Woo hoo! Its Ferrari Friday again here on MyDailyDrive.com. I’ve got a Ferrari quandary for you guys. So I’m a big fan of Autotrader.com. I can sit on there for hours browsing photos of cars. I can shop by distance, price, make, model… its wonderful to dream. I even have a collection of my fantasy cars on there. I’ll have to share that with ya’ll one day. But, one car that I’ve been watching for months is this used 1999 Ferrari 360 Modena. For the price its a steal! The car is going for $69,995. This car has a normally aspirated 400 hp, 3.6-litre, 40-valve 8-cylinder and the second generation of the highly successful F1-type gearbox, as well as the conventional six-speed manual transmission.
The name ‘Modena’ was used after the birthplace of Enzo Ferrari. The styling was courtesy of Pininfarina and mounted mid-ship was an eight-cylinder engine constructed entirely of aluminum. Production continued until 2005 when it was replaced with the F430. The 400 horsepower engine could carry the 2,840 pound vehicle from zero-to-sixty in just 4.3 seconds.
This yellow 360 has 39,926 miles on it and looks to be in very good condition.The seller says that the car has all the service history. The car is a beaut’ as far as I’m concerned. Now here is the question:
For that price with those options on the car is it a good buy? Better to have an “old” Ferrari or a new 2009, Chevy Corvette Z06?, Nissan GT-R?, Ford Shelby GT500? Notable sports cars all with more horse power and all the latest technology that has been developed in the past 10 years… for around the same price.
I’m sure there are many more cars that have the same overall power for the cost. I’d have to say though, a Ferrari is a Ferrari. and there is nothing like it. The best Nissan still wont turn as many heads as a 1999 yellow Ferrari 360.
The other thing is… the car hasn’t sold. I’m not sure why. Would this car be considered a high mileage Ferrari thus not valuable?
I wonder? I’d love to get my coins together to grab this car. Call it a starter Ferrari.
What would you do? Buy this Ferrari with your $70k or a newer more powerful car from a less prestigious brand?
