Here's Why the Ferrari Testarossa Is Shooting Up in Value
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The Ferrari Testarossa is shooting up in value - and the average asking price for one is now $162,000. Here's why the Testarossa has become so expensive. 
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It's an 80's car, we all know what that glovebox mirror is for... sniff sniff
hide the coke,we got cops,Danny
IgnoramusMare 😂😂 true
I think Americans consume far more coke today than in the 80s
True. I've got at least 24 in the fridge now.
It's for the bombshell blond in the passenger seat so she can check her makeup. What did you think it was for? Sniff...
Cocaine mirror in the glove box? SOLD GOOD SIR!
80's were a cool time man.
Say that with a bit of a sniffle... a cocaine sniffle...
Andrew Michael
Yeah cars aren't so cool with it today.
Andrew Michael 😂
It's kind of hard to do cocaine on a vertical mirror that's glued to the inside of the dash.
Easy… just do some cocaine before hand, then you'll have no problem doing cocaine on the mirror afterward.
I once saw a Ferrari like this at the gas station and then heard it drive away. I'll never forget the sound. From that day on I knew that Ferrari was something special.
miami vice has ine cop car
Never seen one in person. What a memory that must be.
This is my One True Love in car looks, nothing has ever brought the class and aesthetics of the Testarossa.
80's kids posters
i had the Countach poster =)
Todays adult poster..
still have mine ;)
Yes! I had the red testarossa poster on my wall as a kid. That was the beginning of my fascination with super cars.
My dream car
Miami Vice...Sega Outrun...Sir Mix-A-Lot - Testarossa...This car WAS the 80's!!
I saw this video and it felt like this song should have accompanied it ruclips.net/video/yzsqx5uXmpA/видео.html
That, and the Pontiac Fiero.
@@PrimericanIdol lambo countach anniversary, the one with the big ass
Kavinsky.
Miami Vice
Lamborghini Countach vs Ferrari Testarossa: 1980’s battle. Do it!
Clarkson, Hammond, and May did 😉
countach more stylish less practical.
Yea, other comments stated Top Gear did. Like me the host had 5000s poster in his room so it had a special place in his heart but was disappointed when he drove it. You should watch clip, I am sure it’s on YT. I am sure the Ferrari was not a disappointment to drive.
Jalpa, not countach
@@____-gy5mq Jalpa its from 70s.
As a kid I started loving cars in the late 80s and the TestaRossa to me was the coolest car ever. So it’s really awesome that we now have the internet and that someone can give a full tour of it, showing all of its quirks and features. Thanks Doug.
It’s really awesome how this car won’t help you when you’re late for work with that seatbelt
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Cheetah
And don't you forget about the Police Cheetah. What a decent allusion to Miami Vice - aside from the whole game.
kilésengati so true. The Miami detectives
Yes!
GTA 4 Testarossa Autodrive
Wasn't it in GTA III as well? Although it does fit in to the Vice City theme much better. I used to paint mine white and cruise the streets. lol
Doug is the type of guy to give his Uber driver a Doug-Score
Lol
mysterious ? Styling: the guy looks like a potato, and he gets a 1.
Acceleration: He does not reach 60 when running, and gets a 1.
Oh God, I bet he throws out 1 star ratings like his life depends on it
Nice😂😂😂
😂😂😂
*Crockett's theme intensifies*
IKR!!! LMAO!
It's going up in value because of those rear lights. They are,
A E S T H E T I C
@@josephhardwicke6344 whats up with your pfp
Crazy sex appeal
Very true, but also the side vents and shape. It's a great looking car overall.
@@E3T7 one of the best looking cars imo. Not my favorite but it's up there.
@@geometryjosh21 Currently, I'd say it's my favorite.
Does anyone also think Miami vice when seeing a testarossa
Thats why it is going up in value. Because of sentiments, nothing what Doug said.
