Wanted California T Handling Speciale

Looking for a Cali T Handling Speciale. I’m posting for my dad who is looking to add his first Ferrari. He’s located in Durham, NC, but location is not an issue for the right car.

We’ve looked through the examples on the market but not found the one yet. This being his first Ferrari, red exterior with cuoio or beige interior are first preference.

Preferences, first 3 must haves:

• Handling Speciale
• <15K miles
• Clear history with no accidents or damage
• Carbon fiber steering wheel
• Color preferences: red, blue and gray/silver, willing to consider others
• Interior: cuoio, beige, cioccolato, willing to consider others
• Nice to haves: more options the better. Remaining factory or New Power Warranty is a plus.

Please let me know if you are looking to sell your Cali T. Buyer is ready to make the purchase when the right car is found. Thanks!

 

I’m sure he will too! He is a long time Porsche guy and now in his sixties. We were looking for a 991.2 or 992 Turbo S for him at first. Took him one visit to Ferrari dealership to see how much more special they are.

 

Clarification to colors: all shades of blue are high on preferences as well. Handling Speciale and a non-black interior are must haves. I’m surprised how hard this combination is to find. Please let me know if you own or know of one being sold that is not listed at the moment.

 

Update - may consider cars without Handling Speciale.

Must haves for non-HS units are:

• Red or blue exterior
• Beige/brown/light interior
• Magneride
• 10K miles or less
• Well optioned examples preferred
• Extended Warranty is a plus

 

Still on the lookout for a Cali T. After giving it more thought the search is narrowing to a blue Cali T with either beige, cuoio or cioccolato interior. Tour de France is #1 choice but interested in other blues as well.

Lower the miles the better, preference on a Handling Speciale but willing to look into well optioned non-HS examples as long as they have Magneride. Any offers or leads are appreciated!

 

Hey, thanks for checking! We still have not found the right car. I think the one at Ron Tonkin looked great, but my dad passed on that as he wasn’t a huge fan of the interior and the miles were higher. He is pretty set at the moment in finding a really low miles car.
The 2017-2018 low mileage Cali T:s currently on the market seem to all have lighter spec. Portofino prices are closing 200 and some are even under, so we’ve broadened our search to include Portofinos as well.

 

This is interesting information and supports what I’ve seen on the market since this summer. I think 1st gen Portofinos will be a really good deal at that point. If they will hold up price as well as optioned, low mileage Cali T:s have, the depreciation hit should be pretty low.

This whole Ferrari project started when we were considering ordering a 992 Turbo S. Probably won’t order a new one so the car will be ready to enjoy next spring. Interesting to see how much prices react to Portofino M orders opening like drcollie mentioned, and probably Romas arriving affected it as well.
The way I see it is a base 1st gen Portofino should be on par with a Cali T HS and the price difference is really narrowing at the moment. That being said a Cali T with right colors and options is absolutely gorgeous car as well!

 

Oh I have no doubt, I bet it’s awesome without as well. We’re just pretty fixed on some of the “must-haves” at this point.

 

I’ve seen that white one. Really low miles for the money, but it does look bare bones too, especially the interior. Here’s a Nero Daytona/Cuoio with higher miles for $189,885, no pics or options list yet: https://www.ferraricf.com/used-vehicle-2019-ferrari-portofino-conv-c-429/