Would you swap a 458 Aperta for a 918 Spyder + NO cash

[Wilmslowboy]

Perhaps the thread title should have read would you swap ........for a 981 spyder ??

[sone]

No brainer, I'm a big Ferrari fan but I'd do the swap in a heart beat, run the 918 for 12 months sell it buy a standard Speciale and trouser 400k and enjoy my free car. What a dilemma! I always think the Aperta's, 16M etc are ornament cars that are rarely driven and usually just looked at and bought out at shows. These cars need to be experienced at high speed on track. In the Aperta your bouffant will get ruined(-:

[footsoldier]

sone said:

These cars need to be experienced at high speed on track. In the Aperta your bouffant will get ruined(-:

True, but don't forget there's a bouffant risk with 918 as well. Here's mine with bouffant protection in place.



Genuinely in a different time zone to Speciale we had just passed (much as i would still like a Speciale!)

[Anjum]

isaldiri said:

R8Steve said:

Yes, surely you'd be mad not to?

^ this.

One is Porsche's all out no expense spared technology showcase built to an incredible standard.

The other is a tarted up standard model convertible with build quality that is nothing to shout about and already has considerable scuttle shake and almost certainly will be built in larger numbers than Ferrari will claim despite the 'limited run' status.

Utter madness to even have to think about it in a flat swap IMO.

isaldiri - have you driven an Aperta yet?

A

[Anjum]

nutbehinddawheel said:

Would you ?

I would.

BUT....

Did you order the Aperta from new? If so - you know that Ferrari won't like it and won't let you order anything else special......

That, nutbehindthewheel, only you can answer......

[Camlet]

WCZ said:

nutbehinddawheel said:

Would you ?

yes, because I like free money
just sell it for £700k and buy anther Aperta @ ~500k then snort the profit

I know "man math" assumes some creative license but can you please explain how you arrived at the above?

[nutbehinddawheel]

woppum said:

Lol, my fave thread ever !

Happy to have raised a smile or two !

[nutbehinddawheel]

sone said:

No brainer, I'm a big Ferrari fan but I'd do the swap in a heart beat, run the 918 for 12 months sell it buy a standard Speciale and trouser 400k and enjoy my free car. What a dilemma! I always think the Aperta's, 16M etc are ornament cars that are rarely driven and usually just looked at and bought out at shows. These cars need to be experienced at high speed on track. In the Aperta your bouffant will get ruined(-:

No bouffant-NO HAIR

[isaldiri]

Anjum said:

isaldiri - have you driven an Aperta yet?

A

No but it's not a great stretch to assume the aperta to speciale would be at minimum similar to the difference between the 458 spider and coupe is it?

[WCZ]

Camlet said:

I know "man math" assumes some creative license but can you please explain how you arrived at the above?

he swaps his Aperta for a 918
sells the 918 for £700k/1m euros+
spends £500k on a Aperta leaving £200k profit...

[Camlet]

WCZ said:

Camlet said:

I know "man math" assumes some creative license but can you please explain how you arrived at the above?

he swaps his Aperta for a 918
sells the 918 for £700k/1m euros+
spends £500k on a Aperta leaving £200k profit...

Got it. So complete fantasy then. Just checking.

[pastrana72]

Depends if it was a acid green 918

Apparently they are worth a bit more.

http://gtspirit.com/2015/08/28/3-million-acid-gree...

[Wilder]

WCZ said:

yes, because I like free money
just sell it for £700k and buy anther Aperta @ ~500k then snort the profit

[WCZ]

Camlet said:

Got it. So complete fantasy then. Just checking.

what part of it is fantasy?

I don't see how this isn't a complete no-brainer with massive profit in it.

what, in your opinion is the going rate for both cars at the moment?

Edited by WCZ on Saturday 29th August 16:09

[footsoldier]

I genuinely wouldn't swap my 918 for two 458 Apertas.

[Camlet]

WCZ said:

Camlet said:

Got it. So complete fantasy then. Just checking.

what part of it is fantasy?

I don't see how this isn't a complete no-brainer with massive profit in it.

what, in your opinion is the going rate for both cars at the moment?

Edited by WCZ on Saturday 29th August 16:09

A RHD Aperta 550K, a 918 with del miles 950K. Not even close. Assuming you can find a UK RHD Aperta with an owner prepared to be black listed by Ferrari.

And per my earlier post why would anyone from a purely financial perspective who owns a 918 swap their car for a 458 SA?

Edited by Camlet on Saturday 29th August 17:03

[woppum]

I don't have an Aperta but would truly love one. I wouldn't swap it for my speciale or my 918 though. It won't be as fun on track as the spaz and it will not get me across Europe in bliss like the 918. The Aperta would have to be an extra, which really would be a luxury!

[WCZ]

Camlet said:

A RHD Aperta 550K, a 918 with del miles 950K. Not even close. Assuming you can find a UK RHD Aperta with an owner prepared to be black listed by Ferrari.

And per my earlier post why would anyone from a purely financial perspective who owns a 918 swap their car for a 458 SA?

Edited by Camlet on Saturday 29th August 17:03

I mis-read the thread, I thought OP had a 918 owner lined up who was willing to swap, I was agreeing with you that it's a no brainer if you had someone stupid enough to do so.

[Camlet]

WCZ said:

Camlet said:

A RHD Aperta 550K, a 918 with del miles 950K. Not even close. Assuming you can find a UK RHD Aperta with an owner prepared to be black listed by Ferrari.

And per my earlier post why would anyone from a purely financial perspective who owns a 918 swap their car for a 458 SA?

Edited by Camlet on Saturday 29th August 17:03

I mis-read the thread, I thought OP had a 918 owner lined up who was willing to swap, I was agreeing with you that it's a no brainer if you had someone stupid enough to do so.

[HIS LM]

nutbehinddawheel said:

Sales of used 918 have stalled , prices are falling.
Aperta on the other hand has strong demand.
Prices will soon converge

So have you decided to swap or not ?