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Re: Ferrari's future?
From: Clyde Romero (clyderomerof4bellsouth.net)
Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2014 12:06:18 -0700 (PDT)
Lash
Its business 
The more they sell 
The more money they make
The profit margins are out the roof on the cars 
Dealer mark up is 15% on every car
And you have to order them!
There are only 23 dealers in the US which is Ferrari's largest market
Used Ferraris one year old damn near bring MSRP 
It's like pouring sand out of shoe with the instructions on the heel !
Dealers buy back used cars from individuals and sell them at premium 
Do I have to go on anymore?


Apparently I do 
Older Ferraris are just that 
Shitty brakes and marginal A/C if at all
And you want me to spend how much for that 35 year old car?
Please 
New money is smarter than that
Look what Lexus did toMercedes 
If your going to throw $200k plus large at 4 wheels it better have decent air besides a prancing horse on the fenders 

 


Clyde Romero

In Victory you deserve Champagne
In Defeat You Need It!
If you obey all the rules
You miss all the fun !






On Oct 8, 2014, at 12:42 PM, LS via Ferrari <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com> wrote:

FG, your comments were always right on.

Clyde's comment of "Ferrari only had one year where they did not sell all they made" is a scary, sad corporate sellout metric.

I'm shocked that he said that instead of commenting on the lack of soul in most of their model line.

Long live the old school hardware!

LS




 



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From: Fellippe Galletta <fellippe.galletta [at] gmail.com>
To: LS <lashdeep [at] yahoo.com>
Cc: The FerrariList <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 8, 2014 1:21 PM
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Ferrari's future?

It's a catch 22.....

You want the PURITY, absolutely.

But at the same time the exotic car business became a business much more than it ever had before. Production numbers all across the board (all manufacturers) are through the roof and the focus on quality and performance #s is also at an all time high. 

I hate to play devil's advocate here, but it might be the choice between "soul-less Ferraris" and extinction. 

A lot less risk taking in the marketplace with regards to styling, and lost in the superior engineering lately is the attention to detail that gave these cars some edge (or maybe the edge has been eliminated intentionally to please "the market"). 

I'm just lucky we grew up when these cars were real fantasies, and they'll always be around in the used market. 

And apparently that might be the cause of the recent upswing in prices for the older Italian exotic. People might finally have gotten the hint......10 years or so ago I'd post up on some of these forums and get laughed at for making these comments and now peeps are agreeing. 

Rookies. :)

FG

On Wed, Oct 8, 2014 at 11:03 PM, LS via Ferrari <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com> wrote:


Ferrari can only get worse...it has been pretty bad since LdM took over.

Passion Marques are always best under their namesake or founder. The first buyout after usually leaves a generation of virtuous models due to leftover design and technology. They models after that leftover generation start the bad slide...

LS
 



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From: George <ygpz4re [at] hotmail.com>
To: LS <lashdeep [at] yahoo.com>
Cc: The FerrariList <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 8, 2014 12:22 PM
Subject: [Ferrari] Ferrari's future?

Who else wonders about what the future holds for Ferrari?  Not just because LdM has left, but also because of the Fiat/Chrysler merger.  Does anyone else think that F/C will destroy the Ferrari name/legacy?  Or does *everyone* else think that?

Jaguar also had a decade or two of floundering when its founder died in the 80's, but lately seems to be making a pretty strong comeback (if you haven't driven the new F-Type, you should - even if I could afford a new Ferrari, I might actually opt for the new F-Type R Coupe - it's a rocket ship!).

Thinking aloud here is all.....

gp

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