Why so many low mileage Ferraris out there?

Speak for yourself - we're ALL Devo!

 

It's useful to know how many miles I put on the car, so long as it's A LOT!!

 

There there now fellas...
What kind of rinky dink little mom and pop shops are you guys working with? Are they all there with their collective faces pressed up against the one window watching you arrive? LOL


Pro Tip:
I say drive what you want and choose your clients more carefully.

Bonus Pro Tip: Dress for the temps!
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So THAT's why your LinkedIn profile says: "Warning - I Drive a Ferrari!"

 

I am thinking about a movie script now..... The Consultant.

Are you with me DD? The darn thing could write itself!

Let's get some focus groups together on this ASAP!

 

Im in sales. I wear Hugo Boss suits and drive an Audi S5 about to be a 7. That where I found my compromise. I want to look successful but not like I don't need the business.

 

Sounds about right to me.

When I do meet with clients, 99% of the time I arrive in a rental car, or on BART when in SF. Whether I opt for the full on suit and tie or the blazer and button down collar depends on how high up I am meeting.

The one change I do make, odd though it is, is that I pretty much always swap out my $200 or so Ferrari watch for my $500 or so Movado museum watch. For some reason, the Movado doesn't raise an eyelid anywhere, but the teeny little Cavallino...

(That said, across the board, suit or not I show up in my Boulet deer skin cowboy boots. Nobody says a word about that. Go figure.)

 

Oh, and to answer the OP's question, the reason my 75K mile Ferrari isn't well over 100K by now is due to all that time flying around driving rental cars and taking BART. I suspect many other owners are similarly busy in their day to day lives...

 

Surprising that no one mentioned the obvious - mileage is low because it's always in the shop! (Just kidding)

 

That's Maserati. The OP asked about Ferrari. Do try to keep up.

 

I'd drive my Ferrari all the time if it weren't for the fact that the car goes down in value with each mile. It isn't this way in other countries. Wish it weren't that way here in the US.

I don't plan to sell anytime soon (or maybe ever) but the thought of devaluing the car each time I drive it has me limiting my use to "worthy" miles, like those ticked off driving in the mountains.

 

I drive all of my Ferraris regularly and rotate through them consistently but they're used as pleasure vehicles. I don't take them to the office, I don't take them to dinner or lunch. In fact, I hardly take them someplace where I would park them. I use them for fun drives when I get the chance and if I don't have time for a fun drive, they stay in the garage.

Besides, it's not like I have tons of time: I'm a single dad to young kids who have tons of activities, I run a sizable company that I started from scratch, I do a little charity work, and I have to work out to take care of my health. That doesn't leave a ton of time; certainly not enough time to drive each of the Ferraris over the 3k miles a year that you suggest.

And when it comes to using them as just cars, we all have much better cars to use for those things, as Brian mentions.

That said, they all get over 1k miles a year (I just put 800 on the 348 Challenge with a fantastic rally/tour) and I don't give one crap about depreciation. I bought them to drive and to love and they are cared for and over maintained to the max.

 

I'm still chuckling over this post.

If you're rolling a 'ghini through the ghetto at 3AM then, yeah, that's trollin' for trouble. So take the Ferrari instead.

 

Yeah, I found that comment odd myself. The only police interest I've ever had in my car is asking if they can take a picture and talking about how it runs. If police are hunting down exotics in some places, then you might need to question where you drive.

 

Those little rinky dink mom and pop shops kept me fed and driving nice cars for 40 years. One advantage to selling to smaller customers is they have a smaller interest in price and a larger interest in service.

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Always my first choice!

 

Not to mention the security to your business by not being dependent on one or a few large clients.

Ask some of the OE parts suppliers to Detroit how much they like having terms dictated to them.

 

I bought a 3 owner 575 with 2400 miles on her. I felt sorry for the previous owners who didn't get to enjoy her . She now has 3 years later 11,000 miles on her odo plus 2 FCA National meet Platino Awards plus numerous special awards + participation in many FCA CF 200 and other events and just fun drives here in Southern California.
I don't drive her to the market or ordinary parking lots but drive at least every Sunday to a Cars and Coffee type event . You bought a Ferrari you should enjoy her, she is not a statue.

 

"Fun drives" come with the territory (lucky you), or not. It would be interesting to know where the previous two owners lived. Not that it's a definitive reason for not driving such a great car.

I can imagine that, for many, fun drives, good weather and available free time are akin to the alignment of the planets.

 

For me a BBI does not work in hot weather or traffic, too tight roads etc. Frankly there are far better cars for those conditions.

On the right crisp day, on a great open road early am no traffic the car is sublime. So thats when it gets driven. That might be 1500 miles in a year or 500. No reason to suffer in other conditions, the car is for entertainment and fun.

If its track, tight roads, highwy there is a different car that excells in each one of these situations. So ferrari mileage is low.

 

Why do some people here obsess over mileage on a Ferrari? The only numbers I care about are fuel level, oil pressure, and temperature levels....

 

How about how many miles total do you put on your performance cars in a year.
How many street and how many track.