THE Ferrari Thread

[tak7]

I would buy a really nice e30 m3.

[frolf]

I will just leave this here.....

http://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/vehicledetails.xhtml?zip=59718&endYear=2015&sortBy=yearDESC&showcaseOwnerId=0&startYear=1981&makeCode1=FER&searchRadius=0&maxPrice=60000&showcaseListingId=0&mmt=[FER[][]]&listingId=380908218&Log=0

[CurrusDei]

Ferrari Thread

I would go with a midengined model if you're after appreciation. I don't see the Maranellos and Scagliettis aging very well, at least not as well as a Testarossa or F355.

My "realistic dream car" is an F430. Yeh it's slower than the 458 Italia but in my mind it is what a Ferrari is supposed to look like


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[bikerbill2021]

sigh, some day, my dream car



I love Ferraris, I think they fall into the same class as BMWs with the stereotype of attention seeker/rich prick etc, but I think they are glorious drivers cars.

I'd love to say I will own an F40 some day, but realistically I will at least own a 348/355 or a Testarossa/512 TR sometime in the moderate future

[kway]

I will just leave this here.....

http://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-s...80908218&Log=0

Heh, I happened to drive by that place just a few hours ago. Didn't see anything cool outside.

I've actually had a hankerin for a Mondial 3.2 for years now. The best ones available generally go for high $20s-low $30s. A few years ago the same cars were going for low-mid $20s.

They're looked down upon by the Ferrari elite, but it's a car I lusted over as a kid. They're also known as one of the last user servicable Ferraris, with enough power to get you into trouble, well balanced handling, and a pair of seats in the back in case you need room for four.

I'd still like one, but I have a feeling that any window I might have is closing by the day.

[5ickride]

I am confident that one day, I will rent a Ferrari!

[Massimo]

besides an F40 I would kill for a 250GT SWB

Kill....

[Restoman]

Just like the M3 logic. Buy a car thats in the best shape possible. I can't crap on your dreams, I just hope the car is more fun than stress.

[BlackbirdM3]

I think the 550 and 575s are the best looking modern Ferraris built short of the F40 or F50 (Yes I like the F50). There isn't a bad line on either car, from any angle.

After owning an Italian vehicle, they like to get out and be driven. Doesn't need to go far, but they do need to get out and stretch their legs. Parking them in the garage is asking for a cranky car.

Will

[ThatOneEuroE30]

do it and do it fast

[nickflic3]

My username on ferrarichat is 575_dreamer

In other words

Please do post haste

[flyboyx]

Why not a 575m?

i like the 575 (especially the optional modular wheels) but i don't like the paddle transmission very much. the 550 was built from 1996 to 2001. if i get a 98 or 99 i will qualify for classic insurance in 3 or 4 years. if i find an earlier one, i can get it in a year or two. perhaps in time, the 575 will be worth more but right now entry cost is generally still over 100k. i don't like the front end of the 575 quite as well either.

I would go with a midengined model if you're after appreciation. I don't see the Maranellos and Scagliettis aging very well, at least not as well as a Testarossa or F355.

My "realistic dream car" is an F430. Yeh it's slower than the 458 Italia but in my mind it is what a Ferrari is supposed to look like

a week ago, someone had a pretty good looking testatrossa on local houston craigs for around 50k. i should have posted it in the r3v craigs thread. may even still be available. i have not checked. with that one exception, mid engine cars that i like are out of my price range. i've never really been a fan of the 308 or 328. sorry tom selleck

i'm not so sure about the mid engine cars being more valuable. i haven't priced 365 gtb/4 daytona's in a while but i would guess they are well north of 600k. to me, i believe the 550/575 are retro versions of the daytona.

I think the 550 and 575s are the best looking modern Ferraris built short of the F40 or F50 (Yes I like the F50). There isn't a bad line on either car, from any angle.

After owning an Italian vehicle, they like to get out and be driven. Doesn't need to go far, but they do need to get out and stretch their legs. Parking them in the garage is asking for a cranky car.

Will

my ultimate favorite car in the history of ever in the entire universe would also be the f40. i don't really watch them sell very often. i wish i had about 2 million in discretionary income to buy one. a very close second would be a later production run 250 gto. the last gto i saw sell went for 6 million and some change.

i know what you are saying about making sure the car is driven on a regular basis. here in texas, it can be pretty much driven year around. i plan to drive it 2 to 3 times a month to keep the miles down and also to simply enjoy it. this wouldn't be something i could drive to work because i wouldn't be mentally able to leave it in the employee parking lot for 3 or 4 days while i am out on a trip.

on a related note, i read an article recently (wall street journal?) that spoke of hot investments. the number one item on the list was larger tracts of land with older standing timber. the number 2 investment was older porsche 911's and older ferrari's.

[Wschnitz]

If you guys could afford F40s you wouldn't be buying clapped out 80s bmws.

F40s have surpassed the 1mil mark, they are getting pretty insane.

Personally I like some of the less popular ferraris, and a couple of the popular ones:

308



275GTB



512BB

[Reichart12]

To help with your decision, heres a local one to me at a cars and coffee.

Ferrari 550 by nreichart12, on Flickr

[naplesE30]

Are you looking for fun or investment or both? Not sure how much it will appreciate with the model not having any racing pedegree (admittedly im guessing as i havnt researched the marenello). I think the E-Types are very undervalued here vs europe and are due to rise, and they are works of art.

However, thats a lot of car for the money. $50k doesnt buy much these days.