New 550 owner

328Matt · 09-30-2009, 02:28 PM

All, finally getting back into Ferrari ownership in 2 weeks time with a 550. Been lurking on forums for the l;ast 2 years and could not put it off any longer. Thanks to the credit crunch i cannot see the cars ever getting this good value again, so i have taken the plunge. Hope the experience proves to be as good as i have read about.I think they are fantastic!
The car is a argento with bordeaux leather.First registered in manchester in november 1999, and has the same colour roof lining (was that an option?)Mileage is just approaching 27k, and she is fitted with a tubi. When it was started i had to stop myself getting the check book out there and then it sounded so good. The car is now having a full service prior to collection (by me!!!) on the 15th of october.Christmas really is coming early this year!!!

jungathart · 09-30-2009, 02:46 PM

I have the privilege of being the first here to congratulate you!
YES!!!!!!!!!!!
Can't wait to see the pics.

JazzyO · 09-30-2009, 04:27 PM

Well, congrats from Holland too! Great colour combo. Let's see some pics!

550's are awesome, you won't be disappointed. The roof lining is normally colour coded with the leather used for the trim of doors and other bits, so should be bordeaux in your car. You could have it stitched with a diamond pattern as an option, in which case the rear shelf would also be stitched in the same pattern. It was named 250GT after the stitching used in the old 250GT/L (aka Lusso) model.

Mine has a Tubi too, and I like it a lot.

Onno

328Matt · 09-30-2009, 05:50 PM

Thank you! The car is currently missing the red key fob but i will manage. It is not too much of a big deal and the rest of the car is in great condition. I will try and put a couple of pics up, but being technophobic it probarbly will not work

Boxer · 09-30-2009, 10:04 PM

Congratulations. Good call on getting the service done before collection. Very hard to let go for few days post collection. 27k miles on a 550 means it is just getting broken in.

JazzyO · 09-30-2009, 11:28 PM

The missing red fob IS an issue if you ever lose your other key. You will need to replace the entire module at great expense.

Onno

IPF · 10-01-2009, 01:12 AM

Congrats! Looks - and sounds I presume! - like a great car (though pics are a tad smallish). "Service before collection" is my motto as well, did exactly the same on my 328. As Boxer rightly remarks above, once you're (back) behind the wheel there's probably no letting go...

Barry · 10-01-2009, 02:27 AM

Congrats,
It's going to be a long 2 weeks. I don't think I slept a wink in the 2 weeks from paying my deposit to collecting my 360!
Barry.

328Matt · 10-01-2009, 01:12 PM

The red fob missing is not too bad. In the UK you just need to show the v5(registration document) at the main dealer, and prove you are the owner, then they get a full set ordered.Costs about £250 all in, the module replacement is not needed. There are a number of guys in the uk who have done this.

Boxer · 10-01-2009, 09:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 328Matt

The red fob missing is not too bad. In the UK you just need to show the v5(registration document) at the main dealer, and prove you are the owner, then they get a full set ordered.Costs about £250 all in, the module replacement is not needed. There are a number of guys in the uk who have done this.

Thanks and very good to know.

JazzyO · 10-01-2009, 11:08 PM

OK - maybe you're right. I had different information from guys with this issue in the States. Thanks for the info.

Onno

Chrishawk4 · 10-03-2009, 12:03 PM

Congratulations! The 550 looks immaculate!

285ferrari · 10-06-2009, 09:06 AM

Congrats--Looks nice

Gj325 · 10-06-2009, 10:35 AM

Great Looking Car!!!! I bet your are enjoying that ride.

Hoping that will be me soon.

FBI · 10-07-2009, 03:48 PM

Congrats!! I to know the feeling and couldn't wait any longer, Sweet Ride enjoy it!

Cheers!

