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Allocation and deposit ?’s

Discussion in 'California/Portofino/Roma' started by bpolsky, Apr 1, 2018.

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  1. anunakki

    anunakki Seven Time F1 World Champ
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  2. tomc

    tomc Two Time F1 World Champ

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    Thanks, Leo! This is great...T
     
  3. GlowRed

    GlowRed Formula Junior

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    Ventilated seats are definitely an option. I was offered them when I did my Atelier at Ferrari last week.
     
  4. LeoNewland

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    You're welcome Tom - now if we can get a pdf of the April 2018 Portofino brochure that clockem referred to in his previous #50 post in this topic, then we could check for additions, deletions, changes, etc., such as ventilated seats.
     
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  5. vrdjs

    vrdjs Karting

    Oct 28, 2013
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    I just started the process of ordering my Portofino. There is a true discrepancy between what is truly available and what is on the configurator. The biggest thing for me, quite honestly was the seats. I always get the cross stitched Alcantara but for some reason it is not available in this car, so I went with the Daytona with the Alcantara insert. Below is my list of options:

    Yellow Brake Calipers
    Black Ceramic Exhaust Pipes
    Scuderia Ferrari Shields
    20" Forged Dark Painted Rims
    CARBON WHEEEL + LEDS
    DAYTONA STYLE SEATS
    HORSE STITCHED ON HEADREST
    COLOURED MATS WITH LOGO
    RED REV. COUNTER
    FULL ELECTRIC SEATS
    COLOURED STANDARD STITCHING (ROSSO)
    DAYTONA SEAT ALCANTARA STRIPES (ROSSO)
    APPLE CARPLAY
    ADAPTIVE FRONT LIGHTS + SBL
    HOMELINK GARAGE DOOR OPENER
    ELECTROCHROMIC REARWIEW MIRROR
    PASSENGER DISPLAY
    ALUMINIUM DRIVER&PASS.FOOTREST
    HIGH POWER HIFI SYSTEM

    Total came out to right around 270K USD. FFS is now requiring dealers to ask for a MINIMUM of 10K as a deposit. I think that may be for previous owners so that's what I had to do. Not sure where it goes from there. Best thing to do is call everywhere and anywhere to see if they have an earlier allocation and jump on it. It is SOOO different from dealer to dealer. I was shocked.
     
  6. vrdjs

    vrdjs Karting

    Oct 28, 2013
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    BTW - in terms of color, I've had all black Ferraris over the years. They are a pain in the ass to sell for some reason. Probably red is the way to go if you are concerned about that.
     
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  7. Raghu

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    Any carbon fiber on the outside?
     
  8. Condor Man

    Condor Man F1 Rookie
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    My delivery is scheduled for Nov this year.

    Regarding the seats for the US. The Daytona seats are available to order however they do not show up on the portal.

    I tried to get vented seats and they are not available here.

    Also no lift as per the Cali which I still think is a little wierd.
     
  9. GlowRed

    GlowRed Formula Junior

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    The following options were offered to me at the Atelier at Ferrari, which were not on the Ferrari configurator:

    Daytona Seat (Order code: DAYT) This differs from the California seat as it does not have a centre stripe down the middle. The Daytona strips do meet in the middle though
    Seat with a cross pattern and a centre stripe
    Ventilated seats
    Rear bumper in grey / silver
    Additional colour coding on the mirrors

    There were a couple of cars on the production line which had the Daytona Seats. I was told these were dealer cars.
     
  10. bob_Uk

    bob_Uk Karting

    Oct 13, 2016
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    What were prices on the Ventilated seats? - have not seen those before. Are they on all types or just Daytona and what do they actually give you. Ordered mine a month ago and sounds like extras appearing already.
     
  11. GlowRed

    GlowRed Formula Junior

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    No price details were given at the Atelier appointment. You get that 'surprise' a week or so later from your dealer.

    I had the Daytona seats, which is why I know the option code and price, but I did not have any of the other additional options offered.
     
  12. carthusiast

    carthusiast Karting

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    The dealer that I approached said 25K non refundable in the US. Is that normal?
     
  13. robinsm

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    The non refundable part is B.S. deposits are refundable in every state, dealers try and pass of this non refundable thing all the time.
     
  14. Redneck Slim

    Redneck Slim Formula 3
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    I ordered last April and was asked for $30k down. I was told that the money would be refundable for several months since US production wouldn't start for a while. Once it was slated for production,no refund. Seems reasonable to me.
     
  15. wrs

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    I was at the dealer here in Austin yesterday to drop off my 488 for it's annual maintenance and they had a rosso corsa Portofino out front and it really looked good. They wanted a $25k deposit if I would have placed an order back in the spring and no promise for delivery until December but the deposit is completely refundable even if you don't buy the car. They are confident they can sell the Portofino for a premium because it has 600hp and sounds better than the Cali T. That is what my salesman was telling me. He says they have already pre-sold 19 of them.
     
  16. mlcor

    mlcor Karting

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    I was only asked for a $10k refundable deposit.
     
  17. Redneck Slim

    Redneck Slim Formula 3
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    My salesmen told me that the deposit size depends on how hard it would be to sell the car if the one who ordered backed out. My deposit dropped by $10k when I changed the interior color.
     
  18. wrs

    wrs F1 World Champ
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    Either way, they only hold your deposit until the car is sold.
     

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