Is this true? I read somewhere that to purchase a brand new Ferrari F-50, you MUST own at least two other Ferraris.

I guess since there's only a handful left, they want true Ferrari enthusiasts to own them, and not just car collectors. Dunno.

True?

I already own a 360 F1 Spider, and a 550, so I guess I'm ok.



Just kidding.

 

I think that's the dumbest prerequisite if it's true.

 

I have heard this, as well. However, I have no idea if is true or not.

 

it probably is true. i know to get an f40 back in the day you had to own atleast one ferrari. thats not even th ebig deal. when the f40 first came to the us you coudlnt even buy it. it was only available for lease.

 

I heard that because the Ferrari and their dealers don't want people sell those cars soon after they bought to make a profit, so they only sell to custom they know, which means people that had bought Ferraris before.

For the F50, the Ferrari dealer even encourage buyer to lease that car, so it will return back to Ferrari after years.

also i heard the buyer of the 550 Barchetta Pininfarina need to sign a agreement they won't sell the car in the next one or two years.

That s all i heard, don't know is all true or not.

I don't think the Ferrari dealers still selling F50 brand new, but i saw one in the show room of private import dealer on Wilshire Bivd, beverly center summer last year.

 

TRUE!

Not only that, but owners entered into a one year lease with Ferrari and then bought the car at the end of the first year (not quite sure how this worked, I think you had to precommit to buying the car at the end of the lease).

This was done to discourage the rampant speculation that occurred when the F40 went on sale. In other words, they didn't want non-enthusiasts flipping the cars for big profits.

 

Email John Carmack from id software:

johnc@idsoftware.com

He'll know...he own's an F-50, an F-40, and a highly modified Testerosa that makes over 1000HP!!!

 

Yeah, it's true, I just got a letter from Ferrari asking if I wanted an F-50 to add to my collection

 

This is true. Also you must 1. present a license certifying you have raced or race school experience. 2, a signed affadavit proving you will not sell the car to another party within one year (to prevent exports and speculating the car). Ferrari created a total of 349 F-50's. One thing most people don't know is that the owner of the car also receives a pair of racing shoes with the owner's intials on them.

 

wantone is correct. and sorry, Ferrari does NOT encourage any lease programs in any shape or form.

The F40, yes you had to keep the car for a min of two years, and that's the same for the F50. Also, you had to have two F-cars and one of them, you must be the original owner.

If you want an F60, I can get you in contact with some people that are now taking down payments. No joke, they are at $115K over sticker, even though the car nor the sticker price hasnt' been released. A non-refundable $60K deposit is required. =)