328Matt · 10-08-2009, 06:55 AM

Thanks for all the good wishes. Still do not pick her up for a week,. On inspection they found a rear tyre slashed, and the brake reservoir had a slight weep.Both have now been replaced. A spare key/immobiliser is on its way from the main dealer but is a 10 day wait.All it needs now is collection on the 15th! It is currently sharing garage space with a 275gts/4 NART spider, the ex moss 250 gt swb that won the tourist trophy in 1961(i think), another 250gt swb and jay kay of singing/dancing fame's miura s.v. They are all in Terry Hoyles workshop.Hopefully today the dealer will collect the car and take it back to his barn, where i can collect ready for the 200 mile drive home,tick tick tick!

328Matt · 10-08-2009, 06:58 AM

Pics

Barry · 10-08-2009, 01:43 PM

Great pics Matt. I'd say that was an interesting evening spent wandering around that garage....

Boxer · 10-08-2009, 09:25 PM

Great pictures and the wait must be horrible. Is that Simon Kidston's 275 NART Spider?

Jimmy Chen Shiba DDS · 10-09-2009, 02:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Boxer

Great pictures and the wait must be horrible. Is that Simon Kidston's 275 NART Spider?

Or could that be a 250 SWB ? w/ smiles Jimmy

09-30-2009, 02:28 PM	#1
328Matt Owner Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Lymm,cheshire Ferrari Life Posts: 19 Name: Matt	New 550 owner All, finally getting back into Ferrari ownership in 2 weeks time with a 550. Been lurking on forums for the l;ast 2 years and could not put it off any longer. Thanks to the credit crunch i cannot see the cars ever getting this good value again, so i have taken the plunge. Hope the experience proves to be as good as i have read about.I think they are fantastic! The car is a argento with bordeaux leather.First registered in manchester in november 1999, and has the same colour roof lining (was that an option?)Mileage is just approaching 27k, and she is fitted with a tubi. When it was started i had to stop myself getting the check book out there and then it sounded so good. The car is now having a full service prior to collection (by me!!!) on the 15th of october.Christmas really is coming early this year!!!

09-30-2009, 02:46 PM	#2
jungathart Owner Elite Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Manassas, NoVA Ferrari Life Posts: 566 Name: Кфmядde Jцйg	I have the privilege of being the first here to congratulate you! YES!!!!!!!!!!! Can't wait to see the pics. "Liberals are the pallbearers of societies" '88.3 Testarossa '83 Mondial QV (sold!)

09-30-2009, 05:50 PM	#4
328Matt Owner Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Lymm,cheshire Ferrari Life Posts: 19 Name: Matt	Thank you! The car is currently missing the red key fob but i will manage. It is not too much of a big deal and the rest of the car is in great condition. I will try and put a couple of pics up, but being technophobic it probarbly will not work Attached Images

09-30-2009, 10:04 PM	#5
Boxer Owner Elite Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: UK Ferrari Life Posts: 12,792	Congratulations. Good call on getting the service done before collection. Very hard to let go for few days post collection. 27k miles on a 550 means it is just getting broken in. Boxer Current: F40, F50, 612, 430 Scuderia Past: 360 Modena, 360 Challenge, 550, 575, 365BB, 512BB, 456 GT, F355 GTS, 365 GTB/4 Daytona, 308 GTB

10-01-2009, 01:12 AM	#7
IPF Owner Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: The Netherlands Ferrari Life Posts: 290	Congrats! Looks - and sounds I presume! - like a great car (though pics are a tad smallish). "Service before collection" is my motto as well, did exactly the same on my 328. As Boxer rightly remarks above, once you're (back) behind the wheel there's probably no letting go... A horse is a horse, of course, of course, and no one can talk to a horse of course. That is, of course, unless the horse is the famous Mister F.

