Congrats! Totally makes sense and I always enjoy(ed) your posts on the 2RS. Once the deal is complete would be interested to know some additional information on the trade. I actually just traded in my 2019 gt3rs WP, after 2 great years and 10k miles added the inflated price of it just made me too uncomfortable to keep banging around the back roads which is all I really used the car for. I ended up trading it in for an almost new Shelby GT 350 R with less than 1k miles , manual transmission and a check back for $165k on the trade difference including all taxes after the dust had settled. I just used the extra 165k to buy another rental property for cash that will generate around 1,700/month. So I think I’m moving in the right direction at least financially :/ Hope to be back in a GT3 touring though someday. And side note any weekend ICE car I add from here on has to have a manual transmission. Again congrats! Look forward to some comparison feedback as you break in the new Rarri down the road too.

 

Congrats on the 488. I bought an F8 3 months ago and even though I eagerly await my 992RS allocation, I am really enjoying the Ferrari quite a bit. Definitely a different drive than a 911.

 

Congrats on the stunning 488. They are great cars and so different to Porsches to make any direct comparison irrelevant. I always have a Ferrari alongside my Porsche in my garage at any one time. A few years ago it was a 458 and a 991.2GT3, through a 488 and now have settled on a 812SF and a 2019 RS WP. Both Ferrari and Porsche build stunning drivers cars and on balance Ferrari build better engines and Porsche better chassis.

 

We Porsche people appreciate quality cars, and the 488 is definitely a quality car. Of course, its an Italian car, so the engineering requires a little more maintenance. But if you can afford to buy a 488, you can afford to hire the team needed to keep it humming that incredible Ferrari sound.

Good for you!

 

Thanks for the tip...

 

Why do all Ferrari's look like a 4X4?

Their stance is horrible, both in relation to the wheels being very inset and a large fender gap.

 

USRodeo owning a Ferrari as stated should be on everyone's bucket list. Life is short enjoy yourself that's what it all about at our age.

 

very very good point. And in my opinion this Ferrari car is a huge HUGE level down from a GT2RS, sans what non car people will think when they see it rolling around in FL. One of the “problems “ with Porsche is that all their cars look so similar so to the laymans eye a $400,000 car looks like maybe a “$50,000 car” and that’s very meaningful to a lot of people.

 

Congrats on the addition. I recently made a similar move albeit from a 997.2 gt3 to a 430
scuderia. The scud does pull at the heart strings moreso than my gt3 ever did. Good to have a Porsche and a fiat in the garage though if possible as the two brands approach the same problem in a very different way. Having a few aircooled cars in my stable in addition to the Scud has allowed a greater appreciation of both brands. Enjoy your new car in good health.

 

congrats on the move, in the recent month I have been seriously thinking about acquiring a scuderia or challenge stradale and do a 6speed manual transmission conversion. Unsure of their overall quality but that gated shifter is endlessly alluring, ingredients are simple yet potent: mid-engined RWD, lightweight version, v8, NA and more importantly manual. I know their OEM transmission is basically a computer actuated clutch similar to BMW’s SMG, so strong syrncos and conversion is viable. Welcome to hear everyone’s input

 

Thank you and I fully believe you are quite accurate...the "be seen driving it" was a clumsy way of describing the Ferrari emotional ownership experience.

 

I know what you mean...the only time I was driving the GT2 down A1A that I felt a bit envious was when a 458 went by going the other way...they are just such beautiful cars and the FS Shields just make me stare like a school boy.

 

Drive a Scud and then tell me you do not enjoy the sheer violence of the 60ms single clutch shift !
We had a 16M for 2 years and the sound/feel really rips emotions and puts smiles on faces

 

Enjoy in good health. I traded my 2016 RS for the 458, and it’s a different car for sure. I say Ferrari and a Porsche’s pair well together.

 

OP first of all congrats on the 488. Lovely car.
Off topic: I do think the idea of going for a rip on “backroads” in FL is a misnomer. The chance of your tire sidewalls gets any wear or “getting to the edge” is absolutely nil. There are literally no turns on the way to New Smyrna (unless of course you detour to Daytona for a track day.). So your 488 spider with sofa seats will do just fine and may be a tad faster, signal-to-signal, than your GT2! Enjoy in good health- as you know, most FL drivers do not know how move out of the way from the left lane. Careful out there!
Your new 488 is going to be fun.