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Old 03-14-08 | 10:49 AM
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Originally Posted by TruPlaya26
Sure he can do what he wants to it, unless he unknowingly signed a contract that stated otherwise ... The fine print is tricky
true. then i guess if the fine prints say no "aftermarket" parts, which cawley can argue about if no aftermarket stuff, boy, some ferrari owners are in trouble, hehe
Old 03-14-08 | 11:45 AM
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That is a cool concept from comebody that obviously has more money than a little bit.

I can see the dilution argument on Ferrari's side, but as a matter of PR, a car like this only gets you more exposure and this guy probably can and would have bought other Ferrari's with his kind of money!
Old 03-14-08 | 12:14 PM
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I can understand where Ferrari come from, but hey, he bought the car, he can do whatever he wants to the car, right?
Old 03-14-08 | 01:07 PM
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That sucks for the guy. I'm all for purchasing a car and modifying however you want. Imagine if Lexus wouldn't allow us to modify our cars. What exactly does the fine print state anyways?
Old 03-14-08 | 01:27 PM
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I wonder if Ferrari is equally interested in suing the inbred morons who buy an F50 and smack it into a hillside. That gains more coverage and a far worse image for the marque than someone who chops and stretches his bought-and-paid-for Ferrari.

Old 03-14-08 | 01:29 PM
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Honda should add a clause in the purchase contract forbidding their owners from modifying their cars in poor taste
Old 03-14-08 | 01:51 PM
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Damn, I guess if I become ultra rich I'm skipping the Ferrari and buying a Lamborghini. I really dislike when companies do this sort of thing. It is funny how so many people complain about how much the government is in our private business but yet let companies do the same thing.

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Old 03-14-08 | 02:16 PM
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props to the limo owner. I say ferrari should take a walk. he bought it, it's his to do what he wants with it. just like lil4x says - what about all the peeps who are crashing their ferraris - what does ferrari do about that? nothing.

so - let the guy have his fun! who cares if he has prancing horse badges.


btw - M0B1LEH1D is offering free ferrari badges with every HID kit now.












lol jk.

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Old 03-14-08 | 05:42 PM
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
Don't you think that's absurd? And what about the 2nd owner of a Ferrari? I doubt that 'requirement' can be legally enforced across title transfers.

Shame on Ferrari.



Really? Source for this info? So Ferrari is dictating how much someone has to drive one of their cars, and how?!
Yup sounds fine to me. If you don't like it, dont buy a Ferrari. They desire a certain exclusivity and don't want their cars being stuck in garages for 20 years and never driven. Thats another reason for the F50/Enzo monitoring.

Its in the paper that people sign when they buy them. If you don't like it, go buy a Lamborghini or Porsche
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Originally Posted by Bean
Yup sounds fine to me. If you don't like it, dont buy a Ferrari. They desire a certain exclusivity and don't want their cars being stuck in garages for 20 years and never driven. Thats another reason for the F50/Enzo monitoring.

Its in the paper that people sign when they buy them. If you don't like it, go buy a Lamborghini or Porsche
Yet the resale value of a used Ferrari drops like a rock the more miles you put on it.
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the big guy will always be pickin on the little guy...
Old 03-15-08 | 02:18 PM
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The value of the Enzo's keep going up, don't know anyone yet personally that hasn't lost money on it. There are a few other Ferrari's I know of that are NOT negatively affected by mileage by any remote means. The mass produced ones definitely are affected by mileage however.

And Ferrari is very selective who gets to receive what rare model as they are produced. You pretty much had to have had an F40 to get an F50, and had an F50 at some point to get an Enzo from what I remember offhand. They love fans who have collections.

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