Ferrari Mailing List: Lead time on a new Ferrari

[Britt2Asa (britt2asa]

Hi guys,

Thought you may find this interesting. Some good friends of mine here in the 
Midlands who are long term members of the FOC and the area group I run were 
looking for another Ferrari. They race a 308 and use to race a 355 in the club 
hill climb championship so they know their cars and know how to drive. Since 
they own everything from the Ferraris to a Triumph TR8, a Macan and a special 
you would never have heard of, they were thinking "Grand Tourer" and 
"California". Now if you haven't driven a California, it really is a great 
practical GT and really is fast as hell. Wanting something new they were 
looking for a 2-3 year old California at the Ferrari Dealership in Birmingham 
(Greypauls).  Brian actually wanted a base car with just shields and adjustable 
suspension but all the used cars at Greypauls were loaded with tons of options 
£30,000 wasn't unusual. Brian found the asking prices for these cars much to 
high and the salesman at Greypaul asked if they had considered a new Ferrrai?

Well who wouldn't like to own a factory new Ferrari just once in your life? 
Basically Brian ordered a new California and was quoted an 8 week delivery 
time. It arrived this week right on time. The car is a base California with 
only the two options plus constructing seat stitching. The cost of the new car 
was far less than the used models loaded with carbon fibre at the same dealer. 

Obviously this is a RHD UK market car but I was surprised the lead time was 
less than for the new 5 series I ordered from BMW (10 weeks)! The lead time for 
the 488 is still 2+ years here in the UK for what it's worth.....

At our next FOC meeting we will toast Brian's new California. I suspect it will 
do around 10k per year despite all the other cars he owns. For travels to Le 
Mans and the Continent it's going to be a great option.....

Regards

BR in the UK

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