MrTommys2001 I think of straight outta Compton
MrTommys2001 the Cheetah from GTA vice city😏
Ii i well remember in Miami Vice it wasn't a real ferrari
MrTommys2001 I think more of Out-Run
Smiles per gallon, not miles per gallon :)
until it breaks down! Then it's cries per hour!
Zagnotoft what A stealer! U got that from a meme. It was a RED with black strips Chevy z28 meme. Like if u seen that meme
Zagnotoft cringe
@@jaguar123987x I don't think anyone who doesn't have the money to maintain this car whould by this .
I used to have one in red ( from Burago scale 1/18)
Guess what ... no one cares
J A actually that's great man, great choice, i care
J A you care enough to reply.
He’s making a model joke you idiots
J A that’s actually pretty cool you douchebag
The bizarre spare wheel is known as a space saver tyre. It's quite common with European cars where a smaller spare wheels were used to save space but they also have restricted speed limits. These days cars don't even have that anymore... Instead you get an emergency tyre repair kit.
They still exist in a ton of cars. And what car have you seen with a space saver that has a wheel width similar to the other wheels?
Maybe we'll make that a note for future drivers.
Always bring your space saver tyre. You never know when you need it.
@@OakleyGuru379 When did he ever say there were full size space savers. They wouldn't be a space saver then would they? Most cars used to have a full size rim as a spare.
Did I just see Mr Bean review that Ferrari?
yup
his reviews are amazing anyways doe
Tan Pham Funny you saying that but Rowan Atkinson ( Mr Bean ) is a car freak. Owns supercars
+korgpa4x korg
yes he is and yes he does, although he did crash his F1..
My favorite car of the 80’s. I miss pop up headlights. Love the side vents such an iconic car .
Hey Marc ! Yes, the pop up headlights are realy missing on todays cars. But all good things
come back. I´m sure, in a few years they will come back on any sportscar
@Stefan P
They will not. Thank safety regulations.
Marc Scordato they are pretty cool, but they look bad on the car
Totally..I though about buying one again..I like stick
Devansh J No they dont get the fuck out of here
Doug the type of dude to roll the window up when he farts
lol
The Testarossa is a legend, and one of my all-time favorites since I was like eight years old. It's the reason i Love Ferrari. It's looks holds up really well.
Anyone else getting deja vu? Most welcome though - and never thought I'd say this but the Testarossa is really growing on me.
anonymous bosh check dougs video Ferrari 512 vs 911, blast from last week
jacob penninga lol That's why I said it! Doug's grin is so infectious whenever he drives something like this... I'd love to see him take one to a racetrack.
this is a reupload or something
He reviewed a very similar Ferrari in a previous video.
and said many of the EXACT same things
You know that a car has no room when you have to fold the key so you can fit your knee in.
4:32 when my crush talks to me and I don’t know what to say
nj rofl
4:26 doug the kinda guy to re shoot this to get the laugh authentic
"You gotta know where the door handle is before you can even enter the car" - Doug DeMuro 2017
That seatbelt was quite the innovation. I also appreciate the lighted ashtray, even though I don't smoke. The Testarossa is a classic. When the rounded Ferraris came out like the 360 in 1999, the Testarossa looked dated. But now, it's starting to look timeless.
No it wasn't. Tons of cars had them around that era.
That's a good point about the seatbelt. I stand corrected. Automatic seatbelts were available in a wide variety of cars. They just seem quirky and exotic because of their relative obscurity today. Nevertheless, the Testarossa continues to impress through its unique styling.
I used to have an escort with motorized seatbelts
The lame seat belts were the answer to US laws require passive restraint systems. They were only found in US bound cars and were (back then and now) considered to be fussy unreliable contraptions. Many owners change the belts out to original spec normal seat belts.
Functionalist my old 1995 mercury trace wagon had that #luxury
4 years and I've seen this video 40 times. Thanks Doug for all the hours of escape.
