Best place to advertise my Mondial for sale?

Depends what country you are in.

Where in the world are you located? "Classic Cars For Sale" is a good UK/European site, and it's completely free. I sold my Mondial t there.

I'm not sure the market is "abysmally low" though, it might be for rough cars but if yours is a good one then it'll sell no problem.

 

Listing your car on FerrariAds only costs $15. I would imagine that anyone who's searching for a good example would start there...

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/vbclassified.php

 

+1!!!

If you are interested in serious buyers, I would also advertise in the Ferrarimarketletter

I have personally had good luck selling my luxury cars with Cars.com and autotrader.com, but I have never sold a Ferrari through them. I imagine you will get a mixed bag of serious buyers and tire kickers, but it may be worth the minimal cash outlay.

If you are not married to selling the car yourself, and your car is a very nice example, I would consider placing it with a Ferrari broker, they usually have good leads on potential buyers and know how to properly move an F-car.

Lastly, get yourself silver subscribed here. Your posting is getting closer and closer to sounding like an advertisement. The moment the mods deem it as crossing the line, it is going to be heavily edited or deleted. You can avoid this by just subscribing and placing an ad in Ferrariads.

Just my. 02

 

What's the VIN on your car, Geshaghi?

I, too, recommend FerrariAds. If you upgrade to a Silver or Rossa membership, you'll be able to post an ad in FerrariAds.

 

Advertise broadly and be ready to wait. High end homes and cars don't turn in a month or two. They wait for the right buyer. Ebay is often used to get the car "out there" Not always expecting a sale. What is the car worth? The Mondials are worth more than they are selling for in my opinion. There are likely a few buyers looking for the right car. The other option, if the car isn't going to get what it's worth is to start driving it daily. I have found through driving my car daily I really get enjoyment out of it. Of course if you have a family and a career that takes your time and a commute at a crawl then I understand your situation. Good luck. We'd all love to see it advertised here.

Value. I think they are worth 30, but driver varieties are selling for less, some getting low 20's. By the seat of my pants, a clean well documented no excuses car should get darn close to 30. You need to find someone looking for a Mondial because for 30 you can get into a 328 driver.

We'd all like to see pictures and the ad posted here. I purchased my Mondial through this site.

 

Just out of curiosity....how many feel tempted to get a second Mondial?

I know it makes no sense...love my black one but there is a part of me that wants a red one too...

 

Post your letter please. Sound like fun reading.

 

To be fair, here is what Sheehan said
"As for the Mondial coupes and cabriolets, the years have not been kind to these cars. Their values are abysmally low and their deferred maintenance issues are long. To quote Monty Python: “Run away, run away.”

Unfortunately, every word of this is true. Mondials are among the cheapest in Ferrari land. This is a function of demand as well as the quality of the examples available for sale. The vast majority of Mondial owners only fix what needs to be fixed rather than practice aggressive maintenance procedures. They are also a lot of DIYer's in the Mondial world, many of whom have no business working on their cars. Most Mondials are studies in deferred maintenance. If you don't believe Sheehan, ask any Ferrari dealer or independent...I have. Most will tell you that the Mondials they see are usually basket cases.

This is not the Mondial's fault. Its the fault of owners who get in cheap but have no interest in spending the money on proper maintenance. Mondials are wonderful cars...among my favorite Ferraris. Sadly, the way things are going, in 20 years there will be far more F40s on the road than proper Mondials.

 

Joe, say what????
Please review the 99 pages of this thread...

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=32278&highlight=mondials
(Let's see all of our Mondials)

Not too many time-bomb beaters here.

