For sale. New Ferrari 430. Has had light body damage.


http://www.boston.com/cars/newsandre...ck_at_ern.html

 

And the car is totaled? Wow...and ow.

 

Sad, sad loss.

 

at least we know the windshield wipers still work.

 

damn, there's a 2 yr wait for them

 

Ouch.


No straps/chains?

 

Piss poor writing for the article. There has got to me more to this. I've worked on a few cases where drivers screwed up in securing cars, etc. This was probably during the loading process prior to actually driving the delivery truck?

 

There must be more to the story.

 

This is a video of a CGT being loaded onto a truck.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHskKiHQf9k

 

+1 .

That was my guess.

 

Time for me to bid and buy it on an insurance auction lmfao. =).

 

This doesn't say what happened to that Ferrari, but kinda explains the two year wait. Also, it seems the 2009 F430's are $62,000 less expensive than the 2008... crazy!



Ernie Boch, Jr., the tutu-wearing, rock band-leading Massachusetts car dealer who sells the most Hondas in the country, said he won't sell as many Ferraris this year at his "Boch Luxe" dealership in Norwood.

Instead of the 34 last year, Ferrari will only send about 20 to 25 this year, Boch said. It's part of Ferrari's plan to keep its current two-year waiting lists steady - heaven forbid they drop to a year-and-a-half - by cutting production some 20 percent, according to a report in the Sunday Globe.

"Where we've made it up is with the preowned," said Boch. "We'll sell more of them. Those prices have come down and spurred the market a little."

Buying a used Ferrari is just like a college freshman's fraternity initiation. Behind the paddling, embarrassment, and obvious extortion going on, he's in love with the whole affair - and knows that exclusive labels come at a cost. Go to any Ferrari dealership anywhere in the world and try to find a used prancing horse that hasn't miraculously appreciated. You won't.

I first saw this two summers ago when I visited the Penske Ferrari dealership in Las Vegas, which happens to be conveniently located past the craps tables in the Wynn Casino. Upon paying $10 for gawking privileges, there wasn't a single new car on display, but plenty of 2005 models with a few thousand miles commanding nearly $100,000 above new sticker prices. Clearly, this would be the worst place to stumble in drunk after winning a big hand.

Ferrari says they don't encourage dealers to mark up prices, but their entire strategy is built around it. Case in point with the 2008 F430 Spider Boch is rubbing his feet on above. The sticker says $279,000, but a 2009 model bases at $217,310. Brand newbies have no other choice but pay their dues with these used entries, and for limited-edition runs like the Enzo, there's simply no chance unless you've owned several.

Ferrari is an MBA's dream, and is all the more incredible considering the flood of flashy, fast exotics on the market today. But nothing, it seems, comes near the attention and sheer lust the Ferrari name generates. Guess that $400 a semester in Boston University frat dues would have really, truly gotten me somewhere.

 

ouch

 

+1

 

someone is getting an ass beating

 

That guy needs to get his dumbass off the 430. Socks on the windshield? Classy...

 

People need to hire better truckers!!!!!

 

Seeing that ferrari like that makes me want to shed a tear and pour my forty on the ground.

 

 

You know, I hate it when that happens....

 

I doubt it makes a difference

 

I'd rather have socks than shoes on the windshield.

 

this is sad

 

 

This happened when I worked at a local Porsche-Audi dealer. I brought a BRAND NEW Boxster S with only 12 miles on it around for a dealer trade. The truck driver took it and the moron didn't secure the pins holding the ramps onto the truck. I watched it happen...the rear wheels spun on the slick metal ramp and it went flying out from underneath it. This was the result. The frame was tweaked and the car had to be written off.

 

alright, please stop. it really is painful to look at these images.

 

That will buff right out...

 

http://www.blogcatalog.com/blog/funn...50bf6368545eb4

 

I'm crying just a little.

 

so sad

 

Another view from the side. It's hard to tell by this pic, but there is a door gap you can see all around the front and bottom, but not near the top. This fall could have tweaked the frame and slightly bent the car in the center.

 

Ouchie!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqfuMbnVI6w

 

^

Haha, looks the tractor took off and the guy in the car hit the brakes. The front wheels are not moving when it hit the ramp.

 

 

Man something like that Boxster above could be a real deal at an insurance auction. I really doubt falling a foot or two would do THAT much damage, and you'd score a brand new fun driver for a song when they announce FRAME DAMAGE. Just gotta know how the damage happened.....

 

This thread is making me sad