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488 Ferrari service puts 184Miles on 18 spider

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  1. Innovativethinker

    Innovativethinker F1 Veteran
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    I would be extremely pissed.
     
  2. AlfistaPortoghese

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    Indeed it does seem excessive, but until you hear from the official dealer, it’s hard to judge. They may have been testing different things and not done 184mi in one go, but still...

    Kind regards,

    Nuno.
     
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  3. HH11

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    That's exactly what I was thinking....3 hours of wheel time.

    Cannot think of anything that would require more than a few miles to sort out. Even if it were emissions they could fix the problem and let the owner see if a light came back on.
     
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  4. TJspyder

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    Which dealership?
     
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  5. Caeruleus11

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    Guys, I'm not making excuses for them, but I've had emissions computers needing as much as 250- yes 250- miles of driving before it clears. Worst of all, some of them seem to work that they want continuous driving. What if they drove 60 miles and it didn't clear and then they went out again for 70 miles, it didn't clear, etc... The difference- in the past when this has happened the dealers I've had experience ask me to do the driving.
     
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  6. ttforcefed

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    Ha thats 2 years worth of driving for some of my cars lol!
     
  7. Michaelw488

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    Dealer says mileage entry was typo error,I will never forget to take a pic of odometer,they had the vehicle 7 days & still 2 things for second time in to be repaired were not done & the car was returned filthy! I am extremely grateful to be in the position to own this type of vehicle,& really anal in the way I take care of it. I am on vacation now and I don’t want to ruin this time for my wife so I need to let this go until I get home I’m going to go to the dealer and will see how they respond until then I won’t be posting on this subject thanks to all u guys, your feedback is taken seriously.
     
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  8. AlfistaPortoghese

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    Interesting to see what mileage was indeed added to the car, if 184mi is a typo.

    In any case, don’t let it ruin your holidays. Hope everything works out for you.

    Kind regards,

    Nuno.
     
  9. MANDALAY

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    Now that is funny :)
     
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  10. Natkingcolebasket69

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    What kind of car needs 250 miles?
    I don’t want to advocate the following as it’s illegal but there are plenty of shops (I know of at least 2 in San Jose,CA) who will
    Graciously pass ur car for $450... and lots of Ferrari guys use them bc they have no cats and can’t be bothered to put them back on.


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  11. italiafan

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    As mentioned I always take a photo of the odometer on any car I drop off anywhere...picture has a date/time stamp.
     
  12. Caeruleus11

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    my 599 needed it- my first 430 needed something similar... so did my 550.... but now we're veering OT- Im really sorry to read about the OP story.
     
  13. PhilNotHill

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    I would be Pista offa.

    Actually l just like to say Pista offa. :)
     
  14. VHlambo580

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    I would be bothered as well. Yes, 184 miles is absolutely extreme under any circumstances. That literally is a road trip to different states in the US. I would absolutely call the service manager first and find out what the heck happened. Then I would contact the owner of the dealership. You are right to be upset. Even delivery miles only reach 50 max. No question there is a joy ride in there. If there was a major problem they would have called you. There should be a free service in it for you or free merchandise.


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  15. PhilNotHill

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    Shades of Ferris Bueller’s Day off.
     
  16. Solid State

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    That's a good point. A thread like this came up about a year ago and a Ferrari mechanic here responded that he had put a couple hours on a car chasing down a leak that only happened during a good drive. Has to be repeated after the attempted fix. If not fully successful then repeat. If I recall correctly, the owner commented that he was not bothered by it and just glad it was fixed correctly. Not sure a Ferrari dealership really thinks a production car is special enough to risk joy riding. They see a lot of cars in a week and some of them quite special.
     
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  17. graphicdisorder

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    For whats its worth Ferrari put more than 300 miles on my car chasing and fixing the brakes on my 488. I thought it was excessive but let it go as the car was "fixed", ultimately the brakes failed completely later.
     
  18. galt

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    Yea, if it was really necessary to drive the car for 3 hours they would be happy to charge you labor for that!

    Without the "charge" for that it is almost an admission of a joyride...
     
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  19. veilstylez

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    If Ferrari needed to put the miles on the car....I would want them to ask me to do so as I would want the car to be driven by me. If I drive it at least I know how it was driven by me. Who knows how these other guys will drive your car. Plus you get to enjoy the car an extra 184miles. I'd run errands all day with it lol.
     
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  20. AlfistaPortoghese

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    I complained to Mercedes that my car had a weird clutch sound and the behaviour of the clutch pedal was erratic.

    Mercedes road tested it for 53 miles. 184 is very steep indeed.

    Kind regards,

    Nuno.
     
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  21. ttforcefed

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    so whats the score?
     
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  22. boobernackle

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    This happens among dealers more than it should. Problem with Ferrari is the lack of alternate dealers nearby. Among my group this behavior is automatic grounds for termination.

    There is no reason for that many miles, unless you had an entire engine or transmission replacement.
     
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  23. galt

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    Well sounds like lie #1... You have period that it was not a typo .. The ground they are on is now even more shaky than before.

    In addition they have agreed that 184 is too much by implication...

    I would give them a chance.. But if they don't take responsibility and do the right thing by you I hope your name them so others can avoid them..
     
  24. Thecadster

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    My Huracan Performante had a rattle that I took in for repair. The dealership could not duplicate and kept calling me worried about extra miles. I said, drive the sucker until the noise is identified and fixed. Took 4 separate drives totaling over 50 miles. They were in constant communication. That’s how mileage should be handled.
     
  25. anunakki

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    Id let this one slide but as was said, make sure you take pics of OD next time
     
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