The moment he popped the headlights. The only thing that went through my head was James Pumphrey yelling out " Pop pop popping out head lights! ' 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Hell yeah dude
*Pop- pop-up and down headlights
but yeah
A man of culture I see.
and cost $100,000 a year to fix
chad haire that's kinda to be expected from 80s supercars and Ferrari's overall then again since old man Enzo died and the company was bought by Fiat they have turned from car makers who prioritize the driving experience for real car enthusiasts to car makers who priortize the appeal they have on yahoos kinda like porsche with geeky buinsessmens in their mid-life crisis
Perhaps but the quality of Italian cars was far worse then, and worse in the 1960's before then.
chad haire i know right i used to have an alfa 156 beautiful car mind you it also drived like a charm when it worked problem is every 4 months or so it liked to leave me stranded right in the middle of nowhere thank god they finally started to improve build quality from 2000s onwards
yeah--now they only leave you stranded in the daytime!
chad haire oh come on don't be like that they're not so bad nowadays sure they won't last you 30 years without any servicing like a corolla but at least now you can drive them without constantly having a toolbox and maybe some motor oil under your bonnet
Ferrari Testarossa AKA Cheetah from GTA Vice City.
No-ones replied in over a year? Anyways - AKA "That car from Miami Vice"
Gear bear its been there since grand theft auto on ps1... but you saw it from above. Epic !
And GTA San Andreas
@@mostlyjovial6177 Loved that car and the show! I remember the episode when he got this one, a arms dealer was demonstrating a rocket launcher and blow up the I think 69, a few episodes whet by, he was telling the boss I'm making $20 millon drug deals in Tubes's Catalic.
LOVE this car and LOVE LOVE LOVE Vice City :)
POP UP, UP AND DOWN HEADLIGHTS!
sjnfaueefaefaef jdnsuiodsgsd pop up upandown headlights UGH
buff horses! LIGHTNING!!!!LIGHTNING!!!!LIGHTNING!!!!LIGHTNING!!!!
RAMCHARGERS!
VTEC! *_BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!_*
... POP up up and down headlights eugh
I'm pretty sure the engine is NOT a V12, but rather a Flat 12 (but not boxer).
HEADLIGHTS GO UP... HEADLIGHTS GO DOWN...
Zero Cool 512 tr
Up, down, up, d- aww they broke.
Headlights go up...panties go down ;) Well i am a 180sx owner XD
You can't explain that.
I was considering one a few years ago (Auto Trader had several listed under $60,000!) but decided against it because of the Testarossa's high regular maintenance costs. I am KICKING MYSELF IN THE ASS nowadays.
The costs are about 5-10 000 dollars per year. At least you must be ready to spend that much if you are a bit unlucky. Gearbox breakes every 5-10 year ( 50 000 dollars). Other costs are ok ( brakes, shockabsorbers, bushings, axles, paintwork/ bodywork and so on is expensive but not crazy like gearbox and engine-repair). The timing-belt is every 4-5 years ( incl. everything ( valve-adjustments, changing pulleys +++++) it will set you back about 10 000 usd).
I bought the 512 TR in 2006 for 50 000 euros. Have broken the gearbox ( differential) twice and spent at least 100 000 usd in repairs. So if I sell the car now I will MAYBE break even.....
You didn't have the money THEN either.
243wayne1: Since I was thinking about replacing my Porsche 911 C4S, decided to buy a late model Aston Martin DB9 Volante (instead of an older Testarossa ) and recently traded the Aston for a Jaguar F-Type V8 S Convertible, 'money' (up front) was't QUITE the issue. It must suck to have such a shitty life that the ONLY way to make yourself feel better it by pretending that everyone is just as broke as you are. Sorry to shatter your sad little delusion :-(
+janrbh17 - and thats why you buy a new porsche instead. I can't imagine the maintenance disaster these things would be if you drove them a lot. I think most people park them in a pretty garage and hope to sell them some day for more money.
janrbh1716: Worse than I thought! Thank you for providing that example . . it makes me feel a little better about passing on the TR when I had opportunities to buy them at $60,000.
