2017 Ferrari California

2017 FERRARI CALIFORNIA T

33,620 MILES | ROSSO CORSA OVER CUOIO | 3.9L TWIN-TURBO V8 | RETRACTABLE HARDTOP | FULL-BODY PPF | $247,509 MSRP
Okay... I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE YOU WANT ME TO FIND. Rosso Corsa. Cuoio leather. 33K miles. Full-car PPF. Garage kept. Meticulously cared for. Recently serviced. All keys. Books. Original window sticker. Service records. And an original MSRP of... $247,509. At some point we have to stop shopping. THIS IS THE ONE.

ROSSO CORSA OVER CUOIO. Come on. You close your eyes and picture a Ferrari... THIS IS WHAT YOU SEE. Red Ferrari. Cuoio leather. Yellow shields on the fenders. Top down. Prancing Horse behind you. THE TRUE FERRARI COMBINATION. There are plenty of interesting Ferrari colors. But when you want the combination that needs absolutely no explanation? ROSSO CORSA. CUOIO. DONE. And the original Ferrari window sticker confirms both: Corsa Red exterior and Cuoio interior.

$247,509 MSRP. I want you to understand how this car was ordered. The base/port-of-entry retail price shown on the original sticker was $198,973. Then somebody started checking boxes. And apparently... THEY FORGOT HOW TO STOP. The final suggested retail price? $247,509. That's nearly $49,000 beyond the base price and delivery charge represented on the sticker. And wait until you see where the money went.

LET'S READ THE ORIGINAL FERRARI WINDOW STICKER. Red Brake Calipers — $1,517
Horse Stitched on Headrest — $1,265
Sport Exhaust Pipes — $843
Colored Mats with Logo — $1,349
Carbon-Fiber Steering Wheel + LEDs — $5,145
Scuderia Ferrari Shields — $1,855
MagneRide Dual Mode Suspension — $5,568
Inner/Outer Electrochromic Mirrors + HomeLink — $3,036
Parking Camera — $3,712
Contrast Piping — $927
Aluminum Driver & Passenger Footrests — $843
20" Forged Painted Wheels — $6,242
Full Electric Seats — $6,242
And the sticker lists an additional $6,242 in other options. THIS WAS NOT THE CHEAP CALIFORNIA T. Somebody sat down with the Ferrari order sheet and said: "YES." Repeatedly.

CARBON-FIBER STEERING WHEEL WITH LEDS. This alone tells you how the car was ordered. Not just a steering wheel. $5,145. Carbon fiber. LED shift lights. The thing you're staring at every single time that twin-turbo V8 starts getting serious. THAT'S THE OPTION YOU WANT. And it's here.

20-INCH FORGED WHEELS. Another... $6,242. Full electric seats? ANOTHER $6,242. MagneRide suspension? $5,568. Parking camera? $3,712. Ferrari was basically charging used-car money for individual options. AND THE ORIGINAL OWNER KEPT CHECKING BOXES. Thank you, whoever you are.

3.9-LITER TWIN-TURBO V8. The original Monroney lists the 3.9L turbo V8 at 550 horsepower with Ferrari's 7-speed dual-clutch transmission. Read that combination again. 550 HP. DUAL-CLUTCH. RETRACTABLE HARDTOP. This is the car that can go from civilized grand tourer to... "WHY IS THE SPEEDOMETER DOING THAT?" ...very quickly.

33,620 MILES. And here's where this particular car separates itself. It wasn't simply bought with the right options. IT WAS CARED FOR. Garage kept. Meticulously maintained. Recently serviced. Full-body PPF. THE WHOLE CAR. Not just a little strip on the hood. Not just the bumper. FULL PPF. Someone spent real money protecting the paint because they understood what they owned. And now you get the benefit.

THEN THERE'S THE PAPERWORK. All keys. Books. Original window sticker. Service records. KEEP GOING. This is the stuff you want with a Ferrari. The car tells one part of the story. The records tell the rest. And when you're shopping cars like this? HISTORY MATTERS.

TOP UP? Beautiful Ferrari coupe. TOP DOWN? Now we're causing problems. Push the button. Hardtop disappears. Cuoio interior opens up. Twin-turbo V8 behind you. Rosso Corsa everywhere else. THIS IS WHY YOU WORK.

AND NO — THIS ONE ISN'T NATURALLY ASPIRATED. Important correction before somebody in the Ferrari Facebook group starts typing in all caps: The California T is twin-turbocharged, not naturally aspirated. But your bigger point absolutely works: This is a V8 Ferrari from an era that is increasingly interesting to enthusiasts, and this example has the spec, condition, documentation and mileage that collectors typically care about. I wouldn't promise anyone that a car is "only going up in value." I DON'T NEED TO. LOOK AT THE CAR.

WHAT ELSE DO YOU WANT, A LETTER FROM ENZO
550 HP AND THE ROOF DISAPPEARS. PERFECT. FRIDAY NIGHT? TOP DOWN. SUNDAY MORNING? TOP DOWN. MONDAY MORNING? CALL OUT SICK. TOP DOWN. YOUR NEIGHBOR DOESN'T NEED TO KNOW WHAT YOU PAID. THEY ALREADY THINK YOU PAID $247K. LET THEM. STOP SAVING FERRARI ADS YOU'RE NEVER GOING TO CALL ON. HERE'S THE CALL. WHY ARE YOU STILL READING
IT'S RED. IT'S CUOIO. IT'S A FERRARI. COME GET IT.

THE MARUTI WAY
No recon fees. No prep fees. No games. Advertised price includes the $499 dealer fee. Tax and DMV excluded. When the original sticker says $247,509, the last thing anybody needs is another surprise at the desk.

BOTTOM LINE
2017 Ferrari California T
33,620 Miles
Rosso Corsa over Cuoio
3.9L Twin-Turbo V8
550 HP
7-Speed Dual-Clutch
Retractable Hardtop
20" Forged Painted Wheels
Carbon-Fiber Steering Wheel with LEDs
Scuderia Ferrari Shields
MagneRide Dual Mode Suspension
Red Brake Calipers
Sport Exhaust Pipes
Full Electric Seats
Parking Camera
Horse-Stitched Headrests
Contrast Piping
Full-Body PPF
Garage Kept
Recently Serviced
All Keys
Books
Original Window Sticker
Service Records
ORIGINAL MSRP: $247,509. There are cheaper Californias. There are higher-mile Californias. There are cars without the options. Cars without the records. Cars without the PPF. Cars without the spec. AND THEN THERE'S THIS ONE. You wanted the Ferrari colors? Here. You wanted the options? Here. You wanted low miles? Here. You wanted documentation? HERE. At this point... DON'T LOSE THE CAR WHILE YOU'RE STILL COMPARING CARS.