458 Speciale: the "GT3" of the 458 arrives
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No one will get Speciales unless they are hooked by Ferrari sp as a celebrity or athlete and or have a Ferrari collection and buy a lot of their cars without hesitation.
late model Ferraris are very reliable and work well. The one and only problem is high mileage disease.
WE should all blame Ferrari for creating F1 style paddle shifters............as Porsche, Audi, Bentley and every other manufacturer copied everything. It took Porsche a while but they understood it.
Fabspeed Motorsport USA OPEN HOUSE CAR Show 10/12/2013 Saturday. EXotics all over the place. Porsche, Ferrari, Lamborghini Gallardo/Murci, Aventador, McLaren, Bentley, Aston Martin V12
catered and you are all invited.
late model Ferraris are very reliable and work well. The one and only problem is high mileage disease.
WE should all blame Ferrari for creating F1 style paddle shifters............as Porsche, Audi, Bentley and every other manufacturer copied everything. It took Porsche a while but they understood it.
Fabspeed Motorsport USA OPEN HOUSE CAR Show 10/12/2013 Saturday. EXotics all over the place. Porsche, Ferrari, Lamborghini Gallardo/Murci, Aventador, McLaren, Bentley, Aston Martin V12
catered and you are all invited.
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No one will get Speciales unless they are hooked by Ferrari sp as a celebrity or athlete and or have a Ferrari collection and buy a lot of their cars without hesitation.
late model Ferraris are very reliable and work well. The one and only problem is high mileage disease.
WE should all blame Ferrari for creating F1 style paddle shifters............as Porsche, Audi, Bentley and every other manufacturer copied everything. It took Porsche a while but they understood it.
Fabspeed Motorsport USA OPEN HOUSE CAR Show 10/12/2013 Saturday. EXotics all over the place. Porsche, Ferrari, Lamborghini Gallardo/Murci, Aventador, McLaren, Bentley, Aston Martin V12
catered and you are all invited.
late model Ferraris are very reliable and work well. The one and only problem is high mileage disease.
WE should all blame Ferrari for creating F1 style paddle shifters............as Porsche, Audi, Bentley and every other manufacturer copied everything. It took Porsche a while but they understood it.
Fabspeed Motorsport USA OPEN HOUSE CAR Show 10/12/2013 Saturday. EXotics all over the place. Porsche, Ferrari, Lamborghini Gallardo/Murci, Aventador, McLaren, Bentley, Aston Martin V12
catered and you are all invited.
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Think I just might buy a 308 or 328 one of these days so I can say I am apart of the Ferrari clubs.
Does anyone specialize in aftermarket and performance bits & bobs for the 308 & 328?
Tacet is a nut, he has a rubber butt, everytime he turns around he goes PUTT-PUTT!
Does anyone specialize in aftermarket and performance bits & bobs for the 308 & 328?
Tacet is a nut, he has a rubber butt, everytime he turns around he goes PUTT-PUTT!
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Yeah, I know how that process works elsewhere. Which is exactly why, upon putting down my down-payment (40k$) mid last year already, I made it very clear to the sales representative and his management that the '458 Scuderia' (for a lack of a better name at that time) is the one that I want, nothing else. So, for me it's either that way into Ferrari ownership or none at all anytime soon, if at all.
I don't want to sound pedantic, but if Ferrari as a whole or this dealership in particular cannot or does not want to see the life-time profit potential of a 36-year old buying this car cash, then I guess it's not meant to be... if they don't 'allow' me to buy the car that I want, trust me, I certainly won't buy one that I don't want.
And all this hassle to put it to the test back-to-back with my 991 GT3 to see which one I like best!
On colors, I'm looking at white with a grey stripe or, rather different, black with golden alloys and a golden stripe. Not red, that's for sure...
I don't want to sound pedantic, but if Ferrari as a whole or this dealership in particular cannot or does not want to see the life-time profit potential of a 36-year old buying this car cash, then I guess it's not meant to be... if they don't 'allow' me to buy the car that I want, trust me, I certainly won't buy one that I don't want.
