I don't agree with this philosophy, but I don't have to. It is a reality. I have no idea why somebody would buy a car, without the intention of using it for its intended purpose (to be driven in high performance conditions).

Everybody has their own personal intentions/priorities. After all, even baseball trading cards yield higher value when kept in mint condition (as most collectables). I guess it is the average consumer that determines what the value of anything is, really.

I buy my cars to drive them - as often as possible. I do have cars for specific purposes, but I use them for those purposes, regardless of frequency.

 

Its very true many owners dont drive them due to mileage and resale....pretty sad IMO.

But realize there are many owners who also have multiple other vehicles to choose from.....when you're sharing those weekend miles amongst a few cars its very easy to put less than 2000 miles on per year.

 

It's funny how a guy will worry about the depreciation of a Ferrari and not drive it will do a 3 year lease on a S class or 7 series for 1700/month over and over.

 

Again, do your research! I sold my Porsche so I could drive my Ferrari hard. BTW, there is zero comparison between the two. I really questioned this at first but now that I have, couldn't be more elated with the Ferrari, truly awesome!!

 

Congrats and enjoy your new love affair with Ferrari. Nobody is saying the Ferrari aren't amazing cars. I have own and driven most recent models. We are just discussing how most Ferrari buyers only looking to buy low mileage cars and always questioning the ones that's got driven. This affects the resale values.
Were you not one of them?

 

I understand and agree to some point and yes I was one of them. It is a natural thought to by the most current model you can afford with the least amount of miles, this would hold true for any true sports car purchase for me. That being said, the more I have learned the more confidence I have in higher mileage Ferrari's. True Ferrari enthusiast all state that the more miles on these cars the better and more reliable they are. We will see,,,,

 

Hi, I'm new, but this thread caught my attention. I was lucky enough to own Ferraris in the 70's through 90's, before the kids arrived. I used to drive them a lot and never had a serious problem. They were very reliable cars. It does amaze me that a 5,000 mile car is now a 'high miler' in the Ferrari community. I've been looking at getting one again and, finally, I decided that I'll just take the beating and drive it all I like. It's funny how Porsche or Audi people think condition and Ferrari people think miles. Didn't used to be that way.

 

I think the perception of Ferrari's not being able to hold up to higher miles has to do with two things. Poor driving habits and poor maintenance habits. The cars are highly tuned and need to be "well fed" and cared for and not every one understands that or is willing to pay the higher costs of properly taking care of them. Also, highly tuned cars need to be driven as they were designed, at least some of the time, imo.
I have been lucky enough to own quite a few different cars over the years and have found them, especially the later model cars, both 8's and 12's, to be very reliable. The only problem car I had was an extreme garage queen car that just sat too much.
Get cars with regular and complete service histories and they will hold up to high miles no problems. I'm not saying they will age like a Honda Accord or such, but they can and should handle all the miles most people will throw at them.