http://www.crown-motorsports.com/web...e-Dallas-Texas

This will be my first F purchase. Is this a good deal? What questions should i ask them before purchasing? What is the maintainance cost on f430 every year? Just oil changes? thanks

 

looks like it has datona seats which are a nice option. Price seems decent considering the year and miles. Get a PPI done. The Plano Ferrari dealer won't be too far from there and they will tell you if everything is straight on the car. You'll want to make sure you get all the service records, keys, remotes, books, and covers with the car. Those items are expensive to replace. Service is simple on those cars. F1s do go through clutches fast than 3 pedal cars. but it has a timing chain, not a belt, so that service doesn't really exist. While I don't own a 430, I have heard that they require less service than the 360 I own, and that has required very little.

I actually don't live that far from that dealer, so if you strike a deal with him and want someoen to check it out locally, I can probably swing by in the next week.

Matt

 

Thanks for your detailed response. If i do strike a deal with them, I would really really appreciate if you can swing by and take a peek at it for me. Since you are a Ferrari owner, you know if something looks fishy or what not. Thanks

 

i was told 2007 is a good year, most problems that exists were 05 and 06. I have not owned 430s, but based on what my Ferrari shop told me, 430s has its own sets of issues (more related to computers) as compared to the 360s. Nothing is cheap when these cars go wrong. But the reward is far worth the expense imo.

 

So for normal maintaince cost per year?

 

this summer i want to buy a car, i turn 16 in march and i want to buy a car, nothing expensive because i can't afford anything too expensive.

 

annual maintenance would just be fluid changes. Not sure what a dealer charges, but a 3rd party specialist would probably be around $500. Not sure what is involved in a 3 year service on a 430 (probably accessory belts?) But your best bet would be to call a dealer and find out the maintenance schedule. Looks like you are in Hawaii. I would check locally as a smaller market may have different prices...