How did you find & buy your car?

Good day Ross,

From what I have seen, the F-chat classifieds and BaT appear to be the best avenues. Both cater to enthusiasts and reach a solid Ferrari audience. I would consider Ebay, ... not for sales per se, but rather as a "marketing" tool given that Ebay reaches such a wide audience all over the World.

Best of luck with the sale and your new bucket list adventure!

Cheers,

Sam

 

Good morning, I’ve made the decision to start the search for a new to me 400i. I’m stepping into the market now in the hopes of finding a nice example to enjoy as the 400i has always been one my favorites.

What do you have? PM me if interested in sharing what you have.

ANDREW

 

I bought my car through Yellow Compass Group (Mike). My car never did make it to the open market. I bought it through Mike, directly from the owner. I suggest you drop him a PM and see what he can offer. Nothing to lose there.

The PPI revealed a few things that needed addressing but otherwise, a smooth transaction.

 

BaT has been rather friendly to 400is lately....

 

Ross
I found mine on eBay but did not do the transaction thru eBay, seller's choice.

Put an ad in FChat as its free I believe to members, but be sure to make a post with link on this forum so all of its members know about it.

Hemmings is the most reputable site for enthusiast car sales. BAT can be wonderful and it can be cruel; I got the cruel side selling a Lotus years ago.
Ken

 

Ross, I sold my Carrera 3.2 on BAT about a year ago and, while I had some of the same concerns about the Peanut Gallery there, my experience was very positive all around: pricing went above my expectation and the car went to a very loving home (plus I gained a new car buddy out of it too, so I get to see it regularly).

I think if you take honest pics (would highly encourage a professional photographer - BAT set me up with one), be up front about the good/bad of the car, and be responsive to comments, you should have a good outcome.

Good luck!

Ruben

 

I was on an Around the World vacation in 1982 and was in London for a week. My wife went shopping by herself and I went walking around looking for a news stand. I found a news stand and bought a couple of car magazines and saw a couple of weekly Cars for Sell printings. I bought one of those also. I went back to the hotel and was reading the magazines and was looking through the Cars for Sell and spotted an add for a 1975 Ferrari 365 GT 4 2+2, Red, RHD with less than 25.000 kilometers. It was listed for 5995 British pounds. I think the exchange rate at that time was 1.63 Dollars per pound. So, I called and it was available and went to look at it the next day. It was great. I bought it. I had them keep it in storage for me for three months before I could come pick-it up and then drive to Europe where I kept the car for two years before bringing it home to Texas in 1984. The most fun car I have ever owned and one of the few cars that I made money on when I sold it nine years after I bought it.