Dare I ask.....

I can confirm this was a customer car.

 

A customer that drove a regular production car for 150-180 miles max? Did they happen to register the car in Montana too?

 

Because the buyer is a friend who just purchased it via the dealer from the original owner.

 

To me, there are customer cars and then there are mule cars... a mule car is one that's delivered to a "customer" that's really designed to make use of the allocation, then sold to an actual customer shortly after delivery, usually at a markup. Dealers may use brokers and sell such cars as "used", with many brokers being close to major international ports for obvious reasons. Since a car is technically used, they're not bound by the territory restrictions on marketing and sales.

It only takes a few.

 

This car was delivered to a local buyer and resold to a local buyer. No drama. It was held for the required lock up period.

 

When will the buffoonery stop?
It’s a production car for crying out loud


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I'm going to go out on a limb here and say... are you username IslandGuy on BaT?

What makes you think this car will hit $500K?

 

I think he is saying instead of paying 500k + for an ST, a standard touring like this, being 95% of an ST, is a much better acquisition at the likely 300k sale price.

 

Its funny to see this as I am in the exact same boat. The next step seems Ferrari. I tried buying a new Lambo two years ago ( Huracan EVO ) and it was a horrible experience.

As a first time new Ferrari buyer, what would be the best way to go about speccing a new 296 GTB ? I understand long waits. I've been waiting my whole life.

 

The books have been closed for a while for new 296 GTB and GTS allocations. You'll have to go used.

 

Figures. Same thing happened a few years ago with the F8. I was cross shopping the Lambo EVO and F8. I regrettably chose the EVO, which turned into a disaster, and the F8 books closed when I decided to go that route. Ill get the Ferrari one day !

 

Friendly advice. Assuming you end up getting a pre-owned, just pay the ADM. You will end up spending less $$ overall and get the car you want as soon as you find one for sale. ....EVERYONE is paying some form of ADM..via actually paying over list and/ or buying bridge cars.

Maybe you are offered a 296 GTB (the dealer has an extra order, someone backs out..whatever). But, you have to wait 2-3 years and buy at least one 'bridge car'. You will most likely lose money on every bridge car...If your GTB was worth $100k in ADM that $$ gain was wiped out from the losses on the bridge cars.

Another thing, until very recently the dealers would encourage you to sell your new car back to them when it was around 180 days. Not a day sooner. When you complied they would reward you with an order spot for another Ferrari. For example, start with a GTB...keep it for 180 days, sell it (or consign it) with the dealer and they give you an order spot for a GTS. It could take years before the GTS would arrive, but that was the game. If you blinked the dealer would move to a more compliant customer.

Now, (assuming this info is correct) you must KEEP your Ferrari in your ownership and not 'pre-sell' it back to the dealer if you want to order new and move up the food chain. Personally, I love this. I hated the 'reminders' that it was 180 days+ and a good time to sell...

 

I am sure your experience is accurate, but I think it’s very location dependent. In California, I came to Ferrari because of the lack of games (no buying another car to get a car), and have been treated well ever since. Even the list is fairly democratic, surprisingly so. Sure, the VSes are reserved for the best customers … as they should be based on demand far outstripping supply. But for production cars? Couldn’t be easier. Walked in off the street in sweatpants and ordered a 488, was treated well, and a 296 GTS on the way.

 

Maybe I'm just lucky but I was able to place a deposit and build specs for a GTB and 3 months later a GTS without any bridge cars. Granted I don't expect my GTB before next Summer (2.5 years after deposit made) and the GTS likely 2 years after that but at least they are in the pipeline.

 

Placing an order and truly having an allocation is not the same thing. Hoping you guys have true allocations.

 

Allocations typically come later than the deposit / order since dealers do not get allocations as much in advance as the current lead times, but for regular production cars, for years I've not heard of an order not eventually getting an allocation. Whenever there is a risk (or even a too long lead time) the dealers temporary shut off the tap (which is sometimes wrongly interpreted as the car being sold out...) We just got information that the Purosangue orders have now been reopen for instance.

 

The 296 GTB/ GTS production run is allocated. It's possible (likely even) that people will back out of their orders over the next 2-3 years and that will create order spots/ open allocation. Until the order appears within Ferraris ordering system attached to your name and an actual car is being built it's not an order.

 

Oh to be in a RHD market , the tap is still on !

 

Who told you the Purosangue orders have reopened ?

which country are you in?

 

This article https://fr.motor1.com/news/681285/ferrari-vente-purosangue-nouveau-batiment/ states that orders for the Purosangue are reopen for year 2026, allegedly based on Ferrari's conference call. It's in French, so that gives a clue that I'm in France
That would be consistent with a policy of not wanting to take orders too long in advance; so orders would have been closed when all 2023, 2024 and 2025 productions were sold, until now - after mid 2023 - when 2026 production becomes orderable.
Situation may vary depending on dealers though, since some could have anticipated their expected 2026 allocations (an order accepted by a dealer is typically not binding, neither for the dealer nor Ferrari).

 

We attended Casa Ferrari in Pebble Beach for car week. The 296 GTS IRL really is the perfect-looking Ferrari. Saw the Purosangue for the first time and it was truly exceptional. Lovely design. The Roma Spyder was also a surprise. Another home run design.

 

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