FINALLY ORDERED THE F12

Hey all, Just ordered a new F 12. They say six months, so I have until then to sell my California.

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/ferraris/513208-ferrari-california-t-black-black.html

The F12 is specced out pretty close to the Cali. However I added the better stereo, a back up camera, electric steering wheel and Alcantara package which covers the seat inserts, doors, and center console. All of it is in black with red stitching. It's going to be pretty crazy. Cannot wait!

 

That's what I thought too. But, the last two cars I've bought with my guy at Ferrari South Bay have come in exactly when he said they would. So, here's hoping he keeps the streak alive.

 

BTW, I have never in my life been to a better auto dealership. They really do treat you like family. I can't recommend them enough. Service AND sales.

 

CANCELLED MY F12 ORDER - Long story, but let's just say the dealership and salesperson I'd been doing business with the last two years, (also a "really good friend") decided my business wasn't worth the hassle of helping me find a home for my current Ferrari. Lesson learned. What sucks is that the same folks own all the shops within a 50 mile radius of me. Guess it wasn't meant to be.

 

Guess I spoke too soon about how great and friendly my dealership was. LOL. Ridiculous.

 

No worries, Graham. I decided to keep it. After all, it's a fantastic car and use it as my daily driver. I'm going to start looking for something a bit more classic as a collector and spend the money on that. I've always wanted a 365GTC/4. Maybe now is the time?

 

I'm very sorry for the confusion. I guess I didn't explain myself very well. Having been a salesman in a former life, the credo I lived by was that in order to keep a customer, you do everything humanly possibly to make them want to remain your customer.

My feeling was that as my Ferrari dealer, one who would have sold me 3 cars totalling close to $1M, they would have bent over backwards to get the California situation taken care of right then and there. In other words, if I owed X number of dollars on it, why not offer to purchase it for a number that will still yield a profit for the dealership, but will not crush me too badly. I was willing to pay 5K to them to get out of it and not have to make payments over the next six months on a car that was sitting in consignment and I wasn't enjoying.

We've all ordered a car and had to consign one at the same time. It's no fun and actually costs more in the end than them taking it in at a wholesale or close to wholesale rate right away. You pay the 5K up front, but miss 15K in payments and insurance that you would pay during the time they are trying to sell it for you. In terms of the private sale -- Sure, that's how you walk away with the most $ in your pocket. That is unless you cannot sell it. And, I couldn't. It's probably due to the mileage (4700) but I had it up there for a really reasonable price, and only got offers from non Ferrari dealers who wanted to pay 170K for it.

In the end, I was ordreing a 375K car. The profit in that HAD to be close to 30K. So why wouldn't they just bite the bullet on a couple of grand to take in my car, make me happy and keep a customer who buys a new Ferrari every year?

Hope that explains it.

 

It's tough to remember exactly how it went down. The whole thing is of course colored by the fact that this guy was a REALLY good friend of mine and has been for the past several years. I maybe assumed too much and just figured he would find a way to keep me from twisting in the wind. The car that I ordered was from a spot of a guy who fell out due to personal issues. So I was getting a month earlier into the process. I guess the bottom line is that I was astonished that a business of any kind would toss out a customer who clearly has a penchant for buying new cars every year, over a couple of grand on the front end. I SO love the brand, but if this is what they think about their customers, it's a real disappointment.