Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Maranello 575

[Britt2Asa (Britt2Asa]

It is tempting to buy a car with so few miles if it has been stored  properly 
and is not rusted out because it is as near as I may get to a "new"  Ferrari. 
I agree what you say about being careful but lets be honest, I have  bought 
many cars with loads of miles that had their share of problems as well  from 
previous owners who not only drove them but also tried to repair them  (often 
on 
the cheap) and that brings a whole new load of issues so i think there  is 
good and bad. Would I buy a car from Clyde? Heck YES but then pilots have a  
great idea of what maintenance is. Would I buy an 80,000 mile car from Paddy  
O'Riley when I have no idea how carefully he drove it or took care of it 
instead  
of a 10,000 mile garage queen? Ummm, probably not.
 
On a separate note, I wonder if the newer generation of Ferraris, (550s and  
newer)  are better at sitting than the older ones? And I do wonder how much  a 
car has to used to keep it from being a complete minefield if it is low miles 
 and 10 years old?
 
The UK market does not like cars Ferraris that have more than 20k miles on  
them. Sad but a fact. Makes it very very hard to sell a car at all that has 
even  30k miles on it but that is of course helpful when you are looking to buy 
and  don't mind. BTW the 512TR and 550 market are priced almost exactly the 
same now  for cars with 30k miles (never seen a 512TR over here with more than 
30k miles  actually) so that's gonna be a hard choice to make in the future.
 
Britt
 

I here  ypu Britt but if ypu buy a car with low miles that has been stored 
you have to  ask yourself has it been stored properly? Otherwise you will be 
buying a  museum piece nice to look at but it will not run! I have over 80K on 
my 
93 512  TR and when I decide to sell I will sell it to only someone who can 
appreciate  that the car has been used not just washed and waxed!

The sad thing is  that when you look at Ebay right now there are 550s and 
575s that are 4yrs and  older with no miles on them that are rotting.

It is like buying a used  house that no one has been living in. The frame is 
there but that's it.  

Clyde 
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-----Original Message-----
From:  Britt2Asa [at] aol.com

Date: Sat, 9 Feb 2008 17:42:25 
To:clyde  <clyderomero [at] worldnet.att.net>
Cc:ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com
Subject:  Re: [Ferrari] Maranello 575




I have recently looked at a '91  Mondial T Cab with 10,000 miles. The owner  
works in Singapore so the  car has been stored long term. He has driven it 
once  
in 4 years and  now is wanting to sell it. Priced the same as a mid-level   
328GTS.
BTW it is very very difficult to sell a Ferrari with miles on  it over here.  
For anything upto 10 years old if it has more than 20k  most dealers and  
independents won't touch it. One of them told me  that after 20k miles the 
people  
wanting to buy just  evaporate.

Britt



It's  good to see we're "Drivers"  here!   As you said, it's better to  drive 
them than let  them sit & rot - there's a sweet spot though of low  miles but 
 
not miles that are too low - less than 1000 miles in 4-5 years is   way too 
low. 
OTOH, the MB I bought early last year - a 91 with 99k on  it  or approx 7000 
mi per year.  I did some checking and the  owner drove it  3-5 miles a day 
back 
& forth to work and  lunch.  

IMO that's low miles - but enough to keep things from  rotting from  
under-use.  I replaced some stuff - mostly regular  maintanence items and  my 
wife 
stated driving it to work on a 110 mi  RT of mostly 70 mph  driving.  After 6 
months 
of that it ran  perfectly and all the rubber,  plastic and other stuff is 
still young  enough to be in perfect  condition.

There's a place called  www.Sloancars.com who  specializes in ultra low 
mileage cars (mostly  Porsches) and asks high dollar  for them - like an 87 
959 with 
~4000  miles on it.   Total waste of  money IMO - as you say, cars are  meant 
to 
be driven!

You're probably right about the Ferrari being  on Consignment at The Stable - 
 
while the owner and his agents still  try to sell it.

Have a nice  weekend - 

Larry T (66 MGB, 74  911, 78 240D, 91  300D)










BR in the  UK
1986 328GTS (LHD 89,940km) Died August 19, 2006 Shrewsbury UK
1980 400i  (RHD 72,000 miles)
Searching for the right 512TR
2003 BMW 530d
1991  Alfa Spider S4