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Discussion in '456/550/575' started by Easy888, Jun 5, 2007.

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  1. Easy888

    Easy888 Formula Junior

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    #1 Easy888, Jun 5, 2007
  2. SonomaRik

    SonomaRik F1 Veteran

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    #2 SonomaRik, Jun 5, 2007
  3. SonomaRik

    SonomaRik F1 Veteran

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    #3 SonomaRik, Jun 5, 2007
    I do know Jim of the sports car company in La Jolla: straight shooter in my estimation. Does a lot of product turnover. The 456 I recently got from him was correctly listed, and VERY competative: I'd recommend him, and easy, very easy to deal with.

    just give him a call. He can set up financing too, but I had my own deal thrown together @ a bit better going.
     
  4. Easy888

    Easy888 Formula Junior

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    #4 Easy888, Jun 5, 2007
    Thanks Rik.

    I know many here speak of him highly. And though I would give him a try, I was thinking that the car I listed happened to be previously owned by an F-Chatter? In fact I think there was a thread about this car discussing previous damage/bodywork done to it? I'm recalling off memory here, but I also did a search and couldn't find the thread.

    Wondering if someone from that thread would recognized the car and chime in.
     
  5. jm3

    jm3 F1 Rookie

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    #5 jm3, Jun 5, 2007
    To sell-it-now.

    Its a pretty good trick. ebay gets more hits than Hemmings, Traderonline, Ferrariads and pretty much everything else combined.


    Jay

    (I love that color combo)
     
  6. Easy888

    Easy888 Formula Junior

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    #6 Easy888, Jun 5, 2007
    Can someone pull the Carfax on this car? ZFFZR49A5X0115379

    Thanks.
     
  7. 4retr

    4retr Formula Junior

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    #7 4retr, Jun 5, 2007
    If you do a little research on this site you will get the picture.

    Best of luck! The 550 is a great car!
     
  8. bayareaferrari

    bayareaferrari Formula Junior

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    #8 bayareaferrari, Jun 6, 2007
    I second that on ISImports--be forewarned...I would work with Jim
     
  9. Easy888

    Easy888 Formula Junior

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    #9 Easy888, Jun 7, 2007
    Garrett, I remember talking to you about this dealer and the problems you went through. I certainly will proceed with caution. One step at a time I suppose. Trying to see if anyone here can pull a carfax on it to begin with.
     
  10. dakharris

    dakharris Two Time F1 World Champ

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    #10 dakharris, Jun 8, 2007
    I was watching this one, too. Priced almost $20K under market. I noticed what appears to be excessive wear on the carpet next to the dead pedal for a car with only 15,700 miles.

    Clean CARFAX and then a professional PPI would be mandatory.

    With two broken wrists and a broken collar bone, I'm suspending my search for the perfect 550, so I didn't follow up.
     
  11. darth550

    darth550 Six Time F1 World Champ
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    #11 darth550, Jun 8, 2007
    That Grigio Alloy car looks great. It's just happens to be the worst "Off color" of them all and they still want all the $$ for it. That's why it's been there for months. It's probably a great car though. Just don't plan on selling it in less than 2 years.
     
  12. dakharris

    dakharris Two Time F1 World Champ

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    #12 dakharris, Jun 8, 2007
    Sold for $92,995. Hope they got a bargain and not a problem.
     
  13. 2000 456M

    2000 456M F1 World Champ

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    #13 2000 456M, Oct 29, 2007
    I second that as well. While they do sell cheap, there's always a reason. I wish I had done more research here on f-chat before dealing with them; although I had a fairly happy outcome, I could and should have done a lot better. I can provide details in a pm if anyone's interested.
     

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