No chance, I bought the one with quilted rear etc. in cuio years ago. Exactly what I had looked for. I will not sell it, consequently!
Not neccessarily criminal, but such mispresentation would entitle for a right to return. You will likely not find one single dealer, who will confirm in writing that a car is "unfallfrei". You will rather find some kind of best knowledge statement or "according to the information provided by the previous owner". Note also, that on mobile.de with most cars the box "unfallfrei" has been checked. While this would still be difficult to enforce, beware of those, where this (highlighed) phrase does not appear in the summary. Then it is quite sure an accident car, although one or the other dealer might have just forgotten to check the "unfallfrei" box when posting the advert. In summary, to be sure (and avoid the hassle of executing the right of return) you should in any case check for evidence of accident damage yourself or by a trusted independent expert.
BJJ - would like to see some photos of your Pozzi/Cuoio 550 if you have any to hand? The Swiss Pozzi/Blu Scuro 2000 car that I was interested in last year is no longer listed for sale at Zenith but I hope that they found a good home for it. I let it go as I could see some work required to bring it up to 'my standard' which would have been an inconvenience and not inexpensive at local labour rates.
MogulBoy, at hand I have these: http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/143486178-post1357.html and http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/143399766-post12.html
Looks good but Pozzi, and Cuoio and to a lesser extent Blu Scuro would appear to be some of the most difficult colours to capture and/or reproduce faithfully on a computer screen! Your two tone interior looks quite like Blu Scuro/Beige leather to me on my screen (beige being a bit lighter than cuoio). I found a couple of nice images of a couple of Pozzi / Cuoio / beige carpeted Maranellos (575M & F550) that I have attached below that look accurate to my eyes and the following link with some good shots of a Nero/Cuoio 550.. Ferrari 550 Maranello - AUTO SALON SINGEN - Bilder And finally this link showing a 575M in Rosso with Beige seats. Used 2004 FERRARI 575 MARANELLO F1 For Sale | Fort Lauderdale FL | VIN: ZFFBV55A140136329 Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
M- 136329 sold, I believe. More details in the 575M Technical Thread. The Barchetta steering wheel you showed in the photo has a CF top and does indeed look like a CF 575M wheel except for the horn. To me, much more attractive than the standard 550 wheel.
"Unfallfrei" is also declared as "this moment without unrepaired damage" by some/many dealers. The horse dealers from the past are the car dealers from today. Daniel
I dont know if it has changed post budget, but this link shows 10% https://www.gov.uk/trade-tariff/commodities/8703249000 I spoke to HMRC who tell me its 16% lets assume 10%-16% Plus the 20% of VAT
Indeed, in addition, if a photo is taken with flash. My interior is cuoio. I tend to say identical with the color in the Singen-car. By the way, blu pozzi even misleads some people looking directly at the car and depending on the daylight. Some in fact say "Oh I thought it were black". When replacing my broken exterior mirror with a used and repainted one, I provided the mirror and the paint code for blu pozzi. It is indeed the same color as the rest of the car . I have not looked up to confirm what blue the two tone interior comprises, but will do so by occasion.
I have been offered a car from the Czech Republic, it is Black with Tan, Low Mileage - through a dealer in Italy. I need to find more details, but will share with you when I get more information.
