A Ferrari on the cheap- for real?
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The July issue of Classic & Sports Car is a case in point "The top ten £10,000- £20,000 Ferraris". These guys are basically saying that you can pick up a reasonably decent car for repmobile money, then run it for executive car level servicing costs. I've read several articles like this over the last year, and while I'd like to believe it, I can't. I'd quite fancy running a Mondial as a daily driver.
What do you reckon- can it be done (ie. probability >75%) and has anybody actually done it?
What do you reckon- can it be done (ie. probability >75%) and has anybody actually done it?
Doug's point is the kicker actually- while you could choose a good one, and Doug's cars sounded good, you will still be fighting rust. And to my mind that pretty much rules out using it all the time in a country that salts the roads in winter.
Apart from rust, the costs of ownership as I understand it from friends, and people I've talked to, is a function of whether you choose a 'good' or 'bad' car. Low mileage is not the virtue it appears unless all the mechanical perishables have been recently replaced since many of the problems I hear about are from these expiring, either all at once (=ouch) or in series (= niggles & occasional ouch). I suspect the profile of a good car is one that it is in good structural nick (rust dealt with, somebody has spent money caring for it etc) and has either had a recent rebuild and/or has >30K miles on it.
Apart from rust, the costs of ownership as I understand it from friends, and people I've talked to, is a function of whether you choose a 'good' or 'bad' car. Low mileage is not the virtue it appears unless all the mechanical perishables have been recently replaced since many of the problems I hear about are from these expiring, either all at once (=ouch) or in series (= niggles & occasional ouch). I suspect the profile of a good car is one that it is in good structural nick (rust dealt with, somebody has spent money caring for it etc) and has either had a recent rebuild and/or has >30K miles on it.
Nice looking car Clive. Works very well in yellow but take your point about the unusual colour scheme; magnolia hide and rosso or burgundy carpets? The easisest fix is the exterior colour I agree, though it doesn't need to be bare metal unless you have rot. And I presume the price premium originates from some tax on luxury goods? Whatever, you will recoup when you sell unless the system that inflates car prices changes in the meantime
Good luck!
Kevin
Good luck!
Kevin
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