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  1. darth550

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    Nice! What scale?
     
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  2. Zeff

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    Ok so I have two questions to ask, the first one is probably the easier question of the two. I realize these two questions are a bit more serious than what most of us discuss here day to day but sometimes we have to get down in the trenches and get dirty.

    First, a neighbor of mine was telling me that a friend of his has a friend who has a friend that has been looking for a TR for quite some time but has some concerns about prices falling. He wants to know if now is the time according to him to catch the falling knife and buy right away. I answered I don’t know, as I have my own problems and concerns which leads to my question.
    Most of you may know I bought my TR about a year and two or three days ago. Longer than most relationships as it were. My initial motivation was based on the fact that I could make a quick 50-75k on this car when the market rebounded. I was planning on using the money to pay for some much needed dental work as I lost both of my front teeth in a merry go round accident at the fair. The rest of the money would be used for some landscaping work and for possibly a short trip to Mexico. Now, after checking prices on this thread thanks mostly to Nat, It appears I may have bought at the top. I actually lost 100k so there won’t be money for the dental work, landscaping and trip. The worst part is I took a high interest rate loan out from a friend who thought as I did this was a no brainer investment with little risk. I also agreed to give him some of the profits. My question to you is, do I try and hold on and risk everything by riding this to the bottom and lose most if not all of my friends money? I’m not sure if I have the stomach for much more. What do you think?
     
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  3. BOKE

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  4. Shamile

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    Ok, I'll give you my two two cents...

    Do you love.....mean really love the car? Does it put a smile on your face everytime you get behind the wheel?

    If so, keep it.

    If not and it was just an investment "vehicle" (pun intended) then sell, take your loss and pay back your friend.

    For your situation, you could go to Mexico, have the dentistry work done there and bring back a landscaping crew ;) lol

    Ok, I kid!

    ....life is about well being. Take out a 0% 1 yr promo on a credit card and go get your teeth fixed and your life back. The trip to Mexico can wait and so can the landscaping.

    In the last financial crisis, I lost 500k on my rental properties in lost rents and wiped out equity. You absorb it and move on. For me, life is good ..and you can do the same!

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  5. turbo-joe

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    a TR is never a good investment
    but you buy such car to enjoy driving
    you spend so much money in your life for enjoying some - so why not in a TR
    and when you are lucky you make profit when you sell, otherwise you had a great time with the car
     
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  6. JAM1

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    Crash it for the insurance money.
     
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  7. Natkingcolebasket69

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    I’m so confused, from what I recall u didn’t pay much for it?


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  8. Natkingcolebasket69

    Natkingcolebasket69 F1 World Champ

    U recovered nicely and now about to get ur dream aventador!
     
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  9. Natkingcolebasket69

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    well said Romano!
     
  10. Natkingcolebasket69

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    agreed but wasn’t the TR single layer coat?
     
  11. Natkingcolebasket69

    Natkingcolebasket69 F1 World Champ

    Maybe will make u get one back some day;)
    My buddy Petfred has a white on white it is pretty sweet , he did quite a few mods to it. Blkdiablo33 also has a stunning example in that color combo;)


     
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  12. MK1044

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    I know a good dentist. PM me if you want his contact info.
     
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  13. MOSS

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  14. MOSS

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    Nice response and great advice.
     
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  15. MOSS

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    I very much think you sell now as I think the rebound will never happen and you are seeing the market come to its resting spot on these cars, at least for many years. Thanks for sharing as many others bought at the top. You can never quess this stuff. Its always a gamble. You seem like a smart guy Ryan and will make your money back somewhere else.
     
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  16. Jay R

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    I think Billy’s right except that we’ll see a bit more movement down yet. Not much, I think, but a little.
     
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  17. WATSON

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    Wow. That is an unfortunate situation. Clearly investing in cars is a risky business that ebbs and flows and timing is everything.

    Just a thought, but it looks like you can get around $6,500 for the wheels right now...more if the tires are good.

    https://www.ebay.com/itm/OEM-Ferrari-512TR-Wheel-Set-Testarossa-512-TR-Speedline-18x10-18x8/132228444566?hash=item1ec96df196:g:C90AAOSw~e5ZQxfO

    Seeing as the market is declining and heading for zero, you should be able to buy back the wheels next year at this time for perhaps $3000?

    That difference should cover your dental expenses and perhaps some of the landscaping you are hoping to do.

    Of course you will have to have the car sitting on jack stands for a year, or find a set of steel wheels that might fit it, until you can buy your wheels back.
    But that is better than having undone dental work.

    Best of luck!
     
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    #3743 ttforcefed, Jan 9, 2020
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    in my 20 years here - this is one of the most bizarre threads ever.
     
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  19. MOSS

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    Yea....aint it a gas
     
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  22. ttforcefed

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    like someone said earlier Dinos went through something similar
     
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  24. Zeff

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    #3749 Zeff, Jan 9, 2020
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    I like the way you think I’ll be watching you. I am going to make some calls today and see what can be done. I will need to call the investor set up a lunch meeting- get a free meal out of it at least and run these ideas by him. I have a few of my own but most of them aren’t legal in Ca. That probably won’t bode well with all of my humanitarian work that I have done. Oh, the car has 27k now so already wore out in the minds of most Ferrari buyers but your idea will work.
     
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  25. MOSS

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    Just make sure it doesn't suffer the same fate.
     
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