I ended up buying an Aston Martin instead of the Ferrari. Since it shared a lot of parts with Volvo and Ford, and the mechanicals are easily accessible, regular maintenance is far less costly than most people realize. It only required a single service every 10,000 miles and a good independent repair shop could do most of the work. However, the car had an unending litany of computer glitches, sensor malfunctions and leaks (basically examples of poor build quality). Constantly chasing them down just became more trouble than it was worth.
Cruising through town or the highway while listening to synthwave, that's the dream
I had a friend with a Testarossa, it was a pain in the ass to drive on the streets. It was so wide that it took up the whole lane, driving it was like driving a big rig, constantly keeping it in the lane. In urban centers it was just a drag.
chuef friñed had farri 308 gt he drove 0irshe 930 turbo oain as but fun as gell
Just bought one - wish me luck.
Pele Fraud no you didn't
Isaac Lockert Yes I did...
Pele Fraud proof?
Pele Fraud That's the stupidest thing I have heard all day. You're an idiot my friend
I bought FXX as well I wish you luck
The rear mirrors are clearly wider than the back of the car, so if you manage to drive through something within the rear mirrors width, the back will come through with no problem.
TheShoaib51 they probably did that on purpose
Jonah Nelms listen to what he says at 6:20.
Don't the mirrors fold?
Big Smoke idgi lol
I can see why the nsx was so popular after watching this.
Doug's the type of guy to sniff Jay Leno's chair.
😂😂😂👍✌
And give it a doug score
Morgan Wecker 😆
One of the most beautiful machines ever made.
R A totally agree
@ungratefulmetalpansy Can you buy it tho?
A sexy mustache trimmer
final gen RX-7 enters the chat...
Agreed. 😌
If Jay Leno and Quentin Tarantino had a baby.
old joke but yes
Artby2wenty Lmao
Artby2wenty bike motors
Artby2wenty is that possible?
Holy fuck 😂😂😂😂
Lol you know this Doug DeMuro video is old when he doesn't say "THIS is the Ferrari testarossa" or "I'm going to show you all it's quirks AND features"
V12?? I'm pretty sure the Tesarossa had a flat-12 (F12)
It still has.
C. Fecteau every flat engine is 180° that’s what makes it a flat, but yes you’re right it is like a defining feature
Technically speaking it's a 180° V12, so Doug is correct. Yes, it could be described as a flat engine, but it's not a boxer, which is what 'flat' would usually refer to. The Testarossa didn't have a boxer, and neither did its "Berlinetta Boxer" predecessors, despite the name.
The difference is that in a boxer, opposing pistons move up and down at the same time, as if they were trying to punch each other (hence the name). In a V12, one moves up, and the opposing one moves down.
Oh shit here we go
@@virtualpaddock Hahaha how is it a V if it's flat?
All fun and games until a molecule of dust goes into the fuel and your awesome car now needs 15000 dollars to fix the engine.
Le Leedler ??
DuBstep115 All I am saying is old V12s are unreliable. I love them and you do to but, I had a Ferrari 400i and that V12 had garbage reliability.
Le Leedler No they are not. They are dead simple engines to maintain and repair. maby expensive.
DuBstep115 I owned one. They are very unreliable. Easy as hell to fix but, parts cost thousands.
Le Leedler It's actually easy to maintain. A lot of the parts are shared with other cars.
I blame Kavinsky for the Testarossa price inflation.
Gamera
Are you the only person here who knows about him?
I know him too. That makes us 3 for now!
He owns one too :c
actually he doesnt have one...he rents it when needed, for shows, etc :)
Me too, I also love the version by SebastiAn
"Younger people don't get this, they're like 'Oh why would you get that...'" Guys, this is my favorite car ever and I'm 17, its the sexiest, most beautiful creation from the 80s and it's just a beautiful concoction of Italian power, design and luxury.
I love you
chuef live weath naghiboo hig rigsh niabghh giurst car was tgis ir langhini atkata
nicky sotily
IT’S A CHEETAH
Those automatic seatbelts were in tons of cars in the late 80's; they counted as passive restraints when airbags were still expensive.
