That's what I just thought...

Same as the Doug Demuro tax in the States. KZfaqrs are like "why no cheap cars? Also, everyone should buy this car, but there's only 4000 for the whole world. Good luck!"

Totally 😎

@@tbh1444 Ive come to hate Demuro in recent years because of this. But many other youtubers do this as well. Another thing I've noticed with car youtubers is, they dont really showcase them without heavy modifications or use them much once they buy them. They just make a quick intro video to them, shove them in a garage or shop, and just modify them every few videos. Then sell them. Or they talk them up to be a new collectable and why "YOU NEED TO BUY THESE NOW" ad then begin pumping up the markets. Its honestly becoming a serious issue for people who cant rush out and spent 10s of thousands every few months on random, unnoticed or unloved cars. We're seriously loosing our hobby and enjoyment. One of the channels I enjoy a lot now is Harry's Garage. He has videos and does series where he takes his personal classic and modern cars(Including some very pricey exotics) on long ass roadtrips around Europe. or he does a Jay Lenos Garage style format with cars. So many car KZfaqrs only film their cars being driven for short periods of time around where they live or just to make an easy video, But never to give watchers a feel for what the cars are like or what they look like in the real world in public. The reasoning why is that driving and roadtrip videos don't pull in views like modification or Modified car reviews do. So they just relegate cars to being couped up, modified, sold and then buy another crowd pleaser. Rinse and repeat.

I love how so many car youtubers or Car experts talk about the 20-30 year depreciation curve for many cool cars, and especially luxury/exotic cars, Saying that this allows for people who arent insanely rich, But make pretty good money a chance to buy them used. Yet then are complicit in being part of destroying the depreciation curve of modern future classics along with Investors and guys trying to find the next market to try and skyrocket. Because from where I see it, The Depreciation curve that has existed for decades before things recoverd from the Great recession is has basically disappeared. This was even a thing before the Covid shortages(Which I think was the final nail in the coffin). Now all you can do is hope a car you want that isnt an exotic or some youtube icon stays unnoticed just long enough for you to possibly buy it and enjoy before youtubers, auctions and investors find it.

Same, only modern ferrari i like

Same here

I agree it’s not a beautiful looking Ferrari but it has a nice presence

Agreed, gives it alot of personality in my eyes.

Love the flying buttress. Have driven my for now 4 years and I am very happy about it. Love the looks and love that it doesn’t look old compared to F12 or 812. Drive mostly in Germany when I am at home (don’t live there) and it is always a joy. Don’t think the stock exhaust is boring but rather exciting in its high pitch. Not cheap to maintain but I have a SL 600 (V12) at m home in US and that’s an expensive car as well. Once I am permanently back to Germany I may switch to 812 just to have a more modern car but still undecided. It feels amazing to drive a Ferrari.

A fine looking Ferrari from every angle. Especially the uncomplicated rear view.

The 2000's were Ferrari's best decade, around 2012 every Ferrari became over styled and too electronic

Feels like a lie. You quoted in miles while stating you are in Europe

What do they go for currently

@@Fee.1 between £80k and £120k. Annual service history plus all paper receipts is essential. Wouldn’t go for ultra low mileage. Check when clutch was last done etc.

I prefer this over the f12 somehow , the 812 I don't like anything about , I think it looks a total mess . But the 599 is just stunning to me .

I feel the same. That interior is beautiful and much-much better than their new ones.

The 2000s design language has aged very well. Much better than the 2010s, which is already looking ugly to me.

Have to agree. 599 and 456 are understated with excellent proportions.

same here at 25 haha. The small head and taillights are also what make it so timeless. LOVE the 599.

look at how big the 812 headlights are.. 😖that's not going to age well (even now I don't like those big lights)

@@jortepap I feel the same about the 812. I think it was born old, hasn’t aged well at all even though it’s still in production. The 599, though…

I can totally resonate with your statement, as a now 50 year old I lusted after at your age ( when I was 25) the 550 Maranello, and now I own one. It really is a generation thing. I've always thought the 599 is under appreciated, but like you say for those on their mid twenties it will always be the Ferrari range topping V12 that they grew up with, qnd with that in mind, nothing else will do. I hope you achieve your dream of owning one.

Some cars are pretty, some are beautiful. This is handsome.

Spend £100,000 on the 599 then allow another £25,000 on the transmission and it’s still less than half the price of a 599 in Australia. To me it’s a half price bargain.

But it looks soo good :)

@@xkimopye lol thats still great price. Here in turkey (a 3rd world hellhole) a 599 costs 275000£ and minimum wage is around 192£

Interested to know what those 20 cars you are comparing it with. I own one and I compared it with a 599 GTB, FF and Gt4 Lusso. The 599 HGTE I have actually excited me much more than those other cars I tested. Very poweful, raw, agile even considering it’s weight, and with a mechanical feel. I feel like more modern cars take that rawness away and older cars are not that powerful enough. The HGTE for me represents the sweet spot

