My Ferrari 456GT (94)

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idealstandard said:

AJL308 said:

After a lot of reading it became apparent that the reputation they have for being unreliable seems to stem largely from the fact that they aren't driven very much.

That's basically it. I know a few people with high performance cars that drive them daily (Tuscan, old Jags, Ferraris) and they have no issues. I cannot understand people that buy these high end vehicles and then worry about mileage. I'm never going to be worried about residual as my priority and passion is driving the cars, enjoying the experience and of course some high speed motoring.

Whilst undoubtedly true that sitting around all the time isn’t good for performance cars, don’t think it follows that high levels of use doesn’t bring maintenance challenges either. Otherwise a car with 150k miles on the clock would be in better condition than one with 30k. My experience is that wear and tear can be significant, and certainly the source of some if my costs on my 456.

That said, agree with idealstandard that cars like the 456 should not be sitting around, and if you want to enjoy one, you should drive it. But wouldn’t want to kid anyone that this makes them much cheaper to own.