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Is it me or has anyone else noticed that prices of late 612's are on the up? To me they are just looking better with age and because so few cars were produced, especially one to one's people are now jumping on the band wagon. An example of this, a Mercedes dealership recently 'sold' a low miles Grigio car with red carbon interior for £137,000!
I certainly put money where my mouth is and recently purchased a late 612 HGTC one to one, a car I could have had two years ago for a lot less money. My belief now is that this car will surpass its original purchase price of get this, £245,000 in the not too distant future.
Interested to hear opinions on the 612 market or indeed Ferrari prices in general. Regardless, the car is epic in every sense and will be staying for a very long time.
Charlie Sparrow
Is it me or has anyone else noticed that prices of late 612's are on the up? To me they are just looking better with age and because so few cars were produced, especially one to one's people are now jumping on the band wagon. An example of this, a Mercedes dealership recently 'sold' a low miles Grigio car with red carbon interior for £137,000!
I certainly put money where my mouth is and recently purchased a late 612 HGTC one to one, a car I could have had two years ago for a lot less money. My belief now is that this car will surpass its original purchase price of get this, £245,000 in the not too distant future.
Interested to hear opinions on the 612 market or indeed Ferrari prices in general. Regardless, the car is epic in every sense and will be staying for a very long time.
Charlie Sparrow
Manual gearboxes on the 612 did not suit the car according to the motoring press of the time. The only reason to buy a manual box would be for its rarity and potential future value.
My car is a late 2008 model with upgraded gearbox mapping software. Being critical it's a little sloppy at times, I'm driving mainly in Sport F1A mode and early observations are it tends to change gears when it wants to which is not ideal. The ZF gearbox in my Quattroporte GTS is better being a full automatic however you are never in th wrong gear for long.
Drop a cog, hit the fast pedal and hold on for dear life, this car will not stop accelerating until you run out of road or talent! Equally as impressive is the way the car stops, mines on Carbon Ceramics and they are mighty impressive, as is the handling when you are on it!
The 612 is super car fast even by modern day standards, which begs the question how fast is fast?
More updates as they happen.
Charly Sparrow
My car is a late 2008 model with upgraded gearbox mapping software. Being critical it's a little sloppy at times, I'm driving mainly in Sport F1A mode and early observations are it tends to change gears when it wants to which is not ideal. The ZF gearbox in my Quattroporte GTS is better being a full automatic however you are never in th wrong gear for long.
Drop a cog, hit the fast pedal and hold on for dear life, this car will not stop accelerating until you run out of road or talent! Equally as impressive is the way the car stops, mines on Carbon Ceramics and they are mighty impressive, as is the handling when you are on it!
The 612 is super car fast even by modern day standards, which begs the question how fast is fast?
More updates as they happen.
Charly Sparrow
The F1 gearbox is a little messy on up shifts only, however if you lift off the fast pedal momentarily before changing gear this avoids the jerkiness. No issues on downshifts.
My car is a late one to one, I believe there are only 17 in the country regardless these cars are heading north in terms of value and will prove a good investment over time. Investment aside people should not forget how capable these cars are, a true super car!
Charly Sparrow
My car is a late one to one, I believe there are only 17 in the country regardless these cars are heading north in terms of value and will prove a good investment over time. Investment aside people should not forget how capable these cars are, a true super car!
Charly Sparrow
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