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Cracking Ferrari’s Enigma Codes
In my October column, I wrote that the factory laptop used to diagnose electrical and mechanical systems of modern Ferraris does not give definitive answers to problems. Instead, the computer merely gives a list of as many as 1,500 options and p...
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from the December 2010 Issue written by Michael Sheehan
Finding a Ferrari for $100k or less
Mondial values are abysmally low and their deferred maintenance issues are long. To quote Monty Python: “Run away, run away”This month our esteemed editor wanted to move away from the high-end Ferraris to the bottom-end world of affordabilit...
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from the November 2010 Issue written by Michael Sheehan
A snowball from hell
The morality tale of one Ferrari 360 Spider’s never-ending problems Readers of this column know I’m not a fan of online sales or dealer auctions because it’s usually impossible to have a detailed, professional pre-purchase inspection of th...
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from the October 2010 Issue written by Michael Sheehan
High-End Ferrari Buyers Show up at Monterey
Auctions showed a strong market for the highest-quality cars. Prices were market-correct for cars with modest histories, collectibility and conditionIn the run-up to this year’s Monterey auctions, there was much concern in the dealer community...
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from the October 2010 Issue written by Michael Sheehan
Greece and the Ferrari Market
How quickly the tides do turn. Only six months ago, in my March SCM column, Dashing Euro Dreams, I wrote, “As the dollar had declined over the last eighteen months, the asking prices of American-based collector cars suddenly look like bargains...
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from the August 2010 Issue written by Michael Sheehan
Ann Landers on Ferraris
Our advice columnist's best Ferraris for the first-time buyerThanks to well over 17 years of monthly columns for Sports Car Market, I've slowly become the Ann Landers or "Dear Abby" of the Ferrari world, and with an average of 200 emails a day, ...
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from the July 2010 Issue written by Michael Sheehan
An Inexact Science
I could not help feeling my father was right when he said it's better to be lucky than smart." So said the buyer of the alloy 275 GTB/4 at RMWhile selling exotic cars is an inexact science, it is a tenet within the trade that buyers want to pay ...
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from the May 2010 Issue written by Michael Sheehan
Classiche Lite
My Daytona is eligible, but getting the "thumbs up" took about three minutes, not the three to six months needed for the Attestation programFrom the beginning of the Ferrari Classiche Program in 2003, there has been no lack of enthusiasts who di...
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from the April 2010 Issue written by Michael Sheehan
250 GTO Sets Ferrari Record at $26m
GTO, Corvette Grand Sport and Daytona Coupe all change handsAfter the doom-and-gloom of late 2008 and a painful 2009, dealers and collectors at events like the Scottsdale auctions, Cavallino, and Rétromobile in Paris are abuzz with the news of ...
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from the March 2010 Issue written by Michael Sheehan
Dashing Euro Dreams
Just because collectible cars sell for a lot more money across the pond doesn't mean you can make a killing with your high-mile driverOne of the side effects of the worst economic downturn in many decades has been a weak U.S. dollar. As the doll...
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from the February 2010 Issue written by Michael Sheehan
 
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