What are my chances of finding a 6Speed Manual 575 in Blue (prefer Swatters) in the US? I am probably 18 months away from being ready to pull the trigger but wonder how hard this will be. I have not seen many Manual 575's let alone in blue. Thoughts? Thanks, dsd
I would say you have a good chance. Time is on your side. Be patient and ready to move fast when yor car shows up, and it will. BTW nice choice.
About a year ago, Ferrari of New England (FoNE) was offering a TdF blue 575 with a manual transmission. You may want to contact Natalia at FoNE to learn its current wherabouts.
575 sticks are rather uncommon, as are blue maranellos. not sure i've ever seen a swatters maranello. as open roads says, be patient and ready to jump. doody.
Grigio Alloy, stick, 7800 miles, FHP. Perfect condition. May be willing to part with it in the next year so we should stay in touch
+1 on being ready to jump. I looked for quite a while for just that combo to no avail. I "settled" for a red one (6 spd).
The red ones drive just the same as the blue ones. If you want a stick ( a good idea IMHO) and fiorano pkg and Daytona seats; the color selection might have to be flexible. Steve
Thanks all for the replies. I may be considering a 550 as I REALLY want a blue one. However, I think flexibility is the name of the game. I like black and silver and could certainly live with red so I am sure I will find something when the time was right. I guess the real point of my query was if after some decent searching I come up empty are the chances of me shaking one loose at least decent or should I move to choice two. Either way, I know I would be happy but it sure would be nice to get my first choice The first 550 I ever saw up close was in swatters and fell in love with that combo. Thanks again and please keep the opinions coming. -dsd
FWIW, just my $0.02 - a blu NART or blu Tdf 550 is pretty much my dream car. If you want non-metallic, blu Pozzi is awfully nice. If you are open to blues other than Swaters, you should be able to get a perfect example w/o too much trouble. CAS has a 1999 blu NART 550 if you want to be tempted to act right now http://www.continentalautosports.com/inventory/details.aspx?id=NLIL0007.5/8331
