parts prices

depends on who your buying parts from,I've done alot of research and bought from those that charge to much and it took some time that I found places where it didn't cost me a arm and leg,if interested I'll post some of those places but ferrari chat may block them out,well'll see from this responce if I can go forward on this,there are lots of places that breakdown ferrari's its alot cheaper than you think

 

No doubt the tooling and setup costs for small parts runs (such as are made for ferraris) significantly increases the per-piece cost. Also, there's not a real active after market for production and sale of quality ferrari parts as there is for ford, chevy, toyota, etc. so supply is more limited. There's also the psychological factor - "it's a ferrari so of course the parts are more expensive." In any case, if your sense is that you're getting ripped off, your intuition is very good!

 

It's the brand.

There is a brass key blank that would work on a Ferrari sold on ebay for $5.
The same brass key blank, attached to a bling red handle with a a prancing horse on it, is being sold for $250.

The brass keys are the same, and they both open the doors if cut properly. The red handle added $245 to the price.

 

As a new owner, I would definitely appreciate a link to these places. I don't think the mods would mind unless you own, or have a self proclaimed interest, in the sites.

Thanks!

 

Please post or PM!

 

I was just last night reading Hemming Sports and Exotic Car. They had an article about the 1980-1988 TVR Tasmin 280i. Three things caught my attention as I was reading. The first thing was that despite the fact the car has a whole lot of Ford and Jag parts sprinkled about, the windshield is specific to this car. So TVR had a windshield mold made. And they supply replacement parts. The second thing is that the number of these cars made was low, 1,167 cars made. About the same as the 308GT4, roughly (not on par with the Corolla, for example, or even "rare" cars like 360's etc.).

OK, so a 308 windshield is somewhere between $1200 and $2500 depending on your timing and luck. How much does a windshield cost from a little tiny car maker located in the sticks of England - in a country (USA) where they sold so few cars that 99.9% of Americans have never even heard of the entire make? Well, Hemmings happens to list it in the "Parts Prices" sidebar: $395.

How is it that TVR can sell a windshield for 1/3 or less than Ferrari?

 

Already some good posts here, but to some extent the 308/328 are the ground level when it comes to Ferrari parts prices. I.e., if you think $1200 is expensive for 308 window glass, you won't enjoy the 360 price list.

FChat has probably the best information sharing I've seen in terms of parts cross references, etc. We even have Verell on here who remakes "unobtainium" parts in some cases.

Overall, though, I would say that Ferraris -- and all exotics, probably -- are always going to be expensive to own and maintain relative to normal high end cars (BMW/Merc/Porsche). It does take some discretionary cash to play in Ferrari-land. I don't see this changing, given the relatively small production numbers of these cars. People try to draw parallels between Porsche and Ferrari because they both make sports cars: I've had both, and they're just completely different cars from manufacture to design philosophy to spares.

 

here is a few,if the mods allow these I'll post some more
www.ferrparts.com
www.ncferrari.com
www.specializedpartsplanet.com
there are afew more in the u.k. also
the person you want to talk to at parts planet is [email protected] doug works only on ferrari parts and has a partner there,doug used to work for Lyle Tanner

 

308's are cheap. The parts are not. I suppose eventually, more rough ones will be parted out which help parts prices and could also raise the value of cars that remain. An equilibrium of sorts will develop.

Dave

 

excellent post, i salute and thank you. i dont see why the mods would care, i will buy from our sponsors if i can, but i would not be at all happy with "censorship" !

we should have a choice. check out the sticky parts and cross reference threads. some parts came from other , more common cars.

 

actually, this list should probably get posted in the "parts" thread, no?

 

I've found Dennis McCann to usually have the best prices.

 

Price new BMW or Mercedes parts; 308 parts are cheap and you get the dust sitting on them for free...