Ladies and gents, I have an extremely nice, very late production (s/n 82150) 328 GTS that I'm going to sell. Red/tan, stunning condition, complete major services in 2004 and 2008 with minor services every other year. 52,000 miles. Books, tools, records, spare, etc. Dead reliable. Bascially perfect condition. I'm trying to establish a price point at which the car will sell but I also at which I'm not getting screwed. Car in San Francisco. I haven't followed the market much in the last few years (I bought the car six years ago) and now that I'm looking around, I see prices everywhere from $30k to $80k. What should I ask? Thanks.
In the fickle Ferrari world, the mileage is going to play a part in what you can get regardless of how perfect the car is. Anything with a 3 in front of it is in the ballpark. We have seen some nice ones with equivalent mileage go in the upper 20s. That's far less than I would accept. good luck with your sale
Not a good time to sell unless you are in a pinch, then, the lower the price the quicker it will sell. It can take a long time to sell for upper dollars but if it's exceptional it is worth the dollars, just hard to find the buyer.
Yep - it's all about whether you want to move it or not. The mileage is hurting it as far as getting "top dollar," whatever that is. I'd agree that if you want to move it now then it's going to have to sell for under 40k. As far as what you ask, if you ask too much above that, there won't be much interest. So I'd suggest that your asking price and selling price be pretty close IF you intend to sell it fairly soon. If it was me, and I felt I could accept, say 38k, then I wouldn't ask any more than 40. If you go to an asking of 45, I don't think anyone will call. Obviously, if you don't really care when or if it sells, you can ask whatever with the idea that "Hey, if some idiot wants to pay that much, great! If not, I'll just keep it." I was offered 54k+ for my '89 328 on the street on two different occasions last summer though the car was not for sale. One guy and his wife offered a cash downpayment right there in downtown Annapolis on a Saturday afternoon saying they would give me the balance the following Monday and pick up the car. So one never knows what might happen! Good Luck!
Well, you're about 20 years late on getting much value out of the 'last U.S. production 328GTS' pedigree thing; that's pretty much gone, except for low mileage garage queens. The mileage, as listed above, is probably the deal maker/breaker. Seems I recall the actual 'last' U.S. 328 being sold out of the Newport Beach dealer and being red/tan; is yours that car?? It does have value in being the last iteration, with the anti-lock breaks, updated suspension, etc. Hard to say in this environment. I'm no expert on pricing...maybe $30's-low/mid 40's?? Thing is, if you find someone who wants exactly what you have, them dropping $5k more than others may not be a big deal to them, but would get the price up into the $40's. When buying used, it's often hard to find just what you want, so pay up when you find it kind of approach.
Hold on to your guns, a nice 328 will bring more than a 348. If your car is that nice I'd start at $50K All he Best!
Thanks to all that responded. As I'm not in a "must sell" situation, I think I am going to stick to my guns and ask top dollar for the car. Any prospective buyer savvy enough to look beyond the odometer will see a truly great example of a great car and know s/he is getting a car that is probably in the top 10% of all 328's. If you're interested, shoot me an e-mail.
