Ferrari 456 - - - would you?

[Hooty]

I just had a look on Autotrader. 456s can be had for less than £28k now it seems. This seems good value....doesn't it?

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Jasandjules said:

kambites said:

Absolutely, as long as you can afford the running costs.

And this is the crux of the matter......... It's still a supercar at the end of the day, with the associated costs...

Anyone have any real life examples of what these might be?

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LHD said:

Hooty said:

Jasandjules said:

kambites said:

Absolutely, as long as you can afford the running costs.

And this is the crux of the matter......... It's still a supercar at the end of the day, with the associated costs...

Anyone have any real life examples of what these might be?

We were discussing the 456's merits in the O/T thread the other day.

Running costs can be summed up as: A Lot.

A £10k service bill wouldn't be uncommon.

£10k? Wow. I looked at Verdi Ferrari ( http://www.verdi-ferrari.com/servicing.htm) and they do fixed price servicing of £1,895 max. Where does the other £8,105 come from?

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kbird said:

I've had two, an early and a late car both manuals, loved them. Commuted 80 miles a day in one, it never let me down. The servicing cost are £2K/year but if you use it regularly allow for brakes/tyres/dampers/radiators as needed, budget on another £2-4K a year . Then brace yourself for depreciation on resale, horrendous!

They can't get much lower than £27k, can they?

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Pesty said:

There have been quite a few threads about running costs on the ferrai section.

IIRC steering racks can be a problem and are horrendously expensive

Thank you. I just had a look at all of them. I hope he doesn't mind me posting the link to his blog but there's a chap in the Ferrari section who has set out his costs over the period of ownership. Check this out.... http://www.pistonheads.com/members/showcar.asp?car...

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I think it's elegant and understated. Not in-yer-face like a lot of other Ferraris.

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I agree with Derin although it is somewhat of a puritanical view on life. I think I'll bin any notion of a Ferrari for now but go with something else a little more affordable but equally fun. You need to have fun on the way you know Derin. People die of heart attacks in their 40s too and then you go to your grave with money in your bank account. That is equally pointless!