Is the Challenge Stradale a good long term investment?

I would never buy a car hoping it will be an "investment." Yea the CS is limited production but they were selling for ~$200k not that many years ago, so not such a great investment there. Buy it to enjoy but don't expect it to pay off long-term, unless you are measuring the dividends in smiles

 

Buy to enjoy - I cannot think of any fuel injected Ferrari for similar money that will be any sort of investment as is so often discussed here

Most collectors cars exist to be bought & sold NOT driven - you must decide your objective

 

I dont think its rare enough. Buy an Enzo / F40 / F50

 

It is ver hard to guess the future value of a car - even a Ferrari. In the '70s 250 GTOs were "worthless" and unwanted.....

In '89/'90, an F40 topped £1M to then fall to 200k€....

In terms of modern Ferraris, a CS is an icon. It was the first of it's kind in a long time and has not been repeated since...there were fewer built than the F40. while many compare the car to the 430 Scuderia, there is little to compare. The CS is a racing car with racing car parts that has been homologated for the road at a time when that was still possible (you could not do it today) and the Scuderia is a mass produced (in Ferrari terms) sportified 430. Albeit a very good car.

Remember, cars are to be driven. That is where the pleasure lies....

I have many Ferraris, but the CS is one that always puts a big smile on my face! It is so well balanced, lightweight and then there is the noise!!

 

Its a car meant to be driven not an investment tool ...couple that with high 360

production numbers DOUBT IT!

 

It is an investment in HAPPINESS!!!!

 

And that's a priceless dividend

 

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How does your F40 compare to the CS?

 

F40 is a in a different league...u dont feel worthy driving it...CS does a good job of giving u the passion of ferrari and its raw...but its not divine like the f40

 

IF, and thats a big IF, the prices did go back up, most likely at a minimum profit, however, your minimum profit would be eaten away on maintenance costs.

They are cars, not investments!! Happy hunting.

 

It will definately be more special than a standard 360 or 430

 

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totally

 

The CS is a great car and more special than a standard Modena. It is still far awar from investment grade, and I would venture a guess to say nowhere near its lowest market price. The next 5 or so years should have an impact as we see the greater production numbers of 360, 430, then 458s affecting the resale values of all these cars. Greater supply equals lower price.

Yes, I would say the CS will still be considered special 15 years from now but buy it to drive it.

 

well done...

 

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its my favorite. but it wont hold its value. as others said, it will hold better than anything other than one of the f40's f50's enzo's.

btw, i like it so much i have often thought about buying another one so that i dont put all the mileage on one.

oh, and the other thing you need to know is if you break it, it costs a lot of money to fix it.....

 

RZ- Maybe it is safe to say the limited production models (Barchetta, 360 CS, Superamerica, etc) will depreciate slower than the normal production models. A good investment? No depreciating asset is a good investment. Good car to own? Sure. I would love to have a CS to keep company with my 575M and it will be worth a larger % of what you pay for it than a 360 or 430 for a longer period of time. Plus it is the closest thing to a production race car you can own and drive "normally".

Taz
Terry Phillips

 

In all fairness the economy is playing a large role in the stradale's depreciation as well as every other exotic.
Lot's of people scrambling to keep what they have let alone add on.
I consider myself very lucky to own one of these amazing automobiles and the fact that the satisfaction level never diminishes leads me to believe the Challenge Stradale will be sought after by many, even more so as time goes on.
Frank

 

Ferrari's are not investments, they are toys for guys that have enough money such that they do not care if the cost every year is high and the value when sold is a fraction of that paid.

There is no other philosophy to approach them. It is throw away money given for pleasure.

Very much like buying high priced female company. The experience is great, so enjoy it, but you are not building value you are burning money.

 

Taking out the idea that cars generally are poor investments and strictly on your original question if the CS will be a good car investment, then my heart wants to say YES, but my head/gut unfortunately is leaning towards NO. I think the safer F-car investment would be one of the super cars or the much more small-production-run (less than a couple hundred) classics.

 

They made 1300+ F40s, which is more than world wide CS production. F40s are holding their own.