F8 Good Investment or Not?

[Brax]

Any opinions out there?

[JJ77]

another money depreciation thread. Just buy the car drive it have the memories and own it long time and like all Ferraris will be worth more than you paid for it.. just check out what is happening to to 360 CS and 430 Scuderia market right now. F8 btw needs a better sounding exhaust.

[Calculator]

I wouldn’t bank on it being a ‘good investment’ once the various running costs/dealer spread are factored in, at least not in the near term.

That said, if you want a super car in that price bracket then it’s probably a sensible bet on the depreciation front.

[garystoybox]

To be fair, I think all of the pre hybrid cars (California series apart) are safe bets, particularly with the crazy price increases on new cars over the last few years.
458’s, 488’s, F12’s, 812’s & even GTC4 seem to have dropped nothing.
None of them are investments but doubt they’ll cost you much in depreciation so you can enjoy driving them all the more.

[FFinally]

If you lump non financial rewards in then it’s a very safe bet. I love driving mine.

[supersport]

As an investment in fun, joy and Ferrari V8 goodness, all be it slightly muted, it makes an excellent investment.

As a financial investment almost certainly not, it’s a car and not a limited one.

Which means there’s no excuse for doing the weird thing of buying a Ferrari and not driving it.

[MDL111]

I think as a car to drive and not have to swallow huge depreciation it makes perfect sense, as an investment where at the end you calculate the return and compare it to other things probably less so. There are some cars that I think could be a truly good investment, but they are few and far between.

[col68]

Seems to be far fewer F8’s available , prices seem to be stable for low mileage examples , however if that’s manifested in the actual sales price attained I don’t know, I’d imagine there’s a 20k dealer margin, from my experience Ferrari approved cars are no better and usually poorer prepared than independent dealers, I have serious doubts about the inspection process used in the dealer groups as a whole.

[cgt2]

I'm looking for a 488 at the moment but would certainly consider an F8 despite it not sounding as good but there are not many around.

[nn7man]

Had mine from new and its a keeper, last Ferrari mid engined V8. It's rinsed a load of money so far but now bottomed out with very few for sale. Hopefully it follows a similar path to the 458/ Speciale. The Hybrids aren't a long term hold for me.

The exhaust is a bit quiet but aftermarket options aren't that attractive. I think the GPF's are monitored and integral to the back box so you need an OBD2 plug in defeat device just to change the rear silencer without even thinking about sports cats...

Edited by nn7man on Tuesday 3rd March 19:52

Edited by nn7man on Tuesday 3rd March 19:52

[nn7man]

[MDL111]

that looks pretty

[JamieF78]

If you want an investment Ferrari then it has to be one of the limited ones. The rest may hold quite well but I wouldn’t class them as investments. I say that as someone who missed out on a Scud last year and are now way beyond my budget.

[Caddyshack]

Very few people can predict the future of car values. An appreciating car is a bonus bit of luck. Buy a car and assume it will go down in value.

There are far better investments if you want some certainty.

[MDL111]

Caddyshack said:

Very few people can predict the future of car values. An appreciating car is a bonus bit of luck. Buy a car and assume it will go down in value.

There are far better investments if you want some certainty.

I'll give you two
550 Barchetta LHD - 7 digits within 5 years
575 SuperAmerica RHD cars will double in the next 2-3 years

[cgt2]

MDL111 said:

I'll give you two
550 Barchetta LHD - 7 digits within 5 years
575 SuperAmerica RHD cars will double in the next 2-3 years

The reason 575 SA have never really appreciated compared to other limited cars is the cracking roof issue which was present since the cars were produced. Unless something has changed in the last two decades they are still supplying the same type of glass roof that suffered minute cracks and a lot of early customers got very upset when Ferrari said it wasn't covered under warranty blaming wear and tear.

[Caddyshack]

MDL111 said:

Caddyshack said:

Very few people can predict the future of car values. An appreciating car is a bonus bit of luck. Buy a car and assume it will go down in value.

There are far better investments if you want some certainty.

I'll give you two
550 Barchetta LHD - 7 digits within 5 years
575 SuperAmerica RHD cars will double in the next 2-3 years

Just because they have gone up does not mean they will continue to go up. Look at recent e type jag prices, they were going up and up, blue chip investments…until they weren’t.

We will only know if your predictions are correct given those years…let’s hope we can find this thread then if PH still exists.

[WCZ]

if you think it's underpriced then you believe it's a good investment imo

advised a cpl of ppl before to buy murci sv as was stupidly underpriced considering how special/rare they were as well as 360cs / merc slr

I think you can still poach a good deal on a cs if you're lucky - i'd imagine there's a fair few dealers atm trying to get owners to sell to them for way under market value

[Caddyshack]

WCZ said:

if you think it's underpriced then you believe it's a good investment imo

advised a cpl of ppl before to buy murci sv as was stupidly underpriced considering how special/rare they were as well as 360cs / merc slr

I think you can still poach a good deal on a cs if you're lucky - i'd imagine there's a fair few dealers atm trying to get owners to sell to them for way under market value

That’s probably the best way to make a bit of money on a car, buy it well on the way in.

[MDL111]

Caddyshack said:

MDL111 said:

Caddyshack said:

Very few people can predict the future of car values. An appreciating car is a bonus bit of luck. Buy a car and assume it will go down in value.

There are far better investments if you want some certainty.

I'll give you two
550 Barchetta LHD - 7 digits within 5 years
575 SuperAmerica RHD cars will double in the next 2-3 years

Just because they have gone up does not mean they will continue to go up. Look at recent e type jag prices, they were going up and up, blue chip investments until they weren t.

We will only know if your predictions are correct given those years let s hope we can find this thread then if PH still exists.

fully agree - I put it in writing to be able to look back in a few years to see if I was correct. If I had a job / the money, I would buy both of those cars and drive them say 2-3k km per year each. I do think both are so rare, that they have a lot of upside potential. and the 550 is has a few more things going for it, manual, last V12 convertible etc - it would certinaly be more fun to own those instead of some crappy buy to let flat or a stock portfolio.....