My first detail (paint seal) since I got back from vacation was this beautiful Lambo Roadster convertible.I did it on site at the dealer, one thing I noticed in the service area was this engine the mechanic was working on. I asked him where it was from and what he was doing to it. Turns out it is from a Ferarri and he was doing a 30,000 mile maintenence. Hmmm, I said so what does that cost? well, we bill at $185.00 an hour and it takes 36 hours for this car. Ferarri makes some of their models where you have to pull the engine to work on them. I guess I will scratch that car off my "want" list.
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Man, only a company like Ferarri could get away with something like that. Can you imagine going into a dealership in your new Cobalt and hearing they have to pull the engine in 30,000 miles? Haha, you'd scream bloody murder!

Apparently its par for the course with Ferrari owners... Kah-razy.

My neighbor has a lamborghini countach 1988, every tune-up the engine is pulled out of the car, about every 4-5 years with the miles he drives, and it costs him 5k to 10k. :(

....and people complain about the Northstar and it's headgaskets that blow after 60k miles or so, and case-half seals that leak!!!!

I was watching the Barrett-Jackson auction, and they mentioned that replacing a clutch on a Ferrari cost between $10 and $15 thousand!!! Do you know how many old Cadillacs I could buy for that money! :)

....and people complain about the Northstar and it's headgaskets that blow after 60k miles or so, and case-half seals that leak!!!!You think guys that are dumping that kinda money for a Ferrari and then all that money for getting work done would be worried about a Caddy's headgaskets? I could see them now, "Oh shit my head gasket blew! What to do, what to do? Ehhh.....screw getting the gasket redone I'll just buy a new engine.":highfive:

yeah, if these people will lay down $8,000 for a tune up, I am sure $8,000 for a new engine is nothing :)

This is why I don't think I'd ever buy an exotic, or anything I couldn't work on myself.

....and people complain about the Northstar and it's headgaskets that blow after 60k miles or so, and case-half seals that leak!!!!
I was watching the Barrett-Jackson auction, and they mentioned that replacing a clutch on a Ferrari cost between $10 and $15 thousand!!! Do you know how many old Cadillacs I could buy for that money! :)

All subjective there buddy... 4000.00 for a case half reseal or 2500.00 for a headgasket job on an 8000.00 caddy is about on par with with a 6k tuneup on a 140,000.00 Ferrari.

Nice pics!