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Ferrari vs. Markets

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Re: Ferrari vs. Markets

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Post by testing22321 »

haunter wrote: post #8

I'd love to know how many of these are direct from Maranello and how many of these are second hand. Ferrari doesn't sell directly to anyone unless you have a "relationship" with them. New models are highly restricted, it's not like you can just walk into a showroom so you can buy one even if you have all the money.

Is that true for all models? Even the “cheap”, mass produced ones?

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Post by haunter »

testing22321 wrote: post #11
haunter wrote: post #8

I'd love to know how many of these are direct from Maranello and how many of these are second hand. Ferrari doesn't sell directly to anyone unless you have a "relationship" with them. New models are highly restricted, it's not like you can just walk into a showroom so you can buy one even if you have all the money.

Is that true for all models? Even the “cheap”, mass produced ones?

More or less only for the high end models. Basically you apply for a model through the dealership > they send it to Italy where they accept it or not. If they do not they will usually offer you a lesser model first as you said. If they do then you get your car but you also have to sign a contract with them that they always have 1st call if you ever want to sell your car (if you break that they will never sell you again).

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Post by bkruse »

haunter wrote: post #8

I'd love to know how many of these are direct from Maranello and how many of these are second hand. Ferrari doesn't sell directly to anyone unless you have a "relationship" with them. New models are highly restricted, it's not like you can just walk into a showroom so you can buy one even if you have all the money.

You can absolutely walk into a showroom and buy one. Not a rare model but you could walk in with no relationship and buy a 296 now.

I'd suspect many of them are - almost all go through new jersey if I remember correctly - with many going to Ferrari North America (FNA)

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Post by rakmo »

I'd love to see a similar comparison for a full compendium of cars. Do BTC prices correlate with the number of Nissan Skyline GTR's that get imported? What about 911 GT3's? Would perhaps reveal something more causal than just BTC vs Ferrari's.

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Post by rubyn00bie »

HPsquared wrote: post #6
merinid wrote: post #2

Every cargo shipment entering the U.S. generates a customs manifest—product descriptions, quantities, ports, shippers, and declared values. 8,818 Ferraris were detected in U.S. customs data from 2020–2026, averaging 121 per month. Import volumes correlate with Bitcoin (+0.70), S&P 500 (+0.74), and NASDAQ (+0.68).

Interesting correlation. Can we infer from this that Ferraris are typically purchased by people whose income comes from investments rather than salaries?

I think for a new Ferrari there’s a fair chance it’s salaried individuals. There are quite a few folks who probably make enough to purchase a $400k-$800k car from their salaries. For ultra rare or special variants I think it’s unlikely as the percentage of someone’s net worth would likely be entirely consumed by the vehicle even at several million dollars a year. An example is an Enzo that sold this year for $17.6 million: https://www.thesupercarblog.com/ferrari-enzo-sells-for-a-rec...

FWIW—- that whole collection of cars, including the Enzo are 1 of 1 builds and it’s still shocking someone paid that much for a car with an absolutely heinous interior. I get it is unique, but it’s crazy someone paid that much for the privilege of owning the ugliest interior ever put in an Enzo. Reminds of the Ronald McDonald Viper from the mid 90s.

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Post by beau_g »

There was a sharp rise in demand/value since 2020 on cars like the 355 and 550, and some bit rarer but still significant in number cars like the 360 Challenge Stradale and 430 Scuderia. Especially for the 355 and 550, which exist in significant numbers, before 2020 these cars were $70-100k, but now with nice examples going from $150k-225k, it can make a lot more sense to import one from a softer market like Europe or Japan (especially since Japanese market examples are often extremely well kept and LHD), even if the cost of importing is $10-20k.

Check the results here - https://bringatrailer.com/ferrari/550-maranello/ Example EU market car, imported 2023 - https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1999-ferrari-550-maranello... JP market car, imported to Canada 2018 then US in 2024 - https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1999-ferrari-550-maranello...

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