Would you buy a Ferrari that had been puked in?

Ha, ha. So you're looking at the car and the seller says, "oh by the way, this car has been puked in." And your first thought is, "what kind of a discount can I get here?" Hey, whatever it takes to grind the best deal

 

I like the smell of puke. Should I pay a bonus? LMAO!

 

I dont think and deduction, if it has been cleaned out and smells new, everything is fine...

 

how about BO (a la seinfeld)?
how about someone shot / dead in one?

 

I was thinking it wouldn't be that big a deal until you mentioned it is a 348. Make sure the barf didn't get into the A/C controller...

Cheers
Kevin

 

Our very own Augustine Staino knows what that's like, first hand...


Tex, if you're selling the car and it's clean and, other than having been told, there's no other way a buyer could know it, then no deduction should be made; for someone to think otherwise seems a bit ludicrous to me...

If you're buying and, other than being told, there's no other way of knowing the car was yakked in, then there should be no deduction or reduction in price...

 

What if they took a dump in it?

 

If it was someone from the factory who puked in it during production would it enhance the resale value ?

Maybe that's how some of the cars end up with red carpets and beige seats.....easier to redye than change the rug because of red wine.

Seriously though......why not ? As long as you cannot tell.

 

What if it was an older Ferrari and there are proofs that Enzo himself did the deed in it. Now, that is something for you to think about?

 

In my opinion the deduction should be a little bit more than the cost of new carpets.

My question is, why are you considering a car that has this problem? If the owner didn't fix something this nasty, I would be thinking that the car was poorly maintained.

Art S.

 

Unless the deal is amazing i wouldnt. Even if its clean and looks new , i will always know someone puked in my Ferrari..ugh..

 

For what it's worth, I puked in a CRX before.

 

It would depend if the puke consisted mainly of pasta. If it was primarily American junk food, i.e. Big Macs, A deduction is definitely in order.

Another important deal-breaker in purchasing a Ferrari is dealer documentation of puking interval. I know that some will argue that it should be done on a 5 year cycle, regardless of mileage. I, on the other hand, am a firm believer in following the owner's manual and insuring that fresh puke is deposited every 52,000 miles and that said pukage is documented by a factory authorized dealer.

 

hah ha hah.Very good.

What about the lamborghini that used to belong to elderly womaniser and crooner Rod Stewart.It was a white countach that he used in Marbella.

It was auctioned with reference to stilletto holes in the roof lining.

Clearly the love god had been banging some hot young totty in it.Well you wouldnt expect anything less from the man.

Personally,I'd expect that added a bit to the value.

 

How did you find out the Ferrari was puked on, did the owner just tell you or the car smells?

 

I will say, without fear of contradiction, that making your passenger hurl is the sign of a good joy ride. The "goal" if you will. Why then would we penalize someone who "got it right"?

I wish my car was puked in. Guess I'm not as good a driver as I thought.

Wes

 

I actually puked in my wifes car a couple of years ago. I had a kidney stone and she was driving me to the emergency room. The pain was so bad that I barfed all over the car. I tried to go out the window, but it just didn't work.

We took the car to a detailer the next day and paid about $200, and the smell is gone. But it took a lot of detail work to get all of the puke out of all of the nooks and crannies. Definately worth the money.

So anyway, if it is cleaned up properly, and you can't smell it anymore, then sure, why not?

Dom

 

Why ask such a silly rhetorical question??

Realistically just retrim the darn car.

I had a hot blonde hurl in mine once, the wife noticed immediately that I wasn't too mad and made comment on it.

I later dumped the wife and did the blond whenever her husband went hunting.....two of the four kids are mine.

All rhetorically..........of course.

I use my Ferrari as an off road camper. It's had everything in it!

 

...the .25 cent car wash is your friend.........

 

Let's think about this a minute. Do we know how much volume? Was it the driver who puked or a passenger leaning into the drivers area and puked?
What was the consistency of the puke? I mean, are we talking someone puking within a half our of attempting to eat the 'ol 96 ouncer steak' dinner? (the assumption here is that it would be high volume, large particulates) or are we talking: "I thought it would be cute to take a picture of baby so and so standing at the steering wheel" kind of low volume, a milky mass that barely smells and is relatively easy to clean up.

I would say that if you create 2 charts, one which tracked the odiferous quality on the x axis (no odor 0, singe your nose hairs, 10) then tracked the volumonous qualities on the y axis (not much volume, say a 1, ankle deep in the footwell, say, a 10)

Now, for the second chart, let's compare viscosity (x axis - 1 low, 10 high) vs. the length of time the matter sat in the car before being cleaned up (y axis 0 cleaned up immediately, 10 it still hasn't been cleaned up in which case I'd at least ask for a $250 discount to clean it)

Now what I would suggest is to look at the ratings in the first chart. Average the two numbers (for instance, x rating 5, y rating 10 = 7.5).

Perform the same step for the second chart.

Now add those two numbers together. If the answer is you don't know what the ratings would be because it's already been cleaned up and there is no way to tell, then there should be no discount.

If the puke is still there, I'd say $250 to $300 dollars. I'd suggest you don't buy it, there could also be piss in the gas tank!