The Case of the Lurid Ferrari Lawsuit

A recent case has highlighted the absurdity and senselessness of our legal system, particularly when it comes to high-stakes cases like this one. A man purchased a used Ferrari from a dealership, only to discover that there was a leaky fuel center in the car. The dealership had allegedly not disclosed this issue during the sale, leading to a dispute over who was at fault.

The dealership claimed that they had done everything by the book and that the PPI (Pre-Purchase Inspection) report paid for by the buyer should have revealed any issues with the car. However, the jury disagreed, awarding the buyer an astonishing $5.8 million in damages. This amount is not only excessive but also utterly unjustified.

The dealer claimed that they had taken the necessary steps to ensure that the car was sold as-is and that the buyer should have done their due diligence before making a purchase. The dealership even offered to take the car back if there were any issues, but this offer was ignored by the jury. It is clear that the judge and jurors were swayed by emotional appeals rather than facts.

The punishment seems out of proportion to the offense. A person who gets their leg chopped off may receive $3-4 million in damages. Meanwhile, a buyer who disputes a minor issue with a used car like this Ferrari receives $5.8 million. This highlights the absurdity and arbitrariness of our justice system.

The juror's decision is particularly egregious because it appears that the dealership did nothing wrong. They had sent the car to an independent inspector, which suggests that they were trying to be transparent about any issues with the vehicle. The buyer had also purchased the car as-is, which means that they should have known what they were getting into.

The dealer's response to the dispute was reasonable and fair-minded. If they had been found guilty of anything, it would have been a minor infraction at best, not a case worthy of such massive damages. The fact that the jury saw fit to punish the dealership so severely is a travesty of justice.

In the end, the buyer may receive $30,000 in compensation for their troubles, which is hardly sufficient given the enormity of the award. If the buyer is successful in appealing the verdict, it will be a miracle if they manage to recoup most of what was awarded them. The entire process highlights the need for greater accountability and fairness in our justice system.

It's worth noting that this case highlights the dangers of relying on juries to make decisions in high-stakes cases. Juries can often be swayed by emotional appeals or biases, rather than objective facts. This is particularly true when it comes to large sums of money, where personal biases and emotions can cloud judgment.