I can't believe you said the V-12 was the really interesting part. Plenty of cars have V-12's, but this is the only modern car with a flat 12.
blurglide modern? It's 30 years old. Many Ferraris still used the flat 12 in this time era.
Careful, some people don't like the term flat 12. Uh oh, here comes one now. V
I've never seen a "V" that looks like "____".
I suppose when someone says I-4, I should correct them that it's a 0* V-4
The 512TR Testarossa is the culmination of the Berlinta Boxer series, but did anything else have a flat 12?
blurglide I was looking for a comment lime yours to give a thumbs up! Good observation mate.
blurglide your right the nissan 180sx also has the same seatbelt
damn looks like doug got some wealthy viewers :P
D. Tramp
Eh, not really. This car is very cheap to own because of the appreciation.
That neighborhood he was driving around in looked pretty wealthy.
I think he meant because of the garage exterior, which looks really expensive and nice. And the neighborhood he was driving around in, looks like a wealthy closed community..
And just the house exterior in general. The house is overlooking the ocean aswell.
4:33 if I recall correctly, this quirk is not on all Testarossas but only on this one since the window mechanism is slow because it worn out
Doug the type of guy to have a poster of a testorassa in the 1990s
I know that Doug dumbs down his content to appeal to non-car enthusiasts, but I'm curious if he, an automotive journalist, is really ignorant enough that he doesn't know about the automatic seatbelt/airbag ordeal of the 80's and early 90's, or if he's never seen single lug nut wheels, or spare tires with a high offset to clear the brakes, which are not uncommon in sports cars with spare tires.
I'm not saying he shouldn't point them out as quirks, but he shouldn't pretend that they're the most unusual thing ever when they're actually not that unusual for a sports car of that era.
PhysicsDude55 Well I thought it was cool and didnt expect that technology in the 80's
The guy is a dick. Unwatchable.
AlteredAustin Get the fuck out of here you're on the video posting a comment. Why do you even bother coming to the video?
You watched it and commented on it. He got the hits. He gets to drive cool cars and make videos and articles for a living. I think he wins this one.
I disregard these videos because of these things. He comes off as a idiot who knows nothing about cars when he calls out the seat belts as being "CRAZY", no man - those belts were on tons of cars in that time period. Also, the slow window regulator; it's a old car from the 80's I bet you they didn't roll off the factory that way, something probably needs some adjusting.
More than likely, if you owned one of these new, you were too coked out to notice the weirdness lol
No, no, it was because you were so coked out, that you noticed all of the weirdness, in detail, for 45 minutes straight.
ALL cars of that era had automatic seatbelts.
Testarossa is one of my favorite cars of all time. It still looks awesome today. Love the dark grey with red interior especially.
Nice house overlooking ocean.....bars on window. Interesting.
It's like they're trying to keep something out..
hmm.. 😕
West Senkovec ...or possibly IN.
can you brake in?
Looks like they are driving around Palos Verdes Estates.
Alan Zeleznikar yes you are correct. recognized all those streets and a bunch of those houses too.
Just invested my life savings into an old Testarossa. Rock solid investment.
Thanks, Doug!
djokawari
Nobody has come along and left an ass hole comment about how you don't actually have one? Wow. That's really good for RUclips.
Congrats!
Awsome Dude i Envy you so freaking much, it's one of my favourite cars since i was 6 o 7 yo
ArgoAries77 / PEPDS what about Countach?
FC BAYERN MUNCHEN I love the c
Countach, but the Testarossa just has a special place in my heart because was the first Supercar i've ever sat in and it blew my mind
I love the side vents. I wish more cars had unique body styling like that. And the ash trays inside the doors aren't that strange. My brother has a 1980 Chrysler New Yorker 5th Avenue, an 80's luxury car, and it has ash trays in every door too.
battletoads22 yeah and just about every late 80’s early 90’s car had those damn seat belts It was part of a law. They had to have those or air bags basically
I had a $500 Ford Tempo that had the automatic shoulder harness. It sucked even at that price point.