And all this hassle to put it to the test back-to-back with my 991 GT3 to see which one I like best!
On colors, I'm looking at white with a grey stripe or, rather different, black with golden alloys and a golden stripe. Not red, that's for sure...
That's the way the cookie crumbles with those Italian Marques and their so called prestige. One of the reasons I would never by a Ferrari first hand.
If you want the F458 I would wait for second hand market if you are not lucky enough "TO WIN ONE" that you still have to pay for from the dealer****, I mean dealership!
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That's the trick, the $64,000 question ain't it? The person, sales manager or Fart-Sniffer who determines if you are indeed worthy enough to buy a brand new F458 Special from the dealership. I really, really hope you can mke it far enough without some wealthy ******* being determined by the fart smeller who chooses who is worthy enough to own one of these Special F458 at the dealership you went to. Might I ask which Ferrari dealership you went to to put down that down payment? Because if it's anywhere near Los Angeles or Orange County there is a HUGE chance that you will be bumped if allocations are not ample enough to fullfill your allocation. Even if you were the first bastard on the order list. Tough doodoo! YOU WILL GET BUMPED, plain and simple for the likes of Justin Timberlake, or Justin Bieber.
That's the way the cookie crumbles with those Italian Marques and their so called prestige. One of the reasons I would never by a Ferrari first hand.
If you want the F458 I would wait for second hand market if you are not lucky enough "TO WIN ONE" that you still have to pay for from the dealer****, I mean dealership!
That's the way the cookie crumbles with those Italian Marques and their so called prestige. One of the reasons I would never by a Ferrari first hand.
If you want the F458 I would wait for second hand market if you are not lucky enough "TO WIN ONE" that you still have to pay for from the dealer****, I mean dealership!
My dealership isn't state-side, but in Dubai, UAE, one of the largest dealers in the world in terms of volume. Same applies for the Porsche dealer here. They will get at least 27 GT3 in the scope of it's production cycle.
Some of the local VIPs (mostly sheikhs) will surely get their version of "Justin-inism" (...), but I don't care that much about when I get it, as long as I do...
In the meantime, I'll got an invite to play on the Yas Marina (Abu Dhabi F1) track with 458 Italias coming Friday, so at least they do still know I exist! For all that's worth...
Tom.
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No one will get Speciales unless they are hooked by Ferrari sp as a celebrity or athlete and or have a Ferrari collection and buy a lot of their cars without hesitation.
late model Ferraris are very reliable and work well. The one and only problem is high mileage disease.
WE should all blame Ferrari for creating F1 style paddle shifters............as Porsche, Audi, Bentley and every other manufacturer copied everything. It took Porsche a while but they understood it.
Fabspeed Motorsport USA OPEN HOUSE CAR Show 10/12/2013 Saturday. EXotics all over the place. Porsche, Ferrari, Lamborghini Gallardo/Murci, Aventador, McLaren, Bentley, Aston Martin V12
catered and you are all invited.
late model Ferraris are very reliable and work well. The one and only problem is high mileage disease.
WE should all blame Ferrari for creating F1 style paddle shifters............as Porsche, Audi, Bentley and every other manufacturer copied everything. It took Porsche a while but they understood it.
Fabspeed Motorsport USA OPEN HOUSE CAR Show 10/12/2013 Saturday. EXotics all over the place. Porsche, Ferrari, Lamborghini Gallardo/Murci, Aventador, McLaren, Bentley, Aston Martin V12
catered and you are all invited.
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Hey Tacet,
My dealership isn't state-side, but in Dubai, UAE, one of the largest dealers in the world in terms of volume. Same applies for the Porsche dealer here. They will get at least 27 GT3 in the scope of it's production cycle.
Some of the local VIPs (mostly sheikhs) will surely get their version of "Justin-inism" (...), but I don't care that much about when I get it, as long as I do...
In the meantime, I'll got an invite to play on the Yas Marina (Abu Dhabi F1) track with 458 Italias coming Friday, so at least they do still know I exist! For all that's worth...
Tom.
