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  1. jjmalez

    jjmalez F1 Veteran
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    #1 jjmalez, Apr 20, 2013
    Hello,

    I'm sure this has been asked before, but is there a reason factory authorized Ferrari dealerships don't list their new Ferrari inventory on their own website?

    Just left Ferrari dealer Lake Forest Sportscars in Lake Bluff, Illinois. They have a new 2013 Ferrari California on the showroom floor, window sticker and all. But nothing on their website www.LFSC.com

    Any thoughts on why?

    Thanks.
     
  2. Kds

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    #2 Kds, Apr 22, 2013
    Use your best Capt.James T. Kirk voice over here...............

    "We..............must..............maintain..............the....................illusion"
     
  3. TheMayor

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    #3 TheMayor, Apr 23, 2013
    Dealers cannot advertise cars that are under 6 months old -- even trade in's.
     
  4. ebobh15

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    #4 ebobh15, Apr 23, 2013
    When I was shopping for mine, a new 458 was sitting there; I asked, and learned it had been received and prepped, and was just waiting around for the new owner to pick it up. Without asking, my assumption might have been to think it was another car in the showroom for sale. Bob H
     
  5. donv

    donv Two Time F1 World Champ
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    #5 donv, Apr 23, 2013
    Because they generally build cars to order, rather than inventory.
     
  6. Smiles

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    #6 Smiles, Apr 23, 2013
    This.
     
  7. ReinD

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    #7 ReinD, Apr 25, 2013
    I've seen this too. There was also a situation that the person who ordered the car decided not to take it and the dealership was giving those on the wait list the opportunity to look at it before making it available to the general public.
     
  8. Gran Drewismo

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    #8 Gran Drewismo, Apr 26, 2013
    Why is that?
     
  9. 96redLT4

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    #9 96redLT4, Apr 27, 2013
    LMFAO!
     
  10. ferrarisun

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    #10 ferrarisun, Apr 28, 2013
    I agree with the MAyor about dearler's not being able to advertise new inventory. The Ferrari Market Newsletter, wasn't there a big deal a few yrs back, with Ferrari threatening to pull the franchise of a dealer that was advertising new inventory in the FMN? Perhaps some F-Chatters can add some light to that story.
     

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