How many miles did you Ferrari have on it when you got it?

How many miles did you Ferrari have on it when you got it?

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adamellisdj

Original Poster:

409 posts

37 months

Tuesday 16th February 2021
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jon66 said:
Bought at the end of 2015 with 51000 kms on the clock.....currently sat at 88000 kms and no major worries/niggles. Has always had an annual service in the Ferrari dealer network (Stratstone/JCT) with nothing negative to report each time.
I watched a very informative video on YouTube which stated the 458 needs a engine rebuild at 60,000k

https://youtu.be/1_Ry3bjJmmU

HardtopManual

2,403 posts

165 months

Tuesday 16th February 2021
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You call it informative, I'd call it bks. Not sure if you're just trolling at this point?

adamellisdj

Original Poster:

409 posts

37 months

Tuesday 16th February 2021
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HardtopManual said:
You call it informative, I'd call it bks. Not sure if you're just trolling at this point?
Did watch the video. How is it bks?


johnnyreggae

2,930 posts

159 months

Tuesday 16th February 2021
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adamellisdj said:
a very informative video on YouTube
Which began with an advert for Nigel Farage and is entitled 'Ferrari 458 Italia | Best Car for Teenagers'

You're not a teenager now !

Presumably you have researched the credibility of the presenter or do you believe everything you read on the internet ?

adamellisdj

Original Poster:

409 posts

37 months

Tuesday 16th February 2021
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johnnyreggae said:
adamellisdj said:
a very informative video on YouTube
Which began with an advert for Nigel Farage and is entitled 'Ferrari 458 Italia | Best Car for Teenagers'

You're not a teenager now !

Presumably you have researched the credibility of the presenter or do you believe everything you read on the internet ?
I pay for YouTube premium. So I don’t see adverts. Sorry

Taffy66

5,964 posts

101 months

Tuesday 16th February 2021
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HardtopManual said:
You call it informative, I'd call it bks. Not sure if you're just trolling at this point?
I agree with this. 458 engines are very bomb proof and take very high mileage in its stride. Better engines than any Porsche IMO.

HardtopManual

2,403 posts

165 months

Tuesday 16th February 2021
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adamellisdj said:
Did watch the video. How is it bks?
I didn't watch it, no, as it was titled "best Ferrari for teenagers", which is a question I already know the answer to - 1:18.

There are 458 track rentals with >100k miles on the clock which haven't needed a rebuild.

MDL111

6,891 posts

176 months

Tuesday 16th February 2021
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HardtopManual said:
adamellisdj said:
Did watch the video. How is it bks?
I didn't watch it, no, as it was titled "best Ferrari for teenagers", which is a question I already know the answer to - 1:18.

There are 458 track rentals with >100k miles on the clock which haven't needed a rebuild.
Well it did say 60,000k - pretty good going :-)

Being serious - if worried about the engine or gearbox, then get a Ferrari warranty (up to 15 years old from memory)

marky7seven

188 posts

47 months

Tuesday 16th February 2021
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MDL111 said:
HardtopManual said:
adamellisdj said:
Did watch the video. How is it bks?
I didn't watch it, no, as it was titled "best Ferrari for teenagers", which is a question I already know the answer to - 1:18.

There are 458 track rentals with >100k miles on the clock which haven't needed a rebuild.
Well it did say 60,000k - pretty good going :-)

Being serious - if worried about the engine or gearbox, then get a Ferrari warranty (up to 15 years old from memory)
If you are this worried, buy from main dealer. As someone has already stated, the one in Swindon looks really smart.

On top of that, you can't take a view seriously from a channel that also reviews this S&%t https://youtu.be/l1ZYWvUh28s

Edited by marky7seven on Tuesday 16th February 17:25

R8Reece

1,484 posts

88 months

Tuesday 16th February 2021
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marky7seven said:
If you are this worried, buy from main dealer. As someone has already stated, the one in Swindon looks really smart.

On top of that, you can't take a view seriously from a channel that also reviews this S&%t https://youtu.be/l1ZYWvUh28s

Edited by marky7seven on Tuesday 16th February 17:25
There is a hastag "#comedy" just above the link.

marky7seven

188 posts

47 months

Tuesday 16th February 2021
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R8Reece said:
marky7seven said:
If you are this worried, buy from main dealer. As someone has already stated, the one in Swindon looks really smart.