I have imported a 575M F1 from Switzerland last year. It's is true you have to add your own countries VAT. However, if you buy from a dealer in Switzerland you should be able to buy it "tax-free", that will save you Swiss VAT. Since you by a true Italian car, it is a "Made in Europe" product and therefore you do not have to pay import-taxes when you import the car to a European country. Switzerland is an "EVA-country", for free commerce, and that saves you VAT. You have to make sure you get a "EUR1"-form with the car, stating the car is a European product. The dealer can arrange this, or otherwise a professional import/export firm. You should be able to arrange this at the border, but it's a lot of hassle. You can get export license plates with insurance in Switzerland. They are valid in the EU, except for Holland of course ;-(. The biggest draw-back at this time is the incredible exchange rate of the Swiss Franc. The time I bought my car it was 80 eurocents to the Franc, now nearly 1:1. On the positive side: Switzerland has isolated their car-dealers with the exchange-rate and the market in Switzerland for 575 is very small. This should give you an excellent opportunity since Switzerland is thus a "buyers-market". And..Swiss cars are probably the best maintained cars, since their "Motor Fahrzeug Kontrole" is very strict. So, if you do your homework well you should be able to get what I finally achieved: 35% reduction on asking price, refund of Swiss VAT, no import tax, relatively cheap major car maintenance and tires (low VAT in Switzerland). I got every bit of help I wished for from the Swiss F-dealer. Only paid Dutch VAT in the end, but that's 21%! Me and my wife flew to Switzerland and drove the car back our selfs. What a lovely trip through the German Black Forrest and Eiffel. Picture of the car with Swiss plates: Image Unavailable, Please Login
Try this link and refer to the subsection... "Measures specific to Switzerland:" where it states.. "Duty rates & supplementary units = 0.00%" https://www.gov.uk/trade-tariff/commodities/8703249000?country=CH&day=19&month=3&year=2015#import P.S. I believe that the 10% rate refers to imports from outside the EU as a rule (e.g. such as from the USA) but it is too blunt to consider imports from an EFTA country that is not part of the EU (e.g. from Switzerland). I remain unconvinced that the UK would charge any 'import duty' on a personal import by a UK resident of an EU produced vehicle from Switzerland. Conversely, the Swiss are happy to levy a 4% "Automobile duty" (and then 8% VAT on any import of a car from an EU country) in addition to a specific CO2 based tax - but these are separate concepts to any basic 'import duty'. Source Swiss Customs Administration - Vehicles (cars) Good luck!
911SH, re your car in Italy, be aware that if you dream of driving back over the Stelvio Pass to UK (as I did!) the export process is much more complex than if you get it trucked over. I gave up in the end, dealer kept the plates, I organised a truck from UK. I can give you details if you need them, good guys, do lots of Euro classic work.
PS of course Stelvio under 10 ft of snow now, but there's always the Genoa-Nice way round...beautiful...sweeping curves, perfect for a 550/575..and lots of tunnels!
Look forward to hearing if you had any luck with the car in Italy. Here's another one Ferrari 575 M Maranello F1 foto upon serious request usata, Benzina, ? 71.000,- a Terni Price is good if it's a genuine car. Odd reluctance to post images so could be a scam, or someone paranoid about being scammed. Or maybe it's a pink car with purple side skirts.. Anyway it's just up.
Found a nice set of images of a Grigio/Beige Daytonas (c/w Cuoio inserts) over Castoro carpets here.. SOLD Stock #31599T - 2003 Ferrari 575M Maranello F1 Grigio ingrid over Beige - STL Motorcars
\i wish I had a clearer answer, but speaking to HMRC directly, they tell me that if it was originally registered in Switzerland, then I would have to pay 10% Import and 20% VAT. Can anyone help? The black car - Seemed a bit Fishy. There is now a Red Car at Ferrari Barcelona, I would get it trailered back. Does anyone have any experience with Ferrari Barcelona? thanks
Switzerland - I was considering buying a car there (dealer couldn't be bothered to call me back..) and Ferrari Classiche UK told me 20% VAT, no duty. Never got further down the line. However any good dealer here in the UK should be able to help you on that if you hint you might give them business. I have had dealings with Ferrari BCN, Cars Gallery is their trading name as they are also Aston main dealer. Good facility, nice team, good to deal with. As ever if you want to be 100 per cent you need to take your own mechanic (that is being paranoid). They have some guys who speak English and they are generally helpful and professional. But I couldn't comment on that individual car.
Segunda mano FERRARI 575M Maranello en Barcelona ES Ask Barcelona if their car has FHP (I see red brake calipers which are an indication but not proof). Don't assume that just because it's at a F dealer, it'll be presented in mint retail condition. That's not to say it isn't a good car, it's just that at EUR59k retail, it could be offered on a 'sold as seen' basis. I'm going to stop pushing Switzerland for a while as it's true that it's unlikely to be the place to go bargain hunting given where the GBP/EUR is right now (and the need to allow for 20% VAT) but the pool of available cars here should not be ignored, if you are choosy... Where else (on Earth?) can you view 18x Maranellos at a single location (Elite Zuzwil) and perhaps >30 (in total) within an hour or so of their premises?
In Germany and presumably the same in UK the VAT is paid on the actual price indicated in the invoice. However, at least the German customs, if the "official" price appears to be under true value, are entitled to estimate the true value. In those cases they tend to quite high estimates .....
