Newcastle striker's dream motor up for sale for £150,000 in North Yorkshire (From The Northern Echo)

Newcastle striker's dream motor up for sale for £150,000 in North Yorkshire

4:42pm Thursday 2nd July 2009

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A FERRARI which belonged to England footballer Michael Owen is up for sale for an eye-watering £150,000.

With one careful owner and only 9,900 miles on the clock, the two-door 599 GTB Fiorano F1 in metallic Tour de France blue is up for sale at a dealership in Harrogate, North Yorkshire.

The ex-Newcastle United striker's contract has run out and he is currently looking for a new club, but the car sale is unlikely to be due to the multi-millionaire being strapped for cash.

The 2007 612bhp model, with two year's warranty left for the cautious buyer, would have cost £198,000 new, but Owen had another £24,000 worth of extras fitted.

They include ceramic brakes worth £11,500, alloy wheels costing £2,500, a £1,350 sat nav system and a leather parcel shelf at a bargain £1,325.

The Lawton Brook dealership advertised the car in Autotrader, describing it as a stunning car previously belonging to Michael Owen.

"This is the best value 599 on the market today," it said.

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