Thinking of buying a Ferrari 360 Spyder
Discussion
Hi all,
After 2 weeks of self-indulgent thinking, I have decided to buy a Ferrari 360. Apart from the obvious requests for purchasing hints and tips, I have seen the following 03 model available for £43k
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2687231.htm
31k miles and has had a recent clutch / service
Does anyone know anything about this car or do you think I am paying over the odds?
Thanks in advance
After 2 weeks of self-indulgent thinking, I have decided to buy a Ferrari 360. Apart from the obvious requests for purchasing hints and tips, I have seen the following 03 model available for £43k
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2687231.htm
31k miles and has had a recent clutch / service
Does anyone know anything about this car or do you think I am paying over the odds?
Thanks in advance
This manual looks better value http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2783577.htm
As a non owner (which probably makes my opinion worthless) i would say that the colour doesnt do the car justice.
If it was me i would go for red with tan interior (i know its the same old, however to my eye it is a far better colour combination.
I would also go for a manual gearbox as well.
Purely personal opinion though so good luck with your purchase, whatever it turns out to be.
If it was me i would go for red with tan interior (i know its the same old, however to my eye it is a far better colour combination.
I would also go for a manual gearbox as well.
Purely personal opinion though so good luck with your purchase, whatever it turns out to be.
johnnyreggae said:
This manual looks better value http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2783577.htm
Interesting, would it make a massive difference the age of the cars being 03 and 01. Would the 03 have a higher resale value in 24 months or does these facts become immaterial when dealing with Ferraris.fatboy69 said:
As a non owner (which probably makes my opinion worthless) i would say that the colour doesnt do the car justice.
If it was me i would go for red with tan interior (i know its the same old, however to my eye it is a far better colour combination.
I would also go for a manual gearbox as well.
Purely personal opinion though so good luck with your purchase, whatever it turns out to be.
Thanks for the response, I have had mixed views about the transmission and heard the clutch was pretty stiff on the manual and the response of the F1 is blistering. I must admit the red is attractive, but I wanted something a little different.If it was me i would go for red with tan interior (i know its the same old, however to my eye it is a far better colour combination.
I would also go for a manual gearbox as well.
Purely personal opinion though so good luck with your purchase, whatever it turns out to be.
Chris355 said:
Silver and grigio alloy are cheaper as they are significantly less sought after. Red is the most sought after and thus most expensive. Fact.
If I was buying a 31k mile silver car I would want to pay sub £40k. If red i would expect £45+
Does it make much difference on the actual year of the car, as I thought maybe an 03 car at 31k, would hold more value than a 2001 model at slightly less mileage say 25k?If I was buying a 31k mile silver car I would want to pay sub £40k. If red i would expect £45+
MCTheGuvnor said:
Thanks for that, as it is looking like a Silver / Black / Red colour preference
When I say its a personal choice, I think the fact people like red would make me want to pay less for non-red. You know full well you'll be told its worth less when you come to sell 
Whatever you decide, I hope you find a good one and enjoy!
Do it!
I'm two months into owning a Grigio Silverstone 430 I simply didn't want red, and when I saw this one it looked so classy. Colour is a matter of personal opinion, and when it is my money, it is my opinion that counts. Come to Dad's Day Out at Dunsfold on Saturday. I believe that there are 50+ Ferraris going - in all colours.
I'm two months into owning a Grigio Silverstone 430 I simply didn't want red, and when I saw this one it looked so classy. Colour is a matter of personal opinion, and when it is my money, it is my opinion that counts. Come to Dad's Day Out at Dunsfold on Saturday. I believe that there are 50+ Ferraris going - in all colours.
I have been thinking about a 360 spider as my next car purchase (probably next year now though) and have been keeping an eye on them in them in the classifieds for the last few months or so now.I will be looking at a similar price range of £45k ish.A red one would certainly be my first choice closely followed by black (with a cream interior) and i have noticed that black and red cars are very few and far between at this price range.
It seems that red 360s,spiders in particular are asking £5k+ more,all other things being equal,than colours such as silver,grey,blue etc.A friend of mine has a silver spider with blue interior and it just doesn't look special enough to me.
You would imagine,certainly as in the old days,that the majority of ferraris sold would be red and this would make them a more common sight and maybe cheaper 2nd hand buy than colours such as silver and grey.This dosn't seem to be the case with the 360 and other modern ferraris.
Maybe ferrari owners these days want to be a bit more discreet which to some extent is understandable.
It seems that red 360s,spiders in particular are asking £5k+ more,all other things being equal,than colours such as silver,grey,blue etc.A friend of mine has a silver spider with blue interior and it just doesn't look special enough to me.
You would imagine,certainly as in the old days,that the majority of ferraris sold would be red and this would make them a more common sight and maybe cheaper 2nd hand buy than colours such as silver and grey.This dosn't seem to be the case with the 360 and other modern ferraris.
Maybe ferrari owners these days want to be a bit more discreet which to some extent is understandable.
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