Originally Posted by Bill (NC)

Congrats Robin! A real stunner! Quite a ways up the food chain from that 355 I drove for you at Sport Auto...can't believe 3550 views and 120 responses in 36 hours...lol..maybe we need some more Ferrari pictures.

Originally Posted by Robin 993DX

Ok, for sure cars and coffee this Saturday. I will try to get there by 7:00am, it is a 7-9 gathering. So....

Something Viken said to me long time ago when I first started to look for a Ferrari. He said "If you can't afford a 360, don't buy a Ferrari", there is a lot of truth to what he said, because I placed deposit on 2 F355s which both failed PPI. So I started searching for a low price 360 in the 90-100 range. Well, and there was an old saying you get what you pay for.

The Ferrari used car market is very different than the Porsche used car market. After searching for the right 360 for 6 month! (I have never taken this long to buy a car, usually 1-2 weeks tops) I was to the point of extreme fraustration and wasabout to quit my search then the right car at the right price came along.

Big factors that really effects the resale of a Ferrari, and price have nothing to do with it. People don't care how cheap it is, they want service records, low miles, some must have options. Those cars will sell for high price regardless what the market is doing. The dealers knows that and just hold on to the car until the right buyer come along.

I was amazed at how good a well taken care of right optioned Ferraris held it's price. For example the 360 Challenge Stradale, used car sold for about $185k 3 years ago, and today it is bring in the same exact price, and sometime more! A 2000-2001 360 is still bring in $120k anyday of the week, again the price have not move a lot in the last couple years. There are 360 in the 90k range, but they are either high mile, no records, or an Euro car.

I paid $150k for my 360 spider out of the door after taxes and everything. The sale tax along was $10,000, and then there were the registration which was another $900. Basicall the car was $137k + 1% broker fee. I used a broker to find this car at almost wholesale price, a 02 spider with the options on my car will run anywhere from $150k-$160k range still.

Originally Posted by jlb_94611

Let's see the MONEY SHOT .. topless

Originally Posted by William D

Congratulations Robin. I'm happy for you. I'm still enjoying your mufflers by the way. What's the story on the wooden ramps under the Fcar?
Bill Z