RE: V12 Ferraris: Catch It While you Can
Discussion
Vee12V said:
Always loved the 612 for being understated, a manual one is high on the list!
I couldn't agree more - Scags look superb in blue, grey or black (but rubbish in red like most big Ferraris - no sure why though).Haven't a large number of 400s been chopped up for making 250GTO (& the like) replicas?
If at Brands with half an hour to spare, Foskers is a place worth sticking a nose into. Went a couple of years ago. P4/5 replica being built, one of Ferrari's flat 12's in bits, another V12 on the bench. Interesting cars in storage and a ring of classic and rare Ducati's on the balcony.
Would take a 456 or 575 out of all those offered. The others, especially the 612 just do nothing for me.
Would take a 456 or 575 out of all those offered. The others, especially the 612 just do nothing for me.
Claret Badger said:
Great article, but Im sorry, a decent Ferrari 550 was not £35k a year ago. Not even close.
They started at about £45k and you had to pay at least £50k for a decent one. You are now looking at £65k - £70k so still a good increase over the year.
Exactly. I paid £55k in January for a silver one with 32k miles, it's now insured for £75k (not necessarily saying it's worth that, just what it would cost to replace)They started at about £45k and you had to pay at least £50k for a decent one. You are now looking at £65k - £70k so still a good increase over the year.
When I was looking a year ago, £40k was where it was at for the higher mileage ones, they're now £50k and up
The 400 is an absolute pig to look at, it hardly has classic lines does it
Ferarri are like Merc & BMW in that their design progression is so drastic that their old cars look really dated. As a driving experience I really couldn't care less about the old stuff, anything before the 430 or 599 for me. Not that it will ever be a consideration!
Ferarri are like Merc & BMW in that their design progression is so drastic that their old cars look really dated. As a driving experience I really couldn't care less about the old stuff, anything before the 430 or 599 for me. Not that it will ever be a consideration!
Oh please more "investment" c**p
Fact is none of these cars were the best, or mostly, even close to being the best of kind in era
Because they carry a nodding donkey on the badge blokes with a few bob and no idea decide to try to make money by hyping them up
Bring back 1989 and the crash in "values"
Fact is none of these cars were the best, or mostly, even close to being the best of kind in era
Because they carry a nodding donkey on the badge blokes with a few bob and no idea decide to try to make money by hyping them up
Bring back 1989 and the crash in "values"
Wills2 said:
Never used to like the look of these, but this looks great to me now:
Few years back (10+) I was at an auction at Sandown and a 400i came up, I thought it would be a good idea to start bidding, luckily (or unluckily) my bottle went at £7k, and there was someone else happy to pay the final bid of just under £8k, don't think the wife would have every forgave me if id have turned up with a brown Ferrari that had the ability financially cripple most people. I still idly have a look through the classifieds for them as, to me anyway, they are fantastic looking cars, just the thought of anything ever going wrong and the cost of getting it fixed soon snaps me out of it, and this is coming from someone who runs a 928 as a (semi) daily!
As a mechanic in the familly garage,we used to look after a 400.
Although a few years old,I hope it had a hard life because it was a horrible thing to drive and worse to maintain. Trying to get parts was a nightmare due to lack of availability. Made me realise ferraris of this era are to be looked at,not driven. Or at least get someone else to fix them
Although a few years old,I hope it had a hard life because it was a horrible thing to drive and worse to maintain. Trying to get parts was a nightmare due to lack of availability. Made me realise ferraris of this era are to be looked at,not driven. Or at least get someone else to fix them
WCZ said:
what are 456 GT's like to drive?
They are great cars. I use mine as a daily driver and take it everywhere. I mean everywhere. Leave it at the station. Grocery shopping. School run. Pretty much all occassions. I purchased mine in Jan this year and done everything it needed doing at home. I had a Ferrari mechanic friend help me in parts and the whole experience taught me a hell of a lot (I knew nothing before hand!).
I've probably spent about £5k though doing the following
Cambelts
cambelt bearings
fuel/oil filters/air/pollen filters
Spark plugs
oils
brake fluid
recon of radiator plus coolant change
All radiator hoses (every single one!)
Water pump belt
AC Condesner belt
ac condenser (to be fitted still - no point in the winter)
Battery
new windscreen (insurnace covered it)
Plus lots lots more. A lot of things have been preventative, or one of those while we are at it jobs. The car came with no history, so I needed to create a baseline. Its the type of car that for most people the bargepole is too long. I took a (calculated) risk and was left as the winner when the ebay auction ended...
I've made a series of videos of the service for those who are interested. Here is the first. There are 21 in total:
http://youtu.be/-U4YXHbhNCE?list=UUHBclnL7_381gGPD...
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