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How many Ferraris are there in Ireland?

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    #32
    Plug
    Registered Users Posts: 9,248 ✭✭✭Plug


    bladebrew wrote: »
    Who would service a Ferrari in Ireland? Would it have to go up north? I have seen one Ferrari in Cork on a trailer!
    Any competent mechanic. I know an Irish lad out here in Perth and worked for Lamborghini and Ferrari. He was a trained VW tech. The thing that pissed him off the most was removing the massive under tray which could take 0.5 hour.


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    #33
    PrettyBoy
    Registered Users Posts: 4,213 ✭✭✭PrettyBoy


    Voodoomelon wrote: »
    If you're wealthy enough to afford a Ferrari, you ain't gonna register it at your Irish address.
    Not sure I agree with this. I'd say there's at least 100 Ferrari's registered in Ireland. Made sense to try and avoid paying VRT before but there's no reason to now as most of it can be claimed back if you export it.

    In Italy, the annual road tax for a Ferrari is €10k a year compared to €2k here. Countries like Denmark, Australia and China place a 100%+ tax on luxury cars making our VRT charges seem reasonable.


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    #34
    johndaman66
    Registered Users Posts: 4,095 ✭✭✭johndaman66


    Am I the only one who thinks its a bit mad trying to work out the number of Ferraris in the country by one saying I seen one in the Docklands a few weeks back, somebody else coming along and saying I seen two in Ballsbridge and somebody else saying I seen one in Kildare etc etc?


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    #35
    ofcork
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    There have been at least 5 or 6 irish regged Ferraris on the cannonball over the years,used to be a 355 in cork but gone a while,also a 599 around.


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    #36
    Maximus Alexander
    Registered Users Posts: 13,080 ✭✭✭✭Maximus Alexander


    johndaman66 wrote: »
    Am I the only one who thinks its a bit mad trying to work out the number of Ferraris in the country by one saying I seen one in the Docklands a few weeks back, somebody else coming along and saying I seen two in Ballsbridge and somebody else saying I seen one in Kildare etc etc?

    I don't think anyone's doing that.


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    #37
    Truckermal
    Registered Users Posts: 6,048 ✭✭✭Truckermal


    If only they made one with a 1.6 TDI the sales would rocket...:pac:


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    #38
    CJhaughey
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    Just passed a 01 Tipperary reg 360 Spider on the Naas dual carriageway.
    White stripe on the bonnet.


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    #39
    TheNog
    Registered Users Posts: 4,160 ✭✭✭TheNog


    blindside88 wrote: »
    I met an 01 Ferrari 360 on the m50 last week. I checked it on cartell to see was it a replica

    How could you tell it was a replica from cartel.ie?

    Did it say replica??


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    #40
    frozenfrozen
    Registered Users Posts: 7,878 ✭✭✭frozenfrozen


    TheNog wrote: »
    How could you tell it was a replica from cartel.ie?

    Did it say replica??

    turns out it wasn't a replica..


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    #41
    JamieIsGod
    Registered Users Posts: 414 ✭✭JamieIsGod


    I've seen two -D- reg 599's over the past two weeks.


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    #42
    darragh o meara
    Registered Users Posts: 3,221 ✭✭✭darragh o meara


    frozenfrozen wrote: »
    turns out it wasn't a replica..

    Seen that tipp reg one a few times. There's also a black 360 close enough to me.

    In Waterford there's a fella with 3, he has a
    308 gtb(magnum pi model)
    F40
    Dino ( I've a suspicion that this may be a replica though, but an excellent replica of it is )

    His cars were all on German plates but if I remember right he has a house over there too so can get away with not vrt ing them.


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    #43
    porsche959
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,499 ✭✭✭porsche959


    discodavie wrote: »
    there were 13 registered between 2007/8

    http://www.beepbeep.ie/stats?sYear%5B%5D=2007&sYear%5B%5D=&sRegType=1&sMonth%5B%5D=&sMonth%5B%5D=&sMake%5B%5D=Ferrari&x=39&y=8

    and nothing since.

    No idea before.

    That cannot be correct, I have personally seen an 09 registered 599.


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    #44
    Oral Surgeon
    Registered Users Posts: 3,240 ✭✭✭Oral Surgeon


    How does that work?? He has an address in England or Germany etc but does that mean that he needs to be resident there, ie spend over half the year out of ireland? Or is there a limit to how long the car can be in Ireland every year?? If this is true, why not just buy a bedsit for pennies in England and get away with no vrt!!??
    darragh o meara wrote: »
    Seen that tipp reg one a few times. There's also a black 360 close enough to me.

    In Waterford there's a fella with 3, he has a
    308 gtb(magnum pi model)
    F40
    Dino ( I've a suspicion that this may be a replica though, but an excellent replica of it is )

    His cars were all on German plates but if I remember right he has a house over there too so can get away with not vrt ing them.


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    #45
    JamieIsGod
    Registered Users Posts: 414 ✭✭JamieIsGod


    porsche959 wrote: »
    That cannot be correct, I have personally seen an 09 registered 599.

    I don't think that includes imports.


