List of reputable dealers / Indie's in CT / NY

Well, I think that your instincts about that dealer could be right. Any time you see the word "Executive" in the name of a dealership you should put your hand on your wallet.

Miller Motorcars in Greenwich has an excellent reputation and they have been around for a long time. They are obviously well equipped to handle newer Ferraris such as the F430.

For the independents, my experience is more with an older V12 but you might check out Black Horse Garage in Bridgeport. I personally would recommend highly Vantage Motors in Stamford but I'm not sure how they are equipped to deal with the newer Ferraris. They typically handle the 60's-90's era Ferraris, Astons, Lamborghinis and Jaguars and, for example, currently have in their shop for service a 275GTB/4, a 246 Dino, a Lamborghini Diablo, a Maserati Ghibli, two Aston Martin DB5s and a series 2 E type Jaguar that they did a full restoration on. If you talk to them about a F430 era car and they say that they are equipped to handle it, you can be comfortable that they will do a good and fair job for you.

Going farther afield from CT, John Tirell's Independent Ferrari Service in southeastern Massachusetts has an excellent recommendation and a sponsor of the New York section of FChat on Long Island seems to provide pretty comprehensive services. Frank Triasi's Classic Coach in New Jersey (they also own Ferrari of Central Florida) seems to get uniformly good reviews and Ferrari of Long Island should be considered as well.

 

Eric, I purchased my car from Sarah at Wide World of Cars in Spring Valley, NY. Sarah has been very accommodating - and, overall, I am extremely happy with my car. I can make an introduction to her if you'd like?

 

I have my cars serviced by Black Horse Garage in Bridgeport, CT. They have done the service on my 308, Testarossa, and will be doing the major on my 360 in the next year or so.

Check out their website... if you call them, ask for John

Black Horse Automotive Services - Connecticut Antique Car Restoration and Maintenance Garage

 

I bought from Miller and was very pleased w/ Larry (salesperson). I was surprised that they sold a car competitively, I would have shipped a car from across the country, glad I did not have to.
I have used Miller's service dept and so far they have been responsible and fair. They did have a few older models being worked on, so I'm thinking they must have talent in staff.

I did consider Wide World, but aside from not having what I was looking for, their sales team was not consistent (3 different salespersons on 3 different occasions). Maybe not a big deal. I have not used their service but a buddy of mine likes them.

Good luck w/ search...

 

For an authorized dealer, Miller is awesome. Have now done 3 cars with them, total pros and no games.

For an independent, call Pete Spinella at Universal Autosports. He may be able to help with the car acquisition but their service capabilities are phenomenal.

 

Contacted them for a 456 - dealer himself told me they deal in salvage vehicles only - the 456 happened to be a water damaged salvage car - to their credit they were right up front with the fact that they were a salvage dealer.

 

I would HIGHLY recommend John Tirrell @ Independent Ferrari Svc in South Easton Mass. He has been fixing my 355 and has a been a pleasure to work with.. Straight shooter, fair pricing, meticulous, and without the dealership overhead.

He does PPI inspections, and has a full race/machine shop on site which cuts costs down a ton.


PM if you'd like more.. I searched around alot and Miller is good but WAY overpriced.. Blackrock Garage was a close second to John@IFS but he's been in the game for 45 years and you can't replicate that "seen it all" experience level... So i went there

 

+1 John Tirrell @ Independent Ferrari Svc

BH garage, either people use and like them, and many I know will never go back there.