Great overall purchase experience with Lake Forest and Pocono Sportscar

So after an 18 month search I finally got my new 512TR today. Like many on this forum, this was a poster on my wall as a kid. Something I always looked up to. Along with the 959 and the Countach. Overall it's been an awesome experience. Looked and three or four Testarossa's and five or six 512TRs. After driving many from NY to CA and hours on this site, I decided that the 512TR was the car for me. There were a few that I walked away from, and one that I lost. In the end, I found a one owner 1993 with 8,870 miles in Chicago at Lake Forest. I saw the car online and put a deposit over the phone the day it was posted. Then, while sitting at my desk at work at 11:00AM in NY on a whim, I starting looking at flights to O'hare. I booked a 1:15 and told my office I "would be back later". Then I call my wife and said "Honey I'm flying to Chicago to look at a Ferrari and I won't be home for dinner, but I should be home in time to read the kids stories." Shockingly she told me I was crazy, but laughed, so I knew I was good to go.

So after negotiating a fair price, with a punch list of items and a full 30K service I flew back to NY. My flight was delayed 3 hours, but the earlier flight hadn't left so I walk on the plane and got home EARLY. All the stars were aligning.

During the negotiations the salesperson casually said they would be putting in about $10,000 into the service and punch list of items (sticky parts, hood struts and the like). So after talking with Jim at Pocono I thought "would the dealer really take $10,000 off the price to buy it as is?" Jim told me he could easily do the service for less than that, in addition to upgrading all the fuel and coolant hoses and do some extras like the clutch and shifter seals. So with that, I ask my salesperson how much he would take off if I purchase the car as is? I was a little shocked when he called me back and said $10,000. He even shipped the car right to Jim free of charge. So when Jim got the car I was a little nervous? It seemed like the dealer was being too nice. Was there going to be something that came up unexpected? Well I am thrilled to say that Jim just finished the service and he said it is one the cleanest 512TRs he has ever seen.

So I picked up the car today a drove about 90 miles home. Over some great backroads. Car drove awesome!

And as a little unexpected plus my wife said she loves it.

In the end I got the perfect car for me.

I am so happy!

Jeff
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I was wondering about that cover as well. I emailed the previous owner about it, and I'm waiting for a response.

 

So I spoke with the previous owner and he didn't know why the shield was put over the mufflers. Looking at all the service records the bodyshop that painted the rear deck was the one that installed it. So maybe they were afraid the heat would hurt the paint? Don't know.

RedFlyer512TR - Don't know if I would say aggressive per say. I think the more aggressive you are with it, the happier it behaves. Everything from the lack of power steering to shifting into reverse. So far only had one perfectly smooth 1-2 shift. When you get that right it is very rewarding.

Have a squealing coming from the clutch Jim says its the throwout bearing and should get better with some excersice. Said it happens from sitting too much. We shall see.