Advice on purchasing a CPO 812?

I’d say its people, people, people, and people.

1st key: Previous owner(s). That’s probably the biggest determining factor of the real condition of the car.
2nd key: The seller. Can you trust them 100% and what kind of service can you expect post sale?
3rd key: An independent and competent inspection. One can tell a lot but you need expert inspector.
4th key: Previous caretaker(s). Having been taken care of by people that are skilled and care about the car maximize your chances of a great car.

 

Make sure you have tried out the seats?

Electric are comfy and the CF Race Seats hold you much better and offer a bit more head room.
It’s a trade off. No right or wrong answer, just find what is right for you.

There is plenty of information about the 812 on FC about options and reviews.

Nothing like a V12 Ferrari.

Have fun.

 

The adaptive headlights will come automatically with the suspension lifted. Your other options you’d like are all good choices. I have all of them on my 812 (except my LED wheel is leather wrapped instead of CF). The suspension lifter isn’t as necessary as I thought it might be. It’s nice to have as a just in case, but not needed for the vast majority of driveways in encounter.

The upgraded stereo is a must, and is great with CarPlay. I enjoy the stereo quite a lot. Passenger display is a fun toy to keep passengers thrilled on thrill rides. If you have CarPlay, the only thing the screen is going to do is display performance stuff. It can’t control media, or gps for CarPlay.

The upgraded comfort seats are very nice. You’ll be able to get it to a perfect position that is comfortable. I’m 6’4” and have no clearance issues anywhere with the electric seat. The carbon buckets are nice, but some people complain they get less comfortable on longer drives.

The 812 is a high watermark for Ferrari in my opinion. You will get out of it after a few hours of driving, turn around and want to get right back in for another round. I’ve had my 812 since mid august and am hovering just below 7000 miles. I drive it every chance I get, and always get out with a big smile. The sound that comes out of the exhaust is purely sublime. If you haven’t driven the 812 yet, you need to. And then you won’t leave the dealer without it lol

 

CarPlay is an option, it isn’t included with the high power stereo. If the original buyer didn’t spec CarPlay, it won’t have it. CarPlay is a must have option for me, it drastically improves the infotainment from the right screen

 

Since the 812 doesn’t have a touch screen, I find CarPlay less useable. Send over a link of your thoughts and perhaps others will chime in.

 

The car is max 3 years old... I think you’re exaggerating a bit.

 

No touchscreen is still there with or without CarPlay. and CarPlay in my opinion is still easier to use with either the right hand dials or the dials behind the wheel. Behind the steering wheel you have a dial on the left that controls volume and the right moves the right screen selector. You get used to using it.

Overall I’m also a CarPlay stickler, it makes an infotainment system very easy to use

 

Sorry, but what does "CPO" stand for?
Thanks

 

Generally it also means it received any services it needed after the inspection. I also think (and don't quote me on this), buying CPO cars with Ferrari counts towards your Ferrari Points (the game we play for allotments). Not as much as ordering a new car, but I believe it does count for something in their eyes.

 

If there's anything you want to know about the 812, feel free to shoot me a message. I'm happy to answer any questions.

 

It depends on one’s view on risk. It’s low probability to run into an 812 in bad conditions. However, the probability of running into less than 100% transparent sellers/transactions are higher IMO.

 

https://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/threads/812-superfast-manual-in-pdf.592179/

 

My 2020 Porsche DD came with CarPlay standard and I’m glad I didn’t have to pay for it. Frankly I only use it to stream music from Amazon and other Apps but the system is slow and it does not always reflect all of the songs in my playlists. I tried the voice activated texting application and it worked but was slow as well. Could be my unit is defective.

 

It works well with Spotify for me, but I have noticed it doesn’t show all the songs in a playlist. It will play them if you start the playlist, so I’m not sure why it does that.

As for slow voice texting, I’ve only noticed it being slow when I’m in bad cell coverage. If I have good cell coverage it’s usually pretty fast

 

Congrats! And welcome to the 812 family