RE: Ferrari 550 Maranello: Spotted
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phib said:
Love my 550 everything I wanted in a Ferrari and the perfect compliment to my 355, had new stuff but it doesn't float my boat either.
Didn't want another red / crème car but this was the best one I could find, €223,000 when new !!! ( not paid by me !!) , quilted parcel shelf, leather headling etc etc etc
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Lovely. Particularly like the gazebo in the garage for the 550Didn't want another red / crème car but this was the best one I could find, €223,000 when new !!! ( not paid by me !!) , quilted parcel shelf, leather headling etc etc etc
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Edited by phib on Thursday 16th July 17:57
Edited by phib on Thursday 16th July 17:58
thatguy11 said:
Anyone else remember the awesome guitar soundtrack from those old Clarkson videos...big time nostalgia hit happening right now!
I think that is about the only one of the VHSs I didn't have, I must find it on the internet and have a watch. I did have (poor) digital copies of most of the VHSs I had, I wonder if they're still about...
I used to watch the 'Unleashed on cars' video probably at least once a week. I can still recite most of the script to various features
Pop quiz... What car "weighs about twice as much as a Golf GTi, so you'd expect it to have twice as much power... No... It has... four times as much. Weighs the same as a planet... goes like the starship enterprise" (queue cheesy music)
SturdyHSV said:
thatguy11 said:
Anyone else remember the awesome guitar soundtrack from those old Clarkson videos...big time nostalgia hit happening right now!
I think that is about the only one of the VHSs I didn't have, I must find it on the internet and have a watch. I did have (poor) digital copies of most of the VHSs I had, I wonder if they're still about...
I used to watch the 'Unleashed on cars' video probably at least once a week. I can still recite most of the script to various features
Pop quiz... What car "weighs about twice as much as a Golf GTi, so you'd expect it to have twice as much power... No... It has... four times as much. Weighs the same as a planet... goes like the starship enterprise" (queue cheesy music)
Best Ferrari to buy for about 4 months ago (when I bought mine just before prices rose sharply), now I think the 456 is the Ferrari to buy, both lovely analog cars! Mine is Grigio Titan with Cuio Daytona seats (was a must for me) and leather shelf and roof lining. Never drove one before I bought it in CH but I was really surprised how easy, almost boring, to drive it is. Love the grunt though!
Just spotted this one at Slades.
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/f...
£66k looks awfully punchy for a 92k miler.
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/f...
£66k looks awfully punchy for a 92k miler.
northernmedia said:
I am not sure what it is with the fake Persian mats but a lot of Swiss car dealers seem to put them in photographs. I live in Switzerland but I haven't got to the bottom of the issue. If you go surfing on Autoscout24.ch you will see lots of cars with them. One of the many things that are odd about the Swiss.Blackbird425 said:
Just spotted this one at Slades.
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/f...
£66k looks awfully punchy for a 92k miler.
Bloody hell looks like it's got braces - that grille!http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/f...
£66k looks awfully punchy for a 92k miler.
mon the fish said:
Blackbird425 said:
Just spotted this one at Slades.
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/f...
£66k looks awfully punchy for a 92k miler.
Bloody hell looks like it's got braces - that grille!http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/f...
£66k looks awfully punchy for a 92k miler.
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/f...
Hessel-xqc55 said:
Best Ferrari to buy for about 4 months ago (when I bought mine just before prices rose sharply), now I think the 456 is the Ferrari to buy, both lovely analog cars! Mine is Grigio Titan with Cuio Daytona seats (was a must for me) and leather shelf and roof lining. Never drove one before I bought it in CH but I was really surprised how easy, almost boring, to drive it is. Love the grunt though!
550M said:
Great cars. I'll say it again though, the reg plates are horrendous. All that money and still making plates look like something they're not. It may as well say C0 CKS. Please. They are brash and a sign of poor taste which is not evident in the car selection. Interesting comments all. Blue is the hue, (over beige), but grigio with wine would also be fine....Factory carbon lifts the interior a notch and there's no doubting the understated drama of the shape...rear three quarters is best. If not yet a true classic, it surely will be...Maranello built fewer RHD 550s than it did Dinos, so it's just a matter of time.
With handling sorted by Schumacher, and with very limited electronic assistance, it's easy to appreciate the chassis...the high point of which is the beautiful and feelsome steering...fantastic for a big V12 front-engined GT.
The recent uplift in prices is a good thing: It makes the cars cost-effective to maintain. And maintenance is way more important than mileage for a useable classic: Future values will reflect this. My advice to anyone owning or thinking of owning a Maranello is don't skimp on maintainance and drive it whenever you can.
Nothing wrong with the latest models...in terms of sheer performance and ability they are stupendous, and probably offer better value for money than Ferraris ever have...but it all began with front-engined V-12 manuals, and the Maranello is really the last of the line.
I have a friend who drives both a 550 and a manual 575M, and he is clear that in most respects, the 550 is best. Manual 575s are already fetching upwards of 150k, and are fast becoming minimal mileage collector cars. Which leaves the 550 at the top of the pile!
With handling sorted by Schumacher, and with very limited electronic assistance, it's easy to appreciate the chassis...the high point of which is the beautiful and feelsome steering...fantastic for a big V12 front-engined GT.
The recent uplift in prices is a good thing: It makes the cars cost-effective to maintain. And maintenance is way more important than mileage for a useable classic: Future values will reflect this. My advice to anyone owning or thinking of owning a Maranello is don't skimp on maintainance and drive it whenever you can.
Nothing wrong with the latest models...in terms of sheer performance and ability they are stupendous, and probably offer better value for money than Ferraris ever have...but it all began with front-engined V-12 manuals, and the Maranello is really the last of the line.
I have a friend who drives both a 550 and a manual 575M, and he is clear that in most respects, the 550 is best. Manual 575s are already fetching upwards of 150k, and are fast becoming minimal mileage collector cars. Which leaves the 550 at the top of the pile!
regarding production numbers
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RHD production for 550 Maranello was 457 which is not a lot when you consider thats for all RHD markets (Australia, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Africa & UK)
factor in that a % will have met their premature demise and be with Signor Enzo say 10% that leaves 400 ish
LHD 2626
RHD production for 550 Maranello was 457 which is not a lot when you consider thats for all RHD markets (Australia, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Africa & UK)
factor in that a % will have met their premature demise and be with Signor Enzo say 10% that leaves 400 ish
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