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Car Forum / Ferrari Cars / October 2003Ferraris in Toronto
Hi wondering if I might get some help... I currently own a 2001 Corvette C5 Convertible as my summer driver and like it a lot. However, I have allways lusted after a Ferrari. I am doing my research, but need some help in looking for a relatively trouble free summer driver to replace the Corvette. Does anyone know any dealerships or brokers in the Toronto area that are trustworthy and can do some of the analysis for me. I'd like to put a limit of about $25K Can above the sale / trade in price of the Corvette, (black book around $60K Canadian). So this gives me about $85K to $90K Canadian to spend. Is this realistic? Any other recommendations, models etc.? All advice greatly appreciated. Dimitri > Hi wondering if I might get some help... > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Is this realistic? I'd have thought you were in 308/Mondial territory with that amount of money. Maybe a 328. The maxim of "Never buy a cheap one" particularly applies to Ferraris - badly maintained or rotten cars are very expensive to put right. Get a good one & it will be an altogether more enjoyable experience. Always budget some money to bring the car up to spec when you get it. It probably won't be as fast in a straight line as your C5 but then that's not really the point........ According to www.FerrariNA.com there is an authorised dealer in Toronto Ferrari of Ontario 5243 Steeles Avenue West Toronto ON M9L 2W2 (416) 748-5325 No doubt a search of the web might reveal some independent dealers either in Ontario or the northern US. A search of Google revealed a name of "Alferi International in Toronto" as somewhere you might also look as an independent dealer - Mostly Maserati by all accounts but some Ferrari too. HTH I. <<I'd have thought you were in 308/Mondial territory with that amount of money. Maybe a 328.>> 60 grand USD for a Mondial?? My QV Cab, with less than 15,000 miles on it, is only worth half that. And what kind of 308 is worth that much money? C. > <<I'd have thought you were in 308/Mondial territory with that amount > of money. Maybe a 328.>> [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > C. Shouldn't you be sleeping, young lady? Save the late night for clueless vampires like myself! ;^) M p.s. Sweetie loves you! My vet told me in an email that she still can't believe Sweetie is 9 years old. I know it's that magical dry food that she can't stop stuffing down her pie hole. U da best - it's so hard for me to criticize you. Ahhhh .... not quite. P.S. I just saw a commercial for Target featuring Isaac Mizrahi. I used to think he was straight. Good Lord ... he's like a flamer Albert Brooks. <<Shouldn't you be sleeping, young lady? Save the late night for clueless vampires like myself!>> If you thought that was late, how 'bout this? <g> C. > <<Shouldn't you be sleeping, young lady? Save the late night for > clueless vampires like myself!>> > > If you thought that was late, how 'bout this? <g> > > C. Oh, I think I've got you beat ... MC > <<I'd have thought you were in 308/Mondial territory with that amount of > money. Maybe a 328.>> > > 60 grand USD for a Mondial?? My QV Cab, with less than 15,000 miles on it, is > only worth half that. And what kind of 308 is worth that much money? Got my exchange rates a bit screwed up - oops! > I'd like to put a limit of about $25K Can above the sale / trade in > price of the Corvette, (black book around $60K Canadian). So this [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Dimitri That kind of money (about $66K US) will get you a MINT condition 328 (Hey, Satish! Here's a potential! Dimitri! Please check Satish's posts above) with a little money left to put a coffee-can (rice) muffler system on it so you can run it in B.C. ...... er, just kidding. Or, you could probably find a decent early-year Testarossa. And most certainly a good-condition 348 or Mondial. But you'll have to add some pocket change if you want to get into 355 territory. Seriously, and I don't want to plug the guy because I don't know him but, Satish's 328 does sound QUITE well-maintained/preserved. Perhaps you two should talk. MC >> I'd like to put a limit of about $25K Can above the sale / trade in >> price of the Corvette, (black book around $60K Canadian). So this [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > >MC All that above is true....however, that kind of money should also put Dimitri near a 512BBi.....YUM! Or a 308GT4 and a 412. Hey, why just settle for one Ferrari. Phil ::Who just received his new aluminum radiator. Busy weekend coming.... > All that above is true....however, that kind of money should also put > Dimitri near a 512BBi.....YUM! > > Or a 308GT4 and a 412. Hey, why just settle for one Ferrari. > > Phil Well, you are correct, as well, BUT ... of those three, I'm thinking the 512 and the 412 could end up being nightmarish in the "upkeep" department, unless they're pristine (but not garage queens). And a pristine 512BBi might run closer to $80K. I love that car, so I'm not bashing at all. He buys something like Satish's, and perhaps he's got a bit left over ... jmo. MC > > All that above is true....however, that kind of money should also put > > Dimitri near a 512BBi.....YUM! [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > MC Thanks a lot for the feedback folks.... Very helpful. Any other tips? Dimitri P.S. MC I will check out Satish's listing thanks. <<And a pristine 512BBi might run closer to $80K. >> More than that. C. Try Luigi Sports Cars in Montreal. 6450 VANDEN ABEELE RUE SAINT LAURENT, QC H4S 1R9 514-336-4449  SignatureAlexandre 2001 Audi A4 2.8QM > Hi wondering if I might get some help... > [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Dimitri |
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