On my market answer is NO to your second question. But, my market(Croatia/Slovenia) is a small one...
Value in EU? Excellent according to mobile.de... Many speculators there as well...
BTW, I know a guy from western EU who bought 458 to sell it for sheer profit. He WAS an excellent Ferrari client and bought all recent Ferrari models...
nberry:
How have the resale prices been holding up or is it too early for resale? Are buyers required to sign one year leases promises to sell the car back to Ferrari before selling to anyone else?
These days Ferrari is happy for every single buyer... If you bought a 458 you might do with it whatever you want. They will not care
MKSGR:
nberry:
How have the resale prices been holding up or is it too early for resale? Are buyers required to sign one year leases promises to sell the car back to Ferrari before selling to anyone else?
These days Ferrari is happy for every single buyer... If you bought a 458 you might do with it whatever you want. They will not care
Sooooo TRUE!!!!
Here is one..
http://www.classicamotors.ch/m/inventaire/details/index.lbl?car=29F75B26-9F18-4C30-A5FF-D30500446939
And I can tell you that the F dealer is not happy at all about it , and trys to block it
997.2 C2S, PDK, -20mm
The cars are just coming into the US. Unless there are lease restrictions (if the buyer paid cash I doubt Ferrari could do anything about it) they should be hitting the resale market soon.
I am also hearing that though the 458 is well thought of many previous and present owners, many like myself are hesitant to order the car. There are just too many high end super cars on the market and most will experience huge depreciation. I don't mind some depreciation but do object to epic depreciation.
Today I visited a friend who is in the car business and he told me that I could have a Ferrari 458, GERMAN car and brandnew, for the same year delivery. It seems that Ferrari can't move these cars as easily as they did years before. It would still be a 5 month wait though but I waited the same amount of time for my X5 M.
RC (Germany) - Rennteam Editor Porsche 997 Turbo, BMW X5 M, BMW M3 Cab DKG, Mini Cooper S JCW
dhayek:
yes you are right christian, nothing to compare with the 430 when it was launched or the scuderia. after the economic crisis is here.. sad but true. golden days are gone
On the other hand, these are great days for car enthusiasts - if you buy cars for just driving and enjoying them on the road times are much better than before
Another issue that is surfacing here in the US is many well off people are avoiding conspicuousness of wealth particularly with cars.The recession has changed the car culture of US drivers. Flashy cars are not as acceptable as they have been in the past. I guess we are catching up with Europe.
Also, exacerbating the situation is there are many outstanding high performance sport cars at very reasonable prices compared to Ferrari.
However, in Asia it is a different story and Ferrari will find receptive customers.
nberry:
Another issue that is surfacing here in the US is many well off people are avoiding conspicuousness of wealth particularly with cars.The recession has changed the car culture of US drivers. Flashy cars are not as acceptable as they have been in the past. I guess we are catching up with Europe.
Also, exacerbating the situation is there are many outstanding high performance sport cars at very reasonable prices compared to Ferrari.
However, in Asia it is a different story and Ferrari will find receptive customers.
A mate of mine got spat by a pedestrian the other day for daring to drive his F430 through the city centre...
REALZEUS:
nberry:
Another issue that is surfacing here in the US is many well off people are avoiding conspicuousness of wealth particularly with cars.The recession has changed the car culture of US drivers. Flashy cars are not as acceptable as they have been in the past. I guess we are catching up with Europe.
Also, exacerbating the situation is there are many outstanding high performance sport cars at very reasonable prices compared to Ferrari.
However, in Asia it is a different story and Ferrari will find receptive customers.
A mate of mine got spat by a pedestrian the other day for daring to drive his F430 through the city centre...
stories like this kills me. personally, i think that i didnt steal anyone, im not a drug dealer, and i sweated to earn my money, so i would like to spend it the way i feel like, even if its going to work in the downtown in a veyron. i would never stop myself from doing anything because of the way people will think about it. just my 0.02
2010 Ferrari 458 Italia
2009 Fiat 500 Abarth SS Ferrari
dhayek:
REALZEUS:
nberry:
Another issue that is surfacing here in the US is many well off people are avoiding conspicuousness of wealth particularly with cars.The recession has changed the car culture of US drivers. Flashy cars are not as acceptable as they have been in the past. I guess we are catching up with Europe.
Also, exacerbating the situation is there are many outstanding high performance sport cars at very reasonable prices compared to Ferrari.
However, in Asia it is a different story and Ferrari will find receptive customers.
A mate of mine got spat by a pedestrian the other day for daring to drive his F430 through the city centre...
stories like this kills me. personally, i think that i didnt steal anyone, im not a drug dealer, and i sweated to earn my money, so i would like to spend it the way i feel like, even if its going to work in the downtown in a veyron. i would never stop myself from doing anything because of the way people will think about it. just my 0.02
AMEN!!
dhayek:
REALZEUS:
nberry:
Another issue that is surfacing here in the US is many well off people are avoiding conspicuousness of wealth particularly with cars.The recession has changed the car culture of US drivers. Flashy cars are not as acceptable as they have been in the past. I guess we are catching up with Europe.
Also, exacerbating the situation is there are many outstanding high performance sport cars at very reasonable prices compared to Ferrari.
However, in Asia it is a different story and Ferrari will find receptive customers.
A mate of mine got spat by a pedestrian the other day for daring to drive his F430 through the city centre...
stories like this kills me. personally, i think that i didnt steal anyone, im not a drug dealer, and i sweated to earn my money, so i would like to spend it the way i feel like, even if its going to work in the downtown in a veyron. i would never stop myself from doing anything because of the way people will think about it. just my 0.02
RC:
Today I visited a friend who is in the car business and he told me that I could have a Ferrari 458, GERMAN car and brandnew, for the same year delivery. It seems that Ferrari can't move these cars as easily as they did years before. It would still be a 5 month wait though but I waited the same amount of time for my X5 M.
RC, That's with no Premium right??