service schedule, have an annual and add a stamp. Given they all do a maximum of 3k per year the fluids need changing anyway.
Dealer service so much better than Maserati - sad to say Ferrari really is premium.
Sat Nav is pants and the Becker 6112 is designed by Fred Dibner: steam powered and industrial.
Performance is to die for. I have driven some quick stuff, but this is a different league and still cossets you. Engine is so balanced, power is linear and the chassis is massively transparent.
It may cost me a bit more than the GT MC Shift to run, but the depreciation will be glacial and all I can say is that 612bhp should never be so accessible.
I have never been a speculator but if the preceding model (559/575) is now clocking £120k-£175k) and the successor is around £230k average, then 100k-130k for a GTB feels cheap (not meant to be crass, but all relative)
Pre 2009 cars can have the HGTE kit fitted retrospectively by the dealer. Mine is a GTB and will stay that way. The ride is sublime in wet weather mode and I can live with the slower beat change.
Finally, get the dealer to force the GFV up on the finance deal. I went with Ferrari Finance and I was offered 45% after 4 years and got it to 50%. Made a difference to the monthlies of £100 per month.