Is it a bad time to buy a 360 (F1)?

The trend is toward 6 speed gated cars. They only made some 675 units because everyone wanted the F1 cars when they came out. The 6 speeds are going up fast. The spiders are going up faster. I predicted that the Daytona would sore in its day and so with the Lusso. I made big in both cars in spite of a lot of criticism. I enjoyed driving both cars and had a great return. I suspect the 360 gated spider will do the same. I predict the gated spider will hit at least 375k in the next few years. Ok now I’m ready to be blasted.

 

I think 375k is a pipe dream for a 6 spd 360 spyder. The rarer F430 6 spds are still $200-250k. I think what is more likely is the 360 will chase the F355 in terms of price. Now it is rare to see any F355 coupe less than $100k


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That's what I heard about my Lusso. The naysayers said it couldn't happen with the Lusso. There are a number of factors why the Lusso took off but that is a different subject. Do the search and you'll find me here. The highest price for a Lusso sold for 3M in 2014. No one except a few of us thought it could go this high. Granted it was the flavor of the month and I don't take credit for the exponential rise but I predicted it would escalate. Same was true for the Daytona in 2006. I have been doing this for 50 years and broken even once. The 360 and 430 are different cars. It's like comparing Google and Amazon. You don't compare them. You invest on their own merits. I could be wrong this time. Now I believe it's time to buy back the Lusso.

 

The 360 has the last cinque valvole V8 out from Ferrari. I personally think that just se sound it makes compared to stock F430 or aftermarked exhaust fitted one, makes it a item worth to experience.

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As the times goes on and everything goes muted (turbos, hybrids, pure electric garbage) the pure sound is the thing that peoples, especially passionate ones, are lusting after. After there's sintetizator in every other performance EV, ppl will start to appreciate / lust after the real sound. I predict that there will be a time when ppls will actually compare the 360 vs 430 by the sound they make.

In the future most of the petrol performance sedans will lose their value as one gets far better performance out of a EV sedan. But true, semi-analogical sports cars, so called "modern classics" will hold their value as there is nothing to compare them with. No EV will ever give similar thrills than semi-analogic Ferrari 355 / 360 / 430.

The further we'll go to the future with all these DPF-filters, turbos and generally electronic ****, not to mention whats to come, the more true enthusiasts will start to appreciate purism and analogue sports / supercars. Ppls want to experience them "before its to late", especially here in Europe with all the climate saving **** going on. Add this to the inevitable realism where these cars are being crashed, burned, broken for parts.

There simply isn't similar cars from major brands like Toyota, Mercedes, BMW or Audi (R8 being about only one) ... There's only about Audi R8, Corvette, Lamborghini and Ferrari whom produced cars like these in the late 1990's & early 2000's. Lamborghini (Gallardo) being even more expensive car to maintain for your average / semi average Joe.

As long as there's pump gas available, I personally think that these sweet spot modern classics will hold their value and manual models going trough the roofs.

 

I agree w the fin!

 

You ended up being right! I bookmarked this and happened to revisit this thread.

 

It's never a bad time to buy a Ferrari!

 

360 pricing has moved up some and even F1’s. People better wake up to this car because it’s climbing. The 430 is nice but the sound and old feel with a modern era look is unique.

 

The 360 Modena (not Spider) has the best future in my opinion. Everything which has been said above, plus it is one of the last "analog" cars which can be fully maintained by a reasonably skilled person without a locked-in reliance on the dealer as with the newer cars. This with great driving experience, great sound and modern look. A teenager asked me recently looking at my 360 - is it a Ferrari 488?

Spider is great when it works and when the weather is perfect. But eventually deterioration, service problems and expenses take over. Having owned many rag tops before, I'm done with them. Porsche 911 convertibles trail coupes in value, if that's a valid analogy.

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Retaining F1 parts allows for a full reversal of the conversion to F1 if ever needed in the future.

 

I could not have said it better. I noticed sub 20k mile 360’s creeping into the 110k area now.