My dealership isn't state-side, but in Dubai, UAE, one of the largest dealers in the world in terms of volume. Same applies for the Porsche dealer here. They will get at least 27 GT3 in the scope of it's production cycle.
Some of the local VIPs (mostly sheikhs) will surely get their version of "Justin-inism" (...), but I don't care that much about when I get it, as long as I do...
In the meantime, I'll got an invite to play on the Yas Marina (Abu Dhabi F1) track with 458 Italias coming Friday, so at least they do still know I exist! For all that's worth...
Tom.
I doubt we will see that happening with the 918 since they are still less than half sold. Sure a few Dealerships may have sold all their allocations, as a common courtesy they might hunt one down for you.
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I am not feeling it so much yet, too busy and goofy hood details and stripe colors. Performance is fantastic. Scud is always about the feel of the car , cant wait to hear the on road reviews.
Ferrarichat response is utter disappointment over styling. Maybe real life pictures will look better.
Ferrarichat response is utter disappointment over styling. Maybe real life pictures will look better.
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I have just specced my Speciale... call me boring, but it's very similar to my GT3: white outside, mostly black alcantara inside. I want to keep it 'business-like', not the usual mix of candy-shop colors that most Ferrari's over here have. I'm pretty sure it'll attract enough attention already.
No allocations yet in Dubai, but we're looking at January production now... so the GT3 should be able to arrive first, if Porsche finally gets their act together!
And yes, I am allowed to buy one as my first Ferrari!
No allocations yet in Dubai, but we're looking at January production now... so the GT3 should be able to arrive first, if Porsche finally gets their act together!
And yes, I am allowed to buy one as my first Ferrari!
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That car looks sweet.
Enjoy you can not go wrong. Do you have a F12 Berlinetta on order too
That car is excellent too. We are supposed to get one in here soon
That car looks sweet.
Enjoy you can not go wrong. Do you have a F12 Berlinetta on order too
That car is excellent too. We are supposed to get one in here soon
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I have just specced my Speciale... call me boring, but it's very similar to my GT3: white outside, mostly black alcantara inside. I want to keep it 'business-like', not the usual mix of candy-shop colors that most Ferrari's over here have. I'm pretty sure it'll attract enough attention already.
No allocations yet in Dubai, but we're looking at January production now... so the GT3 should be able to arrive first, if Porsche finally gets their act together!
And yes, I am allowed to buy one as my first Ferrari!
No allocations yet in Dubai, but we're looking at January production now... so the GT3 should be able to arrive first, if Porsche finally gets their act together!
And yes, I am allowed to buy one as my first Ferrari!
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My dealer offered me a Speciale recently! I laughed and said seriously and he said yes. I can't sell my spot.
Actually I would like a F430 Spider F1 Rossi Corsa Daytona seats black inserts shields and yellow tach
Around 150k versus $400K
Actually I would like a F430 Spider F1 Rossi Corsa Daytona seats black inserts shields and yellow tach
Around 150k versus $400K
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Looking at the performance differences supplied by the magazine. One Imperial, the other metric... The Ferrari comes in at about 354 lbs lighter than the Porsche. So of course, besides gearing the Ferrari is going to be a little quicker even if its only about 1 whole second fastd. 354 imperial pounds is literally two average, smaller types, folks. But I will give it to Ferrari they really do like pulling out the stops.
Damn good styling throughout the yearz; totally different design ethos of the Germans and their continued ecolutions of the 911 and now it looks like Cayman and Boxsters.
Say what though shall about the Cayenne but it saved the damned company from going under. So each time you see a Cayenne give it a good slap on the back for saving the company.
Now only if we could have bought VW instead of VW buying us... Son of a Bit[#.
Damn good styling throughout the yearz; totally different design ethos of the Germans and their continued ecolutions of the 911 and now it looks like Cayman and Boxsters.
Say what though shall about the Cayenne but it saved the damned company from going under. So each time you see a Cayenne give it a good slap on the back for saving the company.
Now only if we could have bought VW instead of VW buying us... Son of a Bit[#.