Having bought quite a few second hand Italian cars ranging from not exotic to slightly more exotic, emotional buying works well, hell who needs to pay the mortgage every month, I'm sure that the bank has plenty of money without adding mine to it.
Spot on advice and can I just say that this pretty much sums up the purchase process of my first Italian supercar. Except the insurance part; I shortlisted the cars I liked (a British, a German and an Italian) and did check with my insurance company before purchase because I'm sensible. I then went with the most expensive option.
It worked out alright, I only had to replace a big chunk of the suspension system (bushes all round, springs at the back and likely soon the front springs and, gulp, the electronic shock absorbers) and the dealer reassures me the metallic noise the variators make until the oil pump builds pressure is not a problem if it only lasts a couple of seconds.
Luckily, half the cost of the broken parking sensor was covered by warranty and they did pay to have 2 discs and 4 pads replaced (I paid for the other 2 discs). Oh, and that squeak from the electronic hand break when setting off is not a problem because, according to the dealer, they all do it...
The car looks great on my driveway though and when I get to drive it I always arrive at the garage in style.
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Fantastic main article image, shame it was not car related, but a great picture nether the less.
Oh, sorry, my mistake, there is a car there, sorry, I missed it first time.
I've studied this pic carefully I think you are mistaken there is no car there
Haha! Hilarious! You actually had me there! Some people DO think like this!
Thank you 😛
We’d all like to think like this, but sense tends to win out! 😜
Having bought quite a few second hand Italian cars ranging from not exotic to slightly more exotic, emotional buying works well, hell who needs to pay the mortgage every month, I'm sure that the bank has plenty of money without adding mine to it.
Haha, yes exactly! 😛
Spot on advice and can I just say that this pretty much sums up the purchase process of my first Italian supercar. Except the insurance part; I shortlisted the cars I liked (a British, a German and an Italian) and did check with my insurance company before purchase because I'm sensible. I then went with the most expensive option.
It worked out alright, I only had to replace a big chunk of the suspension system (bushes all round, springs at the back and likely soon the front springs and, gulp, the electronic shock absorbers) and the dealer reassures me the metallic noise the variators make until the oil pump builds pressure is not a problem if it only lasts a couple of seconds.
Luckily, half the cost of the broken parking sensor was covered by warranty and they did pay to have 2 discs and 4 pads replaced (I paid for the other 2 discs). Oh, and that squeak from the electronic hand break when setting off is not a problem because, according to the dealer, they all do it...
The car looks great on my driveway though and when I get to drive it I always arrive at the garage in style.
LOL oh no! At least you have a great view out your window though! 😅
Thank God for motorbikes is all I'm saying :-D
Great rules, Rebecca, that I followed to get an affordable "F40". Thanks a lot, Rebecca!!! 😎
😂 awesome!