My Ford Gt review
White Petunia said:
I find his reviews (not just the GT) very entertaining. :biggrin I don't know how to describe them except to say they are not the typical type of magazine review, but more of an ownership diary. If that makes sense. Very well done Magwheel. :thumbsup
I do have to say my local Ferrari dealer does not play the type of "game" mentioned in that F430 thread about preferentially selling cars to flippers. As a matter of fact, a person can only flip a car once on them, if you catch my drift. My dealer takes care of their customers, and likes to see their cars sold to fellow enthusiasts. They feel those enthusiasts will share their passion with other car nuts. It gets those other car nuts into the showroom to buy the preowned Ferraris, or to consider the Aston Martin and Maserati models. They're not greedy. In the last year, I think I've only seen one preowned 430 on their showroom, despite them selling quite a few 430s.
:biggrin Thanks White Petunia and others for the compliments. The only reason I feel the Ferrari game is played is because I searched all over eBay and the web after the closest dealer respectfully chuckled at my asking about buying a new F430 and explaining the waiting list to a novice.
Every dealer I saw and called on eBay, they had a 'used' one with only a few hundred miles or so and their prices were well above the sticker price for a new F430. While talking to a Porsche dealer in Illinois who received my GT2 on trade, he even stated that it is quite well known what 'some', but not necessarily all Ferrari dealers do.
I guess I really don't blame them because it is a 'supply and demand' market for these cars especially. All they really have to do is find a chump like me who has to have the car and their 'in like Flynn!' But, I'm not the only one with a 'ants in his pants' mental problem.
I'm sure that everyone in their life has just one time paid more for something they really wanted bad! Not necessarily a car but something!
Anyhow, I'm really glad so far that you seemed to like the reviews. Any questions or even if you just want to bust me, please feel free! :wink