Ferrari 550, 1 owner, only 109,000 miles FSH.Well would you?
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I think I'd be much happier paying an extra 10k for this, even if I'm not gone on the colour.
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3923415.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3923415.htm
Lovely car. Fantastic colour combo. Good ad. Very rare kind of owner.
However still over priced, but there isn't another one like it so who knows.
Also I'd like to have a good look at the interior. Ferrari's tend to show interior wear, and the few older 550's I've seen don't hide their age well on the inside.
However still over priced, but there isn't another one like it so who knows.
Also I'd like to have a good look at the interior. Ferrari's tend to show interior wear, and the few older 550's I've seen don't hide their age well on the inside.
rallycross said:
anyone who spends £15k on a respray on a 100k mile car is crackers.
Even when the car in question is a Ferrari 550 that will in time appreciate regardless of miles. A well used and cared for 550 will be better than some low mileage one that's been bought by a half wit with his £40k inheritance on one as a weekend toy but hasn't got the funds nor sense to look after it properly. billybob69 said:
''Maintained to aircraft standards and always warmed up properly, it has only ever been driven smoothly by myself, a Police trained Class 1 advanced driver''
really? aircraft standards... bs
''a Police trained Class 1 advanced driver'' what relevance does this have to the price of rice in china?
The aircraft standards bit made me laugh. Curious to know what that actually means...really? aircraft standards... bs
''a Police trained Class 1 advanced driver'' what relevance does this have to the price of rice in china?
Chrisw666 said:
Even when the car in question is a Ferrari 550 that will in time appreciate regardless of miles. A well used and cared for 550 will be better than some low mileage one that's been bought by a half wit with his £40k inheritance on one as a weekend toy but hasn't got the funds nor sense to look after it properly.
Quite simply. He is taking the piss. I turned down a 67k mile Grigio/Burgundy car 2 years ago at £30k because it needed £5k of work to put it right and was then expensive. Allowing for the fact that the market has been (trying to) talk these cars up, that car might now be a £35k car, this 109k mile 550 has to be priced at £20-£25k for it to be taken seriously.And anyone buying it has to be prepared to own it forever or sell it on for £10-£15k.
I can't believe the trade would make an offer for it about £10k
I'm sure you know a tad more about the Ferrari market than me, I was responding to the why spend £15k on a respray for a leggy car comment over it being value at £38k.
I'd still take a well used car (maybe not that well used) over a garage queen that had been passed around just before bill time.
I'd still take a well used car (maybe not that well used) over a garage queen that had been passed around just before bill time.
Too expensive, but fastidiously maintained. If you owned it for three years you'd probably have to spend nothing other than routine servicing, which might make up for part of the OTT pricing (in line with others, I reckon it's £10k too high).
Aircraft standard maintenance - certain checks carried out every time the plane is to be used, and rectified before flight. Others based on time - parts to be replaced regardless of condition, based purely on hours served. The plane doesn't ever exceed these, and will never fly if the checks aren't carried out. A D-class aircraft check will see the plane pretty much disassembled and rebuilt, whether or not it shows sign of wear You get the idea.If this is what this guy has really done, then it'll be at least as good as when it came out of Maranello.
Whilst, I think this is massively impressive, the problem is that no-one else will see the value, and you'll drop £10k the minute you buy it.
Aircraft standard maintenance - certain checks carried out every time the plane is to be used, and rectified before flight. Others based on time - parts to be replaced regardless of condition, based purely on hours served. The plane doesn't ever exceed these, and will never fly if the checks aren't carried out. A D-class aircraft check will see the plane pretty much disassembled and rebuilt, whether or not it shows sign of wear You get the idea.If this is what this guy has really done, then it'll be at least as good as when it came out of Maranello.
Whilst, I think this is massively impressive, the problem is that no-one else will see the value, and you'll drop £10k the minute you buy it.
longblackcoat said:
Aircraft standard maintenance - certain checks carried out every time the plane is to be used, and rectified before flight. Others based on time - parts to be replaced regardless of condition, based purely on hours served. The plane doesn't ever exceed these, and will never fly if the checks aren't carried out. A D-class aircraft check will see the plane pretty much disassembled and rebuilt, whether or not it shows sign of wear You get the idea.If this is what this guy has really done, then it'll be at least as good as when it came out of Maranello.
I understand what the term means, but to maintain to that standard AND hit over 100k..? Blimey.tim-b said:
advert said:
Just completed 15,000 k concours re-spray by Panel Craft Elite
I always wonder why people would do something like this just before selling a car. Surely you won't get £15k more for it after the respray, than you would with original paint (unless it was in a really bad state)? 
Podie said:
The aircraft standards bit made me laugh. Curious to know what that actually means...
Prior to flight: checking the wings are still attached, ensuring the rudder and ailerons move freely, that instruments work correctly, fuel is brimmed. Then not taking off as it's a f
king car.k-ink said:
Podie said:
The aircraft standards bit made me laugh. Curious to know what that actually means...
Prior to flight: checking the wings are still attached, ensuring the rudder and ailerons move freely, that instruments work correctly, fuel is brimmed. Then not taking off as it's a fking car.
k-ink said:
Advert waffle said:
Handed over to me in 2000 personally by Ferrari president Montezemolo at Silverstone as a result of my UK press articles concerning the reliability of Ferraris as high mileage everyday cars.
So the guy is given a free Ferrari for claiming they are fine for high milage. That is quite some bribe.Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff