612 Design - Renaissance Man or Ugly Duckling

I agree with these statements. Ferraris are meant to be driven. It’s just a bonus to know that they will keep their value over the long-term (or lose little) if one buys a used one.

 

Many Ferrari fans believe that only the typical racing cars (458, 488, 430, 360, …) are real Ferraris. That’s tally wrong as Ferrari builds cars for different segments and every car is a real Ferrari, just made for different markets and buyers. I’m a GT guy, therefore more attracted to models such as the California/Portofino, Roma, FF/Lusso, Daytona, 612, …

And….let’s not forget that Mr. Ferrari himself preferred driving a Ferrari with 4 seats.

 

Here in France, the price for the belts is 2000/2500 euros by a Ferrari specialist. I paid 1500 Euros because I know the mechanic.

 

Cheaper than in the United states. My wife and I were on vacation in France a few months ago (Bretagne and Paris), I’m fluent in French too. Where are you located (city or region)?

 

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I miss my black on black OTO with a 384k sticker. Unfortunately I didnt have garage space for it. It was left outside and started showing bubbling of the paint so I sold it.
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My is 18 years old (MY 2004) and does not have any bubbling..... How is it possible?

 

Black paint left outside? Easy to understand.

 

It was left outside. Guess the paint is not as durable as the German cars

 

Weird because the body is 100% alloy so no rust possible...

 

Said no metallurgist, ever.


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I had such a great experience with my 612 on Saturday, which I think further reinforces just how amazing this car is.

I was invited by a local exotic car club to participate in a short rally in support of the "Toys For Tots" charity effort (for those not familiar, Toys For Tots is a charity that helps to provide toys to needy children during the Christmas holiday season each year). Over 25 exotic cars were in attendance...and some really nice ones, too. My car was the only 612 there (which almost goes without saying...), and the only 12-cylinder car in attendance. I was fortunate to have my wife and two daughters with me. While I chatted with the other participants, I got lots of really interesting comments such as "Wow, you have rear seats? You can take your whole family with you? You have a REAL trunk?"....etc. It was obvious to me that many of the other owners were deeply appreciative of the fact that having more than two seats allows much greater opportunities to share the exotic car experience with friends and family. And for me...I am deeply, deeply grateful to be able to share experiences like this with my family, without leaving anybody behind. Amazing!
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I posted this encounter several years ago, but it bears repeating since you brought it up. My wife and I were invited to play golf with friends. When we pulled up to the bag drop a young man came around to my door and said, "I know you don't have a set of clubs in there". I said, "You're right, I have 2 sets in there!"

Now we did use smaller travel bags, but 2 full sets fit in there along shoe bags and etc.

 

wow really putting on the miles! Glad your enjoying it. Love the photo of your baby. Congratulations

 

I've owned the only RC, Shields, Tan Daytona 456M in the US, a 1980 308 GTSi in Argento, and now a yellow Y2K 360 Modena manual with a sunroof. The only Ferrari I'm interested in at this point would be a 612 manual. Otherwise, I'm done with Ferraris. Image Unavailable, Please Login
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The 612 is beautiful, but weird. Most can't quite put their finger on why it looks weird, but once you see it, you can't unsee it. The situation is that the front/mid engine configuration makes the wheelbase look unnaturally long, and puts the wheels at the very far ends of the car. It's not normal.
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It's weird! But very, very cool.

There is one yellow manual out there. I'd rearrange my entire life to have it.

 

There’s a Yellow 612 stick at AutoExotica in Red Bank NJ.


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that one is red. Not yellow.

 

It is interesting to note that this red car was bid to $190,000, but did not meet reserve, last June on Bring a Trailer. At the time it was located at a dealer in Springfield, Missouri. Now offered by the New Jersey dealer at $240,000.

 

It is interesting that it has Daytona seats but not fender shields. I like it. Maybe one of one.

 

well they will be holding onto it for a while if they want $240k imo.

 

Considering the gated 612 cost $10,000 less than the F1, the $3,223 Daytona option was basically free.

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