Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Cost of Ferrari Ownership

[E M (pokiebaron]

You know the whole problem with the 456's windows is probably due to it
being a 4 seater. Bet those kids riding along in the back seat are fiddling
with the window switches the whole time.  If you tell them to keep their
hands off, I bet they'd last as long in a 456 as they do a 550. hee hee

Ed
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On 23/01/2008, Peter Pless <ferrarilist [at] pless.com.au> wrote:
>
> Yeah I know...i wasn't complaining...i know what they cost...and I'm on my
> 6th so it obviously doesn't worry me...i was just passing on the info,
> really.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rick Lindsay [mailto:rolindsay [at] yahoo.com]
> Sent: Thursday, 24 January 2008 9:33 AM
> To: Peter Pless
> Cc: 'The FerrariList'
> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Cost of Ferrari Ownership
>
> Peter, I paid $29k for our Land Rover two years ago.
> It's value now is about $15k for a loss, not counting $500 is services, of
> about $7k per year.
>
> My SL500 was also $29k just under three years ago.
> Sold it for $12k after investing $6000 in repairs.
> That's about $8k per year.
>
> I know that is not what you were originally talking about but if one
> considers total out-of-pocket...a Ferrari that holds its value doesn't
> look
> so bad.
>
> As for the 456 vs 550, I have heard nothing but bad about the 456 and
> nothing but good about the 550.
> Strange that.  Also, look at the value of a 456 versus time and you'll see
> a
> chart worse that our stock market!  I looked at this because I considered
> a
> 456 for a while.  Ended up keeping my 308GTB and buying a new M-B C300.
> Forza uh... Ferrari!
>
> :-P
>
> rick
>
> --- Peter Pless <ferrarilist [at] pless.com.au> wrote:
>
> > My 355 is in the process of getting and engine rebuild and a full
> > respray.
> > Once this is done, the car will average costing me just over $10k per
> > year all up.
>
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