MC Stradale Centennial- good price?

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Why did it get a new engine? What went wrong?

Anything glaringly wrong with the two Strads at GC? They seem to have been up for a while?
 
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That car looks nice, and those spindly wheels show of the CC brakes very well. The blue also works, together with the calipers. The photos are sh1t, I'll bet up close and cleaned it would look bueatiful. Too many seats, but I guess we have had that discussion already. The 2 seaters will hold their price better.

The whole LHD/RHD thing, regarding future values, is an issue, I think, for you guys, as your potencial market is smaller. In 10 years time I can see cars being sold more on a world market place, and shipping is now cheap and relativly troublefree.

My strad is now worth what I paid for it (for a quick sale) or a little more if I choose to drag things out. Can't beat that.

Regarding Ferrari: I love them, and don't give too much of a cr^p if anyone else does not. TBH the strad with it's Xpipe is quite obnoxious in town in race mode (where the button is firmly fixed) so a bright red fezza, with a **** sounding exhast, will not be any worse.

I have spent some months looking now, and as per a few here (IainW) I am just floored by what VFM Strads and especialy MC shift cars are.

Regarding the duff engine that was replaced, in a small market (here there are 6 2 seaters and about the same 4) everyone knows exactly what has happened to every car, and indeed, the price suffers. We also have one 2 seater here, identical to mine, that sliped a crank bearing at 8K miles and was off the road for 9 months waiting for parts. All original parts of course, but really, sounds bad on paper.
 
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V8Hunter said:
Why did it get a new engine? What went wrong?

Anything glaringly wrong with the two Strads at GC? They seem to have been up for a while?
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Tapping sound from bottom of engine, Meridien find it cheaper to replace an engine rather than spend 40-50 man hours investigating by taking an engine apart and rebuilding it. It's costly.....

I won't buy a non matching numbers but that's just me.

The GC cars are sound. The grey one has had 5 owners and has some warranty remaining plus is well specced. The black car was on Jersey for a couple of years and was an ex demo HR owen car then registered to an entrepreneur and a friend of Giles from GC motors. It has had one owner effectively and is in great condition. They have both been for sale for a while but then Strads do take time to sell, it's a proper buyers market out there right now.

I've had some stupidly low quotes on the monthlies for lease purchase that i'm amazed that everyone isn't scrambling to be in one.
 
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azapa said:
That car looks nice, and those spindly wheels show of the CC brakes very well. The blue also works, together with the calipers. The photos are sh1t, I'll bet up close and cleaned it would look bueatiful. Too many seats, but I guess we have had that discussion already. The 2 seaters will hold their price better.

The whole LHD/RHD thing, regarding future values, is an issue, I think, for you guys, as your potencial market is smaller. In 10 years time I can see cars being sold more on a world market place, and shipping is now cheap and relativly troublefree.

My strad is now worth what I paid for it (for a quick sale) or a little more if I choose to drag things out. Can't beat that.

Regarding Ferrari: I love them, and don't give too much of a cr^p if anyone else does not. TBH the strad with it's Xpipe is quite obnoxious in town in race mode (where the button is firmly fixed) so a bright red fezza, with a **** sounding exhast, will not be any worse.

I have spent some months looking now, and as per a few here (IainW) I am just floored by what VFM Strads and especialy MC shift cars are.

Regarding the duff engine that was replaced, in a small market (here there are 6 2 seaters and about the same 4) everyone knows exactly what has happened to every car, and indeed, the price suffers. We also have one 2 seater here, identical to mine, that sliped a crank bearing at 8K miles and was off the road for 9 months waiting for parts. All original parts of course, but really, sounds bad on paper.
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Aaargh if someone says too many seats one more time I'll..........

It's for the wedding business... you can see where I'm going....
 
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For the wedding business surely you don't need a Stradale?... just a GT in the right colours. But good "excuse" to get one!

Your clients aren't going to know, and you aren't going to be driving (too much) like a loon with them aboard (unless that's an extra)

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Ebenezer said:
For the wedding business surely you don't need a Stradale?... just a GT in the right colours. But good "excuse" to get one!

Your clients aren't going to know, and you aren't going to be driving (too much) like a loon with them aboard (unless that's an extra)

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Yes but want something newer and more special. I've done the GTS so want to move on into the flagship one.
 
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Car of two half's....lovely outside....inside...mmm. Personally that blue is too much & I couldn't live with that. Hard to drive with your eyes closed
 
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The best selling supercar at the moment is the Huracan and i do believe it's the best value for money supercar at the moment.Very reliable and high tech inside with a very aggressive front end.You can get one with 2-3k miles for 150k even from the main dealers so if you can source a private sell for around 140k you won't lose much on re-sale if anything! But that's almost 5 times the Gts money so that makes the gts the best value for money exotic car you can get.Yes i do consider them exotic cars!
 
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todea20 said:
The best selling supercar at the moment is the Huracan and i do believe it's the best value for money supercar at the moment.Very reliable and high tech inside with a very aggressive front end.You can get one with 2-3k miles for 150k even from the main dealers so if you can source a private sell for around 140k you won't lose much on re-sale if anything! But that's almost 5 times the Gts money so that makes the gts the best value for money exotic car you can get.Yes i do consider them exotic cars!
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I was talking to rybrook today and they wanted 169 for a 3,000 mile 2015.
If you can find me one for 140 private or 150 trade I will give you a grand and then Pay the asking price :)
 
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todea20 said:
The best selling supercar at the moment is the Huracan and i do believe it's the best value for money supercar at the moment.Very reliable and high tech inside with a very aggressive front end.You can get one with 2-3k miles for 150k even from the main dealers so if you can source a private sell for around 140k you won't lose much on re-sale if anything! But that's almost 5 times the Gts money so that makes the gts the best value for money exotic car you can get.Yes i do consider them exotic cars!
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Just called about The trade one for 149,999 online - too good to be true. Sold to a main stealers
 
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iainw said:
I was talking to rybrook today and they wanted 169 for a 3,000 mile 2015.
If you can find me one for 140 private or 150 trade I will give you a grand and then Pay the asking price :)
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There are 5 below £150k, before any negotiation on Autotrader.

I'll PM you my back details for the grand you promised

:)
 
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Loving this thread as an ex Ferrari owner twice albeit a few years ago now a 456 and a 360 but 2012 was a year to buy them should have hung on to them really could have had a nice Strad on the profits and some spare cash.
Richard summed it up all nicely a few posts back and now for me I find my 4200 meets my expectations nicely still.
 
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As always I prefer to go that extra mile! Not afraid of a little hard graft me. I'm just 100k short.
 
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I could but after doing 211 miles in the 4200 in the last 12 months prior to The Ace not sure it was be one of the finest uses of another 20 odd k.

I've done even less in the SL!
 
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