In any event, if this case ever sees the light of day again, it's likely that it will be appealed and potentially overturned on appeal. However, even if the verdict stands, it's clear that the justice system has failed in its duty to uphold fairness and reason.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enall right you want to hear this this is exactly what's wrong with our legal system nowadays so there's a guy who was just awarded by a jury a jury award of 5.8 million dollars for a fraud connection or a fraud allegation towards a mercedes-benz dealership that sold him a 2007 Ferrari 430 right what do I tell everyone to do when you buy a car get a PPI PPI pre-purchase inspection this guy did that he was at mercedes-benz of Northwest Arkansas he bought or he agreed over the phone to buy the car based on the PPI exactly what anyone else should do sent it down to Texas Texas and Arkansas they they're like right there and he had the car inspected by a Ferrari mechanic got a report said you may want to look at the this-this-this miss the dealership changed the clutch and did some other repair stuff that like want to call a used cars being sold especially a Ferrari is being sold as is there's stuff that you just say like all right cool I get it it's like there's things wrong with it that's what I'm paying for right here I have a PPI that was done on my 2007 conveniently enough 2007 f430 this is a challenge car though and the challenge cars a race car and I bought this after this pp I paid a hundred and twenty five thousand dollars for it and you know what my bill was with the pp I said recommended action recommended services right here recommended services pre-purchase inspection approved and paid for four hundred and twelve dollars perform engine refresh vehicle is due for engine refresh twenty three thousand dollars replace clutch along with engine refresh no labor because the clutch is because the engines coming out 70 157 seventy five dollars replace the f1 power unit seventy one hundred seventy five dollars perform well engines out so the engines out that service is taking care of all the other labor gearbox overhaul $8,500 replace rear wheel bearing $3,200 replaced carbon fur Amex losing carbon ceramic front and rear brake rotors $8,600 that's Oh with steel I was gonna say that's really cheap for carbon brakes replace carbon ceramic front and rear brake rotors and peds with steel rotors brakes to their matching application for brake pads $8,600 replace fuel cells the right and the left while the engine is out original fuel cells on vehicle were no good forty-three thousand two hundred and seventeen dollars so I have a subtotal before tax on a car that I bought of a hundred and one thousand eight hundred and twenty two dollars and stuff that the dealer suggested I do to it so I paid a hundred and twenty five thousand dollars for a hundred and twenty five thousand dollar car that essentially needed a hundred thousand dollars what the service why because that's all common stuff that's when you buy a Ferrari or that specific type of Ferrari this is all common maintenance that has to be done and it shouldn't cost that much money that's just dealer pricing but at the end of the day I'm made aware of what's wrong with the car and I buy it for a certain price so and that's with all this potential stuff factored in according to this guy I was defrauded by the dealer or I should have the dealer take care of all this or I should just give him fifteen thousand dollars for a hundred and twenty five thousand dollar car it makes no sense the car would be totaled at that point in time it's not when you're stepping in to the realm of buying a Ferrari you have to accept that there's certain stuff that comes with it part of that is maintenance part of that is stuff brakes they're there trying to claim it that this was a fraud that the dealership defrauded this guy and all right let's just say there's a disagreement as to whether or not the dealer knew there was a leaky fuel center it's in a big warehouse the dealer probably never even touches touches the car it's sitting in a big warehouse may not smell of gas when the guy gets it to this garage and tucks it into a smaller enclosure might smell the gas so that's something that should have been picked up by the PPI which was paid for by the dude so all the stuff that was potentially wrong with it should have been known from the PPI from the dude the dealer if I was the dealer I would have taken the car back you ship it back to me we'll take the car back we'll give you your money back did 30 miles on it who cares the stance of and I would have as a dealership done the same thing you bought it as is you had it inspected we delivered you the car if something is wrong with it it's not on us the manifolds not on us the dealer or the the jury awarded this guy whatever the damage is to repair the car were 13 15 $20,000 then they awarded them 5.6 million dollars at five eight point eight million dollars whatever it is just absolute mind-boggling nonsense like what sort of punitive damages are you gonna award this guy what was he without his Ferrari for a couple of months was he like it's his first time having a Ferrari would assume it's his first time having a Ferrari I just don't see any any way that that jury award can be justified and even the dealership said this this doesn't isn't founded by reality there there's no how these jurors can go sit in a room and now I haven't read the case I didn't see the case posted anywhere I'd love to see the details of it if somebody wants to send it over but there is no there is no punitive damage there is no harm to this guy that would even come close to five and a half million dollars you get your leg chopped off and you may get three or four million dollars this guy gets five million dollars for what for a disagreement with a dealership not even that the dealership defrauded them because the dealership didn't hide any of these issues they sent it to an independent inspector if they refused to send it to expect her to an inspection and said this car is good you can promise I promise you it's good there's nothing wrong with it and then the guy gets it he's got more of a case this guy had the car inspected then made the decision to purchase it as is knowing that you can have a disagreement there but you don't really or you shouldn't really have a leg to stand on if something like that is wrong this is absolute hogwash it's it's a mockery of the entire it highlights how ridiculous the entire legal system is Awards like this fir for what I mean there are no damages and again if somebody has the case send it to makes I want to read through it there is no way that this guy is entitled to five and a half million dollars or five plus million dollars in damages for a Ferrari that there's a disagreement over it's a civil matter that doesn't result in fraud it's far from fraud even fraud is generally like triple damages so like oh yeah the consumer fraud you get your debt your actual damages just say it's ten thousand dollars you've got thirty thousand dollars awarded to you this makes no sense it's at it just it angers me I hope this guy doesn't see a dollar of it I hope it gets appealed and and even on the appeal they they may not get a new trial they may say that you you've been found to have defrauded this guy in some way shape or form but the award is ludicrous Shive if this guy gets these things fixed which it's if he gets a check for $30,000 I'll assure you he can fix all of that stuff that he said is wrong with it for probably five thousand dollars that this guy is going to end up having this Ferrari for 50 grand and I don't like him if I see him at a car show I'm gonna let him know I am not happy with how he made his money I think it's a load of horseshit and I think it's it literally highlights everything that's