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No Sale Silver?

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  1. GDVBR8N

    GDVBR8N Rookie

    Apr 24, 2013
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    Robert H. Blondis
    I am in the market for my first Ferrari, and am seriously looking at a silver 360. My only requirements are that the car be a Spider, have a manual transmission, be low mileage & clean, and have an unassailable paper trail. I have owned both old and new Corvettes, so I am not entirely new to buying and selling somewhat unusual cars. The silver car I am looking at meets all the requirements, but a guy told me today that I will never be able to get rid of a silver Ferrari because nobody wants one. i have heard of resale red, but no sale silver? Is this for real?
     
  2. DesertDawg

    DesertDawg Nine Time F1 World Champ
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    Nothing against Corvettes, but in what universe might they be considered "unusual" cars?
     
  3. Animate

    Animate Formula Junior

    May 21, 2004
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    Just one datapoint, but I like silver and would consider it if I were buying a 360.
     
  4. TheMayor

    TheMayor Ten Time F1 World Champ
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    The guy talking to you is an idiot.

    A green Ferrari? Forget it. Silver -- no problem.

    Red is the most commonly chosen color for first time buyers BUT it's also the most commonly made color.

    Silvers appeal to people who either have done red or don't wish to stand out and shout "I'm driving a Ferrari" everywhere

    What matters more is the color combo. You can screw that up big time that would make it very much undesirable (like a yellow car with a red interior).

    But silver is no problem.

    The interesting thing in the past 4 years is the growth of white at the expense of yellow I believe. More white Ferrari's are around now than ever before in history.
     
  5. technom3

    technom3 F1 World Champ
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    Justin
    the curse of the white ferrari has been lifted... at least until the white fad is over
     
  6. GDVBR8N

    GDVBR8N Rookie

    Apr 24, 2013
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    Robert H. Blondis
    Thanks in part to the support of you folks, I bought the 2004 360 Modena Spider. It is still in Florida, and I am in Wisconsin, but I will have the car in a couple of weeks. I can't wait!
    However, I can't let DesertDawg's snarky comment about Corvettes go without a reply. No matter how one defines "unusual", Corvettes are unusual cars. In the US, about one new car in 500 to 1000 is a Corvette. Worldwide, the number is much greater. In my view, that makes the Corvette numerically unusual. Given, Ferraris are much more unusual, numerically speaking. "Unusual" could also be used in reference to the cost or performance of a car. Cost-wise, Ferrari is much more unusual than Corvette. You can get into a brand new Corvette with no options for around 60K. It probably takes two and a half times that to get into any new Ferrari. Performance-wise, Corvette has been more than holding its own for a long, long time, and especially during the past fifteen years. It consistently wins every series it runs in. That's pretty unusual! So DesertDawg, the answer to your question is that Corvettes - like Ferraris - are unusual in this universe.
     

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