I can't tell if the market for 488 GTB will soon be MSRP or not. I see conflicting comments on Fchat saying there is a two year waiting list for the car (also what my dealer said) but people are getting called all the time to get cars at sticker. I am not one of the lucky people to get a call at sticker but I keep getting calls for MSRP plus 10-20k.
No 488s for sticker that I encountered. Best is 19k over with under 2,000 miles. But if you have bought numerous ferraris from one dealership you can get a coupe allocation in 6-8 months in certain areas
I echo that - i bought a 458 first to get an 488 allocation - then the wait was still a relatively long 1 year.
I don't know if people saying they were offered one at MSRP were cars in inventory or not, BUT the dealers will call their good customers and offer to sell them a car. Come in to the dealership, order up the car the way you want it, they will put it in the Ferrari Computer, AND THEN wait to get an allocation. This usually takes many months and the dealer does not know what he is getting until the next month. He may only get 5-6 cars mixed of all models each month depending on his size. It can take a long time.
I am in the UK and have been offered a 488 for delivery in 10 months. Almost new models currently being advertised for a £25k premium, and 458 prices have also firmed in the last few months.
I was quoted 18-24 mos when I gave a deposit in early summer. They had one 488 GTB on the floor for 30k over MSRP.
I have yet to see a 488 GTB available for immediate purchase at MSRP in the US. And, more importantly, every 488 I've seen for sale in the secondary market has a uninspired spec, to put it in the kindest of terms. I have no problem waiting for my 2017 allocation to get a spec I can feel excited about.
I have been offered a few, and new are basically at sticker now. I would anticipate below sticker on used cars wholesale soon. Retail may take a couple months, but i would bet if you find the right seller you could even get it for sticker used now.
It's easy to find out, if you have a 488, try to talk to some dealers (not only F dealer), tell them you are thinking about the spider or F12, and how much this one worths.
The cheapest RHD on Pistonheads with 800 miles and nothing particularly special in the spec is going for £225K, so not that 'soft'.
In California, if you do not have a purchase history with a dealer, the wait for a new 488 is at least a year. Probably closer to 2.
I think anyone that might have been offered a 488 at sticker from a u.s. dealer is failing to mention they would have to buy a California t or ff along with it. I highly doubt they have extra ones sitting at msrp without strings attached.
are you referring to the wholesale market ? maybe a professional race car driver / auto dealer has better access ;-)
+1 Someone recently put a comment getting a new 488 at the dealer few weeks ago. He had to purchase a Cali then sell it right away with less amount in order to get the 488.
Still 12-15 months for GTB, 18-21 for new Spiders in Germany. Even Ferrari are surprised about the demand, were somehow afraid of the Turbo launch.
Not in my case. With no hope or expectation of getting a 488 GTB allocation, I walked in the door in December and walked out that day with a March build. No dealer history. At sticker. No strings. Just sayin’. FWIW, I wouldn’t buy a California or FF to get any car. Love Ferrari, but there are so many great options out there..... What a wonderful time it is. PS: Thank you, Algar!
Thing is, there are now 488 GTB more than 2 years old - and there is no more initial production backlog, so one could get a new car within about 6 months. When the expected waiting time is much more than one year, some people are ready to overpay for immediate availability - but with reasonable waiting times, that does not happen. So used cars sell for less than new ones, which is a normal situation. Depreciation is still relatively limited, because even a limited percentage is significant money. The 488 Pista will arrive end of 2018 / start of 2019, in - so we are told - rather limited numbers, so I'm not sure what impact they will have; my guess is that the 488 replacement (end of 2019?) will have more impact. The 458 is still praised as a fantastic car, but today a latest 458 Italia is much cheaper than an early 488 GTB, whereas when the 488 GTB was introduced there was not much price difference - so the 458 Italia has been significantly hit on resale. The same will happen for the 488 when its successor will be released.
