If you had 150K Spare - 360CS, F40 or Murcielago!

Ive been assured that on the CS, You would have to cane the ass off the brakes on several long track days before looking at the replacement of the Discs.........

 

True Joe but at £5000 per disk !!!! You dont really want to be the guys picking up the tab.

On an F40 my understanding is that all costs are reasonable other than the fuel tank which costs £10k and has to be replaced every 10 years. I am not an expert but have been quoted these numbers in the past.

Still would not put me off having the best looking sports car ever - F40

 

Hi Jrs,The F40 Tank is £4350 from ATL,and you wont beat there fueling system's,thats a 110L bag tank,it's probably 10k from ferrari though,

cheers
Dale.

 

Just don't prang the F40 without the right insurance...

18 k for rear bumper
27k for engine cover (excluding lexan window)
7k for Lexan window
etc...

 

F40 for me too. Its my favourite car of all time, although I do find the part prices quoted above a little scary!!!

Mark.

 

Bah! Worrying about ongoing costs and depreciation

Look at the ratio of parts costs vs. total cost of the car. Overall they're not that much more than any other Ferrari, if you're paying scary main dealer prices.

And, quite frankly, if you can afford to slap down $150k+ plus on a car, and then worry about how much a new bonnet will be - WHY??

I'd have an F40 like a shot - servicing is shockingly cheap, insurance is there for the other bits, and I doubt many people will ever be pushing their cars to the sort of limits which things like replacement disks etc. become a major headache.

Money doesn't matter when you see one being hustled round a track :-0

Cheers,
TOM

 

Speaking of running costs.. I had a Porsche GT2 (996) which had PCCB (Carbon ceramic brakes). Those puppies cost £20,000+ to replace, and I managed to destroy a set within 9000 miles.

 

Ade,

Stop worrying man, if you want the Murci, buy one and drive it, look after it and sell it when done.

Your a long time dead Ade, enjoy life to the full m8, hey if it gets damaged let the Insurance Company pay.

When you get bored with it change it. Simple just my opinion of coarse..

 

Tough to choose between F40 and CS if its on basis you would use it a lot(and wouldnt be able to resist it would you?) but head says CS but with F cars and this money bugger the head so its an F40 then!
The Murci is surely the natural rival to 575 and Vanquish.It betters both on performance but would be far more difficult to live with and its not an F car (which counts a lot for me anyway).The Vanquish just isnt at the races in this class.

 

Sire,

surely you can sell off some scummy corner on my home county to genearte some revenue to buy a CS, F40 and a Murci!

 

F40 - Collectible so best "investment" (ha ha), but scarily expensive parts, and actually fairly disappointing around a circuit compared to 355/360 challenge unless hussled by a professional (this is from first-hand experience of overtaking F40s round Silverstone, as well as driving one round Donington). Winner on looks but wouldn't want to drive one across Europe (no AC, rope door handles, VERY wide, etc.)

360CS - Of course some depreciation as they're new and still being made, but surely the best bet for all the three main different Fcar users (those that like to garage and lick it, those that want to spank it round circuits and those that think it's an everyday car). Probably beats an F40 round a track, even in competition use.

6 litre Audi quattro - this is not prancing horse. This is bull.

 

Actually, my overall answer is that if I had the £150K I'd take the F40 as it's value will go up over the next five years whilst I enjoy it. I'll bide my time until I can get a 360CS for around 70K, even if that's about four or five years away....

 

...just so long as I may lick clean your tyres!

 

I can't understand used Murci prices either. No point in buying a 2 yr old 1 for £145/150K when a new one is 18K more. 3 months about average waiting time now. Mine should arrive mid July now, but if its delayed to end July i'm gonna grit my teeth and take it Sept 1st when the new reg plates come out.

 

The company that is allegedly supplying the F40 (http://www.globalcar.com/cgi-bin/gc...YPE=1&PRIVATE=0) are using a photo from Michael Sheehans website. The car was listed as a US spec car. Link here to the original advert. Maybe its genuine - but then maybe its not.

 

The F40 is hugely impractical, take ages to get to know, you can hardly drive it anywhere except the track.............but phuque moi, it wd get my vote any day. I think its got to be up there as one of the most iconic Ferraris ever......

 

Only 64% of the vote !! Another couple of pics to keep you focussed.

 

Wont forget my blast round silverstone in the F40(FOC DAY)boy did that guy driving it ring its neck,felt like we were going round for ever,they do take it out of you and i was the passenger,the noise the smell of fuel,brakes,tyres,it was all happening like crazy,what a car very impressed,gave the driver big handshake and thanks,can anyone tell me if the F40 i was in was a standard or moded car not that they need it,

cheers
Dale.