Ferrari repair bill-'97 Ferrari 355 Spyder with a miss...
12-22-11, 10:29 PM
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That bill is ridiculous, not far off from how much the whole car is worth. I can't imagine anyone paying a bill like that, I am sure the person could find someone who would do the work for much less.
12-25-11, 02:59 PM
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12-26-11, 01:07 PM
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So, it's an 11 year old Ferrari, with rotted engine mounts, total engine rebuild, CV joints, alternator,worn throttle cable, etc. Sounds like it was driven hard. $47K for 11 years of smiles and exhilarating driving experience! Lets break the numbers down. So by my math, thats 24K miles @ $1.95 per mile of pure fun. I think most of us could manage to put aside 2 bucks a day for Ferrari maintence like that. Of course the purchase price is another issue entirely.
12-26-11, 01:37 PM
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Here's one on Ebay.
The repair bill was from 5/08.
Probably worth a bit more then.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/97-F3...ht_8151wt_1165
The repair bill was from 5/08.
Probably worth a bit more then.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/97-F3...ht_8151wt_1165
And regardless of being able to spend $50K on a weekend, if the car was missing that badly, it should have been in for repairs long before it did $55K worth of damage. That driver is incompetent.
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12-26-11, 01:47 PM
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You do realize it's the same car, right? Check the VIN from the receipt vs. the one on Ebay. She had it rebuilt just to sell? It looks like she didn't pay for it, just left it and the mechanic is selling it now to cover the costs.
And regardless of being able to spend $50K on a weekend, if the car was missing that badly, it should have been in for repairs long before it did $55K worth of damage. That driver is incompetent.
Big Mack
And regardless of being able to spend $50K on a weekend, if the car was missing that badly, it should have been in for repairs long before it did $55K worth of damage. That driver is incompetent.
Big Mack
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01-01-12, 05:00 PM
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In 1966 a member and sponsor of our Texas Spokes Sports Car Club bought a "used" 1963 Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder (SWB) for about $8500. (recall that's in '66 dollars, or about $60K today). The market for used Ferraris in those days wasn't strong as there wasn't much interest in "old" cars, just the newest. There wasn't a college student with blood in his veins who wouldn't have sold a significant part of his anatomy for that Spyder, one of the most beautiful vehicles Scaglietti (or anyone else) ever penned . . .
He worked on it and drove it to meets for a few years, but after I left college and lost contact, I often wondered what became of that gorgeous work of automotive art. With a 276 hp version of the 250 V-12, it was as lightweight as it was quick, and the sound of that classic V-12 alone was worth every penny spent. That same engine wound up in the vaunted GTO later the same year. If the California Spyder looks familiar, it was one of these (actually two or three) that appeared in "Ferris Bueler's Day Off" - the one that was wrecked was a knockoff fiberglass body on an MG chassis . . . just in case you worried about it.
Only 45 of these California Spyders were ever built and I understand recently James Coburn's example sold for $10,894,900. There's a good reason for spending the bucks on maintenance and repairs, even though they're pricey. Now the owner needs to drive it sparingly and keep it in prime condition; it could represent a great investment one of these days. I sure hope our old friend hung onto his Ferrari - otherwise he's kicking himself right about now . . . .
He worked on it and drove it to meets for a few years, but after I left college and lost contact, I often wondered what became of that gorgeous work of automotive art. With a 276 hp version of the 250 V-12, it was as lightweight as it was quick, and the sound of that classic V-12 alone was worth every penny spent. That same engine wound up in the vaunted GTO later the same year. If the California Spyder looks familiar, it was one of these (actually two or three) that appeared in "Ferris Bueler's Day Off" - the one that was wrecked was a knockoff fiberglass body on an MG chassis . . . just in case you worried about it.
Only 45 of these California Spyders were ever built and I understand recently James Coburn's example sold for $10,894,900. There's a good reason for spending the bucks on maintenance and repairs, even though they're pricey. Now the owner needs to drive it sparingly and keep it in prime condition; it could represent a great investment one of these days. I sure hope our old friend hung onto his Ferrari - otherwise he's kicking himself right about now . . . .
01-01-12, 10:33 PM
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Only 45 of these California Spyders were ever built and I understand recently James Coburn's example sold for $10,894,900. There's a good reason for spending the bucks on maintenance and repairs, even though they're pricey. Now the owner needs to drive it sparingly and keep it in prime condition; it could represent a great investment one of these days. I sure hope our old friend hung onto his Ferrari - otherwise he's kicking himself right about now . . . .
Maybe the 599 SA Aparta will worth millions some day with only 80 produced, but not the 355..............