What to look for in 2001 modena @ $130k ?

I saw a silver/black '00 360F1 with 5800 miles in Chicago suburbs last Saturday. It is so clean that it looks new. they are asking 148,900 and it went as high as 141 (did not meet reserve) on ebay. I talked with local f-car dealer who did inspection and all service..... they said problem free and a late '00 model ... August '00 build I believe...... let me know if your interested and I'll look up the phone number for you..............

 

If you are worried about the F1 tranny -- you need to go for a 2002 or later car or an earlier one that has had the updated TCU installed. Actually, there are a lot of '99-01 cars that have no F-1 tranny issues, including the "bucking bronco" syndrome.

BTW, there is no 10K service, but rather a 15K mile service. However, there is a major service (cam/timing belts, etc.) that Ferrari recommends be done at 3 years or 30K miles whichever occurs first. I'd bet most owners of low mileage '99 thru '01 cars haven't had this service -- that's one thing I'd be looking for in a previously owned (3 year or older) 360, along with the factory extended warranty.

 

Rattle around in ebay, land of the lowball offer, and see what's there. There's a 2000 for $125K.

Look around, make some calls. The lowest prices for any car is always on ebay, the set the bottom prices for the market.

 

jack is right, you need to try and go past '01. i had an '01 that had f1 failure twice and the ridiculous lurching... however, not every early model had this problem by any means.

 

My two cents are that a good, low mileage, well taken care of 01 would realistically bring 140 - 145K, but no more. There is no shortage of used Modenas around so stay way from low ball e-bay cars. They all have stories, some very interesting ones. Also, as 01's are just about out of warranty why not consider a well documented Euro and save aroud 8 - 10K ?

 

A Euro-delivery car that's been converted to US spec and that has full records of who did the conversion, when it was done, what servicings were done prior and since the conversion, and other historical issues relating to the car.

nlh

 

I just turned down a USA model 2000 360 Modena F1 red/tan with 13,000 miles, I was a second time buyer at that dealership and they were asking for it $125,000 with the 15,000 service included.

 

Thank you Noah, yes a car with all of the DOT, etc. paperwork and documented service as you would look for with any car. My neighbor bought a euro 2001 in May of 2002 and paid 30k under what a comparable US car brought, and Ferrari will sell you a tolerable warranty, basically drivetrain, for just a fraction of what you have just saved. The car will have less re-sale value later on, but so what? You got the savings up front.

 

To my eye there is no physical difference in the car. Nowadays all cars are more or less manufactured to a standard, consquently to Federalize a 360 is much less arduous than what it took to do say a Boxer. The interior is identical, except that my neighbors car does not have power seats, which may be an option or a US spec item. My mechanic and Ferrari of New England Mechanic have told me there is no service issues and as Ferrari itself will sell you a used car warranty, obviously any dealership can work on it. Think about it, the Euro way has some advantages. Of course, with the value of the euro so high you don't see any euro cars coming here as they are worth more on the continent. However if you look around, there are still dealers, especially on the west coast, that still have very low mile euros sitting around. Good luck.

 

That's a little high IMHO !

 

I guess this question will be asked and I should move it over to the Technical Board, but how much will an UPDATED TCU cost for the F1 to bring it to 03 Spec?