Where to rent a Ferrari in Italy?

There was a company organising tours in Italy with Ferraris, but frankly, they steal money out of your pockets for nothing...

 

I sure would not want to worry about trying to find a place to park,
or let alone drive a Ferrari in some Italian cities with all the traffic and mopeds zooming in and out.
We took the underground in the cities and the train from city to city.

 

Did a quick google search and found these guys:

http://www.freedom-tour.com/carrental/ferrari.html

"Ferrari 360 Modena Coupe, Manual, 2 doors, A/C

Rates shown are for pick-up and drop-off in Milan, Italy only. It's for a weekly rate of $ 11,019. Additional fees may apply for delivery and collection in other locations (i.e. Rome $ 798). Rates subject to change.

Rates include value-added tax of 20% with a mileage allowance of 250 Km per day. Rates include theft, liability and collision damage insurance with deductible.

All vehicles have air conditioning, radio-cassette player, and anti-lock brake system. Some models have CD players and GPS navigation systems."

Wow, that's pretty pricey. I'm sure you can do better than that.

 

I dont know if you have driven a Ferrari in Italy before or where you are going...but its a pain in the ass.

A few years ago when the US dollar was strong I bought a 355GTS in Munich (I still keep it in a collector car garage in Munich) and use it when ever I visit Europe. (I live in Arizona).

Driving around Germany is trouble free...but Italy isnt really that fun. Yes of course....going to the Ferrari factory is great!..watching kids scream on the sides of the road is fun...and cops ignoring me (mostly...must be the German plates)

The problems are the constant worry of theft and every spot we go to is usually preplanned to include secure parking. The Autostrada is fine, but secondary roads are bumpy and can have alot of pot holes. Because the European suspension is lower...and the roads are rougher, I have had to repair the front spoiler twice in 5000 km. This is something you might keep in mind for insurance.

Im not really tryinig to talk you out of renting a Ferrari, but once you do, there are a world of little worries that kinda take away from the fun.

My personal advice....rent a fiat in Italy and then go to Germany and rent a Ferrari. There are loads of places renting them. Ive lived on and off in Munich for 16 years owning Ferraris there ever since. I have yet to have a problem there.
GL!

Ron

 

there are a couple of place which rent but they want about 1000 euro per day and really expensive. Also as a F owner in Italy it can be a real pain to park the car, and always be on the look out for thieves. Also the further south Italy you go the higher the likelihood of not finding your car. I would rent an Alfa Romeo or something else. Also keep in mind that during the summer there is a huge amount of traffic on the roads and you will not get to drive the car to its fullest potential.

 

you mean euro-sportiva ? http://www.euro-sportiva.com/ they seem to have alot of Ferraris:

Model:
288 GTO
348 Spider
348 TS
360 Hamann F1
360 Modena
360 Spider F1
360 Spider F1
456 GT
512 TR
550 Maranello
575M Maranello
Enzo
F355 F1
F355 GTS
F355 Spider
F40
F430 F1
F50
Testarossa
Testarossa Hamann

You can find the prices at http://www.euro-sportiva.com/rates.php

 

Hey guys, if you intend to travel Italy near Rimini (Adriatic coast), please let me know...

I will let you cross THE BEST ROADS OF THE WORLD (I'm not joking!)... as Tuscany (100km from my home) is the only area in the world in which a GT can be appreciate for his 100% performances!
The other ways to feel them are tracks only

Believe me!

 

What does this mean?

 

I live in Rimini, and sometimes I make a trip to Tuscany to cross its roads!

So if you are in the zone with a Ferrari, we could cross them together

 

Got it

 

Dudes, I mean something like this:

http://www.oltreilimiti.com/foto/tuscany2003/baga/images/123_2317.JPG
http://www.oltreilimiti.com/foto/tuscany2003/baga/images/123_2312.JPG
http://www.oltreilimiti.com/foto/millemiglia2004/images/138_3820.JPG
http://www.oltreilimiti.com/foto/tuscany2004/talpus/images/DSCN0035.JPG

 

Yep,
Nothing beats blasting down an unfamiliar country road that has been grooved by heavy trucks at full speed in a rented Ferrari.

 

To add a bit to what others have said about Italy ... if you look at any of the major rental car companies web sites, Hertz, Avis, etc ... you'll find that you can't take most of their high end cars into Italy, assuming you rented it in another country, like Germenay as an example. They restrict this because auto theft is such a problem there ... they make you sign a document stating these facts .... you're on your own if you do ... no insurance, nothing. I've heard a lot of stories ... like one where a guy picked up his brand new Porsche at the factory .... drove it to Italy ... didn't last the first night .... the car was gone. Bummer.

 

Is the car robbery such a big problem in Italy???
How they do it?

I'm really interested in this.

 

I'd be interested to know what security measures Italian Ferrari owners generally take if they have to leave their cars parked outside?

This is worrying, because I can't think of many things better than driving around Italy in a Ferrari...

 

I lived in Italy for my last year of highschool (from July 1999-June 2000).

In regards to Marcus 27 question, I've walked by a Ferrari F355 with its keys in the ignition and no owner in site outside the main piazza in the town I lived in (Lanciano in Abruzzo). To tell you the truth, at 17 years old at the time, with my buddy, and somewhat intoxicated we contemplated taking it...but if someone is going to leave their Ferrari with the keys in the ignition they must be someone you do not want to mess with! (images of mafia dancing in our heads...though everyone there was apparently in the mafia when we asked!). I'm sure this is rare but nevertheless it doesn't seem this Ferrari owner was too cautious.

Anyone who has been to Europe can surely tell you the cars are much more beat up there then here (especially Paris, seems everyone with a major dent).

In Roma, I observed cars so tightly parallel parked that I watched a guy in a newer Benz literraly push the car in front of him forward to get out of the spot and then took off.

However, the benefit of Italy is you can park anywhere you want! If you are worried about getting dinged on the street just park on the sidewalk! Gotta love Italy and its special brand of thinking.

Jordan

 

Yes it can be. Remember back in the 90s the story of both Alesis and Bergers Ferraris being stolen? I remember it as a 355 and a 456.

Ive taken Ferraris into Italy from Germany at least a dozen times over the years as well as some European delivery Porsches. Each time I do, Ive avoided major cites and always parked in hotels that have secure parking. (Sometimes that isnt even enough...as a famous Ferrari hotel near the Ferrari factory had several cars stolen from its locked basement garage)

Ive never had anything stolen, but alot of friends in Munich have. Most all of them have lost their BMWs and MBs in and around Milan (Sorry Peter..I know its your home town..)

My major problem is damage to the car from the Italian roads. (Ironically Mugello as a racetrack is one of the smoothest and best tracks Ive ever driven on)

 

Has anyone heard of RHD cars being stolen in Italy? Do older cars like Dinos get stolen, or is it the current models?