Is a yellow Ferrari easier to sell than a red Ferrari?????

[lambo_xx]

I was having this discussion with a friend the other day and although we both agreed that a red Ferrari is probably the easiest colour to sell on, neither of us knew about yellow. How easy is it to sell on? I know that some colours for example silver can (in some models, say a 355) be harder to sell on. Anyone tried to sell a yellow Ferrari, how was it, particularly modern cars i.e 355, 360, 430 etc.

[cappsy]

how dare u! i think other colours will become more sought after,the silver i have is awesome!

[al1991]

I seem to remember a while back, when they were still commanding premiums, a brand new F430 was on eBay for months and months and I think I saw it in the classifieds here not long ago.

[burriana]

Depending on model, yellow is one of the more popular after red. Not too difficult to sell, but they have a smaller potential market to aim at so may take longer.

[iandc]

Ferraris are red, Lambos yellow!!!!!!! (only kidding in case i get shot!!).

[Plug550]

As of May this year, Glasses Guide assumes Ferraris are in Red for valuation, much like a 5 series BMW should have the Media Package. Should answer your question.

[northo]

Yellow is the kiss of death for resale - unless of course you are lucky enough to find a buyer who is desperate for that colour.

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northo said:

Yellow is the kiss of death for resale - unless of course you are lucky enough to find a buyer who is desperate for that colour.

Agreed. I have just sold a yellow F car, but I went in to it with my eyes wide open, knowing that it would be harder to sell...and it was. The trade are very cautious about yellow and that will be reflected in the bids you get. I ended up selling for about £3-4k less than a red car.

[bertie]

iandc said:

Ferraris are red, Lambos yellow!!!!!!! (only kidding in case i get shot!!).

Kidding or not, that's fundamentally correct and how the market works!

[jleroux]

i've got one of only ~3 grigio 355's in the country - does that mean i'm stuck with it forever? GUTTED!

[AndrewD]

jleroux said:

i've got one of only ~3 grigio 355's in the country - does that mean i'm stuck with it forever? GUTTED!

You could always return it to its original pink colour scheme though

[jleroux]

you do realise the LAM in Lamborghini stands for "LOOK AT ME" don't you? that's why they're always orange/yellow/green.

J

[AndrewD]

Of course I realise - that's why I bought two!

[Jamster]

132 said:

northo said:

Yellow is the kiss of death for resale - unless of course you are lucky enough to find a buyer who is desperate for that colour.

Agreed. I have just sold a yellow F car, but I went in to it with my eyes wide open, knowing that it would be harder to sell...and it was. The trade are very cautious about yellow and that will be reflected in the bids you get. I ended up selling for about £3-4k less than a red car.

Agreed but 4k is minimum. Silver, blue black and yellow in the 360 are more like 8k less on a 55-60k car. The 430's you get away with the Black and thank god theyve binned the silver for the darker grey which seems to sell well second hand also.

J

[matt3001]

Jamster said:

132 said:

northo said:

Yellow is the kiss of death for resale - unless of course you are lucky enough to find a buyer who is desperate for that colour.

Agreed. I have just sold a yellow F car, but I went in to it with my eyes wide open, knowing that it would be harder to sell...and it was. The trade are very cautious about yellow and that will be reflected in the bids you get. I ended up selling for about £3-4k less than a red car.

Agreed but 4k is minimum. Silver, blue black and yellow in the 360 are more like 8k less on a 55-60k car. The 430's you get away with the Black and thank god theyve binned the silver for the darker grey which seems to sell well second hand also.

J

I think there is something very cool about owning a blue Ferrari - its like you are on your 4th or 5th and have the whole red thing out of your system now

[andy355]

i have a silver 430 spider, see pic. everyone loves it, from dealers to people on the street. colour really suits it and its nice to be a bit different

Edited by andy355 on Sunday 28th June 07:31

[steadyrock]

I think silver looks incredible on an F430 at least:


Surely black is a fairly safe bet for most Ferraris?

[AngryApples]

Personally I love black, mate had a 355 Berlinetta in black (with grey carbon sports) and it just had so much more presence than red

Nothing against red, but also like various others, TDF being close second to black

[rubystone]

steadyrock said:

Surely black is a fairly safe bet for most Ferraris?

I love it, but again, most viewers of my black 308 said they'd buy it if it were red....definitely took longer to sell.

Now I like Giallo Fly, so if anyone has a 355 in that colour they want to sell me at £22k, pm me

[yellowgriff]

I bought a yellow 360 about 5 years ago. i looked for a yellow manual for 6 months. IMO its the best colour, I have never been tempted to sell it..
Personally i don't like red cars because i've owned loads of porkie's in red & its a very 80s colour..