Buying a F360 Spider, want to be 100% sure it's a good deal

Canadian pricing is different than US prices but it sounds like a good deal.

You need a major every 3 year no matter what miles. Can it be 4 or 5 years, I think yes but it may have some risk so it is your call.

Enjoy the new car

 

too high for US pricing I would say... but you must deal with whats in your canadian market. If you can import one from the US & not get raped by customs, you will save money & may have a less mile, original car.

Now you say a "certified" car, are you implying it will come with a extended Ferrari warranty? if not Certified is just a buzz word.

Have a 3rd party with ZERO interest in the deal look over the car (PPI).

Search Ebay for a basic idea of 360 spider pricing... Some people balk at Ebay, myself- I believe its a solid indicator of what the cars will sell for.

 

myself, and was ready to pull the trigger ....then found
04 silver/blk spyder (colour & combo 'I' really liked) One owner, 6spd, 19kms @local Fdealer and paid 30% more than your quoted price. Hour after I wrote up deal got call from the dealer to see if I wanted to sell bc there was someone else that I just beat to it! lol
You pay what 'YOU' think is fair then DRIVE and ENJOY!!

 

i am from montreal and i think the price is fair. i have found some spiders locally for 125-130k with about 10 000km but not that color combo. the color combo and 6speed hold a huge premium, so if you are really set on the combo go for it. if not pm me there are a few local cars i have been looking at you might be interested in.

 

Too much...... The car has a story. Import duty is only 6.1%, dollar is at par. $100k U.S. will get you a really nice, no stories car. imho.

 

It’s all about perception. What would cause the engine to fail? Was it that the car was abused? What else could be wrong with the car? Stick with a no stories car; it will pay huge dividends in the long run. Again IMHO.

 

When you buy a car with a story, any story, you will have to sell that same story to the next buyer. The fact that you are apprehensive about this car because of it's story means you will also encounter similar apprehension when you sell it. The number of potential buyers decreases. As the number of potential buyers decreases, so will the price. jmo.

 

Yes 6.1% plus 7% GST and that assumes that you can import the car. I am not well educated on Canadian laws but I can tell you the gray market in the US has a lot of potential pitfalls. You could absorb everything you saved and then some if you hit the wrong roadblock. AND that doesn't even begin to account for the hassle factor or the potential discount on resale because it is gray market.

As for stories all I can say is get real. There are at least 100 reasons that an engine could have been replaced. How about a failed variator and Ferrari replaced the motor under warranty. Having a motor replaced is no more of a story than having replaced a window in your house or car; better not buy that house because it had a broken window once.

If you like the car, the price is right, and it has a clean PPI get it. There are 1000 opinions here and most from people who don't own a Ferrari. Good luck with the purchase.

 

I would use a broken "car window" to a broken "house window" comparison. A failed engine is a big deal, IMHO. If you have to explain it, I would really have to love the car to listen. It's a minus for me.

Ace

 

Go ahead and pay a price not 'story discounted' for a car with an engine story. When it comes time to sell, tell us how the sale process goes.

 

I don't think replacing with new engine and new transmission would scare me away if all else is well and everything is documented and the price is right. A new engine is a new engine. The car has not been wrecked, repainted, etc.

Go with your gut feeling.

 

Check with james Simpson on the Ontario thread to see whether it would be better to import a car - no affiliation but he seems knowledgable and well thought of by fchatters on the Canada- Ontario thread

 

For me wouldn't touch the car is it was $20,000 UNDER market . The previous owner DAMAGED the engine so bad it need a new one . talk about a damm story. Ferrari buyers are a special breed When you sell it's the white elephant unless it was a steal Too many cars that were NOT damaged by some knucklehead Ill say a prayer fpr ya

 

I couldn't agree more. While I'm new to the Ferrari market and just started doing my pre-purchase research on 360's I wouldn't even consider a car with a story. Especially at that price. If you ever try to sell it I think you would get a rude surprise...

There are plenty of nice cars out there right now; my advice would be to be patient and wait for the right car.

 

Is it a 'new' engine or a 'different' engine?

 

You guys are a bunch of ball washers. Buy the damn car and enjoy it. New engine out of the box, and transmission?? GREAT!! YOU HAVE NO WORRIES..You have pretty much a new car..the drive train is the most expensive thing to repair..and your car has a BRAND SPAKING NEW UNIT. The rest of you..SHUT THE HELL UP.

 

And here I thought this forum would be a little more mature than the Corvette site. Thanks for immediately proving me wrong Dr. Ballsonachin!

Not a big fan of divergent opinions huh?