Certified Pre-owned purchase - viewing required?

A plane ticket is really cheap vs. buying a car unseen from a Florida dealer certified pre-owned or not. YMMV.

 

I bought my 458 unseen from an official Ferrari dealer. It was a Ferrari Approved car. They gave me all assurances the car was in mint condition and if by any chance something came up, they’d fix it for free. It did the trick for me but truth be told, a PPI *never* hurts in any circumstance. Worst case scenario it’s redundant, and you keep your piece of mind at a 100% level.

Kind regards,

Nuno.

 

"Trust but verify." (Old Russian proverb)

 

No question; fly to Miami to check it out in person and arrange for an independent to perform a PPI while you're there. And yes, you can negotiate on the asking price.

 

The PPI in Miami is also a great excuse to go have fun on Ocean Dr

Kind regards,

Nuno.

 

Every car I buy, I like to open every door/hatch and floor it... the latter may be hard to do safely in a Ferrari in the city, but I ultimately want to get my hands on it before I spend the money. That being said, I trust Ferrari's CPO program

 

Have you ever personally purchased a Ferrari CPO car???

 

No sir, why do you ask?

 

Weren't there a few threads about the Ferrari CPO missing some things and then being a challenge to work with once the check cleared?

 

Do you make a practice of trusting things that you have no direct personal experience with, Jack???

 

Well when I logically use my brain, I see the repercussions of Ferrari's failure to adequately deliver on their 'Certification' as a huge incentive to produce a quality car. Imagine if someone bought a CPO ferrari, had an issue and then posted here- it would be a PR nightmare!

I've never driven a LaFerrari, but I trust it is very fast

 

If that is the case, then this user should use the threads when negotiating the price (and checking their CPO work)

Links?

 

Uh huh.
All CPO cars are just used cars. Caveat emptor.
Here is a LaFerrari that didn't start or run when it was delivered new to Penske-Wynn Ferrari. I speak from personal experience.


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Well I appreciate you finally contributing useful information instead of just being a troll LMAO

Even though you have displayed very poor character and have no evidence besides a photo, I still trust your personal experience

 

Keep it classy!!!

 

Check us out when you buy

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I would check the car out before buying.

John

 

With a written warranty should be good to go. If no warranty doesn't matter if advertised as CPO or equivalent.

One that comes to mind (granted not a "CPO" car):

https://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/threads/bought-a-f430-with-a-false-cpo-checklist.598655/#post-146565478

 

There are dealers and there are dealers.
Weren't there some questions about a couple of Florida "dealers", a while back?

 

At the very least have someone put eyes on it. I’m sure if you ask someone on Fchat will lend a hand. Best ,Kirk.

 

Really? Read this thread, then tell me a dealer gives 2 craps about PR.

https://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/threads/beware-of-ferrari-maserati-of-vancouver.432553/

 

I have. Sight unseen. Worked out. After reading some of the stories here, though, I'm not sure if I'd do that again...T

 

I'm sure the cars are represented properly the majority of the time, but I ain't that brave when I buy a car. At a minimum, I would have someone I trust to go over the car and drive it before I send funds. Nothing beats seeing and driving the car in person. A distance car sale can be very hard to unwind if things go bad.

 

I have done it twice. Ferrari of Orlando and Detroit.
I live in Miami and like that dealer. Go for it!


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