Breaking news: Ferraris are expensive. Convertible versions more so.
Coming in at some 15% more expensive than the Ferrari 458 coupe, the 2012 Ferrari 458 Spider will cost $257,000 here in the U.S. when it goes on sale in January.
Ferrari notes that buyers usually spend 15-20% above the car's list price on personalization itams. Carbon fiber seats go for 5,760 euro (and won't be available here most likely...airbags) and 2,640 euro for the rear-view camera.
Video of the cool top we can't even remotely afford after the jump.
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cjasis says:
02:57 PM, 09/27/11
Just for craps and giggles for my fellow CA residents.
Assume you can actually get a 458 at list (good luck) and you fall right into the average demographic and spend 18% above the list for personalization, your new Spider is gonna list at $303,260. CA sales tax depends on where you live but let's be generous and assume tax, license and registration sets you back another 9% of list price... you're now roughtly at $330,533.
I have no idea how many people pay cash, lease or finance a car like this (I'm assuming most lease for write off purposes) but let's say you finance that amount. You put a healthy 30% downpayment down (so you're throwing nearly $100,000 cash into the deal) and you're leftfinancing $231,367.
If you can afford this kind of car, you're probably getting preferrential rates but Bank of America has an advertised rate of 2.64% on new car purchases with a min. of 10% down over 48 months.
My handy, dandy, HP 12-C says your monthly payment is just under $5,100 per month. Holy smokes that's a ton of money.
As Mel Brooks once said in History of the World... it's good to the the King.
ed124c says:
03:58 PM, 09/27/11
Phew! 257 I can handle, but not 260-- that would be just over my budget. Wait, it's really 330K? Never mind.
sherief says:
04:22 PM, 09/27/11
Your logic regarding affording this car goes out the window when it comes to the type of buyer that purchases it. The majority will be worth tens, if not hundreds of millions or even billions of dollars. When you're worth a figure with that many zeroes attached to it, a $300k+ for such a machine is pocket change.
joedriver8 says:
08:05 AM, 09/28/11
Yeah, let's not forget that this would be a car for Daddy or Mommy. Junior would be getting an M3 or GT-R because they just got their permit.
ed124c says:
08:40 AM, 09/28/11
@sherief: I was not using logic. It was just supposed to be cynical humor.
@joedriver8: You have posted... wisely.
@cjasis: Thanks for making us even more angry with rich people.
@ed124c: Memo to Ed: Stop posting about cars that might as well be on another planet.
kswind says:
01:31 PM, 09/28/11
I heard that one does not buy a Ferarri when they can afford one. They buy one when they can afford seven.