New Ferrari 458
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To my eye the new Ferrari is lovely and exhibits a glorious design continuity, whereas the Audi 5.2L R8V10, down by 50 bhp and much heavier, looks like it was cobbled together from the parts bin:
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Obviously you have no idea what it would take to get one of these. Some dealers will take your deposit never having owned an F-car before and tell you sometime in the next 3-5 years, your number will come up. Other dealers will tell you that if you purchase one of their "overpriced" used cars, it will improve your chances of getting a 458, but there's no guarantee. Then there's always paying 100 grand over sticker which will make it happen a lot faster. 458 looks sweet but enjoy an Aston for a few years and then go for the F-car as it would be much more of an enjoyable process. Just my $0.02...
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this is a game changer and moves ferrari way out of porsche's league. no 911 variant could ever hope to compare. this is more like a cgt.
the mid engine models are universally loved and hold value while the front engine ones have controversial styling and depreciate like mad. why is that?
the mid engine models are universally loved and hold value while the front engine ones have controversial styling and depreciate like mad. why is that?
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Wow, the spy pics really weren't doing it for me and considering how much I hated the 430 initially and how much it grew on me...I feel like I'm going to love it. It reminds me of how I felt when I saw the 360 spy shots...
Great work Ferrari, this car will be a stunner in real life in looks and from the spec sheet, the track as well.
Great work Ferrari, this car will be a stunner in real life in looks and from the spec sheet, the track as well.
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Not sure what I think of this car. When the 360 and then the 430 were revealed, I was just instantly in love with the looks of the cars. I'm not geting that same vibe from this car.
I'm sure this car will be a performance monster and that the styling will eventually grow on me but it just doesn't have that instant visual appeal to me that the last few F cars did.
I'm sure this car will be a performance monster and that the styling will eventually grow on me but it just doesn't have that instant visual appeal to me that the last few F cars did.
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Just placed an order yesterday with a buddy of mine. He's getting a red one with Beige interior, boring but classic. I'm thinking either
Ferrari Red Exterior w/ off White Daytona Seats & a Red Dash
or
Arctic Silver Exterior & Red Daytona Seats & Red Dash
what do you think?
1.5 years till i can drive it
Ferrari Red Exterior w/ off White Daytona Seats & a Red Dash
or
Arctic Silver Exterior & Red Daytona Seats & Red Dash
what do you think?
1.5 years till i can drive it
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[QUOTE=fcar348;2483108]this is a game changer and moves ferrari way out of porsche's league. no 911 variant could ever hope to compare. this is more like a cgt.
+1, the kool aid stand in Weissach just closed.
+1, the kool aid stand in Weissach just closed.
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Just placed an order yesterday with a buddy of mine. He's getting a red one with Beige interior, boring but classic. I'm thinking either
Ferrari Red Exterior w/ off White Daytona Seats & a Red Dash
or
Arctic Silver Exterior & Red Daytona Seats & Red Dash
what do you think?
1.5 years till i can drive it
Ferrari Red Exterior w/ off White Daytona Seats & a Red Dash
or
Arctic Silver Exterior & Red Daytona Seats & Red Dash
what do you think?
1.5 years till i can drive it
nice! why dont u wait for it to come out and buy it used on autotrader or ebay? u ll get it sooner
