I was getting close to moving from my F430 to a 458 when I started digging into the 12C. Very impressive car with a lot to like. I have a few worries and am looking for some feedback here.
First I will be a few hundred miles from a service center. If I get a used one with some miles on it and the bugs mostly worked out, can I expect a 12C to be reasonably trouble free? I stress my cars very little and don’t track them. Where do owners in the Southeastern US go for service?
Second, is there any significant difference between the 2012 and 2013 models?
Given the number of cars that have come into the US, the number of used 2012’s is a little surprising. Any insight into why so many? Are folks moving to the spider or the 2013 coupe? Also, the offering price vs sticker is quite low from my experience with the F cars. I just saw a 2012 12C dip below $200,000 while a lot of the 2010 458 guys are offering at nearly sticker (which, if they wouldn’t move a good deal would stop me from buying one on principle, by the way).
There are a number of 12C’s at 219,000. As a buyer, I like the pricing, but I tend to move in and out of cars more then I should, and try to avoid too great a loss when I do. Is it a reasonable guess that this depreciation rate will flatten out as the cars become more widely known and experienced?
Thanks in advance for any help with this.
Bob
First I will be a few hundred miles from a service center. If I get a used one with some miles on it and the bugs mostly worked out, can I expect a 12C to be reasonably trouble free? I stress my cars very little and don’t track them. Where do owners in the Southeastern US go for service?
Second, is there any significant difference between the 2012 and 2013 models?
Given the number of cars that have come into the US, the number of used 2012’s is a little surprising. Any insight into why so many? Are folks moving to the spider or the 2013 coupe? Also, the offering price vs sticker is quite low from my experience with the F cars. I just saw a 2012 12C dip below $200,000 while a lot of the 2010 458 guys are offering at nearly sticker (which, if they wouldn’t move a good deal would stop me from buying one on principle, by the way).
There are a number of 12C’s at 219,000. As a buyer, I like the pricing, but I tend to move in and out of cars more then I should, and try to avoid too great a loss when I do. Is it a reasonable guess that this depreciation rate will flatten out as the cars become more widely known and experienced?
Thanks in advance for any help with this.
Bob