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Originally Posted by Tervuren
$.50/mile is I think the normal that the government allows for deductions when it comes to travel taxes, so the Ferrari is only 200% of the government allowed normal.
I also think if driven regularly, the service schedule on quite a few things would change to lower per mile.
Then there is the fact you could sell that 550 today, for about what it cost brand new. Not many cars can do that. A Ferrari though, needs to be something you buy when you are in a place where if it disappeared into nothingness, life would move on.
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That gubmint number takes into account all costs including purchase, depreciation, operation, insurance, maintenance etc.
The number suggested for the ferrrrrari is 50 cents per mile for just maintenance. And the maintenance schedule is based on miles so I don't see driving more miles as bringing the cost down much.
If they made them better instead of making them fragile, that cost would go down.
How many ferraris do you see being used as daily drivers with more than 100k miles on them?
200k miles?
300k miles?
NONE!
They'd turn to dust long before that.
A ferrrrari with 50k miles on it is often considered a high mileage vehicle, not worth as much because it's nearly used up. Due for full restoration.
But we see Porsches lasting that long all the time.
That's because Porsches are designed using LOGIC instead of EMOTION.
I could afford to buy almost any ferrari out there, but I never would because I would consider that a dumb and irresponsible move. YMMV