The price of the Ferrari 456 with an automatic tranny is holding steady right now,--these are usually reserved for guys buying these for their wives,--who prefer the auto.

 

I am a Fcar fan but have not yet owned one, I am sticking to Pcars until I am up to my eyeballs in liquid assets so that I will be able to afford to properly maintain and repair a Ferrari. Although, I must say that 430s do tempt me since they finally went to a timing chain and thereby eliminate the notorious belt services.

Kreissiegs sound excellent and are probably the best sounding exhausts but are definitely on the premium end of the spectrum. On 355/360s, a Capristo stage 3 exhaust sounds almost as good for half the price. I have heard the Kreissieg exhaust for both the 996/7 and the Cayman. As with the Ferraris, great sound but very expensive. Tubi exhaust is expensive enough in Porsche world when compared to the other great alternatives that we have.

 

whats funny is the front engine v12's depreciate faster but they ARE the true ferrari's.... all the original racing cars were front bonnet v12's.... i love 456/599/etc

 

Couldn't agree more. Here are a couple of pics of my brother's '67 330 GTC. Completely original and unrestored with 16K miles. He sold the Dino in the first pic earlier this year.

 

My friend's 456 from several years ago. I still think they look great!