[UAxDEATH(NYC)]

word on the street, that before you`ll buy new Ferrari, you have buy old one is that true?

[TK-421]

generally that's true at the dealership unless you pay cash upfront, including the mystery markups they'll throw on because you're a rookie. that is, of course, the word on the street

[UltimateBMW]

More than you can afford, pal.

Ferrari!

[TK-421]

Originally Posted by UltimateBMW

More than you can afford, pal.

Ferrari!

Fuck you


I've been dying to use that line. Can't believe I missed it

[EV0LVE]

depends on what model? if you want the new 458 which is the most sought after model at the moment, then yes, dealers will fulfill their loyal customers first then you with ridiculous markup.

now if you want say a 599gtb, that's been out for a while, you can probably get that brand new with little to no mark-up, same probably goes for the california.

congrats, sounds like you're positioning yourself for one!

[CAPSGOD]

Originally Posted by UltimateBMW

More than you can afford, pal.

Ferrari!

[swaite]

Wow, I never knew that. What an elitist bunch of shit.

[studie]

Originally Posted by UAxDEATH(NYC)

word on the street, that before you`ll buy new Ferrari, you have buy old one is that true?

no, just show up with cash.

[TK-421]

Originally Posted by swaite

Wow, I never knew that. What an elitist bunch of shit.

It actually makes good business sense. I can't find it now but I read something that explained the logic around this "policy" and it was just shy of genius.

[A4rings]

Originally Posted by TK-421

It actually makes good business sense. I can't find it now but I read something that explained the logic around this "policy" and it was just shy of genius.

Basically when you buy a new ferrari you sign a contract saying when it comes time to selling your car "ferrari" gets first dibs to buy it back from you. That way they control the used market and pretty much set the prices.

[Silver-Bolt]

Ferarri's business model has always been to build one less car than they have orders for. Supply and demand.

[FStop7]

This is how it was in the USA before the economy tanked. You had to buy a "used" Ferrari (usually a new car with 500-ish miles on consignment) for over MSRP. Or a couple of new Maseratis. Once you did this you could order a new Ferrari @ MSRP. But you had to flip that car (through the dealer, on consignment). THEN, after that, you could order a new one to keep.

Since the economy blew up I heard it's now much easier, basically you can get in line to order a new car without a 2+ year wait provided the dealership believes you're a serious customer.

In western Europe it's always been a lot easier to get a new Ferrari. You could pretty much buy a new one straight out of the dealer showrooms.

With the economies of Asian and Middle Eastern countries now becoming dominant it seems like Ferrari is shifting more and more of their production capacity to build cars with specs for those markets.

[michaelthepsycho]

My cousin also said something similar to this but I find it hard to believe that if you showed up with $300 large in a duffel bag, they'd insist on you buying a beater Ferrari. Rich people won't take that shit.

[TK-421]

Originally Posted by michaelthepsycho

My cousin also said something similar to this but I find it hard to believe that if you showed up with $300 large in a duffel bag, they'd insist on you buying a beater Ferrari. Rich people won't take that shit.

Obviously they do if there's been a multi-year waiting list for every model Ferrari has come out with in recent history.

[josephr25]

Originally Posted by TK-421

Obviously they do if there's been a multi-year waiting list for every model Ferrari has come out with in recent history.

Especially if dealers have a clientele that have been loyal for years... they're gonna get first dibs on the newest product

[FStop7]

Originally Posted by michaelthepsycho

My cousin also said something similar to this but I find it hard to believe that if you showed up with $300 large in a duffel bag, they'd insist on you buying a beater Ferrari. Rich people won't take that shit.

There's a wait list of other rich people ahead of them. But I'm sure if you brought $400k you could pull it off. $300k for the car and $100k to bribe the salesman to grease the wheels. It's Italian business, even in America.

[studie]

I'm sure if you have $300 large, you have some friends with fast cars. Show up in a lambo with the $300 large and I'm sure the sales rep will put you on the list for a new car.
+1 on the Italian business in America.

In Asia I've seen people show up at a bank with $1,000,000 in cash in plastic bags.

[IancoleTX]

Eff that, just buy one on eBay lol

[mtla4]

Originally Posted by swaite

Wow, I never knew that. What an elitist bunch of shit.

Elitist yeah I'm sure many other company would take care of new clients gladly without asking no questions. They can keep their automatic cars for themselves.

[Epacy2]

Originally Posted by UAxDEATH(NYC)

word on the street, that before you`ll buy new Ferrari, you have buy old one is that true?

Word on the street is that grammar is good...

[Desert_Fox]

Oh you guys should have seen what they were doing before the crisis in 2008. They'd tell you'd it would be really nice if you bought that nice Maserati that has been sitting on their showroom for awhile. Then they'd tell you it'd be nice if you could move one of their used 360's as well. Finally, they'd throw you on a waiting list with a nice up front deposit, and when you get the car, you agree to sell it back to that dealership after around 3-4,000 miles and they'll put you on the list for another F-car. See, Ferrari corporate has a rule saying dealerships cannot mark up the MSRP of a new car. However, that does nothing to stop the dealership making you unload thousands just to get on the damn list for a car.

Long story short, when my dad decided he wanted a F430 Spider- he went to the Lamborghini dealership and purchased a one year old model with 1,500 miles. The Ferrari Dealerships can go f*** themselves, bunch of pricks running those places. It's an inconvenience for them when a potential customer shows up.

[Grail05]

money talks.