Is 30000+ miles on a 360 considered too much?
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Hi. OK thanks everyone for your advice on red Ferrari's. Getting close hopefuly to buying a 360. Basically as soon as my present motor sells. Anyway looking through the classifieds it seems that any 360 that has over 30000 miles suddenly drops in price signigicantly. Being a Ferrari noob this suggests to me that these cars become problematic beyond a point. I've been to see a couple of high milage examples and they look stunning. Should I be concerned? Sorry for the questions chaps but I really hope my first venture into Ferrari-land isn't a complete disaster! I realise too you can just get a "bad one". Thats life.
Thanks for any advice.
Thanks for any advice.
Unfortunatly people get a thing about milage when it comes to Ferraris. They are good for big miles as proved by a few on here (Bebs has over 100k on his). To me condition servicing etc are all more important but the fact is the mileage does reduce the price considerably once over 30k wish we could get out of this silly idea that 10 year old cars should have 20k or less on them. You may find that alot of 360s get clocked as people seem to use them more now but the used car mileage is still low when you look at the ads
Mechanically 360's no not deteriorate with miles, they actually seem to rev easier and go very well as mileages increase, (as long as they are well serviced) what makes them drop in value is the wear and tear on the trim and paintwork, paintwork can be one, but the trim condition is a major factor. Ferrari's always carry a premium for low milage and low owners, but the 360's usability and buyer dynamics - suggest more owners and higher milages to be the new norm unlike previous models which are more second / third cars.
If the price and history is right, and you intend keeping her for a while I see no problem with a higher milage car.
If the price and history is right, and you intend keeping her for a while I see no problem with a higher milage car.
Nearly all the sensible styuff has been said already so I will just say T|TS!
oh... and - Yes when it comes to supercars, a lot of first timers like to buy vary low milers, thinking they're automatically getting a 'better' car. - As has been pointed out - that is not necessarily the case.
I would say that this does pump the prices so expect it to also have an effect should resale be an issue for you - as long as any car you buy is priced accordingly then you will not get any unexpected surprises.
Harsh drives his LOADS and it still looks minty freash (ok he has just had a respray but that was just due to a careless white van man!) but barring the usual stonechipping there is no reason why a well used car ought not to be a good one.
The sudden and unexpected depreciation these cars have experienced recently has suddenly brought them into reach of a lot of people who would not previously have considered one. I would make sure that it was bought by someone who could still maintain it appropriately.
Just get any car you're considering inspected professionally and you shuold be good to go
oh... and - Yes when it comes to supercars, a lot of first timers like to buy vary low milers, thinking they're automatically getting a 'better' car. - As has been pointed out - that is not necessarily the case.
I would say that this does pump the prices so expect it to also have an effect should resale be an issue for you - as long as any car you buy is priced accordingly then you will not get any unexpected surprises.
Harsh drives his LOADS and it still looks minty freash (ok he has just had a respray but that was just due to a careless white van man!) but barring the usual stonechipping there is no reason why a well used car ought not to be a good one.
The sudden and unexpected depreciation these cars have experienced recently has suddenly brought them into reach of a lot of people who would not previously have considered one. I would make sure that it was bought by someone who could still maintain it appropriately.
Just get any car you're considering inspected professionally and you shuold be good to go
As Robin said, i drive mine a lot.
I've just come back from a 2000 mile trip across France and it (as well as Cactussed's 355) drove perfectly.
having had the paint sorted and a service done my car feels even better now than when i bought it 2 years ago with 6.5k on it...and it's just gone past 28k.
the value will have dropped but the pleasure i get from getting behind the wheel is well worth it.
360's have few issues and none that cant be sorted by a decent dealer/indepandant.
buy a well maintained one and keep up the maintainence and you'll have a car that's reliable fun and will always put a smile on your face.
I've just come back from a 2000 mile trip across France and it (as well as Cactussed's 355) drove perfectly.
having had the paint sorted and a service done my car feels even better now than when i bought it 2 years ago with 6.5k on it...and it's just gone past 28k.
the value will have dropped but the pleasure i get from getting behind the wheel is well worth it.
360's have few issues and none that cant be sorted by a decent dealer/indepandant.
buy a well maintained one and keep up the maintainence and you'll have a car that's reliable fun and will always put a smile on your face.
Mine has just gone past 80,000 miles. No issues other than wear and tear.
As already said, just make sure its serviced and looked after regularly.
Mine is in for a new clutch but I got 50,000 miles out of the old one
Just do it
Harsh said:
As Robin said, i drive mine a lot.
I've just come back from a 2000 mile trip across France and it (as well as Cactussed's 355) drove perfectly.
having had the paint sorted and a service done my car feels even better now than when i bought it 2 years ago with 6.5k on it...and it's just gone past 28k.
the value will have dropped but the pleasure i get from getting behind the wheel is well worth it.
360's have few issues and none that cant be sorted by a decent dealer/indepandant.
buy a well maintained one and keep up the maintainence and you'll have a car that's reliable fun and will always put a smile on your face.
I've just come back from a 2000 mile trip across France and it (as well as Cactussed's 355) drove perfectly.
having had the paint sorted and a service done my car feels even better now than when i bought it 2 years ago with 6.5k on it...and it's just gone past 28k.
the value will have dropped but the pleasure i get from getting behind the wheel is well worth it.
360's have few issues and none that cant be sorted by a decent dealer/indepandant.
buy a well maintained one and keep up the maintainence and you'll have a car that's reliable fun and will always put a smile on your face.
Of course 
Most of the posting have already covered most bases.. Get a inspection by some one you can trust as well as checking the history,,
They suffer with bottom ball joints, as i have found out & timing belt tensioners n/s have a manufactures fault & can snap,, So if the car has proper history these wpuld have been checked or replaced as and when needed,Have had mine 6 years & don't drive in enough but always makes me smile even just looking at it,,,,,, Hope this helps GOlDIE,,
They suffer with bottom ball joints, as i have found out & timing belt tensioners n/s have a manufactures fault & can snap,, So if the car has proper history these wpuld have been checked or replaced as and when needed,Have had mine 6 years & don't drive in enough but always makes me smile even just looking at it,,,,,, Hope this helps GOlDIE,,
tricky360 said:
i was thinking of getting a 360 also,can i get one thats just been serviced, run it up till it needs another service just so i can own one with out the expense of a service and then sell it on? silly or what? by the way its friday and ive had a beer!
You could - but you'd probably make it harder to sell with it needing a service and have to knock the price of the service off the asking price anyway....Edited by arryb on Friday 24th April 18:35
merseyboy said:
Just bought this and it had 3 miles under 30,000 on it. As long as it has been used on a decent basis and serviced properly then mileage should not be a concern.
My first full day with the 360 - very different from my DB9.
Lovely car - its just a shame you've got a picture of Liverpool FC's future car park spoiling the picture My first full day with the 360 - very different from my DB9.
Edited by M3CD on Friday 24th April 19:07
tricky360 said:
i was thinking of getting a 360 also,can i get one thats just been serviced, run it up till it needs another service just so i can own one with out the expense of a service and then sell it on? silly or what? by the way its friday and ive had a beer!
Accepting a low re-sell price in accordance with the soon to be needed service the answer is of course yes.That said you can never run these type of cars on a shoestring budget...so you need to have a bit kept to one-side in case something needs fixing prior to service.
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