09-30-2009, 04:27 PM	#3
JazzyO Owner Elite Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Jersey, Channel Islands Ferrari Life Posts: 4,289	Well, congrats from Holland too! Great colour combo. Let's see some pics! 550's are awesome, you won't be disappointed. The roof lining is normally colour coded with the leather used for the trim of doors and other bits, so should be bordeaux in your car. You could have it stitched with a diamond pattern as an option, in which case the rear shelf would also be stitched in the same pattern. It was named 250GT after the stitching used in the old 250GT/L (aka Lusso) model. Mine has a Tubi too, and I like it a lot. Onno

09-30-2009, 11:28 PM	#6
JazzyO Owner Elite Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Jersey, Channel Islands Ferrari Life Posts: 4,289	The missing red fob IS an issue if you ever lose your other key. You will need to replace the entire module at great expense. Onno

10-01-2009, 02:27 AM	#8
Barry Owner Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Europe Ferrari Life Posts: 3,256	Congrats, It's going to be a long 2 weeks. I don't think I slept a wink in the 2 weeks from paying my deposit to collecting my 360! Barry.

10-01-2009, 01:12 PM	#9
328Matt Owner Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Lymm,cheshire Ferrari Life Posts: 19 Name: Matt	The red fob missing is not too bad. In the UK you just need to show the v5(registration document) at the main dealer, and prove you are the owner, then they get a full set ordered.Costs about £250 all in, the module replacement is not needed. There are a number of guys in the uk who have done this.

10-01-2009, 11:08 PM	#11
JazzyO Owner Elite Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Jersey, Channel Islands Ferrari Life Posts: 4,289	OK - maybe you're right. I had different information from guys with this issue in the States. Thanks for the info. Onno

10-03-2009, 12:03 PM	#12
Chrishawk4 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Detroit, Michigan Ferrari Life Posts: 3,830 Name: Chris Hawkins	Congratulations! The 550 looks immaculate! “ To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.”-Anatole France "Dude, it's just math"-Pete

10-06-2009, 09:06 AM	#13
285ferrari Owner Sponsor Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: East Coast Ferrari Life Posts: 386 Name: Robbie	Congrats--Looks nice http://stickynomore.com/

10-06-2009, 10:35 AM	#14
Gj325 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: West Tn Ferrari Life Posts: 22	Great Looking Car!!!! I bet your are enjoying that ride. Hoping that will be me soon. Gj325 2009 Porshe Targa4s 4now

10-07-2009, 03:48 PM	#15
FBI Owner Elite Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Ferrari Life Posts: 312	Congrats!! I to know the feeling and couldn't wait any longer, Sweet Ride enjoy it! Cheers!

10-08-2009, 06:55 AM	#16
328Matt Owner Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Lymm,cheshire Ferrari Life Posts: 19 Name: Matt	Thanks for all the good wishes. Still do not pick her up for a week,. On inspection they found a rear tyre slashed, and the brake reservoir had a slight weep.Both have now been replaced. A spare key/immobiliser is on its way from the main dealer but is a 10 day wait.All it needs now is collection on the 15th! It is currently sharing garage space with a 275gts/4 NART spider, the ex moss 250 gt swb that won the tourist trophy in 1961(i think), another 250gt swb and jay kay of singing/dancing fame's miura s.v. They are all in Terry Hoyles workshop.Hopefully today the dealer will collect the car and take it back to his barn, where i can collect ready for the 200 mile drive home,tick tick tick!

10-08-2009, 06:58 AM	#17
328Matt Owner Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Lymm,cheshire Ferrari Life Posts: 19 Name: Matt	Pics Attached Images

10-08-2009, 01:43 PM	#18
Barry Owner Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Europe Ferrari Life Posts: 3,256	Great pics Matt. I'd say that was an interesting evening spent wandering around that garage....

10-08-2009, 09:25 PM	#19
Boxer Owner Elite Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: UK Ferrari Life Posts: 12,792	Great pictures and the wait must be horrible. Is that Simon Kidston's 275 NART Spider? Boxer Current: F40, F50, 612, 430 Scuderia Past: 360 Modena, 360 Challenge, 550, 575, 365BB, 512BB, 456 GT, F355 GTS, 365 GTB/4 Daytona, 308 GTB

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