yup, this car is in search of a collection to call home...I'd venture the seller wants circa $300,000 for it. Perhaps one of the Scottsdale Auctions would be a good place for this...
I couldn't disagree more. You could easily rack up a $100K bill on a car like a Scud requiring and engine/brake/cooling system rebuild due to it sitting for 10 years. What hourly rate does Ferrari charge nowadays? It's a crap shoot. You won't know til you get it home. Looks like it's coming up $100K short of asking price.
I bailed at ~$195. I want to drive the car, so the difference between a 380 mile car and a 3,000 mile car is minimal. Its more than I will likely pay for the Scud I buy, but it was the "perfect" spec for me as the rosso scud, bronze wheels with stripe, and alcantara interior is exactly what I'm looking for. I do see asking prices that are high, but those cars are sitting. Knowing what the seller has in it, I don't think it will take as much to buy as some of you are suggesting. But the problem for me, is that prices are all over the board on these cars. Take for instance this: https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/24811/lot/11/ This is an actual sale. Not a lofty asking price with no buyer. very similar car. different wheel color, but does have the LED wheel. I also know of a ferrari dealer retail sale at $160 for a car with 14k/mi, but no stripe. There may very well be someone willing to pay $250 or $300k for a car of this spec. I just don't think the buyer pool is very big, so catching someone at the right place and right time is key. just my 2 cents.
Well, for starters that car is an 08 without the US Carbon Package, which includes front splitter, headlamps and rear diffuser. As you can also clearly see from the engine bay photos, many of the carbon panels have gone kaput, most evident is the oil tank cover, airboxes are on their way out and the entire left length has already lost it's glossy sheen and it will soon milk up as well. I also saw the car in person and noticed the roof upholstery in the cabin was sagging. And although it was a lower mileage car, the paint looked weary (lacked depth/shine) in numerous areas.
thank you for the feedback. I'll admit I didn't look for the other options and did not see the car in person. And I was not suggesting that the $160k car was a museum piece nor would it be a comparable car to the BAT example. I do agree that its the low end. I was told that the car had good service history, clean carfax, and was a "driver" quality car. Anyway, I'm back to hunting. I am looking for a car with solid service history and no stories. I am not looking to pay wholesale, but I also don't want to pay dealership retail either.
You're dead-on right about the EVAP system. When I bought my 16M, it was 2.5 years old and had 575 miles on the clock. As soon as I started driving it, CEL on the dash and a month at the dealer while they meticulously swapped out every part of the fuel system from the gas cap to the fuel pump. Thankfully, it was still under warranty and didn't cost me a cent, but not having the car for a month right after buying sucked big-time.
BS. There is no basis for that assumption, and if these cars actually required that much of an investment to get them into driving condition, they would sell at a discount, not a huge premium.
