Ferrari F430

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mc_blue

2,548 posts

219 months

Sunday 5th August 2012
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Fantastic car, congratulations. How long has he had it?

daz4m

2,908 posts

196 months

Sunday 5th August 2012
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Absolutely stunning, can you tell us more and keep us updated with running costs and reliability.

Flying machine

1,132 posts

177 months

Sunday 5th August 2012
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Just wow! One day I'd love one of these, yeah one day... I wonder who I'm kidding! Fantastic car!!

Benjy911

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544 posts

147 months

Sunday 12th August 2012
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Thanks for all the kind comments, he bought it earlier this year after having a 430 with the F1 box which he really didn't like. You could see why the F1 box was good for on the track and getting quick gear changes, but on the road it was very jerky and quite hard to get on with especially after using a car with PDK which is so much smoother.

The manual is far better but getting the gear changes right seems a fine art, as the fly wheel is so light as soon as you push the clutch in the revs drop, so you almost need to prod the accelerator as you go up the box.


AZZLES

286 posts

210 months

Sunday 12th August 2012
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beautiful car. when did they stop putting F430 on the mirrors?

Benjy911

Original Poster:

544 posts

147 months

Sunday 12th August 2012
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It's on the drivers mirror but not on the passenger.

Embryonic

4,438 posts

176 months

Sunday 12th August 2012
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Stunning. These have steadily grown on me - I wasn't a big fan when they began production, but I'm really starting to like them now. This one is lovely.

M159V8

2,539 posts

147 months

Saturday 1st June 2013
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How is this coming along OP?

SteveS Cup

1,996 posts

161 months

Saturday 1st February 2014
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Literally my dream car. Red with cream, coupe, manual... My favourite Ferarri. It's beautiful.