Feel like many including myself have explored it and sadly its incredibly cost prohibitive. Even if there was some savings it’s not remotely worth the headache. Sucks
Let’s say I use my dealers license and just keep it in inventory…what would be the costs to import it? VAT?
I think the limiting step on these EU/Japanese cars to get into the US is getting a letter from Ferrari saying it complies with US rules when they visually don't without even asking (lack of sidemarkers for example). There was a time the cars in the middle east were US-spec and could be brought over easily, but I think even now they have their own variant. If you could get a letter saying it complies and avoid federalization, you would have to pay 25% import duties or whatever the new rate applies to unless the car is over 25 years. That would probably negate all the savings. The Speciale goes for $400-500k in Japan and they have dozens available all the time (not Aperta, regular one).
Prices seem to be holding up, two new listings at Ferrari dealers: Red/black (launch spec) w/2.8k miles for $890k: https://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/24addf82-9cfd-4b9f-9280-a21592fb318f/ Black/black w/3.9k miles for $900k: https://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/e8bcaafd-a481-4891-ae2d-430ca3fbb566/
(Details for permanent reference here) Image Unavailable, Please Login What do the last 10 458 Speciale Aperta sales tell us? The Aperta has surged from a $600K–$700K car to $1.6M today. Ultra-low-mileage examples have led the charge, pulling the entire market upwards. The Aperta has officially broken into seven-figure, blue-chip territory! If you want a deeper analysis on the 458 Speciale Aperta market, comment “Aperta” and I’ll DM you the free report! 2015 Ferrari 458 Speciale Aperta Sold for: $682,000 Mileage: 1,206 miles Sold on: Aug 2017 @mecum_auctions 2015 Ferrari 458 Speciale Aperta Sold for: $726,000 Mileage: 400 miles Sold on: Jan 2018 @mecum_auctions 2015 Ferrari 458 Speciale Aperta Sold for: $626,500 Mileage: 200 miles Sold on: Jan 2018 @RMsothebys 2015 Ferrari 458 Speciale Aperta Sold for: $654,000 Mileage: 1000 Sold on: Mar 2020 @goodingandcompany 2015 Ferrari 458 Speciale Aperta Sold for: $476,000 Mileage: 13,000 miles Sold on: May 2020 @bringatrailer 2015 Ferrari 458 Speciale Aperta Sold for: $632,000 Mileage: <6,500 miles Sold on: Aug 2021 @RMsothebys 2015 Ferrari 458 Speciale Aperta Sold for: $962,500 Mileage: 98 miles Sold on: Aug 2022 @mecum_auctions 2015 Ferrari 458 Speciale Aperta Sold for: $850,000 Mileage: 3,000 miles Sold on: Sep 2022 @bringatrailer 2015 Ferrari 458 Speciale Aperta Sold for: $776,000 Mileage: 1,200 miles Sold on: Dec 2022 @bringatrailer 2015 Ferrari 458 Speciale Aperta Sold for: $1,650,000 Mileage: 350 miles Sold on: Feb 2025 @RMsothebys
