- Ferrari California, FF and 458 Italia buyers will get seven years of free maintenance.
- The Ferrari Genuine Maintenance program covers all scheduled maintenance items including fluids.
- The program has no mileage restrictions and can be transferred to a second owner.
MARANELLO, Italy — Ferrari, plagued last year by a rash of fires that triggered the largest safety recall in its history, said it will offer a seven-year free maintenance program on all new Ferrari California, 458 Italia and FF models.
The program started in March in Europe and eventually will be rolled out to other markets this year, the company said.
The Ferrari Genuine Maintenance program covers all scheduled maintenance items, including spare parts, engine oil and brake fluid. The program has no mileage restrictions and can be transferred to a second owner.
Ferrari said the program is "designed to anticipate one annual service each year during the seven years, but, as there is no mileage restriction, clients who reach the service intervals by mileage (every 12,500 miles) will be able to have their car serviced more than once per year."
Last September, Ferrari initiated a worldwide recall of the 458 Italia because glue could leak onto the exhaust system and cause a fire. The recall covered 1,248 cars, including more than 300 in the U.S.
Inside Line says: Even Ferrari has to worry about the thing called customer goodwill. — Paul Lienert, Correspondent
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ddark13 says:
08:51 AM, 04/28/2011
Finally, the one thing stopping me from getting a ferrari is gone. 458 italia here i come!!!!
mce63 says:
07:06 PM, 04/27/2011
OMG!!! I mean, come on. Really. Who keeps their Ferrari for seven whole years. OK, two years. Maybe three years max if you're poor. But seven? Eww.
coloradosilver says:
04:17 PM, 04/27/2011
This is an awesome move. I wish more manufacturers would offer a plan like this. I remember when I bought a BMW several years ago, they gave 4 years of the same thing. It was great. On the flipside, I wonder how much this actually costs Ferrari when looked at next to the profit margin for each car sold.
Also have to realize that this is a "free maintenance" offer, not a warranty.
Anyone know what the standard warranty on one of these cars is?
chamo says:
03:25 PM, 04/27/2011
I wondering if that includes the tires...
cb_racer says:
12:10 PM, 04/27/2011
OK, see you guys later, I'm heading to the closest Ferrari dealer to get me one, or maybe two.
uscgrad2k1 says:
09:48 AM, 04/27/2011
Now that I can afford the maintenance, all I need now is to buy the car...
When my friend saw this article, his response was... "I would drive with the windshield washer on all the time"