The Ferrari of Houston has initiated legal action against a former owner of one Ferrari Purosangue, accusing him of having broken a contractual agreement that guaranteed the dealer the right of first refusal on the popular SUV. In the lawsuit, filed last month at la Harris County District Court, the dealership claims that the customer has signed a “Opportunity Agreement” upon payment of the initial deposit, an agreement that imposed severe restrictions on the sale of the vehicle.
A Ferrari dealer in Texas has filed a lawsuit against one of its customers for selling his Purosangue SUV
Under the terms of the deal, the buyer agreed to give Houston-based Ferrari first refusal on the car if it wanted to sell it within 18 months of delivery in June 2024, as reported by Carbuzz. The dealer would have no problem finding a new home for the Ferrari Purosangue, although we imagine he would have liked to pay less than the owner of the model could have obtained by selling it himself to another party.
The contract also provided that, in the event that the customer sold the Purosangue to third parties within the first 18 monthsthus violating the agreement, would have been obliged to return the profit obtained from the sale to Ferrari of Houston and to cover the legal costs. Although the case has not yet reached court, it appears that the law favors Ferrari, even supporting those who actually had the desire to buy and keep the automaker’s first four-door model.
Most new car buyers are free to do what they want with their vehicles, but this isn’t the first case of automakers or their dealers picking on owners who try to resell them for a profit. Ford sued the actor and wrestler John Cena after he sold his GT supercar and Tesla threatened to do the same to Cybertruck owners who want to make a quick buck. So we’ll see what happens to the owner of this Ferrari Purosangue.
