Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Spec-ing Our A New Ferrari Order [Ferrari Digest, Vol 26, Issue 37]

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Adam:
 
The quick and dirty of it is you are making a significant cash outflow on  
the car anyway you look at it and I would suggest that you figure out whatever  
makes you happy and equip it exactly that way. I know there are a lot of 
experts  who can advise you on which options will reward you with the best 
payback, 
but  IMNSHO shopping for a niche car, as Ferraris are and most probably 
always will  be (at least if the factory can make it work that way, I 
understand 
that they  like to produce ~5k cars/yr. but also are concerned about keeping 
the 
in-line  time to ~2 yrs. so as to not discourage potential new car buyers and 
cause them  to divert to something such as a Lamborghini), and as I believe 
it was Clyde  said, the dealers always love to have the buyer take an in-stock 
used (e.g.  trade in from another new car buyer) car to drive in the interim 
until their  newly positioned order is filled).
 
I would add that given the size of the investment, why not just consider a  
trip to the factory before the due date for bespoking (bespeaking?) the car and 
 examine things from a close-up perspective? I think that the trip may be the 
 best investment you can make in terms of getting exactly what you want, and  
seeing what is available. I don't know how the Ferrari dealers feel about 
this,  but colleague (who married into far more wealth than I shall ever see) 
is 
in the  process of ordering a new Phantom and was encouraged to make a trip to 
Greenwood  before finalizing the bespoke order on that car. This way you can 
see exactly  how each of the options look and feel, and can get the answer as 
to whether you  exact requests can be fulfilled or if a compromise that also 
makes you happy can  be had.
 
Just a few thought from someone who is several years away from ordering  
anything like a Ferrari.
 
Dr. Steve
 
In a message dated 9/21/2008 10:41:26 A.M. Central Daylight Time,  
ferrari-request [at] ferrarilist.com writes:

I look  forward to any and all advice
 
 

Dr.  Stephen B. Spies, CES, CFI
Director, Forensic Sciences  Laboratory
Explosives Engineering Technologies
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