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Long-Term Road Test: 2001 Ferrari 550 Maranello

Sheesh....that sure didn't run for long.

I would have to be filthy filthy rich to buy a ferrari, and even then, I would probably just rent one for a couple of weeks for some fun...
 
You know this isnt the first Ferrari to do this.

My ex (con) boss had a Ferrari 355, a gorgeous yellow one with black and yellow trim.

Well one day while i was crusing (as a passenger)in that, the damn thing decides to shut down. It took the road side service nearly 3 hrs to pull into a dealer. Once in it turned out that someone in the garage had fogotten nto turn a nut a few times over. It was too loose and thus shut it down.

Well that was fixed for free, considering it costs $5000 or so to get an oil and lube.
 


<< I'm saving up for my Bugatti Veyron, assuming it makes it to the States.

I have $8.63 so far. >>



Make that $8.88, I'll happily donate a quarter to such a worthy cause. Just invest that wisely and you're almost there.
 
I was intrigued to note that Edmunds actually bought the 550 they are testing - I would have assumed long-term testers were loaned by the manufacturer, and frankly I am surprised that they were able to come up with the ~$200K the car must have cost. I actually think it is a cool idea to have a long-term test of a 12-cylinder Ferrari to see how its reliability and maintenance costs compare to a more sane car.
 


<< I think this mofo will spend more time in the repair shop than on the road. >>



Like most Ferrari's, it will...
 
I thought this was great...



<< Coming up behind an Acura Integra, we experienced something of a first. Even though we had made a point of hanging back, the Integra pulled over to allow us to pass. Happy to oblige, we accelerated through a turn, and the Integra's driver gave us the "thumbs up" as we drove by. >>



I've done the same thing... 🙂
 


<< I feel sorry for the poor bastard that has to do this test 🙂 >>


hey I would do it.. he got to say that a new ferrari crapped on him 😀
 
There is actually a guy that lives near me that has one of these things. I thought it was a Supra until I actually got close to it. Nice red, shiny car. No swirl marks or anything like most deep red cars you see. (His detailer must be a pro.) And it sounds different that most cars...

The weird thing is, the housing costs in my area are approximately the cost of a 550. So I'm not sure how this guy can afford one.
 


<< The weird thing is, the housing costs in my area are approximately the cost of a 550. So I'm not sure how this guy can afford one. >>



You never know. Remember that incident in Queens, NY about a year ago, where two people were killed in a street race between a Diablo and a souped-up Vette? The NY Times reported that the Diablo owner paid cash for half the price of the car and borrowed the rest on a 30-year mortgage!
 
There's a Ferrari that's usually parked outside the New Engineering building at UF on weekdays.. I see it when I go to class.. I've stopped a few times to look at it..

I really don't think it looks like anything special.. In fact, it's more 'boxy-lookin' than most cars. The seats have about half as much padding as normal cars and the doors are half as thick.
 


<< There's a Ferrari that's usually parked outside the New Engineering building at UF on weekdays.. I see it when I go to class.. I've stopped a few times to look at it..

I really don't think it looks like anything special.. In fact, it's more 'boxy-lookin' than most cars. The seats have about half as much padding as normal cars and the doors are half as thick. >>



No offense, but if you don't get it, you don't get it.
 
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