Ferrari 488 reviews now available...O/T
06-08-2015, 08:20 PM
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And we are all still waiting to see a Ring Time in the LaLaFerrari driven by a professional race car driver and not necessarily backed up by the Ferrari Factory Contingent who would put special, specific, throttle and fuel mappings onto the ECU to optimise.
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06-08-2015, 11:38 PM
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06-08-2015, 11:49 PM
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im sold.
Great mid engine Ferrari that makes you forget about F1 360, F1 430 and F1 458
But im just not in the market as i am a Porsche relic hunter nowadays...
Great mid engine Ferrari that makes you forget about F1 360, F1 430 and F1 458
But im just not in the market as i am a Porsche relic hunter nowadays...
06-09-2015, 01:49 AM
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Ferrari 488 reviews now available...O/T
Not interested in a turbo 488. Like the hood and bumper but prefer the 458 for everything else. Turbo will not sound as good as the 458. Just extended factory warranty for 2 years on my 458. Going to keep driving it and enjoying the experience. I hope lots of speciale owners disagree with me and trade their 1,000-mile cars in for the 488 so speciale prices start falling.
06-09-2015, 09:12 AM
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Good luck. Last naturally aspirated, mid-engine, track-focused Ferrari. Maybe when 488 Speciale or whatever it's called arrives we'll see a few more 458 Speciales hit the market, but wouldn't expect a fire sale anytime soon.
06-09-2015, 09:16 AM
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I think there is a large number of Ferrari buyers that have to have the latest and greatest. So we'll see the number of speciales for sale increase throughout 2016. Time will tell.
06-09-2015, 09:36 AM
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Yup and the value on the 458 go down.
Someone mentioned that most collectors want the cars they purchase to have as little miles as possible. But dammit when is the owner to enjoy the car they bought? If I had a modern Ferrari I would put 10K miles a year on it. But they don't build them to drive them like Porsche does!
Further i'm not saying this is the only reason people won't want a 488 but to say the car's sound won't sound like they want it too. Like a real non turbo charged Ferrari thus this is the hair splitting that goes on that determines purchase? Let us not forget the 288 GTO and F40 were both Turbo Charged. Would anyone here turn their back's on owning such cars? And an asides the GTO is worth more than the F40. And I know not too many people who would pass up on either car if given the chance to have one... For free and not paying and without any duty.
And Bravo to those who put 10K kilometers or miles a year on their Ferrari's - even though 10K Kilometers is about 6,100 miles. But still that is enjoying your investment.
Someone mentioned that most collectors want the cars they purchase to have as little miles as possible. But dammit when is the owner to enjoy the car they bought? If I had a modern Ferrari I would put 10K miles a year on it. But they don't build them to drive them like Porsche does!
Further i'm not saying this is the only reason people won't want a 488 but to say the car's sound won't sound like they want it too. Like a real non turbo charged Ferrari thus this is the hair splitting that goes on that determines purchase? Let us not forget the 288 GTO and F40 were both Turbo Charged. Would anyone here turn their back's on owning such cars? And an asides the GTO is worth more than the F40. And I know not too many people who would pass up on either car if given the chance to have one... For free and not paying and without any duty.
And Bravo to those who put 10K kilometers or miles a year on their Ferrari's - even though 10K Kilometers is about 6,100 miles. But still that is enjoying your investment.
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06-09-2015, 10:18 AM
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I know it is a personal thing....but I do not think the 488 sounds good at all. The 458 sounds much much better to me. It troubles me that reviewers constantly rave about the latest automobiles, I find Chris Harris to be wonderfully entertaining and informative however I find that you need to take the reviews with a grain of salt. If they continually give brutally honest reviews I am sure the car manufacturers would think twice before handing over the keys to someone who may not post a favorable review.
06-09-2015, 11:36 AM
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One shocker as far as Ferrari ownership is concerned is insurance costs. While my '14 Ferrari is double the cost of my '15 Gt3, the insurance cost is 3 times more for the same coverage, deductibles and rating class (pleasure use). GT3..$860.00 per year, '14 458 Italia...$2,600.00 per year..Ouch !
06-09-2015, 12:38 PM
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I am just going to leave this here
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