Supercar ownership sounds like a dream to most auto enthusiasts but there’s something about it that often flies under the radar. Maintaining a supercar can be an extremely expensive venture and we’re not talking about tires and oil changes. Simply restoring the buttons on one Ferrari just cost its now-former owner nearly $10k.
Facebook user Jerry Mos recently posted about his ordeal though he declined to mention the exact Ferrari model in question. Regardless, he says that he sold it because he couldn’t “anticipate what would go wrong next.” It’s in preparation for its sale that he spent the cash to get those sticky buttons fixed but it’s certainly not his only gripe.
“I spent… 15k for replacing ceramic wheel bearings, 4k for fixing led markers that fall out, and on, and on” he said. Those figures are only a part of a picture that also included regular maintenance trips of around $1,500 each. It’s hard to believe that repairing or replacing sticky buttons could cost so much but he posted a photo of a receipt showing exactly that.
More: Tesla Model 3’s Sticky Hump Day At Tim Hortons Goes Viral
Notably, the service record shows just $7,542 for the “refinishing of all interior pieces” but there are other charges of $80.70 for “shipping of interior parts for refinishing” and $1,800 for all of the associated labor with the visit. Some of that labor centered around an engine carbon cleaning, installing a dead pedal, and other things but the buttons were the top issue raised.
The wild-looking repair bill is one reason that Mos was posting in the C8 Corvette owner’s forum. He proudly owns a 70th-anniversary Stingray Convertible with the 3LT package and in the two weeks he’s had it, the mid-engine American car motivated the sale of the Ferrari.
We’ve reached out to Mos in hopes of getting more info about what car and what buttons got so sticky but a quick search around the web confirms that it’s a pretty normal problem with the brand. Whether you agree or disagree, Mos, who has owned both options, has a clear opinion: “GM really did make a better Ferrari!” he says.