Sheehan is full of it. He needs a fall-car for street cred. He can't just say buy any well mainted Ferrari you can for under $100k. Anybody could say that. If this guy were legit he would advise caution but not a blanket "Run Away." For goodness sake he says the 348 styling is "bland." Abysmally low value? the Mondials are selling at practically the same ratio to their original purchase price as the Testarossa, which he sort of recommends. The lead of the article is to avoid a $100k car becoming a $50k car. How many Mondial owners will have to pay $20k to have their cars hauled away? Total crap! There are plenty of good Mondials out there and they are certainly a great Ferrari for under $100K.

dave

 

I think we have to agree to disagree, the passionate minority on F-chat notwithstanding, most Mondial owners buy them to get into the f-car experience cheap. They then dump the cars or let them sit once the bills come only to pass them on to some unsuspecting owner down the road. You are seeing the same thing with the 348, 308GT4 and 400i, and beginning to see it with the mighty TR. The Mondial is not alone. The worst offenders seem to be with 400i autos and 308GT4.

Sure, there are a lot of well maintained mondials, but not plenty. This website represents the biggest enthusiast community on the web. Ferrari club of America events also bring similar owners. The cars you see on e-bay, cars. com, and auto trader,generally do not come from us. Personally, it is very rare I see a Mondial for sale on any of these websites that hasn't suffered from significant deferred maintenance. Also, if you talk to the mechanics who work on them, they will tell you they spend most of their time trying to figure out what was jerry-rigged by a prior owner and how rarely they see a proper Mondial. You guys know me, and you know how obsessed I am with these cars. Believe me, I never miss an opportunity to talk to anybody about these wonderful cars.

As for Sheehan, was it fair for him to single us out? Probably not, but IMHO, it doesn't make the claim any less true.


Again, mark my words, in 20 years, these cars will be rarer than snuffleupagus. They'll be the highlight of local Ferrari meets and people will walk by speaking in hushed tones as they gaze upon these rare cars. Everything will be great for us, until some guy pulls up in a perfect 400i and steals our thunder

 

I understand he has a history of bashing different cars depending on what is in his inventory. Just referring to Fiat era cars will be offputting to some. The 458 is a Fiat Era car. The Enzo is a Fiat era car, etc. I doubt you will ever hear him say,

"Like the Fiat Era Ferrari Enzo currently valued at $1.2 Million, the Ferrari Mondial is a relative bargain..."

I applaud you for writing your letter to let the readership of that magazine know that not all Mondials are in poor shape, and that there is a following. Someone who wants this car can look and find a good one.

 

I would consider adding a cab to the collection at some point.

 

Wanted to get a T coupe for my wife, so we could have his 'n hers...

She didn't bite.

 

+1!

Very much so would love to put another Mondial in the garage, probably a t, and rossa or black again, but definitely with the tan interior. I find it hot in there as is.

 

Same story with the t cab, b/c mainly my kids don't love it as much as I/we do.

 

6,124.

 

I understand your frustration with Sheehan painting in broad strokes. As I have said in many past threads, I have a VERY LOW opinion of him.
FWIW, Ferrari didn't make anywhere close to 8K. If you consider all models in their thirteen year run, there was roughly 6100 made. As for Mondial 3.2 cabs, they only made 810 worldwide.

Of those 810, again off the top of my head, I would hazard that there may only be 300 at most that are currently in good running condition and less than 100 truly spectacular examples...and I think I am being very generous here. In 20 years, I would be surprised if there are more than 100 surviving examples of the 3.2 cab period and I think finding a Mondial 8 anywhere but a parts yard will be a VERY RARE sight indeed..

Trust me when I tell you that you and I are on the same team. However, as has been reflected in many past threads I have written, I am increasingly frustrated at the lack of respect these cars are given by their owners. Cutting corners and jerry rigging is becoming more and more prevalent. There are American cars in Cuba that have had less tinkering than some of the Mondials I have seen

FWIW, I can see you still are very passionate about these cars. Personally, I think you should keep your car and become active in this board. We need more owners like you out there carrying the torch!


Finally, I had to laugh at something you said. I am Italian. I recently found out that one of my neighbors is convinced I am in the Mafia............

after he saw me driving the Mondial!!! LOL!



Apparently the fact that I am a former LEO was lost on him!

 

And the reason you don't drive it is??????????????? what??????

You cannot keep it and just do what you are supposed to do with it: drive it?