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citychap26 said:
Hi Guys,
I'm looking to take the plunge very shortly. Current prices at £60k, do you guys see this holding ?
I am toying with putting down £30k paying interest of £250 for 2 years and a balloon of £30k.
Cheers
Sunil
Sounds sensible...You are paying depreciation upfront which proves you can afford the car (saying that it wont depreciate that much and so you should get a reasonable chunk of the deposit back). I am not a spyder man but understand they remain popular- just make sure you buy a red one with a manual boxI'm looking to take the plunge very shortly. Current prices at £60k, do you guys see this holding ?
I am toying with putting down £30k paying interest of £250 for 2 years and a balloon of £30k.
Cheers
Sunil
paolo74 said:
definitely no to a manual if you want good residuals
Disagree..As the 360s are getting older and sold to people looking for their first Ferarri experience, manuals appear more popular. The earlier cars with F1 werent that brilliant and as ECUs, actuators etc get older, it will only get more expesnive to maintain the systems...finally, in London traffic the clutches can wear very quickly and the cars are difficult to drive in traffic aswell as to park in consticted spaces..When selling my 360, the principle reason for people showing interest (and it sold very quickly) was because it was a manual and red. My neighbour who was selling a silver F1 really stuggled and eventually sold for £10k less than mine (his was a Y reg with 32k miles, mine was a W with 20k miles)
Paracetamol said:
paolo74 said:
definitely no to a manual if you want good residuals
Disagree..As the 360s are getting older and sold to people looking for their first Ferarri experience, manuals appear more popular. The earlier cars with F1 werent that brilliant and as ECUs, actuators etc get older, it will only get more expesnive to maintain the systems...finally, in London traffic the clutches can wear very quickly and the cars are difficult to drive in traffic aswell as to park in consticted spaces..When selling my 360, the principle reason for people showing interest (and it sold very quickly) was because it was a manual and red. My neighbour who was selling a silver F1 really stuggled and eventually sold for £10k less than mine (his was a Y reg with 32k miles, mine was a W with 20k miles)
"When selling my 360, the principle reason for people showing interest (and it sold very quickly) was because it was a manual and red. My neighbour who was selling a silver F1 really stuggled and eventually sold for £10k less than mine (his was a Y reg with 32k miles, mine was a W with 20k miles)"
Manual box probably only added to the main reasons that it was (a) red (silver is the worst colour to sell) and (b) 12k miles less (30k+ is hard to shift as it is considered high mileage - crazy really, but that is the reality of mileage on ferrari's).
Personally, although the F1 box grew on me and I really liked it after a while, I would prefer a manual as (a) the clutch lasts longer (yeh, I know some people disagree), (b) I wont have to worry about it malfunctioning, and (c) part of the ferrari magic is the gate shift. I think that as the cars get older manual will be more sought after for reasons (a) and (b) above.
Manual box probably only added to the main reasons that it was (a) red (silver is the worst colour to sell) and (b) 12k miles less (30k+ is hard to shift as it is considered high mileage - crazy really, but that is the reality of mileage on ferrari's).
Personally, although the F1 box grew on me and I really liked it after a while, I would prefer a manual as (a) the clutch lasts longer (yeh, I know some people disagree), (b) I wont have to worry about it malfunctioning, and (c) part of the ferrari magic is the gate shift. I think that as the cars get older manual will be more sought after for reasons (a) and (b) above.
Chris355 said:
"When selling my 360, the principle reason for people showing interest (and it sold very quickly) was because it was a manual and red. My neighbour who was selling a silver F1 really stuggled and eventually sold for £10k less than mine (his was a Y reg with 32k miles, mine was a W with 20k miles)"
Manual box probably only added to the main reasons that it was (a) red (silver is the worst colour to sell) and (b) 12k miles less (30k+ is hard to shift as it is considered high mileage - crazy really, but that is the reality of mileage on ferrari's).
Personally, although the F1 box grew on me and I really liked it after a while, I would prefer a manual as (a) the clutch lasts longer (yeh, I know some people disagree), (b) I wont have to worry about it malfunctioning, and (c) part of the ferrari magic is the gate shift. I think that as the cars get older manual will be more sought after for reasons (a) and (b) above.
Mostly agree..but I feel the main reason is that as the 360 gets older its a great 'first ferrari' proposition and this profile of buyers will want the romance of the gate shift as you have mentioned. Manual box probably only added to the main reasons that it was (a) red (silver is the worst colour to sell) and (b) 12k miles less (30k+ is hard to shift as it is considered high mileage - crazy really, but that is the reality of mileage on ferrari's).
Personally, although the F1 box grew on me and I really liked it after a while, I would prefer a manual as (a) the clutch lasts longer (yeh, I know some people disagree), (b) I wont have to worry about it malfunctioning, and (c) part of the ferrari magic is the gate shift. I think that as the cars get older manual will be more sought after for reasons (a) and (b) above.
As generations move on and the younger people who currently dream of owining a Ferarri (ie those in their early 20s) and are used to playing Sega (or equi) will want F1 boxes on their 'first ferrari' purchases.
My only expericne with this type of box has been on an M5 and a Vanquish. Thought that they were absolutely terrible unless you were absolutely caning the car..in London they were a nightmare. In addition another neighbour had a Maserati with the system and could not manouvre the car into his tight garage as he was buring out the clutch (you could smell it all over our development)- had to leave the car outside in the end..
) Bought a 360 manual spider couple weeks ago. Using it daily to commute from West London to Canary Wharf and I find it just as easy to drive as my 911 C4S. Took a view that these cars are there to be driven and enjoyed every day, so had no problem putting 2300 miles on it down to Monaco and back for the GP as well. Totally different driving experience from the Porsche: much faster, much better sense of occasion and with the roof down in the sun its awesome. Have no garage so its parked on the street with no problems as of yet: roofs completely watertight (which was my main worry).
Main issue: its a bigger car than the Porsche and parking is a little more difficult, visibility out the back isn't great. Personally, red was the colour I liked the least, which was great as you pay less for the car. I think the challenge grill and Scuderia Shields are a must though, without them the car doesn't quite look 'finished'.
Take the plunge: a brilliant car for the money at 60k. I'm enjoying mine immensely.
Main issue: its a bigger car than the Porsche and parking is a little more difficult, visibility out the back isn't great. Personally, red was the colour I liked the least, which was great as you pay less for the car. I think the challenge grill and Scuderia Shields are a must though, without them the car doesn't quite look 'finished'.
Take the plunge: a brilliant car for the money at 60k. I'm enjoying mine immensely.
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