Anybody Else Wish There Were More "Acceptable" Ferrari Colors?

what would be your preferred color?

 

I know what you mean, they make so many, you see them everywhere, if only there were some unique colors for an otherwise everyday car.

 

Doesn't Ferrari have a paint to sample option???




Mark

 

I do not understand you dissatisfaction. How many car manufacturers offer to let you have a car in any color you want?

 

I think the issue is the OP cannot afford to buy a new Ferrari so, since he is buying a used one, he is dependent on the limited color choices the majority of original buyers chose for their cars.

And those original buyers had a preference for mostly red/tan cars.
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so in other words, you bemoanthe fact that most new Ferrari buyers made the decision to go with popular colors and very few chose adventurous ones.

 

I think most vehicle manufactures only offer a limited color selection as most cars are dealered ordered and they want what sells easily - white, black, grey or silver. In the case of Ferrari owners, they tend to order red. With Ferrair the resale is such a big deal owners seem reluctant to be very adventurous with such a big ticket item. After all color is so individual not a lot of prospective Farrari owners are going to want a "day glow green" Ferrari even at a great price in the resale market.

 

We went out of our way more than once to find a used Ferrari in a color other than red.

If you are more interested in the Mattel hot wheel colors Lambos are often seen in you will continue to be disappointed. Lambo has long admitted they market cars to those that want to stand out and be noticed. Ferrari hopefully will never go that low.

 

I don't think that new Ferrari buyers are necessarily conservative, but most certainly are looking at resale values when they're putting 300-500K on the line. The fact is that most "first Ferrari" buyers want the red, and most "first Ferrari" buyers buy used. That means that the best economic bet for most new buyers is to buy red for the next owner.

 

Both are big ticket items, but the demographics are different.




Mark

 

One option - Wrap the car to make it look the way you want.

 

If I was going to buy a new Ferrari to drive a few months and turn over I'd buy a red/tan car. A special car I want to keep would be anything but red/tan. If you look at a lot of the Speciales and Apertas they seem to be breaking out of the red/tan mold. The great thing is you can order a car any color you want it just has to be new. I don't think many of the " normal" Ferraris will ever break away from red. Most people want red but there will always be people looking for different and unique colors.

 

Something wrong with Rosso Corsa?

90% of all first time buyers disagree!

 

What you struggle with is lack of money.
If you have money, you can get Ferrari to paint the car any color you can provide as a sample, along with any of the 40+ colors they have "on the books".
Then there are dozens of leather colors, hundreds of ways to spice up the interior, from piping and color stitching, the list goes on and on.
What you struggle with is not lack of choice, but being the person making the choices.
You only get that choice when buying new.
Sorry.

{Now if we only had a transmission choice....}

 

Is it not about 1/3 now?
OP, you should be able to find a Silver metallic. Several variations of Silver tone.

If you really, really want an unusual colour, like flat brown, Metallic brown / bronze, you can always have the car resprayed.

 

I agree that the OP's 'problem' isnt with Ferrari, its with New Ferrari Buyers....

 

Right. Complaining that first buyers don't want neon green is a little strange. Solution is to buy new and spec the way you want (Ferrari will paint it any color), repaint your used Ferrari, wrap your used Ferrari, or buy a used Lamborghini.

 

Actually the most popular color coming down the line when I was at the factory some years ago was...
White. The guide noted that once upon a time they knew any white car would be a Japanese order, but it was the current trend.

 

If you think other manufacturers do not also up charge for anything besides the standard color palette, you have not shopped them. The GT3RS was offered in two colors for no extra charge: white and silver. The McLaren volcano orange or volcano red or papaya spark are certainly not standard color selections included in the base car price.

I finally bit the bullet and did a triple yellow for the TdF. Until then, I'd been quite pleased with resale red or black. If you were selling these, you'd realize the pain of selecting a custom, less than popular color. It both costs more and sells less quickly in general. Try getting your money back on a $20,000 extra cost color for a base model vehicle.