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    #46
    johndaman66
    Registered Users Posts: 4,095 ✭✭✭johndaman66


    Maximus Alexander wrote: »
    I don't think anyone's doing that.

    Hmm. reading some of the responses it would almost seem some are though..


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    #47
    darragh o meara
    Registered Users Posts: 3,221 ✭✭✭darragh o meara


    Oral Surgeon wrote: »
    How does that work?? He has an address in England or Germany etc but does that mean that he needs to be resident there, ie spend over half the year out of ireland? Or is there a limit to how long the car can be in Ireland every year?? If this is true, why not just buy a bedsit for pennies in England and get away with no vrt!!??

    It was a while since I've seen them but if I remember right, his main residence is in Germany as is his business. I know at the time the F40 was over for a show and spent most of its life over there, but the other two were over here a lot.

    I'd find out more if I knew the man, but I just happened to be buying car parts from him and being nosey asked him for a look. Beautiful cars and got a spin in the gtb.

    Just goes to show, you never know what's in people's sheds, and with the collapse of the cetic tiger, I'm pretty sure there is a lot of hidden cars in this country.


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    #48
    testicle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,430 ✭✭✭testicle


    TheNog wrote: »
    How could you tell it was a replica from cartel.ie?

    Did it say replica??

    No, it would say something other than Ferrari...


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    #49
    boombang
    Registered Users Posts: 2,108 ✭✭✭boombang


    Just saw a 308 in Dublin 2 this evening, looking lovely.

    There must be a fellow who owns two, as I'd often see a yellow one and a red one driving the same route on the south quays on alternate mornings. I think one of them was a 355.


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    #50
    Tropheus
    Registered Users Posts: 1,937 ✭✭✭Tropheus


    I'd say close to 100 in the South and more in the North. I know of two close to me and have seen plenty of others around Dublin alone.

    They generally only see the summer months so more about than you would think.


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    #51
    blindside88
    Registered Users Posts: 1,968 ✭✭✭blindside88


    TheNog wrote: »
    How could you tell it was a replica from cartel.ie?

    Did it say replica??

    Here's an example. The first is an actual Ferrari, the second is a replica based on a Toyota MR2


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    #52
    generalmental
    Registered Users Posts: 485 ✭✭generalmental


    boombang wrote: »
    Just saw a 308 in Dublin 2 this evening, looking lovely.

    There must be a fellow who owns two, as I'd often see a yellow one and a red one driving the same route on the south quays on alternate mornings. I think one of them was a 355.

    I might be wrong but im nearly sure that those 2 are part of the "Ferrari driving experience".

    When I did it I got to drive the yellow one and he offered me the choice of the Quays or the M50. Errrm no brainer.

    Man could that car move..all I remember was a couple of lads giving it loads in a Subaru impreza. Ha ate it up for lunch


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    #53
    dgt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,985 ✭✭✭✭dgt


    A local fella has one. This one's been around a while and I often see it filling up at one specific station
    IMG_0164.JPG


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    #54
    Bigus
    Registered Users Posts: 4,939 ✭✭✭Bigus


    http://www.ferrarilife.com/forums/ireland/


    43447d1333308222-irish-ferrari-owners-club-img_1320.jpg


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    #55
    TGJD
    Registered Users Posts: 432 ✭✭TGJD


    I saw one in castleisland co kerry last week. Beautiful looking car, first time seeing one down here.


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    #56
    Roland.B.
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    porsche959 wrote: »
    That cannot be correct, I have personally seen an 09 registered 599.
    Theres a 2011 Ferrari 458 Italia Of which ive got a pic and the 2009 599 Which i aslo have a pic of but wont let me post


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    #57
    PrettyBoy
    Registered Users Posts: 4,213 ✭✭✭PrettyBoy


    CJhaughey wrote: »
    Just passed a 01 Tipperary reg 360 Spider on the Naas dual carriageway.
    White stripe on the bonnet.
    frozenfrozen wrote: »
    turns out it wasn't a replica..

    That one is definitely a replica, seen it a few times myself > http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=84315865&postcount=2892


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    #58
    Drummerboy08
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    A couple of the bigger banks have sheds full of the things, a lot more Ferrari's In the country than people realise.


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    #59
    PrettyBoy
    Registered Users Posts: 4,213 ✭✭✭PrettyBoy


    It's hard to estimate how many Ferrari's are here as plenty of them have been imported as well as exported in recent years. I know of a 430 Spider, 458, California and 2 599's that have been imported and reg'd here in the last few months alone.

    I'd say there are well over 100 on Irish plates. Plenty more on UK plates as well as tons more up the North.

    Anyone remember the F50 that was here years ago? It used to belong to the Sultan of Brunei who had it converted to RHD, Irish owner sold it a few years ago though.


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    #60
    Buzz Killington the third
    Closed Accounts Posts: 938 ✭✭✭Buzz Killington the third


    You'll get some info here https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ferrari-Owners-Club-Ireland/241600302529598

    I see 2/3 Ferrari's a week in South Dublin. A lot of the time it's the same cars, but still...


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    #61
    h.bolla
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    There usually always seems to be 2 or 3 for sale on donedeal at any given time. I mean there are 6 on it right now. Id say that kinda suggests that theres a fair few floating about.


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