Wednesday 22nd July 2009

Get That Ferrari Home For Free

New roadside assistance service offered free to all post-1947 Ferraris

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If you’ve got a classic Ferrari that you never take out in case it breaks down, this new ‘get you home’ package could be just the ticket.

Are we saying old Ferraris are unreliable?

The new ‘With You’ service just announced by Ferrari, will give the current owners of all its cars built since 1947 a free 12-month package of roadside assistance, plus re-imbursement of expenses like unexpected hotel bills, the cost of returning home without your car, or for reaching the Ferrari Authorised Service Centre to which your (presently) untrustworthy steed has been taken.

It seems from the press release that you won’t be able to ask the ‘With You’ recovery service to drop your car round to your favourite ‘non-authorised’ Ferrari specialist, so presumably the scheme has been designed partly to encourage owners of older cars back into the official Ferrari fold.

The ‘With You’ package doesn’t extend to newer models already covered under Ferrari GB's four-year warranty on new cars, or those covered by extended warranty under the POWER program.

The new service is free of charge and is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, says Ferrari. To activate cover in the UK, owners need only contact the Ferrari Client Service number – 0808 234 3324

[stuart-b]

Wow, a £50 saving to move your car to a dealer charging you twice as much an an inde....

[CampDavid]

Why have they bothered to state allm post 1947 cars, as far as I know they didn't make anything before this time!

[red_slr]

Doh just re-read it.... post 47, so everything I guess.

Edited by red_slr on Wednesday 22 July 11:27

[plasticpig]

Is a dealer service department likley to know much about fixing a 166 Spyder Corsa?

[dinkel]

plasticpig said:

Is a dealer service department likley to know much about fixing a 166 Spyder Corsa?

They will probably fly in the experts.

Did RR do such a service in the 70s?

[plasticpig]

dinkel said:

plasticpig said:

Is a dealer service department likley to know much about fixing a 166 Spyder Corsa?

They will probably fly in the experts.

Did RR do such a service in the 70s?

I doubt it. After all a Rolls Royce dosent break down it just fails to proceed.

[XTR2Turbo]

slightly off topic but I thought new ferrari's now came with a four year warranty not 3 years.

[Chris-R]

XTR2Turbo said:

slightly off topic but I thought new ferrari's now came with a four year warranty not 3 years.

We stand corrected!

[acf8181]

If you can afford a ferrari surely a recovery bill isn't gonna worry you that much?

[Dr G]

acf8181 said:

If you can afford a ferrari surely a recovery bill isn't gonna worry you that much?

That's a maybe - it's more a case of finding someone that knows what they're doing at 4am when you're 1000 miles from home.

[geofflowe]

I think owners will also find that once dragged to the dealer and they find something wrong, if the owner then doesn't have it repaired there the full cost of the towing will have to be paid - that is how a service manager explained it to me anyway!

[spice]

yep all 07 onwards have four years and free rodside recovery

[tedzwedz]

CampDavid said:

Why have they bothered to state allm post 1947 cars, as far as I know they didn't make anything before this time!

Correct, the first ferari road car was the 1947 125 S, powered by a 1.5 L V12 engine

[stuart-b]

tedzwedz said:

CampDavid said:

Why have they bothered to state allm post 1947 cars, as far as I know they didn't make anything before this time!

Correct, the first ferari road car was the 1947 125 S, powered by a 1.5 L V12 engine

Jesus, the pistons must be TINY! Like a model aircraft engine! Wow. Impressive.

[Mattt]

acf8181 said:

If you can afford a ferrari surely a recovery bill isn't gonna worry you that much?

Not all Ferrari owners are multi-billionaires.

I think you will find the majority of supercar owners do consider running costs.

[456mgt]

I'll stick with my AA cover thanks all the same.

[AndrewW-G]

tedzwedz said:

CampDavid said:

Why have they bothered to state allm post 1947 cars, as far as I know they didn't make anything before this time!

Correct, the first ferari branded road car was the 1947 125 S, powered by a 1.5 L V12 engine

EFA, AAC tipo 815 would have been the first if it wasnt for his contract with Afla

[lambo_xx]

Dr G said:

acf8181 said:

If you can afford a ferrari surely a recovery bill isn't gonna worry you that much?

That's a maybe - it's more a case of finding someone that knows what they're doing at 4am when you're 1000 miles from home.

+1

[M3CHA-MONK3Y]

JRM Rossi said:

Just ues me ! www.jrmrecovery.com lol

Nice pitch!

[mc_blue]

This still through the RAC?