f430 running costs?? clutch life etc

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not been in a ferrari before but am considering a change from years in astons.what are the running costs of a 430 in terms of service intervals,service costs,clutch life etc.??

cheers in advance

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good info,cheers for the replies folks.looking at cars with 10-15000 miles on so the clutch info is valuable.i feel i will go manual instead of flappy so i assume this extends clutch life??service costs don't seem too different to my current aston v8 and past worries about cambelts on a 360 are obviously void now as well!

one thing i have noticed is lots of cars have had a surprisingly(to me at least) high number of owners over relatively short periods of time.you must all get bored quite quickly!

one final question,how do you see residuals on a percentile basis over the next few years?i've lost 50 grand in 4 years from new in the aston and could do with some good news on this front!

thanks again

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steelej said:

Not something to be worried about, these cars change hands often, especially if you're looking at the 05/06 models, at that point in time there would have been a big waiting list and lots of people would buy and sell to make a quick buck, or buy and sell after running for a short while not losing any money.

When I got My 56 plate 430 it was 3 years old had 5 owners before me and had only covered 6k miles. Just buy on history and condition and you'll be fine.

John.

great info and quite reassuring cheers fella

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ahh right!,wasn't aware that the dealer network offered 2 year warranty.that would explain the apparent premium on prices

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roygarth said:

My 06 430 went in for annual service recently with 12k miles on it. I'd bought it 8 months earlier with 8K miles. Needed 2 new exhaust manifolds and new wisbones - OUCH!...was pleased I'd bought from Main Dealer with 2 year warranty! Manifolds not a warranty issue but were done 100% on goodwill basis..which was nice.

christ,that sounds expensive! I will definately be asking for service reports about them