Ferrari question for Porsche 993 TT owners...
#31
Three Wheelin'
Thread Starter
Lets get something straight.... none of the cars mentioned are good investments. Now that thats out of the way you might, and I say might be able to drive one for a while and a few miles without it costing you an arm and a leg. Dont forget you're flushing the sales tax on a 200k car down the toilette too.
Here are two that in my opinion you might get away with.
Mid 80's 288 GTO not sure if its in your price range anymore
Late 80's early 90's testa rossa... sure they’re the epitome of 80’s styling but you can find a very very nice one for cheap these days… and they are probably reaching the bottom of the decay curve.
Here are two that in my opinion you might get away with.
Mid 80's 288 GTO not sure if its in your price range anymore
Late 80's early 90's testa rossa... sure they’re the epitome of 80’s styling but you can find a very very nice one for cheap these days… and they are probably reaching the bottom of the decay curve.
I've got a client who's buddy owns one of these 288 GTO's. Super rare. Worth over 1/2 mill
#33
i hijacked this thread in the worst way ...... 3 short weeks ago i was an fcar neophyte and thought a 355 was a car that could possibly hold it's value. i had no intent on buying a ferrari but as i researched the various cars to death and then found a suitable one, i pulled the trigger. thank you parnelli for starting this thread and thank you kuzi for cutting to the chase and pointing me towards this beauty:
#34
Rennlist Member
#35
inteternal medicine?? 355 guy ..... great choice and you should defiinitely pick up a 993tt. and in this internal medicine guy's opinion, it's the pinnacle in much of what porsche has done in form and function.
#36
Three Wheelin'
Thread Starter
Parsonii
Great to hear that u took advantage of this thread! I have yet
to buy a F-car but I did just buy one of THESE this week to use as my DD!
http://www.insideline.com/jaguar/xj-...portfolio.html
http://www.seriouswheels.com/cars/to...-Portfolio.htm
http://www.topspeed.com/cars/jaguar/...lio-ar569.html
mine is the same color as the car in the links... Black Cherry Metallic
Great to hear that u took advantage of this thread! I have yet
to buy a F-car but I did just buy one of THESE this week to use as my DD!
http://www.insideline.com/jaguar/xj-...portfolio.html
http://www.seriouswheels.com/cars/to...-Portfolio.htm
http://www.topspeed.com/cars/jaguar/...lio-ar569.html
mine is the same color as the car in the links... Black Cherry Metallic
#38
Rennlist Member
friend has a 288gto and thinks it is worth a million $
another has a testarossa he picked up for $45k.
both cool but outdated.
512bb is the deal now.
or maybe a 575
another has a testarossa he picked up for $45k.
both cool but outdated.
512bb is the deal now.
or maybe a 575
#39
Parsonii
Great to hear that u took advantage of this thread! I have yet
to buy a F-car but I did just buy one of THESE this week to use as my DD!
http://www.insideline.com/jaguar/xj-...portfolio.html
http://www.seriouswheels.com/cars/to...-Portfolio.htm
http://www.topspeed.com/cars/jaguar/...lio-ar569.html
mine is the same color as the car in the links... Black Cherry Metallic
Great to hear that u took advantage of this thread! I have yet
to buy a F-car but I did just buy one of THESE this week to use as my DD!
http://www.insideline.com/jaguar/xj-...portfolio.html
http://www.seriouswheels.com/cars/to...-Portfolio.htm
http://www.topspeed.com/cars/jaguar/...lio-ar569.html
mine is the same color as the car in the links... Black Cherry Metallic
http://www.6speedonline.com/forums/f...od-thread.html
ok one more pic of the cs i picked up.
#40
I'll take a stab at this for you guys. Imho.....the "only" modern Ferrari that will hold its value similarly to the 993 TT........is..........the Challenge Stradale! My reasoning. Number one, very limited availability. Solid, clean cars that show up on the market are snatched away almost instantly. The ones languishing are not "clean" cars. Number two is the fact that many in the Ferrari world including Concourse Judges consider the CS as the spiritual successor to the F40 in terms of visceral and purposeful nature. The focus of the CS in the market place was very similar to the F40 when it first appeared.
Stradales have most likely seen the bottom of their depreciation curve. At a current average of 135k for a clean one.........there is not a Ferrari out there that gives the same excitement and feel for the money. Not one.
Stradales have most likely seen the bottom of their depreciation curve. At a current average of 135k for a clean one.........there is not a Ferrari out there that gives the same excitement and feel for the money. Not one.
As for the 348, 355 ... they're interesting cars, but very much in the "kit car" era of Ferrari and, while entertaining to drive briefly, just try really getting settled into one, let alone doing whatever fortifications it would take to make one even remotely safe on the track -- the 964 and 993 are "hewn from a single billet" compared to the frailty and flex in those 90's Ferraris.0
Of course, the F40 is the undisputed apex, but that respect is well and truly reflected in the price. Speaking from the experience of someone that hesitated when the F40 was unloved circa 2000, I have to admit to being more than a bit tempted to put a Challenge Stradale in a trailer and park it for special occasions and the odd visit to the track. The limiting factor being, I'm so much more involved with the 993, the Ferrari just doesn't have that place in the garage or my attention and it's "status symbol" aspects only widen that separation. Nevertheless, I'd still consider selling a kidney to get a perfect F40.
#41
It would be a real shame if you picked up that CS and didn't at least try it out where it was meant to exist. And that is on a racetrack. Nothing this side of a cup car or challenge car comes close to what the Stradale sounds like at WOT down a long straight. A couple of us got to experience that this past day or so at ORP. Not sure I've had this much fun in a car in quite some time.
Last edited by StoryBook; 06-11-2010 at 05:51 PM.
#42
very nice ..... really like the lines of the car and those side vents look very cool. you picked well. parnelli were you at all concerned about the deserved or undeserved reputation that jaguars have of being mechanically problematic? please post pics of your jag here --- i would love to see the inside. you did well. ok so back to the ferrari question: absolutely kuzi is right the CS is the car to get. it has a cult like following by the people "in the know" about ferraris in general. check out this thread:
http://www.6speedonline.com/forums/f...od-thread.html
ok one more pic of the cs i picked up.
http://www.6speedonline.com/forums/f...od-thread.html
ok one more pic of the cs i picked up.
#43
Three Wheelin'
Thread Starter
very nice ..... really like the lines of the car and those side vents look very cool. you picked well. parnelli were you at all concerned about the deserved or undeserved reputation that jaguars have of being mechanically problematic? please post pics of your jag here --- i would love to see the inside. you did well. ok so back to the ferrari question: absolutely kuzi is right the CS is the car to get. it has a cult like following by the people "in the know" about ferraris in general. check out this thread:
I've owned Jag's for 13 years.....no problems ever.
I've owned Jag's for 13 years.....no problems ever.