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Old 08-02-2008, 06:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Kevin K
it doesn't surprise me anymore that people can't be satisfied with the answer: "It depends."
Or, as somebody else phrased it: "Every complex question has a simple answer. And it is always false."

Originally Posted by Kevin K
Sorry, one more thought, last Thursday I attended the funeral of one of my college buddies - 51 years old and then a sudden heart attack.
Yupp, in the middle of all this arguing, it's good to remind ourselves of our own limitations once in a while.

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Old 08-03-2008, 08:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Chris C.
The only cheap way to own a car is to buy 4 years old and drive it for 6-10 years. Anyone who thinks theres a fool proof way to own new every 1-3 years and not pay more for the luxury is blowing smoke - regardless of your preferred "financing" method
If you have been able to buy a new Ferrari in the USA at MSRP in the last few years, you can actually own it for 2-3 years and then trade it in for your actual price paid (including taxes) and buy the next current model for MSRP and repeat the cycle each time a new model comes out or when you want to switch.

This process requires a few things:
- means to pay for the first car (and any price increase in subsequent models)
- desire to flip F cars every 2-3 years
- and most important, a great relationship with a F dealer where you are actually on the list of preferred customers who get the new cars at MSRP

This is all pretty cheap for the F buyers on the preferred lists. And they get to spec each car (as long as it's a spec the dealer thinks will sell to the second owner -- which is where the dealer makes the big $$$).

Check the price of low mile F cars at dealers to see the markup for "used" cars vs MSRP prices. Ferrari has created this market in the USA by limiting supply while demand is still (relatively) sky high. Not sure how much longer this situation will exist but for now it's good for those on the preferred list at USA F dealers.




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