@@EduardoA775 haven’t driven the other ones you mentioned. At the time of the HGTE test drive my UK friend and I swapped with my 458 in Eastern Germany for several hours. I really disagree with you that older cars are not powerful enough. When I had my 330GTC for a couple of days I joined my friends in the Swiss Alps. I had to learn to adapt my driving style but soon I had no trouble keeping up with my friends in modern machinery on the passes. For all conceivable practical road uses, 300bhp in a 1200 kg car is fine. In the MM Tributo I had this 1966 car at 135mph and drove it on the Imola and Fiorano tracks, lots of fun. Similarly my 365BB was a joy. Others I have driven are 330GT2+2, F12, F40, 308GT4, 308GTB, 328GTB, 328GTS, 458 Speciale, Mondial T, 512BB, F430, F430 Scuderia, 360 Modena, F355 GTS, 512BB, and a regular 599. In conclusion I would never describe a 599 as raw, unless it was a GTO. The contrast with my 458 was stark, and that was not even a Speciale. I did a swap with a regular 599 with a French friend and he agreed with that view. I am very happy you are happy with your car, and I don’t mean to offend at all. What I absolutely love about Ferrari is that all those models are very different to drive and each has a distinct personality. It takes time to pick your favourite (if you even have to). At the moment I am concentrating on building my pension and so I feel I should only have one; for me the jack-of-all-trades is the 550 Maranello. FWIW my UK friend sold his 599 and owns a 458 Spider now. Continue to enjoy your 599, and keep driving different models - who knows what you might find, all the best from Holland.

Glorious badge of honor

I wonder the 812 would do in that test. Maybe 1.2 mpg?

@@christiantava442 Maybe it would stop at the Hammerhead! 😅

@@christiantava442 Who knows? All Ferraris would be really thirsty if you thrashed them.

@@christiantava442 most likely a lot better

Keep your 575 mate! God bless you

You tube is pretty much tv these days. But agree these are addictive

Say no more. Just fabulous.

Made the same check haha. The poms don't know how good they've got it.

The 3 Aust cars aren’t selling at that price. I know of a 2006 Aust delivered 599 in Grey that traded late last year for $255k AUD. 60kms

But thanks for the clarification, $255k is still over $100k aud more than what James was saying this car was sold for. Definitely food for thought 😁👍👍

Man, I'll give you 3 years tops. Find a way and make it happen. You get what you think you deserve and can get. Ecom is the best path in my opinion. Good luck

@@_phantomII_ Thanks for the kind comment, 3 years is maybe looking more likely to be fair…. Out of interest Ecom? E Commerce ?

@@stu4181 yep. Dive into it. Learn the basics and begin. More than doable.

Ive seen a few in person and a few GTO's. They have never failed at impressing me style wise. these have always looked great ever since I was a Teen back in the late 2000s. I wouldnt mind having a go at one some day in the future. But with the way the car world is now and the fact that the 20-30 year depreciation curve has pretty much disappeared(not thanks entirely to Covid. Covid just was final nail in that coffin), I doubt I'll ever get a chance to experience one of these or a Murcie. By the time I get finish the degree I want(Which would pay north of 200k a year), These and many others will probably be well out of reach and a thing for billionaires or the upper echelon of Multi millionaires.

If you chartered a business jet you'd have to take your shoes off to not rub your head on the ceiling. Unless you charter a BBJ or ACJ

A buddy of mine is 2 meters tall and he daily drives a 90s civic. If there is a will there is a way 😄

@@Poatan.chama. Yianni from Yiannimize managed to fit into a Peel P50 on a Carwow drag race a few months back so there's definitely a way!

You can have one in 2-3 years, maybe less. Up to you.

I do believe the front wings have indents for the badges if specced

Correct, the front wings ( fenders) have an indentation to accommodate the Scud shields. So removing them would leave a strange dent.

Yep, has always been like that for Ferraris that I know

Thanks for the answers, guys!

As far as I know, there is only one RHD 612 manual in existence, or so it was claimed when I saw it at a show a few years back. I have to say, the 612 looked much, much better in the flesh, so to speak. It was dark blue, which I think helped.

@@sirmurf there's 2 for sale on ebay just now

Forget that , they say manual but both f1

@@paulthomson9014 i know right! I've got angry at this so many times. And they dont put a photo of the interior showing the gearbox until 20 photos of the bloody alloys

@@chrisogrady28 yeh , if I see a car advertised as a manual I expect to see a manual gearbox . The advertisements both say manual . And only when you finally.get to an interior pic it shows the f1 box .

Just a year ago they were AUD $250k The problem here is the market is so small, a couple of muppets list at $500 so everyone else follows. No way it’s value at that price.

Exactly. The 3 at $500k+ are consignment cars. Trading hands at best mid to late $300k

Well the Lego version sure will have a lower total cost of ownership xd

Thats hard to decide lol

Personally, I'd get a 599, no question about it. The design, the rarity, the v12... So much that differentiates this from the other 2 which mind you, are amazing cars. Since you can afford to choose, do whatever you feel like. enjoy

They have to be driven like a manual. In an age of numb, push-button, instant-gratification luxo boxes, it's a welcome thing to have a car that requires some thought and provides physical feedback to let you know when you mess up.

Fully agree, I have the 612 HGTS, so much more pleasant to drove on long journeys than my manual 550 maranello.

Shame u are only doing 2k a year, u are a long time dead , use it 🤦‍♂️

Hello....fine job on the review. SPOT ON.... I've had my 2007 gtb for over 6 years now and could not recommend anything better to anyone for the money. Mine is red....which is too flashy for my tastes...and I've put close to 50000 miles on the car.... I replace both cheap plastic fuel pumps...one failed...so I replaced both.... two front shocks were replaced...and a fresh clutch just installed although I had a fair amount of clutch life left I was heading for a 5 day long high speed charity rally. The only time it has failed to proceed turned out to be a solution in the f1 gearbox... $400 all in parts and labor. Find a good honest independent mechanic... and these will run you similar to any v8 Mercedes or BMW in running costs....

You are the first to mention a manual conversion. There is a shop near me that does these (with all fsrrari parts) for 40,000 usd and you get you f1 box back if the next buyer wants it

You're not wrong

My two favorite Ferraris design-wise