Wanted Blue F12

I am searching for an F12 in Blu Pozzi....possibly TDF or other blue exterior. Interior needs to be cuoio or natural...no browns please. May consider interesting gray or deep red but definitely not rosso corsa or any nero version. I have one black car and don't want another. Options wanted include LED driving zone, stitching, horsey headrest, leather shelf and maybe a few others. Mileage needs to be 15k our under. Later years preferred but has to be 2014 or newer.

Am I asking too much?????

 

The 2014 TDF car? It did have a nice options combo. If it’s the same car the asking price was $250k. Too high for a 2014.

 

Thank you. The car is on my short list. There is another in Charlotte McLaren but the car does not have some of the options I want.

 

And that’s another of the F12s in my short list.

 

I actually made an offer on the F12 at Charlotte McLaren. After they dropped the price $9k to 209,900 I called and made the offer. Initially I offered $200k figuring they would meet me halfway at $205k. Nope. I upped my offer to $206k. Nope. Then $208k. Nope. They wanted full ask at $209,900. Then I said Nope....no thanks.

The car has very minimal options. No carbon fiber driving zone. No lift. No cameras....etc. It's a very basic car.

Actually I am glad they didn't accept my last offer. I can wait for the right car at the right price. As they say....things happen for a reason.

 

LOL....do I have a steep driveway? When a newby comes to the driveway off of the road they stop at the top and freeze when they can't see over the hood how fast the driveway drops down and left. One couple came and the wife got out of the car and refused to ride with her husband down the drop. The reality is that it's more perception than reality. And when I had that section paved I very carefully worked with the paving contractor to avoid front end clearance issues. My Boxer will be the true test but I think it will be okay when I ship it out of FL.

Having a suspension lifter is not a "must" for the right car. Nice to have but not a requirement for me.

 

The salesman told me the car is on consignment. And his sales manager is a friend of the car owner. I prefer negotiating directly with an owner rather than a consignment through a dealer. The price drop had just occurred when I made my offer. The manager probably thought he could get me to pay full price after I raised my bid more than once. This is the nature of some sales managers. Go for everything you can get and if you don't move on to the next. If it's on the market much longer my bid will probably be higher than the selling price. But it's no skin off the dealer. They get paid a percentage of the sales price. If the price is $5k less than mine the dealer only loses a couple of hundred bucks. If I were a betting man I think they will end up selling the car for less than I offered.

Used car salesmen.....fun and games.

 

Are you the owner of the car?

 

Is your neighbor still obligated to having to pay a Seller fee to RM? His car was in a recent online auction held by RM.

 

I registered and was prepared to bid on that car but the bids were higher than I was willing to pay.

 

I don't know. I first saw it on the RM Driving into summer auction held about a month ago. I want to thank Bthesixthree for reaching out to the owner on my behalf. We didn't reach a deal but it's worth posting his effort.

 

But you are assuming the dealer would even tell the owner....it's doubtful there was any conversation between the two when I was negotiating. I really do think the sales manager thought he could get me to pay full ask. It costs the dealer little or nothing to keep the car as an attraction in his showroom and website. When the owner either pressures the dealer to "sell the damn car" or threatens to pull it from his store that car will get sold.

Still looking but have not found the right car. The one in San Diego has what I want but not the right price. I am in no hurry. Seems F12s are following the same path as 599 respecting market value. Some are breaking below the $200k bar. While F12s may not get to the low 100s like 599s I do think they will drop to the mid 100s in the next year or so. I know if I find the right one now it will still depreciate a significant amount.

Last week I flew to FL for business. Drove my 599 for the first time in a couple of months. She is sweet!! So it's not like I don't have anything to drive. I don't need an F12...nor an SA nor a BB....oh never mind..... Image Unavailable, Please Login