Cautious first time buyer questions
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I forgot to come back and give you all an update, I spoke to Aldous from AV Engineering who put me in touch with Harvey Neale who used to work with him, Harvey helped me weed out some cars and left me with 3 to look at. My wife and I had a weekend down south and ended up buying a car from Richard Grace cars outside Liverpool, Richard had helped a friend buy the car then sold it on his behalf then took it back a couple years later. Got in in October and stuck it in the garage, took it for a service and MOT at Graypaul in Edinburgh couple weeks ago and I’m now looking forward to taking it out and playing with it. Thanks for the advice! 
Edited by Bax__ on Saturday 20th April 11:42
I've always had a simple rule. If a car has been well maintained it should see a workshop once a year. Whether specialist or main dealer that's the sign of a fastidious owner. I haven't really bought any duds over three decades by sticking to this rule.
The problem is that probably 80% of people buy supercars then don't service them properly. I simply don't understand this. Supercars need more maintenance than regular motors not less. One service every three years is just a sign of an owner pinching pennies.
Just saw a 550 which belonged to a friend go through auction. Driven it many many times over the years and was a gorgeous car. Sold for a vastly inflated price in 2015 then appears to have never been serviced since. So is worth a huge chunk (£50k-ish) less in 2024 and is a car I wouldn't touch anyway on the basis of it having sat for so long as the vast cost of bringing it back up to standard isn't justified now by the reduced value when there are better examples out there.
The problem is that probably 80% of people buy supercars then don't service them properly. I simply don't understand this. Supercars need more maintenance than regular motors not less. One service every three years is just a sign of an owner pinching pennies.
Just saw a 550 which belonged to a friend go through auction. Driven it many many times over the years and was a gorgeous car. Sold for a vastly inflated price in 2015 then appears to have never been serviced since. So is worth a huge chunk (£50k-ish) less in 2024 and is a car I wouldn't touch anyway on the basis of it having sat for so long as the vast cost of bringing it back up to standard isn't justified now by the reduced value when there are better examples out there.
[quote]Looks lovely and in time for the better weather.
Would black be your favourite colour?
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Possibly… my uncle had a Black 308GTB when I was a kid and I fell in love with Ferrari and black is by far the most common car colour I have owned. Probably 25 out of approximately 30 cars I’ve owned have been black.
Would black be your favourite colour?
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Possibly… my uncle had a Black 308GTB when I was a kid and I fell in love with Ferrari and black is by far the most common car colour I have owned. Probably 25 out of approximately 30 cars I’ve owned have been black.
Edited by Bax__ on Saturday 20th April 11:33
cgt2 said:
I've always had a simple rule. If a car has been well maintained it should see a workshop once a year. Whether specialist or main dealer that's the sign of a fastidious owner. I haven't really bought any duds over three decades by sticking to this rule.
The problem is that probably 80% of people buy supercars then don't service them properly. I simply don't understand this. Supercars need more maintenance than regular motors not less. One service every three years is just a sign of an owner pinching pennies.
Just saw a 550 which belonged to a friend go through auction. Driven it many many times over the years and was a gorgeous car. Sold for a vastly inflated price in 2015 then appears to have never been serviced since. So is worth a huge chunk (£50k-ish) less in 2024 and is a car I wouldn't touch anyway on the basis of it having sat for so long as the vast cost of bringing it back up to standard isn't justified now by the reduced value when there are better examples out there.
Yeh this one has had a service every year at main dealers or reputable independents which was one of the main things I was looking for. I agree a car should be serviced properly every year as a minimum. Although I guess if you don’t plan selling a car then I guess it’s up to the owner how often you do it and take the risk of something going wrong. I suppose some people want the ownership experience but life maybe gets in the way and servicing becomes a lower priority.The problem is that probably 80% of people buy supercars then don't service them properly. I simply don't understand this. Supercars need more maintenance than regular motors not less. One service every three years is just a sign of an owner pinching pennies.
Just saw a 550 which belonged to a friend go through auction. Driven it many many times over the years and was a gorgeous car. Sold for a vastly inflated price in 2015 then appears to have never been serviced since. So is worth a huge chunk (£50k-ish) less in 2024 and is a car I wouldn't touch anyway on the basis of it having sat for so long as the vast cost of bringing it back up to standard isn't justified now by the reduced value when there are better examples out there.
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