On top of that, you can't take a view seriously from a channel that also reviews this S&%t https://youtu.be/l1ZYWvUh28s

Edited by marky7seven on Tuesday 16th February 17:25
There is a hastag "#comedy" just above the link.
My bad!!!!! but to be fair it's not funny, just very odd.

m3jappa

6,391 posts

217 months

Tuesday 16th February 2021
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I always find these threads interesting.

Reason being is almost every poster states that mileage isn't important, as long as its been looked after, infact some mileage is better as usually that means niggles have been ironed out etc etc

I have a tuscan and have over the years read similar threads, infact i remember finding one when the cars were just a few years old and iirc there were posters with cars that had 30,40,50k and more, bear in mind this must have been 15 years old this thread.

However......look at the classifieds, even though all these cars (im talking ferraris and all others as well) average mileages appear the same year after year in sales adverts. Even now tvr tuscans after 10 owners still have 15k on them.

I know theres genuine cars out there as i know of some myself but i do find it all hard to believe.

I might sell my 21 year old tuscan this year, its got 66k on it, its had a new engine, every bush, suspension paint, re trim...you get the idea.....but because it doesnt say 18k on it i wont get what its really worth.

Fact is in future i would buy a car with as little mileage as possible, purely so when i come to sell its easy. or if i put a lot on it id really get my monies worth.

7GJR

179 posts

96 months

Tuesday 16th February 2021
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I’d venture you wouldn’t choose a poor spec car over a better spec car purely based on mileage; you wouldn’t set your heart on a 5k mile 2010 car with 12 owners; or one that had missed four services .. etc.

My interpretation of other posters (and the point I intended to convey) is that mileage shouldn’t be the sole determinant of a ‘good’ car. I paid the price for making that mistake myself. Remember, you’ll pay less for a high mileage car.

For the record, my 993 is on 113k miles. It was bought on provenance and maintenance. What I preach: practised.

red_slr

17,122 posts

188 months

Tuesday 16th February 2021
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355
39000 2016
41000 2021
shameful i know

HardtopManual

2,403 posts

165 months

Tuesday 16th February 2021
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Also probably the most expensive 2,000 miles you can do in a Ferrari, given that 3x,000 is "low mileage" in the world of 355s, and 4x,000 is "shagged" (strangely, these figures never seem to change with each passing year).

I took mine from low 40s to 50+ in the first couple of years, then had kids, so it has sat in the garage for four shameful years. At some point I will get it back on the road. Never going to sell it.

Drl22

764 posts

64 months

Wednesday 17th February 2021
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I hope this thread indicates at least some Ferrari owners are going to stop being so milage sensitive going forward and enjoy their cars. I’m sure the halo models will remain unused but the others should be driven and enjoyed, the pandemic hopefully has made it clear to many that life is short and polishing your car in hope of a few extra pounds when you sell it, having not enjoyed it, is just silly. Only last year I heard someone describe a Ferrari as leggy because it had done 14k miles! A ridiculous statement, the thing was immaculate.

fridaypassion

8,503 posts

227 months

Wednesday 17th February 2021
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I literally couldn't care less and will be disappointed if the car doesn't have a minimum of 30k on the clock when I sell it whenever that may be. In the nicer weather it will be out as much as possible

67Dino

3,581 posts

104 months

Wednesday 17th February 2021
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First, top marks OP for spending such a splendid proportion of your income on a car. Proper PHer. Anyway, here’s my take...

If you buy under 20k miles then you’re paying quite a premium for low mileage. Use it for 3k pa and you’ll see heavy depreciation. Equally, if you buy over 40k, you head towards the dreaded 50k when depreciation hits again and they are hard to sell because it’s ‘leggy’. So I reckon the sweet spot is 20-30k miles.

Of course, none of this has any practical logic. Old Ferraris are often better when used every year, and new ones are good for 100k like any other new car. All part of the irrational nonsense of owning a car as pointlessly delightful as a Ferrari. Good luck!

Mark_Blanchard

745 posts

254 months

Wednesday 17th February 2021
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43k on my 360. Difficult to increase that at the moment with the terrible weather.

Iwontlietoyou

40 posts

55 months

Wednesday 17th February 2021
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If it's only 12% of OP's monthly income, he's not taking this seriously enough