Help me decide on a Ferrari or not.

cmb · Nov 1, 2004

996 said:

The NSX is gorgeous...but I have to agree with the rest of the F-car owners here...there's nothing like a Ferrari...any ferrari.

I would caution you that normal maintenance for an Fcar seems a bit more expensive than something like an M3 or NSX. I've had neither, but have had some other Japanese stuff like RX7s and Stealths....those ones are pretty bulletproof too. It was until I moved to the Lotus and 911's that you just start getting used to $2-3K every year for normal stuff. Even purchasing a set of tires are $2-3K. You just get used to it....now the F-car seems to take $3-5K/year.
So I would just get ready for that type of maintenance...it's just normal stuff. I'm guessing your M3 and NSX take about $1000-1500/year in maintenance...so a 360....would probably run you 3 to 4 times that (but I'm no expert). I'd prep your wife about that...else your dream car could turn out to be a nightmare for you...just because you didn't expect it.

One last thing to add, I have an Alfa Romeo...I had to park it now because it costed me $5K/year to run....It was an older 74 GTV...so maybe that was it. If you want to prep your wife for maintenance...get one of those for a year...and she'll think the Ferrari is bullet-proof!!!!
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thanks alot for the advice!

stevemanman: you have a beautiful inventory! especially the 959!!

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