Buying a 360 Modena in Houston

I would also use cars.com to sort for your results and if you are asking for free help it is nice to make it easy for us with links. I am sure many will chime in if you put up some links to cars that you want to discuss!

 

If possible, you should extend your search area. It's a big outlay, and a few hundred $ to find the right car in a different location may prove beneficial.

 

The odds of finding the exact car you want AND having it be in a specific town are VERY SMALL. You need to expand your search to cover the US. Shipping isn't that expensive.

Pricing that gets thrown about on here is often wishful thinking by people who have never purchased a Ferrari and never will. Of course there are some good sources here too. What are you expecting to pay?

Condition is pretty much everything with a car this age. Parts are expensive and repairs can add up quickly so be careful about fooling yourself that a specific car is a great deal. More often than not you get what you pay for so get the best car you can afford.

 

I think just to appease your inner curiosity I feel like a 360 around 80K is probably the great buy range (for a fine example). What will you pay is another story. I just want to throw out the concept that sometimes the feeling of overpaying needs to be looked at carefully. Maybe you are also buying into a relationship with a dealer and service department and the support which that brings. I have certainly benefited by purchasing from the local dealership. I am invited to all sorts of rallys and events and have made a lot of new friends in the process. How do you put a value on that?

 

What service did a 10K mile car need that was 16K? Doesn't sound right. Why mention that the car has never seen snow? Who the F is going to drive their F car in snow? PASS

Nice looking car, the seats are desirable to some but make sure of the size of them. They come in S,M,L sizes. Large probably works for anyone but if you are big a small might not do. Best to actually sit in them for a while. PPI and negotiate away...or negotiate away based on a mutually acceptable PPI that happens before you pay. It's high season for car sales so who knows what you might get it for.

Good price, you've got to do the work to find out why? Is it just the miles? 10 owners plus the high miles? 8 owners plus no service history? Auction car? or a 1 Owner carefully documented car that the awesome owner was ready to let go. Hard to tell. Maybe get an F-chatter to check it out for you? I never liked the fly by night dealerships because how did a real specimen car get out of the dealer network? or why didn't a friend of the owner want it? Still you could get lucky.

 

I think it would be worth paying a premium to get a car that you can inspect in-person and then have Mark do a PPI.

No firm answer there. Best approach is to watch the market and get in touch with guys who have recently bought one.

In short, no. The Forza numbers have never been correct. FML gives average asking prices, and that list is old.

 

Mallick: I run the dealership located in the same warehouse as Sphere Motorsports. I specialize in 10-30 year old Ferraris, including 360s.

Give me a call: 832-617-0494 or e-mail [email protected]. I don't have a 360 in stock right now (although I have a great Spider coming in next week!), so I'm not trying to sell you a car. I would be happy to just talk 360s with you and give you some advice. Or, just stop in, meet Mark and the guys, and we'll talk Ferraris.

 

This is a MUCH better idea than trying to work with FOH....what a PITA that was.

Also call Chris at Crave in the Woodlands....another quality independent who can get you a car.

I had to travel to NJ to get my car, but 360s are plentiful around Houston.

 

Kevin
Did you notice the "imported from Belgium" in 2006? That is strange -- did the first owner take it abroad with him (maybe an army guy posted to Europe) but there is no record of it being exported. Also on the Carfax report I only see two owners for this vehicle -- not 10.
Alan

 

Morning.

I assume you've talked to mike Mcnamee or Grady Owens of the Ferrari club in Houston? Both excellent resources. Big club in Houston.

Regards,

Pete

 

I didn't really dig too deep on any of those cars. I ran out of time. I like it when the collective "looks into" a car. I always learn from these exercises and threads. Belgium huh? 2 owners sounds great to me, especially if you can find documentation. Maybe poke around in the Belgium section (is there one?) to see if anyone knows this car?