In pursuit of a 430 Scuderia...hopefully

Operation "Bring her home" is in full planning mode. Success appears imminent. I will have boots on the ground on Monday night of next week and hopefully be on my way home on Wednesday!!!!!

FYI. I wanted to post a few other sales people I was working with who I also enjoyed speaking to transparently about the market, cars, etc. The entire process really was great; albeit a little exhausting simply due to the sheer volume of conversations and questions!

If people are looking for Scuds, I highly recommend giving these guys a call:

Eric Sanclemente
Euro Motorsport (FL)
[email protected]
954-522-2422

Has a beautiful Rossa Corsa Scud; low miles:

2008 Ferrari F430 Scuderia for Sale - 2194736 - duPontREGISTRY.com

Craig Becker
Exotic Motors Midwest (MO)
[email protected]
314.561.9766

Has a beautiful Griogio Medio Scud; low miles. I really, really like this color:

2008 Ferrari F430 Scuderia for Sale - 2194743 - duPontREGISTRY.com

Chris Anderson (CA)
Euro Car
[email protected]
949-722-7121

Has a black one with some tinted lights I did not care for personally, but Chris was very responsive and helpful about the car. The car has a brand new clearcoat over all of it to correct some etchings in the clearcoat apparently and looks great per Chris. Tails can be easily swapped. I believe the front headlights would need to be wetsanded or replaced if you don't like the look.

2009 Ferrari 430 Scuderia Costa Mesa, California | EuroCar Inc.

Jake Blackman (AZ)
JBA Motors
[email protected]
(602) 908-6111

Has the red one with higher miles I was original interested in and spoke about earlier in this thread. It is not officially posted yet! Rossa Corsa; black wheels; silver calipers - looked very nice. Arizona Italian said the calculator placed it in the 150s or 160s. PM me for pics in advance of their add being posted!

Bernie Katz (TX)
BJ Motors
(800) 270-1608 Extension 2
[email protected]

Another good looking Rossa Corsa. Don't have too many details on it, was just getting started looking:

2008 Ferrari Scuderia | Exotic Car Sales at BJ Motors

Cam Zerpoli (CA)
CNC
[email protected]
909-982-4389

Is taking delivery of a new red one any day now - give him a call!



I hope this helps some people find their Scuds!!

Slept 4 hours last night : )

 

Yes!

Preparing!

I like it a lot. If it had a painted stripe, I would have pursued it more aggressively! On the other hand, since I hope to keep this Scud forever, I wanted the competition colors - red. My 308 is yellow, so did not want another yellow car.

I like Silverstone a lot also. The wheels and highlights on my X5 are actually custom painted Silverstone : )
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So with the variable weather in the rockies, and my wife cool with me taking a week, it looks like my route will be:

CA -> NV -> NM -> OK -> MO -> PA

Mainly rte 66.

Flying out tomorrow and will start the journey on Wednesday. Wish me luck!

 

No it would not. You can see the list of people I spoke to on the page. Not one of them was asking more than 189k LIST for any of the cars. Several were red, with stripes, and under 4k miles.

It use to be a 300k car; you need to accept that and move on.

 

Thanks!

Haha - I have a big'ol bottle of advil. Will pick up some ear plugs just in case. Staying at some decent places, so maybe will get a massage or two on the way.

 

Will do - gopro is packed! ; )

Thanks!

Thanks! Awesome - I love the gold also. Nice garage!

Will be in San Fran tonight...pics from dealer tomorrow.

 

Here are some pics from today. Ferrari of San Francisco is an amazing setting...right on the water, separate building for Maserati, full service center down the road. Just awesome. Got to see the challenge cars being loaded up from their event this past weekend and got to tour their shop as well which was very impressive and extremely large for a Ferrari service center. Everyone I met was not only an employee, but also a car enthusiast. I can't speak highly enough about the whole experience.

Unfortunately, due to some not-so-awesome issues with buying cars in California from PA, the car cannot be driven out of the state. So I will have the car picked up tomorrow. Fear not though - videos and pics coming as soon as I can manage. I will be driving it very soon and very hard!
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Thanks man! I'm use to clear-bras not looking quite as good as paint, but this looks excellent. The only seams are toward the rear of the car and they are not very noticeable. This is the Xpel product and Ferrari of San Fran even included the cleaner and polish with it. The thing is so clean, even the exhaust outlets look brand new. Really stunning.

Yup - that is the deal with CA - you must have it delivered to another state.

 

Nonono - absolutely cannot drive it off the lot - or anywhere in the state. In fact, I don't think you can even drive it back within a year. Yes, still have a roadtrip planned for the car.

..and thanks!

 

Ha! Thanks! I was supposed to be 6-12months away...then the new car madness grabbed me and it was over! This is one case where I'm glad I was weak-willed.

Based on about 1-2 months of intensive research, there seems to be a decent supply coming and going in the market and the prices are fairly stable.

 

Stage 1 complete. Car was flawless. Too excited to do any vids. Will setup gopro before I leave tomorrow for Stage 2 ; )
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