A real Street Legend...the 512 TR is a real iconic car...thanks to miami vice...this one and the Lambo Countach are two of the greatest cars of the 80's
Amarandwolf not much of a car guy but is the 512tr a successor to the testarossa?
Yes, 512TR came AFTER the Testarossa.
@1wv4me That is not totally correct, indeed it came after the Testarossa but is one of the 3 models of in the Testarossa line, the Testarossa (84-91) and the 2 other iterations named 512 TR (91-94) and F512 M (94-96) which landed different engines and some redesigns.
All those cares are considered Testarossa. The successor of the Testarossa line was the Ferrari 550 Maranello.
If you are officially purist there is another Testarossa model Testarossa Spider but only one (1) was made and gifted to Giovanni Agnelli. (source: Ferrari History book)
Mariano Luna la 550 Maranello vera erede della Testarossa? Ma dove l'hai letta e sentita questa...? Dopo la Testarossa l'azienda vide la necessità di proseguire con quella linea che tanto piacque ma non potevano certamente chiamarla nello stesso modo, così oltre a migliorarla esteticamente e nettamente interiormente misero le mani anche sul propulsore che come sai restò ovviamente 12 cilindri ma con più potenza e meno difetti ma sempre con quel tipico sound. Risultato fu che nacque la 512 tr per me vera erede finale della Testarossa e ...per me decisamente una delle Ferrari più belle di tutti i tempi assieme a F40 , GTO, 328 GTS...
I hated the countach. Loved the Diablo. The Tessarossa is nice but I liked the Daytona and 308/GTO better.
Did get to drive a 360 once.
My favorite Ferrari of all time! Hooked on them when I saw Crockett driving a white one in Miami Vice one of my favorite shows.
orion deschamps actually crocket drove two different Ferrari's if u didn't remember.
Well a clone of one
a late 60s early 70s one right spider? I remember it was blown up because Ferrari was very pissed about a fake being used and gave them real Ferrais if I remember correctly. I also remember the clone was cloned off a corvette
His first was a Daytona, though actually a Corvette made to look like a Daytona. After it got blown up, Ferrari hooked him up with a legit TR.
As soon as i read your comment i immediately started here the jan hammer composed theme song of miami vice.
The roar/purr of that engine is the best ever.
The Testarossa and the Countach are the most iconic cars of the 80s!!! Would be a dream come true to own either!
deloran too
He said V-12, isn't it a flat 12?
Yes, flat 12
It's a 180degree v12. Basically a flat 12 with a v12's crankshaft.
No. It is a V-12. Yes, it has a 180 degree V. But, the crankshaft and firing order dictate that it is still a V12 fundamentally. Yes, in terms of terminology, it makes sense to say "flat," but "flat" typically implies a boxer configuration which this is not (for instance, two opposing connecting rods share a common crank pin). I sure wish Doug had gone into more detail in the video on this.....
Uhhhh...."V-shaped" Like this
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If you wrote that flat line on a piece of paper, how many would call it a V?
flyingphoenix113 uhhh no.
Cheetah?
Doge was looking for this comment
It's time for the lance Vance dance
i had the same thought when this car came to gta online.. turns out, lance vance drove an infernus, not a cheetah.
grotti cheeta classic
JustikaD yeah cheetah was big on San Andreas
in the 90s when i was 7/8 years old, someone got this car in my street. still love it..
This video is so fast paced I had to check and make sure my playback speed was on normal lol
That poor thing needs to be detailed
This car is a flat 12.. NOT A V12 COME ON DOUG
It is a 180 degree V-12, which differs from an F-12 in that each adjacent pair of cylinders share the same crank pin, unlike an F-12, where each cylinder has it's own crank pin.
That's why it's called flat 12, not V12... But nice review, thanks a lot!
Apparently there are people who do not realize that a split-journal crankshaft and firing order determines a V packaging, not that the banks are simply less than 180° from each other. Two connecting rods on a single crank pin will create a V (0
The reason it’s called a Boxer it’s flat!
