James May explains why he\u2019s sold his gorgeous Ferrari 308 YouTube: DRIVETRIBEThe Grand Tour host and television icon James May is well-known for his diverse car collection. It seems that May is moving with the times though, as he has put his gorgeous Ferrari 308 GTB up for sale. May is not one to shy away from new technology, in fact, he embraces it with open arms. He has previously been vocal about his love for the quirky BMW I3, and also owns a Tesla Model S as a daily driver. He has always been one for the classics too, but he is now downsizing his collection, having put his Ferrari 308 up for sale. Saying that it is \u201cgone for good,\u201d James reveals his reasons for selling in DRIVETRIBE\u2019s September 27 video. \u201cI liked looking at it\u2026 I just didn\u2019t drive it!\u201d In typical James style, he said the Ferrari has \u201cfallen out of step with the spirit of the age\u201d and felt it was time to replace it. Not only is it \u201cold tech,\u201d but there was also the small matter that he didn\u2019t drive it \u2013 which is quite an issue for an old car such as the 308 GTB. That\u2019s not to say all love was gone, however. May described the 308 as \u201cone of the prettiest Ferraris ever made\u2026 I liked looking at it, I just didn\u2019t drive it!\u201d Confirming he still has a love for the Italian Ferrari brand, he clarifies that \u201cof course I\u2019m talking about the 308, I haven\u2019t sold the (458) Speciale\u2026 that would be an absurd thing to do!\u201d Despite selling off one Ferrari, it seems that there will be a Ferrari in May\u2019s garage for the time being. Taking a loss He also reveals that he will be selling the Ferrari at a considerable loss. May explains that classic car prices have dropped a lot in the last year, meaning even a car with celebrity connections such as his hasn\u2019t escaped depreciation. May also admits that buying the Ferrari was somewhat of a \u2018bucket list\u2019 experience for him: \u201cBuying the 308 was like exorcising a demon from my youth\u2026 but I\u2019ve done it now, the ghost is gone.\u201d He added: \u201cIt\u2019s an old car\u2026 and I don\u2019t really like old cars, though everyone thinks I must,\u201d as he also reveals that with the 308 gone, there are no classic cars left in his fleet. It remains to be seen if the 308 GTB will be replaced. Judging by the way May speaks of old cars, it is likely to be replaced by an EV of some sort \u2013 such is progress, after all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
James May explains why he\u2019s sold his gorgeous Ferrari 308 YouTube: DRIVETRIBEThe Grand Tour host and television icon James May is well-known for his diverse car collection. It seems that May is moving with the times though, as he has put his gorgeous Ferrari 308 GTB up for sale. May is not one to shy […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35231","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35231","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35231"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35231\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35231"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35231"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}