F355 Fiorano for $299,888? WTF?

well...since you ask......the " stickie" issue is nothing more than a do it yourself job....a few hours cleaning plastic stuff....repaint and your done. cost ? $17.00 for spray paint and oven cleaner,
clutch? did it myself....super simple job and cost me $600. for the disc and some emery paper (pressure plate was in excellent condition).
belt service? engine out....did it myself....not that difficult at all....cost $1500. in parts for the t belt job (belts,waterpump rebuild,seals,tensioners,bearings,ect). There are other costs but not associated with the belt service.

 

I'm in... but I'll list for only $139,000 because you won Platinum at Pasadena Concorso and I only got Gold.

 

I agree.....Ive had many Porches as recently as a GT3.....it lasted 2 weeks in my stable........my 355 is way way more fun to drive and certainly looks and sounds a whole lot better.

 

I will bet anyone a hunskie that car ends up in the mid 100k range or a no sale. That number is not real. Might as well ask a for a cool one million. Come on. Joke deal

 

Hahahaha! Very smart thinking Kevin!
LOL

 

Thanks! That's the first time anybody ever said that Ross!

 

Just a quick point. The car listed for $299k is a very rare car being a manual Fiorano. Will it pull $299k? maybe not, but it should pull more than the more common F1 version.

 

Price things the way you want. Buyers set the market. Raise prices and the buyer pool shrinks. You see that with the way the GTB inventory has increase with the higher asking prices.

 

It absolutely amazes me how any owners of 355s continuously, and i mean continuously, one guy especially, berate anyone who prices their cars above what these "price police" think they should be at. My attitude, is "I hope they get it" as it is all good news. Owners who slam the sellers, figuratively shooting themselves in their foot, I just don't understand ...they must be a joy to hang around with too.

 

You are only half correct buyers and sellers set the market. The market is what a willing buyer and seller will transact at. I love listening to people in the real estate market say how every home they have bid on for the last year and that they have missed out was over priced. The market is determined by buyers and sellers, not just one side of the equation. No buyers at a price means the item is priced too high, no sellers at what the buyer wants to pay, the buyer has to raise what they will pay or not buy the product.

 

We had a family that owned 5 houses in our neighborhood list their homes for sale at $100,00 over the market price. And then one of them sold using the other four as comps. If all of the 355s for sale were overpriced the market would respond. If you want one and they are all priced more than you would like to pay you have only two options. Pay the price or look for something else.

 

I knew a guy who bought a 355, and lost also, including his 355
(but it was after he blew up his engine.....complete rebuild did the thing)

 

BINGO.

Dealers talking prices up = I get
Dealers talking prices down = I get
Owners talking prices up = I get
Owners talking prices down = does not compute

JohnK, the fervor and persistence with which you bash 355 prices is off the charts. What is your angle? Why not hunt down the owners and sellers of of Ferrari models that have had legitimate and explosive price appreciation instead?

 

I'm wearing a lace thong right now.

 

Here is one for $99.5k

Cars for Sale: 1999 Ferrari F355 Spider in Agoura Hills, CA 91301: Convertible Details - 395630842 - Autotrader

 

Was considering that car previously before purchasing a non-Fiorano F1 spider. Unless you happen to live in Seattle, otherwise that tan color dash would produce a major glare on the wind shield every time the roof is lowered.

 

That car was sold a long time ago..I have no idea why some people dont take down their listings