@@athelreddavis5020 It's funny, because on the page for flat engines it says: "The 180° engine, which may be thought of as a type of V engine, is quite uncommon as it has all of the disadvantages of a flat engine, and few of the advantages."
I was in the backseat of my mothers' car on the highway back in 1987, and I saw a purple Testarossa fly right by us. It was an amazing sight for an 8 year old who enjoyed spotting cars back then! :) ~Nostalgic 80s memories~ :)
i always thought the testarossa was worth 1 million dollars but damn for todays prices the testarossa is a steal
Wow, a movable Dome light. Omg! So quirkeyyy
Early 80s camaros had the same for map lights. My 83 berlinetta even had a removable flashlight in the upper console!
Its not dome light. It is reading light. Dome light is integrated just behind
I never knew how ugly the headlights are when they are turned on :/
Agree. Looks like Princess Fiona when the sun goes down in "Shrek".
A lot of cars had automatic seatbelts in the 80’s and 90’s until they started causing injuries
This video seems ancient now! I can’t believe there EVER was a time you could get a Testarossa for under 50K! And now they start at around 250K!
The power windows aren't that slow from the factory - I'ts an old car!
Btw- the car in the video has had a window switch replaced. There's one for the left and one for the right with reversed symbols =)
I LOVE POP UP HEADLIGHTS!!!
I know it by looking at your profile picture. 😋
soundcloud.com/colby-mann-308274897/pop-up-headlights
Tough to ever think that my dream supercar was less than a brand new BRZ (another dream car of mine)
Wish I had money, man. I'd buy one right now.
I was in Turin in 1984 at the Lingotto for the "Salone dell' auto" and this car was on display. It was so difficult to approach the Ferrari stand, even though there were hundreds of other cars the feeling was that everybody was there only to see the new Ferrari. After 40 years, the Testarossa is the only car I clearly remember seeing on that day.
Whats funny 3 years ago when they were selling for $45,000 to $50,000 in the market, Ferrari chat people didn't think the Testarossa values would go up significantly, mainly due to numbers built (over 7000 made!), and the fact that they require a $20,000 engine out maintenance (assuming nothing else breaks during that time, ie rear diff) every 30,000 miles or every 5 years. That's how often you have to change the timing belt and can only be done with engine removed. People can go buy a more modern Ferrari from the 90s with better built quality and not do a $20,000 maintenance work. The engine also seats on top of the gearbox giving a high CG, not good for high speed stability in a corner. Also the chassis is weak enough that when you lift the rear on one side to change a flat tire the rear glass cracks from the chassis flexing! Just look at how many are on eBay right now. Everyone is trying to dump them before prices fall again. I doubt many if any are selling for anywhere near $160K. Follow the bids on eBay and with reserve not made most end at 100-110K which is what they were selling for before economy crashed....
The only note worthy 12 cylinder older Ferraries that would be a good investment is the 550 and the 570 maranello imo. Front engined 12 cylinder just like the original ones before they start doing rear engine cars...
Agree 100%. I actually had a chance to seat in a couple of Testorossas, and man, what a POS of a car it is. Very poor quality interior. Almost looks like it was reupholstered in a hood or something like that. Plasticky-rubberry center console that is all melted and sticky, the shifter that feels like a stick in a dump bucket and yes - the "engine out maintenance" is a cherry on top of all that. To buy only to sell it to some idiot, but to spend even 45-50k on one, id much rather have NSX.
I remeber the Marinello when I was in high school. such a cool car. I was in apartment building garage and some guy started one up and it was crazy
Chinese folks were buying it up and now they are selling it back to the state
VW Machine;;
So true Statement there.
Thanks so much for your input and extremely well post.
That is so true, once people realise the running costs, and bucks is an issue now, novelty wearing off.
It's like fashion, you go on a night out with an uncomfortable, pair of shoes , that hurt like hell all night,
But killer looks 😈
It prices, enthusiasts, whom could budget on what VW is saying, acceptable.
That price then was swallowable,
Like it was meant for....
