Living with a Ferrari FF for 40,000 miles

Definitely great infos for people like you and me who intend to take the car well over 100K miles and possibly into the ground. Wow, 40K miles is record?!?!

-So would you say a Porsche turbo is probably is the most reliable and durable of all the non-Japanese car you have owned?
-Leather shrinkage?!...That's the first time I have heard about that.
-What about the mechanical?...Engine, transmission, etc, and ordeals with them that prevented you from being able to drive to repair and thus have to flat-bed the car instead.
-Can you give an estimate of how much hit in price per certain amount of mileage?

 

Excellent posts. Any pics of your road warrior?
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Thanks for the feedback Pinarello.
Cars with miles also take a big hit in the US.

There is a 92,000mi 2013 FF in DC.
That also broke my heart, can't run for the most miles on an FF title either... lol

 

The more I hear about FF's the more I am liking them.

 

Wow. That's higher than any Ferrari for sale on cars.com
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At some point the best move is probably to keep it.

 

great write up. We have about 20,000 miles across 2 cars, so quite a step behind the OP and some others here.

On the interior (leather), I'd imagine that the heat cycles from being in a hot/sunny place accelerate and exacerbate underlying problems, as the "leather" in our Porsche seems much more robust than in our Ferraris.

One option we now swear by is the heat insulating windshield. Yes, it actually works, and if you think about the modern F cars, the windshields are huge. We also had a custom windshield sun screen made to keep the inside cool.

Good luck and enjoy the next 40K miles.

 

Man, what you have mentioned makes me want to hope into a 991 TTS instead because the closest repair place is too far away, but the "frunk" of a 911 is too small. Porsche needs to make a shooting brake version out of it.

Have you been using a windshield sun screens frequently, like Entropy had mentioned? I always put those up every time I am parked outside, even in the evening...takes less than 5 seconds. I like the cooler interior and privacy associated with their use.

That stuck speed sensor will be a problem, especially if the shop is far.

Can't wait to see it.

I wonder what would be the current selling price for one with 92K miles. I would like to hear what problems that owner has come across. Gosh, how does the owner rack up so many miles?!...and I thought I drive a lot at more than 12K miles a year. Compared to that owner, my mileage is nothing.

Same here. Isn't it just lovely?!

 

92,000 mile FF is for sale? Or an owner you know?

It's like stock in a great company at a cheap price. Except you are buying emotional not financial profit.

 

Smart.

The standard nero daytona leather in my Ferrari at least is top grain. Even the non analine dyed options are better than Porsche. With quality comes fragility. That means every 6-12 month a treatment with a top quality conditioner. The sun is going to break it down faster over time if left exposed. Hot and sunny is obviously the worst.

Porsche leather is not top grain, and has protection. Far more durable, more plastic. But not even close to as luxurious.

 

I know the owner as well. He is a Ferrari collector that drives them. Puts around 25k miles per year on his FF. Service department claims the FF is holding up very well on the miles.

 

Nice !

You should someday ask him about brakes. Pads and rotors. No one has needed rotors yet from normal driving, supposedly it's around 60,000+ miles.

For some people getting in at 4 and 5 years old that will be huge to know. And for those of us keeping them long term.

 

To my knowledge, it's all original but I can check. Service department says the FF is the most robust car Ferrari has built

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Just a fyi, I'm planning to hold my FF at least 5 yrs, maybe 10. Incredible vehicle, nothing like it out there.

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Actually the wholesale price is $115k for a 2012 FF w/20k+ miles. I guy in Florida just told me that yesterday when I said I saw a 2012 FF w/35k miles and the asking price was $150k. The guy said it was way over priced. He owns a FF and was going to trade a newer Fcar so is very well aware trade in values on his car.

 

Confirmed

 

When negotiating around for my FF, I asked one of the F car dealers I was in touch with for a '15 model: what will be the trade in value for this car next year, when I have put 25,000mi on it
Answer: $120,000.
I thought it was exaggerated, but could be true.

 

not exaggerating. dealers bid nothing for these on trades etc.

 

Which explains why most are on consignment.

There seem like having a big price gap between the sub 7k cars , and > 15kmi cars. More than "usual".

At 120k, not sure if it's worth selling a 25kmi FF. Better keep it, bring it to 75kmi and then store it for the memory.

 

yes totally agree. I plan on doing exactly that.

 

Yes or buying a used FF with 25k miles for $120k and really DD driving it for a several years and just not worrying about resale at all. Doubt the 4 place cars will come back in value in any foreseeable future.