360 end of production?

In that case you probably will never be satisfied with a Ferrari unless you have the dough for the top dogs like an ENZO.
Cars like Z06 and Viper will ALWAYS be faster than a Modena/replacement I think. Think about it, that is the ONLY edge they have on Ferrari, they will not want to lose the HP war. It is easy for them, they just keep stuffing the bigger displacement engine in it, while Ferrari tried to tune higher hp from more advanced tech.

 

I was expecting a 360 spider late 2004. Sales rep (good friend of mine)suggested I may want to wait until 2005. Got a 1997 F355 in the mean time.. Dealer got my licence plate: he selected plate number 434 XXX....Get it guys?

 

what in the hell are you talking about?

most dealers don't have an "inside" track. nor does fna. hell for that matter, ferrari spa is trying to determine when and where to release new info. when ferrari spa is good and ready to release info, they will. "they" don't take deposits on what is to be released as "they" don't have to. "THEY" will sell any new model faster than the new model can be built. ferrari is VERY secretive about new models as the new models create demand. as long as the "old" models are still in demand, ferrari will still move product. look at all models, and the last years of productions always carry the highest range of values, why would ferrari jeopardise profit? ferrari will move forward as they see fit. true enthusiast (such as myself) will always buy cars. ferrari does NOT cater to the one time buyer. although in the short term it may seem so, that is NOT where their profits come from.

 

Thanks, man! I nearly lost my faith!

 

2005 for the new Spider seems a bit early for me. Perhaps your dealer meant you should wait for the Modena successor introduction in 2005 and then order your Spider for 2006. Also 434 doesn't look like proper name of a Ferrari at all. I think it will be "430".