Unfortunately didn't save them. I don't want to see them again either it will just piss me off. The dealer kind of did ****** around and screwed my position in closing the deal but it is what it is. Tough to fight for a car when you're not there in person. Japanese dealership customs/games are also super weird.
Tough market to compete in. The Japanese pay to play. You're at a major disadvantage being outside the country. About 4-5 months ago, 355 black/red carbon seats showed up in the Japanese auction. I bid $7k. I don't even like the seats all that much, but I felt the bid was high enough to win. Auction ended at $13k lol. I tried looking around for a manual F355 GTB/GTS and not much outside of what I have already posted. RSD is selling a beat up challenge car for $200k. Rare desirable assets are being bought up worldwide. Get what you can and ride the wave.
http://www.rs-dino.com/stock.htm RS-Dino is a reputable race shop and dealer specializing in Ferraris. Tons of used Ferraris move through them all the time and they are about 1-2 hours away from Tokyo in the suburbs. I've actually been here before. The dealership is in an alley in between a bunch of residential homes lol.
Not specifically as I'm not actively looking to sell but will if the right price comes along. So I guess, a lot?
Oh don't worry it sits under a satin cover and only comes out for a spin around the block once every few months.
https://www.one2car.com/en/for-sale/ferrari-f355-berlinetta-bangkok-metropolitan-lak-si-saphan-mai-chaeng-wattana/4518045 Early 95 Red/Tan. Gorgeous.
I personally would value the carbon seats closer to $20k USD. $13k USD was a fair price. If you compare with other 90s era cars that had carbon seat options...they're all worth $20k range. The 355 has lagged because the overall value of the cars have lagged.
I got excited for a second then Google'd the VIN: https://www.***********.com/threads/1995-berlinetta-rosso-barchetta-zffpr41a1s0103015.46178/ replace *'s with ferrari life
I'm not saying I would pay that for them loose...but that's what I value them at inside a nice example of a car. Take a look at the variance in values for Porsche 964's and 993's that are equipped with the right seats.
If I were in your position, I would send an email to Thailand for this. Hard to beat this combo. https://www.one2car.com/en/for-sale/ferrari-f355-berlinetta-bangkok-metropolitan-lak-si-saphan-mai-chaeng-wattana/4518045
I’ve only seen RHD Ferraris in Thailand. Not sure how this LHD ended up there. Might not be desirable. You might get lucky .
It's nice but I want something either dark red or blue. Carbon seats a must pretty much. No rosso corsa for me anymore.
can I get a quick market check 1999 Spider, manual, 10-15k miles. Appears BAT market and many listings are in the $65-75k range, but then many dealers asking $90-100k. thanks!
Serviced / sorted and no stories I'd expect to be closer to 100 with a low mile final year manual spider.
https://www.ocautosource.com/details-1997-ferrari-f355-spider-used-zffxr48axv0109356.html 97 spider 4,800 miles ZFFXR48AXV0109356 RC / nero $149,888
I read comments like this often and they make no sense to me. Many times these come out of a larger collection of cars, you can only drive so much.
Yeah I put about 4-500km on my cars a year. Even my daily drivers are fairly low mileage given their age.
People with higher mileage cars say this in my experience haha. The truth is everyone wants as low a mileage as possible when buying one depending on availability and budget. I see benefits of both moderate mileage cars and low mileage cars. No need to talk down either. Buy on condition, and enjoy it as you see fit.
