What is the best Ferrari in terms of everyday living and performance?

I'm looking in the cost area of 40 to 50K and whats the best way to get value and practical motoring especially in terms of cost and ease of use.





Any help on this matter will be gladly appreciated?|||A Ferrari is a great car, it's a fun car... in fact, there are alot of positive things that can be said about it! But value and practical are two terms that will be hard to apply in any way other than as relative.





The first thing that should be said when looking at a used Ferrari is to keep in mind, that while such a car may look attractively priced nowadays, that the cost of ownership is going to be much more similar to what the car cost when new! That is, if you find a used Ferrari that you love for $40k, do not expect it's cost of ownership to be similar to that of a new $40k Lexus or even a used $40k Porsche. It will be similar to a new Ferrari (basic maintenance will run $2-3k annually).





They are reliable cars for what they are, but when something fails, expect it to be VERY expensive. Insurance costs will be high. Tires that are appropriate for these cars are costly and will not last long. If budget is a major concern, these are not the right cars.





So with that out of the way, a $40-50k budget will really keep things to a couple models. Mainly the 328 and 308 (probably find these for less as well)... you might find a 348 or 512TR in this range too.





In terms of value as far as holding it's value, cars that are at or near the bottom of their devaluation curve, or ones that may be rare or achieve greater favor among collectors in the future would be most attractive. Along those lines, I think the early 308 models (especailly the fiberglass bodies with carbs) may be the most attractive. Later 308s are near the bottom of their cost curve, but will most likely never become more desirable based just on the sheer number produced. The 512TR (and the earlier version as well) is likely close to the bottom of it's value, and as the last 12 cylinder midengined car, one that may finally be starting to overcome it's late 80s/miami vice/so-copied identity. However, both of these cars are potential problem children that may present problems in terms of relative practicality and value of ownership.





For that, the more common the car, and the later, would generally be better - in this case best represented by the late 328 and 348. They are more evolved than the early 308, more likely to have some part equalivents from Fiat models, and are a bit more reliable.|||2007 Ferrari 599GTB Fiorano|||Hi scottygarside,





I did a few searches for you and found the webpage below to be useful and hope it helps you in your search!





And when you do buy yourself a ferrari please can you come and pick me up and take me for a nice drive somewhere!!!