Current Testarossa Values

My 1990 has 14,300 and change of documented miles on the clock. With that said, I bought her with 11k and drove her sparingly around the neighborhood and special occasions.

So there are others out there with lower miles. FWIW, I bought mine from a collector with over 50 high end cars....and mine was on the low end.

 

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The TR is an iconic car and it will never lose that attraction/appeal.

Are you referring to the general lack of interest in cars today by the younger generations or are you hinting at an economic slowdown? Perhaps you are referring to the inevitable push away from fossil fuel autos by governing bodies around the world? I don't see an economic slowdown coming our way anytime soon but I do worry about how the other two options may effect the car hobby in the future.

 

So what is high mileage on a 308 or a Dino or a Boxer? I remember 5 years ago there were a lot of 20,000 mile 308's around. I never remember hearing all these mileage discussions about any other models other than the TRs and 348/355 and newer. These cars are getting to be in the 30 year old range and expecting mileage averaging less than 1,000 miles a year just isn't realistic. The condition and service history is what matters unless of course you just intend to trailer the car to the garage and look at it while having a glass of wine.

 

Exactly. The push away from fossil fuels, the general lack of interest in cars by younger people. It will all effect the car hobby in a big way. Who knows what the government's of the world will do in regards to old cars, they may outright ban them, or owners will have to pay a tax just to have them.who knows.

 

Oh, by all the car shows and cars & coffee here in Florida, the car "hobby " isn't going anywhere. "Stance" is the latest craze by the younger car set and they still have a big interest in exotics. Every 17 yr old guy knows exactly what a Ferrari F40 and a Countach is.
The engine type or fuel may be different in the future the love of cars won't diminish.

As for Testarossa values, I still say to equate them to the peaks and valleys of the collector market. This isn't a "used car" anymore.
I'll also add, the stick craze is getting louder. Because Ferrari went to the F1 transmission early on in the mid 90's, you have to go pretty far back to get stickshift. The stick f430, 360 and 355's are all at a premium.
From personal experience, I had my Lamborghini Diablo VT Roadster for 10 years and enjoyed it immensely. I've had my egear Murcielago Roadster for only about a year and find it....umm well boring. Sure, it's incredibly efficient and can shift faster than I ever could....it's still boring. I don't think I'll be keeping it for very much longer.
...and if you thing this is not registering on the younger set, just look at all the Facebook memes that equate...if you can't shift gears...you might be gay, a girl etc. (made with humor, not to disparage anyone )

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Like it, especially about stick shifts. I'm into hot rods also. This is what I tell others with automatic trans in there hot rod.A real hot rod has three pedals, you don't have much without a clutch. I call automatics: sissy sticks.

 

Bawhahaha!

" sissy sticks"

Too funny!

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Well as an update gents, the final ask was 80k. I ended up walking away.
I have a lead on a Red car that I am exploring at this point.

 

Maybe time to back off on the cheap eggnog...

 

Not much of a fan of eggnog. As of this moment, the car hobby is indeed very strong. And it will continue to be for a number of years yet. But with Porsche, Benz, VW and many others starting to shift away from gasoline engines it only a matter of time. I for one will always have ever a gas car at my disposal, but it may be time for some to open their eyes and start experiencing the future.

I would recommend you drive a tesla, and report back your honest opinion. Until then I'll save the eggnog for you.

 

The sound....or the lack of it blows an electric car down the toilet for me. Its like watching your favourite thriller with no sound track!

 

Interesting enough I went to a Tesla store last week, doing some research before ordering the sedan. As for my Ferrari it has the looks, sound and soul that the Tesla will never have.....BTW I prefer Cognac

 

Yup..lack of sound is defiantly a bugger, and it takes some getting used to. I can remember the first time i "started" one and moved it, it was so weird not hearing a damn thing, yet the car was in motion. Yet the car itself to drive is spectacular and like nothing else I had ever experienced. Acceleration was incredible and the handling wasn't bad either..for a 4 door sedan.

Porsche is heading to market with an all electric sports car. It will be very interesting to experience how that car drives.

 

If Ferrari builds an electric car, it will everything and more you would expect a Ferrari to be..minus the sound unfortunately, but the driving experience and even the looks of the car could be amazing, not having to worry about packaging everything that is needed to run an ICE engine. Just think of the designs they could do when you don't have to worry about placement of a fuel tank or radiators etc.

 

While I prefer the sound of a fire breathing V12, this is just the future of vehicles. It's funny how every luxury car manufacturer toutes how quiet and smooth their cars are....well, electric solves all that.
I would love electric F250 trucks for business as I consider the gasoline engine an antiquated dinosaur.
But.....so is stick shift...I just prefer it in my exotics as well.

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I have. The technology is impressive but I liked nothing at all about driving it. Really the furthest thing from a good sports car that I've driven so I can't really see how it could ever affect Testarossa values.

 

The model s is not a sports car. It was not meant to be. Think of it as the model "t" of electric cars.

My post was not about the testarossa itself, it was in regards to the entire market. The big money historical cars will ways have value. However the TR does not fall into that category.

 

Had I driven a Tesla roadster I doubt my opinion would be any different.

If electric cars bring down the entire market I would just be very surprised. Despite their capabilities there is just so much missing it's not even a comparison, in my opinion.

 

[/QUOTE]= The big money historical cars will ways have value. However the TR does not fall into that category.[/QUOTE]

I am certain of the mid engine 12cyl spine tingle sound and wide straked looks of the TR series having and holding a very historical card in the future market game. But not so much in the big money side of the pool like a 250 gto or even F4O. The maintenence is the cold slap in the face imo.

 

= The big money historical cars will ways have value. However the TR does not fall into that category.[/QUOTE]



I am certain of the mid engine 12cyl spine tingle sound and wide straked looks of the TR series having and holding a very historical card in the future market game. But not so much in the big money side of the pool like a 250 gto or even F4O. The maintenence is the cold slap in the face imo.[/QUOTE]



Absolutely agree. They are not the rare breed of F40s etc that also have costly maintenance but because there are so few only "billionaires" buy them - and they couldn't care less about maintenance costs.

There are way too many TR for the normal public to go for them and then they are just way too costly to maintain for the normal human being.. so, pressure on prices

 

I am certain of the mid engine 12cyl spine tingle sound and wide straked looks of the TR series having and holding a very historical card in the future market game. But not so much in the big money side of the pool like a 250 gto or even F4O. The maintenence is the cold slap in the face imo.[/QUOTE]



Absolutely agree. They are not the rare breed of F40s etc that also have costly maintenance but because there are so few only "billionaires" buy them - and they couldn't care less about maintenance costs.

There are way too many TR for the normal public to go for them and then they are just way too costly to maintain for the normal human being.. so, pressure on prices[/QUOTE]

TR maintenance isn't really that bad. There is lots of fluff and misinformation regarding it. They do have some expensive issues, diff failure being a big one. But they are much cheaper to keep alive then a 355.

 

The TR doesn't have the modern car computer electronics. It can still be maintained by the mechanically inclined enthusiast. It is not that complicated that you have to take it and get it scanned. Patience and the love of working on your own car will keep it happy.

 

I would think the price would be pretty close. How is the TR much cheaper?

 

Whah??
The Testa is easily the most costly to maintain. We need Hillary to get the fact checkers on this.

 

That would be my impressions as well. I've never owned one, but a couple of friends did and I know how much $k they had to put into the car over the years. It easily amounted to another car

(They might had lemons, I don't know. But the bills were through the roof..)