wrong with our legal system and that that is absolutely bonkers and the pain and suffering associated with buying a Ferrari is not know sorry this annoyed meall right you want to hear this this is exactly what's wrong with our legal system nowadays so there's a guy who was just awarded by a jury a jury award of 5.8 million dollars for a fraud connection or a fraud allegation towards a mercedes-benz dealership that sold him a 2007 Ferrari 430 right what do I tell everyone to do when you buy a car get a PPI PPI pre-purchase inspection this guy did that he was at mercedes-benz of Northwest Arkansas he bought or he agreed over the phone to buy the car based on the PPI exactly what anyone else should do sent it down to Texas Texas and Arkansas they they're like right there and he had the car inspected by a Ferrari mechanic got a report said you may want to look at the this-this-this miss the dealership changed the clutch and did some other repair stuff that like want to call a used cars being sold especially a Ferrari is being sold as is there's stuff that you just say like all right cool I get it it's like there's things wrong with it that's what I'm paying for right here I have a PPI that was done on my 2007 conveniently enough 2007 f430 this is a challenge car though and the challenge cars a race car and I bought this after this pp I paid a hundred and twenty five thousand dollars for it and you know what my bill was with the pp I said recommended action recommended services right here recommended services pre-purchase inspection approved and paid for four hundred and twelve dollars perform engine refresh vehicle is due for engine refresh twenty three thousand dollars replace clutch along with engine refresh no labor because the clutch is because the engines coming out 70 157 seventy five dollars replace the f1 power unit seventy one hundred seventy five dollars perform well engines out so the engines out that service is taking care of all the other labor gearbox overhaul $8,500 replace rear wheel bearing $3,200 replaced carbon fur Amex losing carbon ceramic front and rear brake rotors $8,600 that's Oh with steel I was gonna say that's really cheap for carbon brakes replace carbon ceramic front and rear brake rotors and peds with steel rotors brakes to their matching application for brake pads $8,600 replace fuel cells the right and the left while the engine is out original fuel cells on vehicle were no good forty-three thousand two hundred and seventeen dollars so I have a subtotal before tax on a car that I bought of a hundred and one thousand eight hundred and twenty two dollars and stuff that the dealer suggested I do to it so I paid a hundred and twenty five thousand dollars for a hundred and twenty five thousand dollar car that essentially needed a hundred thousand dollars what the service why because that's all common stuff that's when you buy a Ferrari or that specific type of Ferrari this is all common maintenance that has to be done and it shouldn't cost that much money that's just dealer pricing but at the end of the day I'm made aware of what's wrong with the car and I buy it for a certain price so and that's with all this potential stuff factored in according to this guy I was defrauded by the dealer or I should have the dealer take care of all this or I should just give him fifteen thousand dollars for a hundred and twenty five thousand dollar car it makes no sense the car would be totaled at that point in time it's not when you're stepping in to the realm of buying a Ferrari you have to accept that there's certain stuff that comes with it part of that is maintenance part of that is stuff brakes they're there trying to claim it that this was a fraud that the dealership defrauded this guy and all right let's just say there's a disagreement as to whether or not the dealer knew there was a leaky fuel center it's in a big warehouse the dealer probably never even touches touches the car it's sitting in a big warehouse may not smell of gas when the guy gets it to this garage and tucks it into a smaller enclosure might smell the gas so that's something that should have been picked up by the PPI which was paid for by the dude so all the stuff that was potentially wrong with it should have been known from the PPI from the dude the dealer if I was the dealer I would have taken the car back you ship it back to me we'll take the car back we'll give you your money back did 30 miles on it who cares the stance of and I would have as a dealership done the same thing you bought it as is you had it inspected we delivered you the car if something is wrong with it it's not on us the manifolds not on us the dealer or the the jury awarded this guy whatever the damage is to repair the car were 13 15 $20,000 then they awarded them 5.6 million dollars at five eight point eight million dollars whatever it is just absolute mind-boggling nonsense like what sort of punitive damages are you gonna award this guy what was he without his Ferrari for a couple of months was he like it's his first time having a Ferrari would assume it's his first time having a Ferrari I just don't see any any way that that jury award can be justified and even the dealership said this this doesn't isn't founded by reality there there's no how these jurors can go sit in a room and now I haven't read the case I didn't see the case posted anywhere I'd love to see the details of it if somebody wants to send it over but there is no there is no punitive damage there is no harm to this guy that would even come close to five and a half million dollars you get your leg chopped off and you may get three or four million dollars this guy gets five million dollars for what for a disagreement with a dealership not even that the dealership defrauded them because the dealership didn't hide any of these issues they sent it to an independent inspector if they refused to send it to expect her to an inspection and said this car is good you can promise I promise you it's good there's nothing wrong with it and then the guy gets it he's got more of a case this guy had the car inspected then made the decision to purchase it as is knowing that you can have a disagreement there but you don't really or you shouldn't really have a leg to stand on if something like that is wrong this is absolute hogwash it's it's a mockery of the entire it highlights how ridiculous the entire legal system is Awards like this fir for what I mean there are no damages and again if somebody has the case send it to makes I want to read through it there is no way that this guy is entitled to five and a half million dollars or five plus million dollars in damages for a Ferrari that there's a disagreement over it's a civil matter that doesn't result in fraud it's far from fraud even fraud is generally like triple damages so like oh yeah the consumer fraud you get your debt your actual damages just say it's ten thousand dollars you've got thirty thousand dollars awarded to you this makes no sense it's at it just it angers me I hope this guy doesn't see a dollar of it I hope it gets appealed and and even on the appeal they they may not get a new trial they may say that you you've been found to have defrauded this guy in some way shape or form but the award is ludicrous Shive if this guy gets these things fixed which it's if he gets a check for $30,000 I'll assure you he can fix all of that stuff that he said is wrong with it for probably five thousand dollars that this guy is going to end up having this Ferrari for 50 grand and I don't like him if I see him at a car show I'm gonna let him know I am not happy with how he made his money I think it's a load of horseshit and I think it's it literally highlights everything that's wrong with our legal system and that that is absolutely bonkers and the pain and suffering associated with buying a Ferrari is not know sorry this annoyed me\n"