It is Halloween and I wanted to do something scary so here is a list with a short description of all my Ferrari expenditures in the past 11 months and approximately 2500 miles worth of driving. I realize it does not exactly match my cost of ownership on the side of this page as I had forgotten some items.
$35 on the URL www.oneyearwithaferrari.com
$150 membership dues in the Ferrari Club of America
$180 on the PPI
$500 in loan fees
$44 for Ferrari valve caps which I have never put on the car
$275 for a replacement ashtray. I was able to sell parts of the old ashtray but the lid was lost in
shipping so I only made $40.
$90 for fancy Ferrari driving shoes which match the car
$249 for a camera to make movies of the car
$152 for a camera mount so the camera won’t flop around the car
$499 for a ProDrive high performance driving course
$1372 to replace the catalytic converter ecus, no more “SLOW DOWN” ligts
$350 for some fancy tiles for our garage, can’t have the Ferrari sitting on concrete
$315 for the RTGT track day
$100 for interior parts
$150 for stuff to fix sticky interior parts
$300 for the steering column cover I ruined trying to degooify it
$1462 to fix the radiator
$375 for the inn in Walla Walla
$450 for food in Walla Walla
$315 for the 2nd RTGT Track Day
$8692 for the valve job and service (OUCH)
$3971 in loan payments
$1307 in insurance payments
$920 in gas
$70 to renew the URL www.oneyearwithaferrari.com for two more years :)
Friday, October 31, 2008
Scary Halloween Ferrari Costs
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makes Vintage Ferrari ownership look cheap!
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Tom,
I suppose I am glad to hear that. Although reading about your recent valve problem makes them sound a lot the same. I had assumed the older car would be more difficult to work on? I hope to find and restore a vintage Ferrari sometime. A 330 is at the top of my list.
Cheers.
David
I guess it's all about comfort level. Modern Ferraris are fixed with computers and Proprietary Ferrari software. I prefer fixing my car with hand tools!
Tom
When it comes to Ferraris you sleep a lot better is you don't count costs.
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