Anyone know this Scud?

Anyone know this Scud?

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kbf1981

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2,290 posts

207 months

Thursday 23rd April 2020
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Been having a bit of a look at Scuds - anyone know the Amari car?

https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/...

What are the key options to look at on these? Can you still pop the Ferrari warranty on them at this age?

MDL111

7,177 posts

184 months

Thursday 23rd April 2020
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That’s a nice spec / has the options I would have wanted (mine is missing the role bar, which I would have liked and this doesn’t have the stripes, which I would have preferred)

I let my warranty laps this year as I had a large bill for both exhaust manifolds and the exhaust backbox (which had less than 10k km on it - so I paid for 2 in c 12 months ....), so got very annoyed with the uselessness of the warranty (and the Bill was more than large enough without the additional cost....).

They are great cars. Get them to change the geo to a more sporty setup when you get one.

Eidt: to answer - no don’t know the car and yes warranty until age 15

sopes1

26 posts

93 months

Friday 24th April 2020
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Many say get the stripe but all about personal preference and clearly has no impact on the car itself. That spec is very nice. Mine has done 24k miles too still feels like a new car... Took it out for a 'to the shops' trip yesterday, makes me smile every drive.

AndyC_123

1,171 posts

161 months

Friday 24th April 2020
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I thought these would be a lot more expensive. Have they come down in price a lot?

sopes1

26 posts

93 months

Friday 24th April 2020
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This one is LHD, if it were RHD probably 170-180k pre COVID

kbf1981

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2,290 posts

207 months

Friday 24th April 2020
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RHD similar cars are 180, but I'm not that fussed about RHD or LHD, it'd just be for fun and obviously not a main car.

Not sure if 130 is good value or not, seems like a lovely car.

Do you need to watch out for anything on these - rust, wheel bearings etc?

Who would you use to get the car checked over?

What are the running costs like on them? From what I've read they're pretty reliable.

Edited by kbf1981 on Friday 24th April 23:50

_Superleggera_

2,008 posts

204 months

Tuesday 28th April 2020
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kbf1981 said:
RHD similar cars are 180, but I'm not that fussed about RHD or LHD, it'd just be for fun and obviously not a main car.

Not sure if 130 is good value or not, seems like a lovely car.

Do you need to watch out for anything on these - rust, wheel bearings etc?

Who would you use to get the car checked over?

What are the running costs like on them? From what I've read they're pretty reliable.

Edited by kbf1981 on Friday 24th April 23:50
Check the exhausts, the valve bearings go and they can rattle a lot. Its about 2.5-3K per side to replace.

They are pretty solid overall, just check brake wear too, the scuds work out the brake wear by using a computer algorythm which is a pain in the backside and not that accurate. To replace and reset you need to get a code from Ferrari. Silly system in my opinion but there you go.

Make sure you have all service books etc.

phil bird

211 posts

142 months

Tuesday 28th April 2020
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Hi, i have owned my scud for 10 months.

The best advice i can give you -

At your cost, normally around £300 have the car your interested in inspected by an independent specialist, having someone else inspect the car giving you a clear understanding of the overall mechanical condition is critical in moving forward on negotiating the final selling price of the car

AV Engineering done mine, i would not trust my car with anyone else, great knowledge and professionalism. The guys at AV will help you determine how good or bad the car is, what needs doing at that time and likely repair and maintenance costs moving forward, also most importantly its value in the current market!

if you buy it you'll luv it! Breathtaking car, i cant see me ever selling mine biggrin



phil bird

211 posts

142 months

Tuesday 28th April 2020
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Its Just Adz

15,025 posts

216 months

Thursday 30th April 2020
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kbf1981 said:
Been having a bit of a look at Scuds - anyone know the Amari car?

https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/...

What are the key options to look at on these? Can you still pop the Ferrari warranty on them at this age?
I've emailed you.