Missed the "perfect" car - am depressed

If you want it you have until Oct. 6th to make a deal---after that she is headed to Chicago ---What is your budget??? I may be able to work the numbers a SMALL bit...Send me a PM if your serious--I will flat out tell you whether we can work some thing....

 

james,

if you're ever in the wash dc area and want to see the car, stop by my dad's garage! sorry, i guess i sniped it from right under you!

the second car on my list was 285ferrari's car. the red/tan combo was really the only reason it was no. 2.

but don't sweat it. i've missed the "perfect" a few times myself. the good thing is, another will pop up at some point. be patient.

john

 

I wouldn't worry about it very much. I learned a long time ago that there's a deal for cars, boats and houses around every corner. Some deals that I thought were very good deals turned out to be otherwise. Just keep looking and don't get in a hurry. There will be another deal that comes along and you'll forget about the one you lost.

Bob Wassam

 

I once missed a perfect 1986 red 3.2 Mondial in Florida that had 7K miles on it and looked like it just came fresh out of the factory. Even the tan leather in the driver's seat looked brand new. I called the guy who was nice and courteous over the phone and answered all of my questions. I sat on it for three days, called the guy back and the car was gone!!! He sold it four hours prior for less than I was willing to pay him! That was the perfect car to me and I let it go. I then decided not to beat myself up over it, because unless you have owned and driven the car for a while you will never know if it indeed was the "perfect" car.

James in Denver, there will be another opportunity. Keep looking!

 

Hang tight, another one will come along.

I actually hemmed and hawed on the 328 I ended up buying last year (was still thinking 308 at the time), and it sold to one of the dealer's neighbors/friends, who kept it a whopping 5-6 months or so. After it was marked 'sold' on the web site, I came up with all kinds of reasons why it wasn't the right one -- all b.s., by the way.

When the car reappeared on the dealer's web site after a don't-blink-or-you'll-miss-it stay with the dealer's neighbor, I rubbed my eyes and knew that St. Enzo was up there looking out for me. I bought it, and the car's been a dream.

BTW, I know it's counterintuitive, but don't quibble over a couple thousand bucks next time. It's a Ferrari. Your two front driving light lenses cost that much.

 

Don't worry, another car will come up.
When I first brought my Ferrari, same thing happened, but the one I eventually got was better than the one I missed.
Don't overpay but don't quibble over a few thousand if it has everything you want on it.

 

plenty of deals like that around. why do you think it sat so long? if it was the perfect car or deal you never would have even heard about it.

 

Interior color was bright lipstick red - not appealing to everyone.

 

One thing about taking some time to look is that you will get past the "holy cr@p it's a Ferrari" giddiness that most of us experience and take a harder look at the different models and colors. I started out looking at a black/red 85 308, but never warmed to the colors (it sat for a while). The first 328 I looked at was black/black. I loved it, but the paint was mediocre, records were missing, etc. Next one was blu chiaro/crema and I realized the black interior wasn't my cup of tea. Then white/tan. Red/tan, which surprisingly disappointed me, although I liked it on the 308. (I'm in the tiny minority about red 328s.) And so on. Finally black metallic/tan, which just bowled me over.

Also, I staggered back and forth between the 308, 328 and 355, which were in my price range. I spent time here and in the real world asking about costs and such, went over and introduced myself to the local Ferrari guru/tech, emailed another tech up in LA, and generally got a lot smarter about which models had which weaknesses.

Basically, I think if I had found the Right Car the first week I was looking I would have been a naive owner who didn't know enough about, or properly appreciate, what he was driving. So, don't be depressed about it. Part of the fun is learning about the cars.

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