So, will testarossa’s EVER go up in value?

Yes, thank you,
JN

 

That's my old car. Know it well.

 

a twin turbo sold yesterday at BaT for 154k US $

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1988-ferrari-testarossa-66/?utm_source=dm&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2025-06-23

 

Who cares. You only need to be concerned about price if and when you sell. I think prices are slowly on the decline myself. A good deal should be had on one for those who wait long enough.

 

They built 7500 of them. Anybody know how many are left? 5-6000? Me being just a small shop in Canada service at least 10-15 TR's. There are plenty around.

I think they will always be a "toilet seat car" up and down.

 

here a 90 model sold yesterday at BaT for 192k US $
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1990-ferrari-testarossa-59/?utm_source=dm&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2025-07-17

 

That is a very clean example and very encouraging for the TR market

 

For the condition, mileage and lack of maintenance seriously overpaid. That money buys a less than 10k miles pristine example.

Buyer bought the pics.

 

Listen I hear you, but there were two bidders that ran this to $192,000 before 5% BAT fees. I too think the price is extremely high, but it goes to show that new buyers are willing to pay a premium for very clean unmolested cars.

 

That's not a clean, unmolested car.

 

The market disagrees, but k. Forgot what douchebags people on here can be.

 

What market? Some dude who just joined bat vs some guy who bought 20k cars. That's not the market.

And careful with the adjectives. If you can't asses a car's condition don't deflect.
That thing is inferior to the car you bought. Deferred maintenance aside, at least yours doesn't have a comically recovered steering wheel.

mloretz
This is a $200k car

Tell that to the peanut gallery on bat.

 

I’m sorry — but by literal definition (and public record), that car is a $200k car. It sold in a competitive, open market. That’s not opinion — that’s just capitalism with a gavel.


Is $200k high? Maybe.

Is it glorious to see a long-overlooked icon finally get its flowers? Absolutely.

Should the haters take notes instead of cheap shots? You bet.


Once the full service wraps next week, I plan to drive the wheels off it — not let it collect dust like a Fabergé egg.


Truth is, it’s naysayers like you that kept the Testarossa in the shadows while lesser cars of this era got all the spotlight. But don’t worry — I’ll wave when I downshift past your skepticism.

 

You plan to drive which car - the one you bought for 140k (market price) or the one bid to 200k (simply batty)?

Check back next week for a dose of reality regarding prices. Inferior examples often sell for more than pristine examples on batty the bat.
Best not ask why.

Far as being a naysayer - yep, without me bashing the peanut gallery, the TR would be a cool mil.
But don't worry - "it will double in 6 months" (peanut gallery's favorite refrain).

Might want to read prior comments. I'm no TR detractor, but that's not a pristine, unmolested example. It's a 140k car. Let's see if the sale goes through. Wouldn't be the 1st time.

 

What model Ferrari do you own?

 

I've known Tom for over 20 years and he's one of the top independent exotic mechanics in Toronto. He's had a few he's got in his profile, but aside from Rifledriver, he's probably handled more Ferraris and their repairs than the rest of this thread combined.

 

What model Ferrari do you own?

 

What model Ferrari does he own? I am curious what he considers a non toilet seat car.

 

You ask a question about a model when I was talking about a particular TR.
That guy wasn't selling the model, he was selling a particular TR.

Shouldn't conflate the two.

 

As I suspected, thanks.

 

Maybe to the uninformed this car MAY be considered unmolested- but all the extra crap switches on the dash, the extra holes in the back panel behind the seats say otherwise. Under the console and up into the underdash, this car is going to have a HUGE bundle of wiring, maybe installed by a professional, and maybe installed by a kid. Wiring for thirty five year old components that probably don't work anymore. I bought a very low miles Testarossa from BAT a few years ago, and the amount of extra wiring that was everywhere in the car because of alarms, radar detector and stereo junk was mind boggling. Think back to the eighties and early nineties- the days before cell phones, and if you were cool, you had a phone in your car. Drilling holes for switches and warning lights, isn't easy to undo.

A Testarossa without ANY extra switches in the center console, COULD be considered unmolested. I certainly appreciate my completely original, unmolested 1990 TR, way more than my 1991 with 3000 miles on it, that had all these extra "upgrades".

So maybe Lagunacc MIGHT be on point! Just saying.

 

Don't knock my tricycle.






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It's not necessary to own a Ferrari to be knowledgeable. Conversely, you can own a Ferrari and be an ass.

Please review your standards of reference and also not take your own gored ox too seriously. You are welcome to try again on other threads.

 

sold yesterday at BaT:
a testarossa, 1988 with only 19k miles for 158.750 US $
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1988-ferrari-testarossa-65/?utm_source=dm&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2025-07-24

 

$192,000 is nuts for a 30,000 mile 1990.

BaT offers these lovely graphs. If you run your mouse over the dots you can see some details or click for more. Open circles are RNM.

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