price check on perfect 512

Robert:

Get a car with some miles on it. That thing has only gone 200 miles/year.

Cheers,
Erik

 

after getting a pre purchase inspection by a trustworthy knowledgable mechanic, somewhere near $100k for a really nice 512TR

 

Neither did the car...much. Gorgeous garage queen for sure.

 

A 512tr with 12 to 17k is going to bring around 100k. one with 2k their going to want around 115 to 120k. Internationalmotorcars.com has a black/tan with 6k and their asking 124k. I think thats a little steep.
Also I agree with Judge4re in purchasing a higher mileage car.
Having the car static too much can cause a host of problems , one of which the cam belts can take a "set", injector problems etc.etc.

I'm sure it's pristine though.

 

I bought my TR with 2k miles. I love the brand new look.

I think 127k is kind of silly though. $115k I could live with.

For 127, I would spend a few extra bucks & get a 512M.

 

Yellow/black rocks!

Keep working on him! You're not to far away!

Negotiate against unforeseen repair costs once it goes into use..........split the difference!

I agree the cosmetics are harder to fix than the mechanicals!

Keep him hooked up! Reel, man reel!

Also, agree once your past $120K, you are into 512M range...almost!

 

will pop every oil seal when you use it buy one thats been used it will be cheaper in the long run best ferrari that i have owned was a 60k in miles it drove lovley

 

Not true. I have put 3,000 miles on my tr in the 6 months I have owned it. It now has 5,500 miles on it. It does not leak a drop of oil - Not a drop. My 328 had more miles on it & dropped oil before the major & before the new owner fixed the leak from the shift shaft seal.

 

$115is absolutely Top $, for $120 youcan get a 512M,
Check out http://www.ferrarimarketletter.com for latest asking prices

you can probably get an M for $115 if you negotiate well enough

 

The M's I have seen advertised were asking $140 - $150. Sign me up for $115!

I suck at negotiating, so $165 and I can get one, lol.

 

Robert,

I saw that car this summer when it was at Ferrari of Long Island. I love the 512TR, and especially in yellow.

That car, despite what everyone says, is not "perfect"--at least not physically. I looked over the car when I was there and saw several imperfections in the paint. This may not matter to you, but they are there.

My memory is poor, so I don't remember all of them; but there are imperfections on the sloping panel that separates the windshield from the driver window (the windshield frame, you might call it); and the paint on the engine decklid showed some imperfections. And I am NOT a body man: I have about one-tenth the ability of a body man to detect paintwork/imperfections.

Ever notice that every single Ferrari in the world is "perfect," "outstanding example," or "pristine?"

Nonsense.

This may be a great car, but I wondered why those were there on a car that had just 1800 miles on it.

If these are just imperfections from the factory, which everyone of course wants you to believe, then I say pay $115 for the car with the major service included. They can whistle dixie if they want $130! They'll sit on the car for 10 years if they ask want much. It's a garage queen, and who knows if the damn thing actually runs?

 

Please keep us posted.

 

If the asking price is $140, you could probably get 5% off easily which drops it down close to $130 even. I'm saying you may be able to buy an M with miles on it for $115 with some negotiating

 

Robert,

I wonder what the guy with the yellow 512TR will say to you if you tell him what you've heard about the car... again, the car may be desirable, so this may be a way to chop down the price a bit.

Like every other Ferrari salesman, he'd probably say "I checked the car and couldn't verify what you were talking about."

But maybe he'd have a more useful response...

 

check this one out for $139K http://www.ebizautos.com/laautogallery/detail.cfm?iid=471274&anchor=/1994/Ferrari/512-TR/512-TR/

 

I bought a perfect 92 with a warranty from FoA on the engine. But the negotiations were about market price, which I think I paid. If the seller is a conditional one, as in: " if I can get what I want for my 512, then I will buy a ....", you are not dealing with a willing seller and unless you think you are offsetting the lack of warranty on a garage queen by its low use, you should not pay a dime over 115-120. After that its your degree of gotta have it that takes over.

Market is stable for good cars, but ists still falling for the neglected.

 

Well I guess at this point you are going to have to be patient because one of two things are going to happen. 1) one of these guys will lower their price and you get to buy your dream car for you what you think it is worth or 2) the cars get sold for something near their asking price and you now know for sure what they were worth. Low mileage, no stories, 512TR & 512M are getting very difficult to locate just because of low production numbers and time. I waited a long time to locate a "92 red/tan 512TR 4K mile one owner car from Hawaii one year ago that had never had any service. By the time I did tires, a major service++ I was into the car for just under $100K and was very happy with the price and still am. Good luck, you will be very happy with the car when you find it.

 

check this one out http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4519666576&sspagename=ADME%3AB%3ADS%3AUS%3A28