Any members piling the miles on?

You want to make friends in a forum of California owners by saying it's a "relief to see California prices have finally really started dropping...??!!

 

Run a search for posts by Rick Lederman. He is an avid California enthusiast who posts here often. He is on his 2nd Cali and seems to have no issue putting on the miles.

As for me, 2.5 years in and I have 5K miles on the car. (Mine is not a daily driver) Still loving it!

 

My miles have slowed down. My 2012 Cali has about 16,500 miles since December 2011. Last October I bought an FF and it now has 14,600 miles. I've driven the Cali only a dozen times since getting the FF. My 2010 Cali had almost 30,000 miles, delivered in Dec 2009 and sold it in October (I think) 2011.

First & second Cali were true daily drivers until the FF showed up, now it is the daily driver until the weather warms up significantly. No V12 in the Cali sadly although the Cali still sounds GREAT.

The Gallardo and the R8 simply don't offer the "Ferrari Experience". The Cali really does. However it would really surprise me to see a $100K Cali. They are WAY too much fun and powerful to drop that far. We will see.

Rick

 

Got 60,000 miles on my Cali

 

Nice! I need to work hard to catch up.

That also reminds me a little of Jim Glickenhas' quote at the bottom of his posts: "Not putting miles on your Ferrari is like not having sex with your Girl Friend so she'll be more desirable to her next Boy Friend."

 

i have 25k on my 2010. did you have to replace brakes? curious on cost?

 

I had to replace the brake pads on my 2010 at about 23,000 miles but 50% of that was used up on a two day session at the Mid Ohio race course with a Porsche club Drivers Education event. I had 2.5 hours total time on the track, hitting 140 mph on the long straight. Burning off that speed was pretty hard on the brakes.

Rick

 

I am lucky not to had to replace my pads yet. Most of the driving is flat level roads without much stop and go.

 

Some 458 Italia owners had similar experiences when driving on the track.

A few afternoons can use up the brakes pretty fast.

 

2011 with 20k.

 

The annual production numbers on the 458 , coupe plus spider, are actually greater than the Cali.

I'm not sure where values will go. So I don't know why you think the Cali will go below F430 or F360 values.

But if you want one, buy a used one and maybe time it after the arrival of the replacement generation Cali which should be faster and better

 

I missed the second part of the question, $3,000 for a set of pads plus labor. Since I am retired military (32 years) I was given a discount which paid for the labor. They also flushed the brake fluid. The rear pads were actually worn more than the front pads. I stood there and watched Dan do the work (they didn't even charge me more to watch). It is pretty straight forward, I could do it but at my age would rather not.

Rick

 

OK, mp3_e46, you're forgiven for your ill-wishes on our California prices. Mine is 2010 with only 9k miles (about 200 on the track) because I also love the clutch pedal in my 335i convertible. Love the California for different reasons. Don't give up on the 328GTS if you really like that car--they don't require much maintenance, are great value, and many need no restoration (too many have owners who brag about very low mileage and want absurd prices, though). A good 1989 (antilock brakes) can be had below $50k, which is what I paid for mine in 1998. The California is more spectacular, but the 328 is a whole lot of fun and possibly more "exotic" looking. A 328GTS and your Mazda are probably redundant, so you'll have more garage space. Happy shopping!

 

Came across this interesting car story TOP 10 LEAST DEPRECIATING CARS, June 2012 on MSN Cars:

2009 California had the lowest depreciation of all UK cars for 2012 at 16.9% depreciation over 3 years...

beating out the F430 at 33.7%...

the Audi R8 at 27.3% and...

the Lamborghini Gallardo at 17.5%​

The second worst depreciating car in the UK for 2012 was the Jaguar XJ at a whopping 63.2% depreciation over 3 years.

Average 3-year depreciation for UK cars in 2012 was 44%, according to this MSN article.
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Thank you for posting this article!

When the Cali was first introduced, it was the target of a ton of criticism.

It's nice to see that time is treating her less rudely.

Everytime I park or fill up for gas or pass adolescent boys, I get compliments.

 

You're welcome MalibuGuy.

I think the Cali represents "new school" with lots of firsts for Ferrari so it's therefore a trailblazer. Traditionalists are always going to have problems with change especially with a new car being named after one of the most lauded Ferraris of all. But the market reality is that the California is an incredible package that resonates well with most people.

BTW, those adolescent boys do get around, don't they! LOL.

 

Given the excellent retention of value and the fact that I will be jumping out of my 2013 for the 2015 or 2016 complete redo I am beginning to wonder whether this is one of those instances when a lease makes more sense. Has anyone ever leased a California? If after 3 years the retained value is still high why not just pay for what I am using and take the money that would be sitting there for 3 years and put it into something more appreciating. Generally I have never owned a car that has lasted more than 36 months. And this car, given the new version due in a couple of years will definitely be traded onto the new release.

So, any lease holders on a California? If so, what were the monthly terms?

 

another person waiting on cali prices to come down. great looking car with either the roof up or down!

 

The Cali is a very nice user friendly car.

I have had transmission failures but I think things have been sorted out.

In the future I believe that the dealer will be allowed to open the box and work on the DCT. This will bring the cost of transmission repair down.

The Cali engine seems really strong. I have 61,000 miles on my engine and she hums along jus great. Just this evening at a light a silver Mercedes SLS pulls next to me two lanes to my left. He revs his engine and glares at me. I do my best to just ignore him.

There is a clear straight ahead with no traffic.

The light turns green and we both take off. He tries to pull ahead. I'll have none of that. I stay ahead of him until we both hit about 60 and then I back off. I owned him.

Anyway, I shouldn't be so immature.

The Cali is pretty cool.

 

My Cali appears to have developed a bad gearbox at the 3 yr/ 20K mile mark. Developed as a whine that varied with tire speed and initially thought it was a wheel bearing. Further investigation by the dealer localized it to the gearbox. Heard they are sending me a new one... Not a repair evidently... 2010 model.

SV

 

20,000+ 430s were built, including Scuderias and 16Ms. Production grew every year from 2005-2010 except 2009 when the overall production was down from 6,587 units in 2008, to 6,250 units in 2009 it rebounded in 2010 to over 6,500 units. Over 3,500 Scuderias were built including 16Ms. The V8 line is more than 50% of total production as an example the FF comprises only 400 units total a year, that is more than the 612.