They turned Ferrari into a must have ,Exclusive handbag.
😢😭😢😭😓
please find me a testarossa for 45k , get over it numbnuts the cars a fn classic whether you like it or not, it's a part of our past and it's a badass
I've always loved these ,
She has her faults but shes so dam beautiful
I got mine. It exceeds all expectations. After 40 years of hype, I didn’t expect that it would actually be a great car to drive. It is!!
One of the reason I like watching this is because you get so amazed about such things as the seat belts in this car lol. It was a very common feature in most cars of the era.
We called those air vents - Swiss Cheese Vents back in the day of Miami Vice 1984-ish - after they blew up the oversized Corvette i.e. fake "black 1972 Ferrari 365 GTS/4 Daytona" for a white and real Testarossa.
I loled at the window rolling up...
I had 3 italian cars, all of them had slow windows... now I have a Civic and that thing is fast as hell!
wrubg
Doug:
Owner: yeah...yep...yeah...yeah
Doug: if you talk one more time I'll quirk your wife..
Owner:
Doug's the type of guy who thinks $60K in 1980s dollars was cheap
It's a Flat-12 not a V12.
Dilfateh Shergill thank you! I thought I was the only one who noticed that.... I prefer it when car-people review cars for car-people
Dilfateh Shergill I giggled when he said "V12"😂
Dilfateh Shergill Technically, it is a 180 degree V12. A flat or boxer engine the pistons across from each other move together. In a V engine, the pistons across move opposite of each other. One is going up, the other is coming down...
Right about the boxer. Is a flat engine specifically a boxer or can it be a 180 degree V?
Technically a flat engine is a boxer. A 180 degree V is not a true flat or boxer. Two opposing pistons share a crankpin (also called connecting rod journal) vs in a boxer where each piston has it's own crankpin. But with all the willy-nilly nomenclature in the car world I think it's safe to say they're interchangeable terms.
EXPOSE JR GARAGE!
Kacper hate much?
Be nice its not that hard
whats up with all the "expose jr garage" comments?
Curious. I have always been suspect of JR Garage but am not sure as to why. What is the deal with them?
Rafael Lastra com They lie on how they make their money
My dad had one when I was growing up from 2007-2016 and when he opened up the door and it showed the inside of the car with the auto seatbelts, I could just smell the car’s interior and leather
Every time when I feel down and lost I’m coming back to watch this video cause seeing this car gives me motivation to continue pursue my dream and hopefully own this car in one day
Hey friends: let's remember Don Johnson in his white one: MIAMI VICE!
some of those items aren't weird per se. door ashtrays were common in cars from the 70s. automatic shoulder seatbelts were common in the 80s on a lot of vehicles and the window has a bad motor most likely, not part of the design.
Brent Taylor yeah he always portraits the cars as if they were alien spaceships...
He is just being Doug...: Explain everything with superlatives and add a "weird quirk" to every sentence....
@@urbanturbine lol
"they're on the ceiling...of course they are " 😂
Surprised there was no mention of the Testarossa's iconic use on the hit 80's show Miami Vice. Before that, most people in the USA didn't know this car even existed. Miami Vice popularized a lot of things in the 80's, some right away while others took time before their popularity grew but much of it was due to it being used on what is perhaps the greatest 80's show of all time. If it appeared on Vice it usually became popular.
the seat belt situation is in my 1991 Ford escort station wagon
Shit Head Fucker yeah this guy must not be a car guy or is very young, the auto seatbelt was the most common passive restraint in the late 80s and early 90s. Airbags are now, but those type seat belts were then, so that isn't at all quirky for this year car.
as is in my mom's previous car 1989 ford escort wagon.
yep. it was more govt regulation. automatic seatbelts were common for a short period before airbags became the norm.
4:32 Has that window closed yet?
legend has it the window still hasn't closed to this day
Doug always finds a way to make me excited about the odd quirks in 80's cars.
This car is absolutely essential for any type of serious police work. Doug should probably have worn a pastel suit to go with this beauty.