New Zealand Ferrari Dealer Visit

Thanks for sharing..... Nice pics..

 

Gorgeous dealership. Thanks for the pics.

 

Heh! I work there !

 

I notice there is also a Yellow Fiat Punto in for servicing, I hope it's not getting an engine out belt change!

 

Just curious, how is the driving in NZ? I'd imagine you guys have alot of open roads. Are the roads heavily partoled? What are the speed limits? Do sheep ever walk out into the road, lol.... NZ is at the top of my list of places to visit.

 

I've found the people at Continental Cars are friendly too. My husband and I quite often stop in to look at the F-cars. He even sat in the Enzo before they sold it.

Watch out for fixed and non-fixed speed cameras in New Zealand. If you want to go fast stay off the main State Highways, e.g. SH1, and use the back roads. The cops are now using cars like Holdens as mufti cars - watch out for the extra aerials on the cars to tell the difference.

Of course we have some of the most scenic roads in the world. The sheep tend to get out on gravel roads.

Giles3 - I lived in Palmy for 20 years and moved to Hamilton for more money and better lifestyle, because I knew it would be much harder to get a Ferrari living down there. Our local Hamilton MR2 Club has had a couple of club runs with the Ferrari Club as well!

 

If you don't get caught.

Giles3 I was at Massey too. I did a BBS and a Graduate Diploma of Business Studies, plus I have one 200 level computer science paper left to finish my Science Certficate.

I don't remember seeing any Ferraris in Palmy while I lived there. Although one owner may live in the Manawatu.

 

Nice pics! That yellow Diablo 6.0 in the background is H-O-T!

 

Yes, the enzo was sold to Lionel Rogers. I am a friend of his son ( Who drives an H2 ) The roads are fairly good for driving. However, country roads tend to be heavily patroled... police are rumoured to have a quota system which requires them to issue a certain amount of tickets per week. It is common to see police hiding in bushes etc with speed guns. I find that highway's are the best if you want to go fast, once clear of the city. Ive been 240kmh in a friends porsche along State highway 1 in the middle of the day!

If you want to drive in NZ you really have to know the roads!

Continental Cars is a very friendly dealership indeed, the showroom is open to anyone to go upstairs and have a look around the F-cars. We sell anything Italian ! Auckland actually has the highest Ferrari ownership in the world per head.

PS. Auckland has far far too many German cars, makes me sick! Where I live, Remuera, I could probably count 20 porsches just looking from bedroom in a single day.

 

Thanks for the info everyone!

 

hes in the plastic industry is he not?

he was a backer in the company NAVMAN which im sure you have heard off. he drove in the Targa in a NAVMAN sponserd 350Z

 

Im not actually sure what he does, he could well be a in the plastic industry. He lives down the road from me Ill find out.

He did drive the 350z, his son actually brought the car into school about a year ago ( Im 1st year uni ). That car was quite insane.

 

That looks like a great dealership. I will be in Auckland sometime towards the end of the year and would love to have a look at some exotics. Where in town is the dealership and is there a website?
Thanks

 

Thanks for sharing, nice pics.

Maybe I´m just hallucinating, but I think Im seeing an 456 sedan, is that possible or should I just go to sleep early today ???

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does anyone know what the dealer is charging for a F430 in auckland and what the waiting period is ?

 

no specifics but way to much and way to long.

friend of my fathers went in a few months ago ready to place an order, and basically ended up telling them to **** off and took his money to Giltraps and put his money down for a 911.

 

its on Great South Road, Newmarket.

newmarket is about a 5min drive from the central city and once your in new market the dealership is about a 5-10min walk from the main shops heading south.

www.ccs.co.nz

 

They're about $150,000 right now. Australia and NZ car prices kill me. I have props for anyone who can make big money in NZ, when I was there there seemed to be the general socialist distaste for building real wealth - just like Canada.

NZ roads are incredible though - I remember great rides from Hamilton to Raglan in an original Mini Cooper, and a Wellington-Hamilton run with a friend's crazy dad in like 5.5 hours in, IIRC, a V8 Holden. Doing 140kph-180kph down the winding country highways was something to be remembered.

 

Sleepy time . Looks like a 550/575 to me.