Oh great just bought my 1st 360 and it turns out to be a Euro model

your corrrect about the us market. people in the us dont understand that there is no differance in the cars. they assume that a us version is better, eventhough both cars come from the same place.
if you don't live in the us than you dont want a us version. i would say most ferrari's are not us versions.
as for the vin #. that is a problem because the "B" which stand for the euro version is not in most states data bases. It takes a little longer to reg. but no big deal (unless the car is being reg. in the same state than they have the vin # in their data base)
If you buy a euro version for 20% less than a us version, i think you cant go wrong (as long as the correct conversion has been done)
As for resale, I looked for about a year for a 360 spider. After looking at cars and history for the problems, i decided on 03 or newer. When i ran accross this one, I could not let it slip away. Saving over $ 25,000.00 on a car that was identical to every other 360 was great and when I want to resale it I am way below what a somone would buy a us version for.
there will alway be people looking for a deal and unless you are going to put it in a glass case like a trophy, whats the big deal. if the price is right someone will buy it.

 

i dont think you are way over on this car. drive it AND ENJOY it. you may take a hit when you sell it but we all do with most ferraris. just consider it a life lesson. it is a great looking car no matter if it is US, euro or martian i probably would not do a lot of modifying or upgrades on it however as you will not likely get your money back when you sell it

have fun and drive it like you stole it

 

7 pages I think this is a troll thread.

 

There's a couple of 360's down here in Charleston.. I saw one red/tan F1 at European Road and Racing a few weeks back. When I pick mine up.. (once the wife agree of course) let's have a beer.. Spoke with one guy down here, Drew, who was going to buy a 360 5 speed at an insane price from a gentleman upgrading to a 430.

Cheers,

Curt

 

what do you mean?

 

I have to agree with this; it's too much of a stretch for someone to go to all this trouble without paying the $15 to post it in Ferrariads
btw - it's amazing that things like this continue from car dealers out of Miami...

 

I have to agree with this; it's too much of a stretch for someone to go to all this trouble without paying the $15 to post it in Ferrariads
btw - it's amazing that things like this continue from car dealers out of Miami...

 

for what you paid,new tbelt,clutch and the low mileage and it being a hot color yellow,a non euro with all the options and service yor car has,it would be 10k more than what you paid for the car,drive it this week end and enjoy the car.

 

Sold. I look at it for someone else. It was a nice car

 

If the buyer did his homework and took a look at the VIN, it would have been obvious that it wasn't a US market car. Failing that, I believe a simple carfax would have revealed the Euro spec origin.

Was the car supplied with DOT/EPA paperwork? Was there an homologation sticker in the door jam?

These are all things that come out with a very cursory look at things. I believe that the OP is in the car biz, right? Wasn't there something said about attracting traffic, or driving a nice car, even though he sells $20K beaters? He has got to take responsibility for some of this.

Now, if the car does not have the appropriate EPA/DOT paperwork, he may have an issue with the selling dealer, but if it has been homologated....... too bad, so sad. There is a chance that the selling dealer had no idea about the car either.

 

uh huh

 

This is exactly correct. US 360s did not come with headlight washers.

The Euro stigma originates from less-than-reputable import companies executing shoddy conversions. If a company like Amerispec did the conversion, then there's nothing to worry about. As others have said, a Euro car is, in many ways, better than a US-spec model. Just enjoy it.

 

To the average joe first time buyer, a euro car is just some kind of black mark in what is already a scary proposition. That's what causes the price reduction. There are fewer buyers for them and those that do want a price reduction for the privilege.

The black mark may be totally irrational, but a black mark is still a black mark. As long as it's stamped on the VIN, it's never going to go away.

 

DUDE!!!

You are on a Ferrari Forum!!!

There are guys on here driving 2010 80k Lexus's as a Daily Driver and CONSIDER IT THEIR BEATER.

I don't get it... you are a used car dealer.... you buy a used car.... yet you missed some obvious details, and now feel duped and are looking for some sort of justification.

You have some options...

1. Get legal representation
2. Post it for sale in the FerrariAds section
3. Keep it and enjoy it, like you intended to do from the beginning.

 

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