Ferrari Mailing List: Re: New Ferrari Classic Car Division

[Britt2Asa (Britt2Asa]

I think thats the point entirely.....

> "It will offer uneducated and impatient 
> buyers piece of mind. It's a sign of changing times I guess...why do the 
> work, when someone else will do it for you?"
> 

Not everyone has the time or knowledge to do the research and maybe it is 
just a little bit cool that the factory that built the car (and maybe some 
people 
who actually worked on the car when it was on the line) have looked at it 
again and said "yep, thats right, thats wrong and heres how you can fix it". 
Plus 
if it drives the parts production a bit faster thats good to....(have you 
seen the costs of simple ferrari lens for older models since they aren't made 
anymore? For a 400i the two front turn lens cost 1000.00 dollars from the 
aftermarket since marenello hasn't got any..)

A member of my FOC gang asked a senior person at Ferrari GB how the 16 
dealers in the UK made their money; "Was it from new cars". Tha answer was 
definitely not so you have to ask where are they getting their revenue from. 
New cars 
sales might cover the overheads but you need service work (and a lot of it 
because warrenty with ferrari doesn't pay as well as you might think)

So.... you have to do lots of service and sell used cars but here in the UK 
there are a TON of good independents that offer used cars and good service so 
the competition is stiff. Thus you have to have other products to sell....like 
merchandise....and Classiche maybe....


BR in the UK
1986 328GTS (LHD 89,940km) Died August 19, 2006 Shrewsbury UK
1980 400i (RHD 72,000 miles)