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Why are Testarossas so cheap?

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  1. Bluebottle

    Bluebottle F1 Veteran Silver Subscribed

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    Take a look at lots 131 and 133 in this list of auction results:

    Blenheim Palace | Coys of Kensington | Page 2 | Page 2

    I do not understand why the TR sells for the same as a 328 - both about the same age, both LHD, both red. Both liable to VAT. The TR has only 12,000 mmiles on the c;lock, but the 328's mileage is not stated (which suggests it is not very low).

    PS see also lot 138 - 512 TR similar.
     
  2. Natkingcolebasket69

    Natkingcolebasket69 F1 World Champ

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    Maintenance cost would be one.


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  3. Natkingcolebasket69

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    Also the TR you showing here is a left hand drive in a right hand drive market and I can already tell u that the logo in the back is not original and the steering wheel. These things matter.
    This is an old auction too.


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  4. Steve Magnusson

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    Gads, I hate it when an auction house doesn't describe the actual car for sale, and just rehashes the manufacturer's initial introduction material. And, for the 328, "...afforded the driver and their fortunate passenger unbridled access to the unmistakable sound of the dry-sump Ferrari V8" has to rate right up there with the most inaccurate thing ever said.

    The TR having 415mm wheels and the 328 having 16" wheels would be a ~$5K swing for me.
     
  5. barabba

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    If you think they are cheap, you should have looked at their prices just a couple of years ago...
     
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    I think he said cheap;)


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    Yes that's what I said :)
     
  8. Melvok

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    Q: Why are Testarossas so cheap?

    A: They are not cheap, and soon prices will come down a lot ... as is happening in Europe right now already.
     
  9. JG333SP

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    Maybe it's the 'abnormal design and performance' they talk about in the description.

    Although this could technically apply to any Fcar I don't think I'd word it like that if you want to seek top $$s
     
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    Wow a 512TR for ~$90k? Sweeeeeet.
     
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    With exchange rate and VAT?......No exactly prices are falling. There is a second TR with 66,000 kilometers on it for 80k pounds.
     
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    Back in 2016 the exchange rate was 1,50 that's before brexit so that TR was roughly 108k at auction .... normal prices if you ask me!


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    No such thing as a cheap Ferrari, particularly a T-Rex. The purchase price is just the down payment.
     
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    massive bargain if it is in good shape
     
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    Definitely not cheap in Canada compared to overseas market, $200k CDN for a 512 here, one is even $200k+ USD! Waaaay overpriced for present market conditions.

    Just my two circular pieces of copper!
     
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    Agree...they sit and don't sell though. Just follow on autotrader and you will see;)


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    I believe some of the body parts are very hard to find, so a bump could leave you will an expensive wreck
     
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    To simply answer the question 7200 units were built. Dime a dozen.
     
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    I saw one a couple years back for 65k, the guys selling it talked me out of it telling me the stories about maintaining it. My wife agreed telling me I would buy it and it would sit in the garage because either I wouldn't be able to afford to keep it maintained or I wouldn't drive it worrying about the next "major". One day I will find the right Ferrari for me.
     
  20. Newman

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    Cheap because they're problematic, fragile and expensive to fix. To buy one means constantly repairing it whether its losing a bank, a gearbox problem, slow windows or needing to be under 5'7" to fit in it properly.
     
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    Im 6"1 and I fit perfectly


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    C'mon Paul! I'm 6'1", fixed my windows one weekend for a few hundred bucks, if a bank goes down you just start a thread here and it's usually check this or check that, YOU fixed the gearbox problem and I don't consider my car fragile. I will give you the expensive to fix part ;)
     
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    Well said! I'm 6"1 200pounds and fit with ease;)


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    there were 500 512M, and 2200 512tr's and the rest were just tr's.

    for all practical purposes the M and the 512tr are the same car, and it is leagues better than the plain tr.

    i think the 5000+ units of the tr do weigh on the 512tr and the M, but to those who know, the last 2 generations are epic cars. anybody buying a 328 at the same price that he could buy a 512tr is simply a fool, and they made 16000 of those !
     
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    Then you either have stubby legs and a long body or you dont mind your legs looking like the letter Z. Im 6'2" and I owned an 89. I fit well in my BB and its the lack of technology that makes it a better car with less things to break (not to mention its quicker ;))
     
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