F430 (Manual) - a celebration
Discussion
Kyodo said:
Some great cars here but why is it celebrating 'manuals' when the real celebrating going on concerns colour/interior/spec? Perhaps it shows the stick with the knob on the top is secondary to the aforementioned...
Not a dig, just an observation
Its a thread for manual owners to show pics of their pride and joy... all colours and specs welcome in this celebration !Not a dig, just an observation
One thing that does stand out so far is the different interior colors. When i searched for my F430 it needed to be a Red Manual steel braked car with either tan or black interior. Most were F1 red with crema IE resale spec.
I guess what i am saying is the people who bought new and chose a manual box were doing so for personal preference and not for resale.
I guess what i am saying is the people who bought new and chose a manual box were doing so for personal preference and not for resale.
Edited by chippy348 on Thursday 28th January 17:33
Kyodo said:
I know and fair play. The F1 equipped cars are manual too you know… 
Haha, well you make a good point... the F1 car that 911F posted was the first I ever drove and was the car that put me on the path to my eventual purchase (albeit I went around the houses with 308/355/360 before reaching my desitination )mwstewart said:
Does anyone have a 2008 or even 2009 manual? The manual cars seem more common in '05, '55, and '06; from then on they seemed to thin out, which i suppose is indicative of the sea change in the marketplace as more people converted to F1/DSG etc.
I was told by a Ferrari dealer that my '07 was a very late manual and there were hardly none in 2008 and 2009. There was also a recession then so there weren't that many overall.Armen said:
There had been a few in 2008/2009, well at least in the US.
But yes most of the manual F430 were 2005 & 2006MY.
Interestingly, it seems the options list really expanded over the life of the car, for instance later options were parking sensors, Bose etc... most of the 05/06 cars aren't massive spec with owners seemingly focused more on colour combinations, carbon/ali dash choices, and seat choice (stock/Daytona/carbon), and F1 v Manual choice. But yes most of the manual F430 were 2005 & 2006MY.
During my search I was also surprised how few Spiders were spec'ed with heated seats...... would have been the first box I ticked - maybe Ferrari buyers have well padded bottom's thus no need !!!
The biggest surprise factor on my car that I was happy to see was the passenger airbag deactivation switch.... not sure if this was standard or an option, but an essential feature for anyone with younger kids.
TOM59 said:
HI
Here is a photo of my 2006 manual great car have upgraded the lights to LED and change out the manifolds and installed the flip out Ferrari / Clarion head unit when I bought it 1.5 years ago it had 10k miles on it now has 16k miles
Tom
Very nice Tom, thanks for posting.... how are you getting on with the Clarion ? Am pondering audio upgrades already !!Here is a photo of my 2006 manual great car have upgraded the lights to LED and change out the manifolds and installed the flip out Ferrari / Clarion head unit when I bought it 1.5 years ago it had 10k miles on it now has 16k miles
Tom
keith jecks said:
My car (if this worked). Bought from maranello a year ago with 10,700 miles. Now 15,300, following trips to Italy and France...
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