I'm intrigued-- are us resale prices at or below msrp? In Canada the msrp is always higher to begin with so it's a bit of an artificial point of reference

 

put your deposit down for a 458, in the mean time, pick up a F430 Scuderia to look at in the garage lol and by the time you take delivery of the 458 in 2 yrs, put another deposit down for a 458 Scuderia or Challenge version and you are all set, you will than have the privlege to get ur hands on the newest Ferrari in the near future.

 

I like your thinking, but I might have to sleep with my eyes open from now on ; D. F430 Scuderia. It is too much car for me. 458 sounds like a good daily driver, at least according to all the reviews

 

please never get the california. it's not a real ferrari nor do i think they are cool. it's like porsches version of the boxter but worse. why not get a 430 for your first f car then get a 458 when they become more available?

 

+10000000000000!

 

I do not like the california either. Those tail pipes are just... rrrhhhh. I did not think much about Ferrari before, I like them but I do not love them, until I saw the 458 ; }

 

Little step brother of 911 ; }.

 

I did not ask how long the list is, I was told 1.5 to 2 yrs wait. Nothing is real till I get to spec out a car. Lets see how long that will take ; }

 

hello guys. i have been reading this thread. i am getting ready to put down a deposit to buy a new 458. i don't mind waiting for two years and i am not interested in a used one. do you have any thoughts on how to buy one at the sticker price? would i be able to get a better price if i pay cash?

your input will be greatly appreciated.

 

This is a question you need to ask the dealer that you plan to put the deposit down with. Brand new Ferraris can only be purchased from the dealer authorized to sell to customers in his area. This means there is only one Ferrari dealer that can sell a brand new Ferrari to you. Since you are not interested in used 458s, you do not have any choice but to work with the one dealer authorized to sell a new ferrari to you in the area you live in. I hope this makes sense. If not, PM me - I went through this process 2+ years ago myself.

 

If you are buying a new one, you will be buying it at sticker price, unless the dealer you use is cheating the system Ferrari has in place.

Dealers are not allowed to sell their new cars for over sticker price, only their "used" ones. This is why is takes so long to get one if you're not already established with a dealer, or with the factory itself, as one of their great customers. The only thing the dealer has much of a say in, is who gets to order & receive their car first, and they even have to justify that to the factory in some cases. Ferrari wants to know who the cars are being sold to, and in what order from their best customers to their first time customers.

If Customer 1's "resume" shows that he owned a 360 back in 2000, but Customer 2's resume shows he has owned a 360, 430, and currently owns a 430 Scuderia, Customer 2 is getting a new car before Customer 1, even if they showed up 2 months after Customer 1.

Some customers have a relationship with the people at the factory as well, from attending various events & shaking lots of hands. These customers, or friends of the factory, can get past the system through their personal connections with the right people, and get a new car sooner than someone that has no relationship with the dealer or factory. Someone that has a garage full of Ferrari's, is obviously going to get first dibs on a new one as well.

The last thing I can promise anyone, is that they don't care how much money you have, how crisp the bills are, or anything else that some other car manufacturer might rate their customers with... They decide when or if you're going to get the opportunity to order a new one, so paying cash vs whatever other way someone chooses to pay, is irrelevant to them when they are deciding when you can expect to get a car.

 

A friend is trying to convince me to get a Ferrari when the money starts rolling in from our new business venture. So it's something I have been thinking about.
As a long time lover of cars, no way I'd buy a car and not be able to drive the heck out of it. People who buyu them just to look at it or brag about having one, I don't get it. I guess I don't have to get it but it just seems weird to spend all that cash on something you never use. I like getting use out of things I spend good money on.

 

I'll have my 2011 458 by Feb and it will be a total of 13 months from deposit til delivery.

 

If you end up getting one, you SHOULD drive it as often as you can.

Unless you own one of the classic models that people collect, the mileage does NOT make a notable difference on resale. The modern Ferrari's are MUCH better cars than the pre-360 models, and are built from the factory with the intention of being able to be driven everyday, in any reasonable weather.

Just about every Ferrari service advisor will tell you the same thing, to drive the car. They see more garage queens needing service, than ones that are driven often.


Jim Glickenhouse put it best:

"Modern Ferrari's age like fish, not like wine, therefore they should be driven & enjoyed"