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This sounds like bullshit to me. If you own the car you have every right to modify it. It's your property. I can see Ferrari not selling you any new cars becau

This sounds like bullshit to me. If you own the car you have every right to modify it. It's your property. I can see Ferrari not selling you any new cars because you did something they don't like, but I don't see how they have e the right to force you to give your car back (which you paid for) if you modify it.

kuschku 9y ago
Well, because you don’t buy the car. Ferrari owns it, you buy a license to use it. Just like with all your online services, or your software.
- dagw 9y ago
  Ferrari owns it, you buy a license to use it. That sounds like sort of claim that should be backed up with some pretty significant evidence.
  - omginternets 9y ago
    One random google result: https://www.autotrader.com/car-news/these-are-the-insane-terms-of-the-ferrari-f50-leasing-program-256894 https://www.autotrader.com/car-news/these-are-the-insane-ter... This is far from the first time they've done this, as subsequent google searches will attest. I'll leave this as an exercise to the reader.
    - pmontra 9y ago
      It's not a license. It's a lease and the car is yours at the end of the lease period. > The lucky few selected to get an F50 would make a down payment of $240,000. Yes, that's right: a down payment of $240,000... on a car. After that, monthly payments were $5,600. Five thousand. Six hundred. Per month. For 24 months. And then, at the end of the lease, you owned the car -- assuming you could come up with the final payment of $150,000. Total payments over the 2-year span: $534,400. Only then could you resell your F50 and make money off the wild speculation.
      - omginternets 9y ago
        That's a distinction without a difference. I also suggest the Google query.
omginternets 9y ago
>If you own the car you have every right to modify it. It's your property. Some (many?) Ferrari models aren't for sale. Rather, they're indefinitely leased.

kuschku 9y ago

Well, because you don’t buy the car. Ferrari owns it, you buy a license to use it. Just like with all your online services, or your software.

dagw 9y ago
Ferrari owns it, you buy a license to use it. That sounds like sort of claim that should be backed up with some pretty significant evidence.
- omginternets 9y ago
  One random google result: https://www.autotrader.com/car-news/these-are-the-insane-terms-of-the-ferrari-f50-leasing-program-256894 https://www.autotrader.com/car-news/these-are-the-insane-ter... This is far from the first time they've done this, as subsequent google searches will attest. I'll leave this as an exercise to the reader.
  - pmontra 9y ago
    It's not a license. It's a lease and the car is yours at the end of the lease period. > The lucky few selected to get an F50 would make a down payment of $240,000. Yes, that's right: a down payment of $240,000... on a car. After that, monthly payments were $5,600. Five thousand. Six hundred. Per month. For 24 months. And then, at the end of the lease, you owned the car -- assuming you could come up with the final payment of $150,000. Total payments over the 2-year span: $534,400. Only then could you resell your F50 and make money off the wild speculation.
    - omginternets 9y ago
      That's a distinction without a difference. I also suggest the Google query.

omginternets 9y ago

>If you own the car you have every right to modify it. It's your property. Some (many?) Ferrari models aren't for sale. Rather, they're indefinitely leased.