Should I buy my friend's 575 ?
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A friend has offered me his 575 - F1 - no FHP - Grey/Silver - just serviced with new MOT - nearly 70 000 miles with a few scars to prove it - bit of dash shrinkage
I've been on a few journey's in it and it drives superbly and looks terrific - very elegant
Should I do it and for what sort of money ?
I've been on a few journey's in it and it drives superbly and looks terrific - very elegant
Should I do it and for what sort of money ?
Yes.
PS. EUR59k gets you this in LHD. Could be sold as seen though and no idea what the service history is so your mate's car presumably RHD and potentially properly serviced, could still be a good proposition at similar money?
http://www.barcelona.ferraridealers.com/es_es/used...
PS. EUR59k gets you this in LHD. Could be sold as seen though and no idea what the service history is so your mate's car presumably RHD and potentially properly serviced, could still be a good proposition at similar money?
http://www.barcelona.ferraridealers.com/es_es/used...
Mogul said:
Yes.
PS. EUR59k gets you this in LHD. Could be sold as seen though and no idea what the service history is so your mate's car presumably RHD and potentially properly serviced, could still be a good proposition at similar money?
http://www.barcelona.ferraridealers.com/es_es/used...
£43k?!??! Wow.PS. EUR59k gets you this in LHD. Could be sold as seen though and no idea what the service history is so your mate's car presumably RHD and potentially properly serviced, could still be a good proposition at similar money?
http://www.barcelona.ferraridealers.com/es_es/used...
Well, I collected it today. Drove beautifully; feels faster than the Superamerica. Possibly due to the mileage difference? 15,000 versus 67,300? I'm looking forward to increasing the mileage on it. These cars like being driven and they are so every-day friendly.
Really need to sort the garaging situation though. If anyone wants to give me £12k for a mint 70,000 mile (all MOTs to prove) Guards Red/cream pinstripe 944 S2 - 5 owners from new with 1 family owner since 1997...pm me.... :-)
Really need to sort the garaging situation though. If anyone wants to give me £12k for a mint 70,000 mile (all MOTs to prove) Guards Red/cream pinstripe 944 S2 - 5 owners from new with 1 family owner since 1997...pm me.... :-)
Sounds good. On paper you're down 35bhp but up 60kg in weight vs your SA which is close to a wash so a surprise that it feels faster.
Does the new purchase have a non-standard exhaust?? I would have thought that the louder HGTC exhaust running through straight pipes (on your SA) coupled with the faster HGTC shift times should make that one 'feel' faster, even if it isn't.
Perhaps worth pulling off the various ECU covers at some point to check the ECU serial numbers as fitted as it's possible that some have been replaced over the years and the word on the street is that the later 575M shock absorber ECU #201673 (or #201674 etc) solves the 'wallowy old hector' issues as documented on the earliest cars (which came with the original #183960 shock absorber ECU from the factory).
Any differences at the helm? FHP cars have Hydraulic Steering ECU #175891 which is said to give a noticible improvement in feel (i.e. less assistance) when compared to the non-FHP default #168034 and this is another popular upgrade and it was the only electronic part of the FHP kit.
Does the new purchase have a non-standard exhaust?? I would have thought that the louder HGTC exhaust running through straight pipes (on your SA) coupled with the faster HGTC shift times should make that one 'feel' faster, even if it isn't.
Perhaps worth pulling off the various ECU covers at some point to check the ECU serial numbers as fitted as it's possible that some have been replaced over the years and the word on the street is that the later 575M shock absorber ECU #201673 (or #201674 etc) solves the 'wallowy old hector' issues as documented on the earliest cars (which came with the original #183960 shock absorber ECU from the factory).
Any differences at the helm? FHP cars have Hydraulic Steering ECU #175891 which is said to give a noticible improvement in feel (i.e. less assistance) when compared to the non-FHP default #168034 and this is another popular upgrade and it was the only electronic part of the FHP kit.
Mogul said:
Sounds good. On paper you're down 35bhp but up 60kg in weight vs your SA which is close to a wash so a surprise that it feels faster.
Does the new purchase have a non-standard exhaust?? I would have thought that the louder HGTC exhaust running through straight pipes (on your SA) coupled with the faster HGTC shift times should make that one 'feel' faster, even if it isn't.
Perhaps worth pulling off the various ECU covers at some point to check the ECU serial numbers as fitted as it's possible that some have been replaced over the years and the word on the street is that the later 575M shock absorber ECU #201673 (or #201674 etc) solves the 'wallowy old hector' issues as documented on the earliest cars (which came with the original #183960 shock absorber ECU from the factory).
Any differences at the helm? FHP cars have Hydraulic Steering ECU #175891 which is said to give a noticible improvement in feel (i.e. less assistance) when compared to the non-FHP default #168034 and this is another popular upgrade and it was the only electronic part of the FHP kit.
The new car is standard, aside from the steering ECU swap you mention. It doesn't feel at all wallowly, so perhaps it has had the later ECU for the suspension?Does the new purchase have a non-standard exhaust?? I would have thought that the louder HGTC exhaust running through straight pipes (on your SA) coupled with the faster HGTC shift times should make that one 'feel' faster, even if it isn't.
Perhaps worth pulling off the various ECU covers at some point to check the ECU serial numbers as fitted as it's possible that some have been replaced over the years and the word on the street is that the later 575M shock absorber ECU #201673 (or #201674 etc) solves the 'wallowy old hector' issues as documented on the earliest cars (which came with the original #183960 shock absorber ECU from the factory).
Any differences at the helm? FHP cars have Hydraulic Steering ECU #175891 which is said to give a noticible improvement in feel (i.e. less assistance) when compared to the non-FHP default #168034 and this is another popular upgrade and it was the only electronic part of the FHP kit.
On the SA, the exhaust is quiet and the shifts, even in the sport setting, really aren't anything to wrote home about, and this is a car specced with pretty much everything when it was new. I think that the differences are down to the mileages covered. In another 50,000 miles the SA will no doubt feel quick!...
Neither car is anything like as quick as my old Caterham R500. I have yet to drive a car that is though....aside from the development Levante nesrly a decade ago.
johnnyreggae said:
A friend has offered me his 575 - F1 - no FHP - Grey/Silver - just serviced with new MOT - nearly 70 000 miles with a few scars to prove it - bit of dash shrinkage
I've been on a few journey's in it and it drives superbly and looks terrific - very elegant
Should I do it and for what sort of money ?
Never buy a car off a friend would be my view.I've been on a few journey's in it and it drives superbly and looks terrific - very elegant
Should I do it and for what sort of money ?
If the engine or gear box goes the next day...............
!You could even turn it into something like this...
It would appear that someone has had 90,000kms of fun in it!
Prepared by: http://www.noelracing.com/
http://www.autoscout24.ch/fr/d/ferrari-575m-coupe-...
It would appear that someone has had 90,000kms of fun in it!
Prepared by: http://www.noelracing.com/
http://www.autoscout24.ch/fr/d/ferrari-575m-coupe-...
Mogul said:
You could even turn it into something like this...
It would appear that someone has had 90,000kms of fun in it!
Prepared by: http://www.noelracing.com/
http://www.autoscout24.ch/fr/d/ferrari-575m-coupe-...
Link doesn't work...btw I was also offered a 550 lhd a couple of months ago for about £41kIt would appear that someone has had 90,000kms of fun in it!
Prepared by: http://www.noelracing.com/
http://www.autoscout24.ch/fr/d/ferrari-575m-coupe-...
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