Any daily driver California drivers here?

The Cali is a perfect daily driver. I had a 2010 that I put 25,000+ miles on in 1.5 years, traded to a '12 Cali which I sold with similar miles mid this year and now have a 2016 Cali T that I got in late August and now it has 4,800 miles. In addition I drive a FF with equal miles it seems. In NW Ohio we get snow so my T and FF both have Sottozero tires on them for the winter. The Cali is great in snow ONLY if you put Sottozeros on it! 1/4 inch of snow will take you out, so be careful if you see now with your summer tires.

All three were quite trouble free. I always kept the RPM below 3K until temperatures are up to normal, then drive the crap out of it. Front tires seem to last me about 15,000 miles, rears about 7,500 .

 

I drive my Cali T each day since I got it over a year ago. I now have 16k trouble free miles of smiles. Most of my driving is to and fro work, so for me it is a car I can envision for many years to come Great Daily Driver !

 

I drive my 2010 almost daily. 22K miles. No issues except just replaced pads. The pads were not worn, but had hairline cracks causing squealing. New OEM pads fixed it. Don't was the card immediately after driving hard. The water on hot CCM pads can cause the cracks.

 

I've had mine for almost 10 months of DD. 5,400 or so miles, top down when ever remotely possible. I fill the trunk with dry cleaning, restaurant take away, groceries. A Maserati net in the trunk works great for keeping things from shifting during spirited drives home. It is my only car. My wife has an S Class that we use things that need more than 2 people comfortably. I look forward to every turn of the key and every rev...

 

I drive mine 3-4 days out of the week. 2500 miles in 6 months.

I just treat it like any other car.

 

Drove my 2010 Cali 65,000 miles over three years

 

Which net do you have? Any specifics?

 

I have driven mine daily for four months, 3200 miles. All good until last week when a red light popped up with a computer control failure message. I am told it is a transmission issue, will update when I know more details and how long the repair will take.

 

For current Maserati sedan trunk. My Ferrari Maserati dealer had it.

See a pic of it in the thread My 12 month California T Odyssey, reply #548.

Custom trunk floor mat also.

 

Cool. Thanks!

 

The FF and the California are the perfect pair! The FF is Ferrari's best kept secret, it is amazing. The four wheel drive system is scary good!!! At a stop sign, turning, stomp on it and feel the front end pull you around the corner. It is wonderful, and the best, including the V12 sound which is very intoxicating. However, there is only one problem, you can't put the top down. That is where the Cali T comes in! Here in NW Ohio I drive them both all year. I have snow tires for both. The Cali gets more use in the summer but both get regular driving. The FF gets more in the winter, and is a bit more comfortable for long drives but both are perfect.

 

Cali T is my DD no issues great car!..... Over 6k and counting.

 

Methinks you should have a table of contents for this thread

 

Pick up my car in January. I drive it every day to office etc. now is about 10800km(6700mi). I love it so much and give me no reason to not drive it everyday

 

This begs the question of what does one do with an older high mileage model California when it's time to move on to another Fcar? There is a subset of people here that drive their Fcar as little as possible so as to maximize resale value, but I (and I suspect most California owners) don't fall into that camp. I don't see a lot of high mileage Californias out there. Trade it in at the dealer? Sell it on eBay? Will it to the kids? My 2010 only has 12k on it and I've put 3k blissful miles of daily driving in the 6 months since acquiring it, but I'm curious about what others are planning.


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12K Miles! Holy Cow thats high for an F car.... Give it away and write off the loss on your taxes!

 

Maybe I should torch it and go for the insurance? After all it has been six months and the 458 Spyder and California T are head turners. Ha!

 

We have dozens of clients who daily drive their Cali / Cali T ( now ) with no problems, even in the rain!

Enjoy!!!!

S

 

I have put 4000 miles on the 430 in a year and a half, and Love it. Its a keeper, but I find myself lurking the Cali site more and more. Looking for a replacement for our 09 Mercedes Vert for a more suitable DD.

 

Wow! That's a daily driver.

 

I just got a 2010 California two months ago. It is my only car. I had a 308 for about 5 years. Drove it every weekend. I always wanted to have a Ferrari as my daily driver. The California is that car. I don't think there is any other brand that offers such a fantastic experience every time you start it up. Why drive anything else? I arrive at work every day with a huge smile on my face, and return home in the same condition.

 

It depends. When I was looking, it seemed the high mileage 2010 Cali's were discounted but not as much as I would have imagined. 40k mile highly optioned red examples were 120- 110s and less optioned examples ranged down to 90k. One 50k mile car was 85 K and sold in one day. Right now a sampling of 40+k miles to 32 k miles were 120-135. Personally I think they are over priced for the market. Consider I had my choice of 2011 sub 10k highly optioned Black Cali's for 130-135.

It all depends on how and where you want to sell. Trade in at Fcar dealer and expect a steep discount on their offer, other dealer perhaps,less so, and private sale it depends on how fast you want to sell.