Ferrari Mailing List: Re: 575

[Gary Reed (gary]

That sounds great Clyde!   Had you considered a 599 GTB?  Looks like they have really come down in price, and with timing chains, would be less maintenance.

 

Cheers,

 

Gary

 

From: Ferrari [mailto:ferrari-bounces+gary=garyreedsales.com [at] ferrarilist.com] On Behalf Of clyderomerof4 [at] gmail.com
Sent: Friday, October 11, 2024 11:43 AM
To: Gary Reed <gary [at] garyreedsales.com>
Cc: The FerrariList <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Subject: [Ferrari] 575

 

Picked up a 2004 575

Bought it for $130K( they were asking 139), I know every one of you wanted to know what I Paid!

 it had 23,971 on it and ok service records

It was a late model build so it had some factory upgrades my old car did not have

Noticeably quicker shifting in the manual mode which is the way I drive these F-1 gear boxes

 

This one had the same issue mine had but they caught it early

Common problem with the 12 cylinder the lower crank timing bearings

This is much like the transaxle issue on TR’s

If you own a 550/575/612 this problem exists so be advised

Catch it early or you will end up like I did

 

On another note this dealership had a 2004 575 that had less than 500 miles on it!

I told the guy never start it

There is no lubrication on any of the cylinder walls and every seal on that thing has dried up

It’s a museum piece at best and they wanted $189K for it

There was one I was looking at in Nashville at the Ferrari dealer, it had the Joseph Mengele seats!

And there was another at a Volvo dealership in Jacksonville he wanted way too much for a car that had CAT issues!

 

Anyway that’s it for me the drive home was great

The only thing I hate about this one is the color

RED

My old one was Black and stealthy

 

 

 

 

CLYDE

 

In victory you deserve Champagne

In defeat you need it!

 

   

 

 

 

Scars are tattoos with better stories!

 

Clyde Romero

Clyderomerof4 [at] gmail.com        

678  6419932

 

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