Hello All,
Here goes my first post...
I've always thought about whether I would buy something like a Ferrari if I could. Well, now I'm at the point where I am considering the purchase of an older model. My preference would probably be in the following order: 348, Mondial Cabrio, 328/308.
I have a few questions for those of you who have been in the Ferrari world for some time and might be able to help me figure out my priorities and risk.
If you had to choose between a 1983/84 Mondial Cabrio for $30,000 USD and a 1989 348 ts for $48,000 USD, both with roughly 20,000 miles, which would you choose?
For a $30K car, I can afford to put some more money into it each year. But for $50K I am more limited on how much more I can put into it.
I start to think I'm not to the point where I should be buying something like this, but then I think I need to live it up a little before it's too late, so I start looking into it again.
My wife is open to the idea of buying a car like this, but she will have a breakdown if we start eating into our savings to keep the car running. A payment on a $50K Ferrari isn't any different than a $50K BMW, yet owning a Ferrari seems like such a larger commitment.
My second question has to do with service shops. In Portland, where I live, the Tonkin's have a Ferrari service shop. I can imagine this would probably be the most expensive place I could take the car. Anyone know if there is anyone else in the Northwest U.S.A. that would be easier on the checkbook?
Thanks in advance for your help.
Schomer
Here goes my first post...
I've always thought about whether I would buy something like a Ferrari if I could. Well, now I'm at the point where I am considering the purchase of an older model. My preference would probably be in the following order: 348, Mondial Cabrio, 328/308.
I have a few questions for those of you who have been in the Ferrari world for some time and might be able to help me figure out my priorities and risk.
If you had to choose between a 1983/84 Mondial Cabrio for $30,000 USD and a 1989 348 ts for $48,000 USD, both with roughly 20,000 miles, which would you choose?
For a $30K car, I can afford to put some more money into it each year. But for $50K I am more limited on how much more I can put into it.
I start to think I'm not to the point where I should be buying something like this, but then I think I need to live it up a little before it's too late, so I start looking into it again.
My wife is open to the idea of buying a car like this, but she will have a breakdown if we start eating into our savings to keep the car running. A payment on a $50K Ferrari isn't any different than a $50K BMW, yet owning a Ferrari seems like such a larger commitment.
My second question has to do with service shops. In Portland, where I live, the Tonkin's have a Ferrari service shop. I can imagine this would probably be the most expensive place I could take the car. Anyone know if there is anyone else in the Northwest U.S.A. that would be easier on the checkbook?
Thanks in advance for your help.
Schomer