Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Buying one car

[Charles Perry (charles]

I would scratch the NSX based on what appears to be horrid depreciation potential. See attached – They sold less than 600 of them in the first year of production. Since rarity wasn’t on your list and the resale market would be infinitesimal – goodbye.

 

California T still horrifyingly ugly. No one asked for a Ferrari with a Kardashian ass. Scratch if you can’t stretch to the Portofino.

 

If you’re already going to have a track car, why bother with the GT4? It’s just going to beat you up on the road. A standard Cayman S would be a better daily by far. Also $100k for a four-cylinder turbo? Not me. And by initial estimates, it’s a full second slower to 60 than the new M5. What’s that? My super-impressive Porsche is outdragged by BMW’s executive whale tank?

 

I’m a huge Corvette fan, but I wouldn’t buy such a radically new GM product in its first year of production. Give them a year or so to work through bugs and production engineering.

 

458 seems to be a great car with some collector/appreciation potential as the last of the normally aspirated. Market is flush with them, so there are deals to be had. Not quite sure they’re down at $150 without higher mileage, but if you’re going to daily drive it anyway, then don’t bother wasting money on a low mileage garage queen where you’re going to piss away that extra premium you paid.

 

So I’m in for the 458. If you’re looking for other interesting units in that price range, possibly McLaren MP4-12C or Lamborghini Huracan.

 

-- charles

 

 

 

From: Ferrari [mailto:ferrari-bounces+charles=carolina-sound.com [at] ferrarilist.com] On Behalf Of Richard J. Hockert
Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2018 11:32 AM
To: Charles Perry
Cc: The FerrariList
Subject: [Ferrari] Buying one car

 

In about eighteen months you are planning to buy another car….

 

Criteria for deciding:

 

·         Reliability

·         Daily driver (except you still have your SUV or Pickup and maybe a track car)

·         Soft budget of about $150,000

·         New or used acceptable

·         Exceptional performance

·         Exceptional looks

 

What do you chose from the following and why?

 

·         NSX

·         California T

·         458

·         New mid-engine Corvette

·         New 4 liter Porsche GT4 RS

 

Just wondering…..

 

Jim in Dallas