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  1. THE VATICANTS

    THE VATICANTS Formula Junior

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    #1 THE VATICANTS, Aug 19, 2022
    Hey gang, question for Cali T owners:
    I have 2015 T, which I love, bought with 5K miles now has 11 K. The car has been more or less flawless. Usually in the past I traded cars around that mileage but this one I wanna keep for another year, plus. I might actually, unless I trade it out, try to put 25k miles on it. Anyone done that? Any engine/car issues?
    Also- says service due in 70 days or 10k miles. No way I’ll have 10k miles by time service due. Still bring it in?
     
  2. DavidPutty

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    #2 DavidPutty, Aug 19, 2022
    Take it in as oil/brake fluid absorb moisture no matter how few miles you drive.

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  3. THE VATICANTS

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    #3 THE VATICANTS, Aug 19, 2022
  4. tomc

    tomc Two Time F1 World Champ

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    #4 tomc, Aug 19, 2022
    Not a T, but an '11 NA Cali. 33K miles and annoying issues disappeared once I upgraded the OEM battery tender and replaced the original battery. I had some work done to the headers (carbon build up) this past year. That's all I can remember. Your T is a beauty. If it is still fun to drive, keep it and keep driving it...T
     
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  5. vjd3

    vjd3 F1 Rookie
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    #5 vjd3, Aug 19, 2022
    2015 Cali T, bought it in 2018 with 9800 miles, currently 27,068 miles, not a single hiccup except for a tiny broken piece of plastic that just disabled a paddle temporarily but I was able to fix on my own. The more you drive it the happier it is. It came with a two year Power warranty which I never used. The third year I crossed my fingers and didn't bother to renew it and had zero issues. Drove it all day today. Love it. Best thing I did for the car was put the HS exhaust on it and it sounds great. Put a new battery in it the first year but that's SOP on any Ferrari. Keep it on a tender and if it's not raining (or snowing) it's driving.
     
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  6. THE VATICANTS

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    #6 THE VATICANTS, Aug 19, 2022
    Great feedback. Agree, the damn thing is kinda becoming more and more fun the more miles I put on it!!!! I, too, do all day things in it and it's awesome!!!
     
  7. Kalsingh

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    #7 Kalsingh, Jul 5, 2025 at 4:15 PM
    I just bought my first Ferrari and it's a california t. Loving the car and it's rosso red colour. Wasn't sure about the colour buts it really grown on my and apparently was a 8k special paint option at the time. Currently has 24k miles, is it likely to hold it's value ? I paid 78k for it and will try and keep it under 30k miles
     
  8. dera

    dera Formula Junior

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    #8 dera, Jul 6, 2025 at 2:38 AM
    Rosso red (rosso corsa) was a basic color option, not an extra. And I'm guessing your car is salvage title if you paid 78k for it? If so, there is no "value" in it, when selling just need to find someone who is willing to buy it. Most dealers wouldn't touch a salvage car.

    What part of the story aren't we getting here?
     
  9. greyboxer

    greyboxer F1 World Champ

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    #9 greyboxer, Jul 6, 2025 at 3:37 AM
    From use of 'colour' I suspect UK owner - will it hold its value ? Of course not its a car - they depreciate ! Just enjoy it and don't fret about the mileage
     
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  10. Kalsingh

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    #10 Kalsingh, Jul 6, 2025 at 3:42 AM
    Its not a salvage for sure. Super clean HPI with millage, owner, accident checks done, only 2 owners and even have the original receipt, MOTs..etc when it was purchased from Ferrari which back then had a list price of 150k with extras of 15k. The color is Rosso California. My question is, at 78k, will it hold its value
     
  11. Kalsingh

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    #11 Kalsingh, Jul 6, 2025 at 3:42 AM
    yes, its a UK car too.
     
  12. mcw

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    #12 mcw, Jul 6, 2025 at 10:59 AM
    A graph of asking prices versus year of car will give one model for predicting depreciation. Autotrader gives nationwide US data, I have not tried similar UK databases. Asking price is not selling price. Another data set can be had from looking at time-evolving auction prices, like Bring a Trailer data.

    A price of 78k pounds is about $107k US, which seems middle of the prices in US for that year and mileage, I cant say how UK market differs.

    My 2016 with a bit under 30k miles seems to depreciate around $10k/year over the last 5 years, with no sign of leveling or rising (unlike Covid-time upward blip).
     
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