btw, not to scare you too much, but i bought a great 2001 car with 1k miles on it in 2006. i used it as my daily driver for nearly 9 years and 35k km. i put at least $30k of repairs into it over that period, and still sold it at a loss. these are very interesting and subtle cars, but they made so few of them, and there are some one-off parts, that you do end up having to deal with a lot of bs. your entry is low enough that it may not bother you, but i reckon you will spend 20-30k before you have confidence to take it on an extended road trip
30K in 9 years is not that bad in my book. Would I assume 12K is from 2 major services? 5K from yearly fluids, consumables over nine years. I venture to guess bad valve guides? I believe that's at least a 10K job.
yeh that seems sensible. only way to win is to buy a 91 jetta or 98 m3...those things never break down!
Mine was on Novitec NF2s, possibly the only acceptable non Ferrari wheels on a 456M Image Unavailable, Please Login Good luck to the OP !
i am not counting regular services or oil changes. i am talking about shocks, radiator, alternator, fuel pump, water pump, window adjustment, ecu's, and loads of little stuff.
Haha see better to leave it in the garage as art. I have 4k miles on mine. I drive it a few miles once a year or 2 and its been fine lol. Oh outside of the drivers side light which doesn’t pop up when i asked it to Sent from my iPhone using FerrariChat.com mobile app
I agree that alternate wheels options are close to non-existent for the 456. Considering this particular car is a bit of a project, consider commissioning a set through https://www.augmentwheels.com/. I've been following them and they've done a nice job re-imagining period-correct classics through a modern lens. I would love to see how they could reinvent the 456 5-spokes.
Interesting. Your Novitec wheels seem to be the same as the wheels on the 456 Cab that I was drooling over. Image Unavailable, Please Login
yea mom is a good sport and likes cool cars. after the fire i convinced her not to buy yet another mercedes sl600. i almost gave her the 430 but she wanted seats for the grandkids, so we got her the 456mgta
I think ya darn near stole it. But then again $19k plus shipping plus whatever you've put in it so far plus whatever you pay in taxes plus plus plus....it adds up. But since you are not a purist and don't insist on Genyouwine Ferrari parts and you do work yourself, you will get away a lot cheaper than if someone bought it and sent it to the local shop to be brought up to snuff. I might have thought about grabbing it at $19k. Am I safe to assume you are hinting that you bought it from BHCC?
The more I look at the 456, the more I would like one... the photo earlier next to the FF really shows how much of an evolution of the 456 and it’s predecessors the car is, more so than looking at a 612 (which I owned for a number of years and loved). The novitechs are indeed a great wheel choice for the car
They are really elegant cars , Ross has more experience than me but I was told to go for the latest car you can find as build quality improved through the model life and as Luca got a grip. Stickyness and a reluctant pop up light were my only issues. That said I love up pop lights, real 20th century exotic car cool.
Oh, absolutely, and I know Ross has more experience with his cars than I’ll ever be lucky enough to learn! I don’t think I’ll be about long enough to grab one, and they are like rocking horse poo in the UK, good ones at least, so I suspect it will end up an unrequited dream
Ok, well at least there will always be the dreams that were requited, Cindy, Cinnamon, Krystal and all the other Vegas Dolls ! I mean, pop up lights are sexy, but not THAT sexy