RE: Ferrari 488 Spider: UK Review
Discussion
Guvernator said:
Lovely looking car, still not as pretty as a 355 but then what is?
As for the scuttle shake, you'd really have thought they'd have eliminated that kind of thing by now, surely the dynamics of lopping the top off a car are fully understood by now and most cars are designed with a drop top model in mind from the off?
As for our UK roads, are they REALLY that poor compared to everywhere else in Europe? I've read countless articles where a car seems to come undone over here when it's been fine elsewhere, is this just more journalistic hyperbole or we really the laughing stock of Europe when it comes to our road infrastructure?
Oh yes. God yes. If you had ever driven on German, Austrian, Swiss or even French reload you would know. Our roads are absolutely a disgrace in comparison. The only ones that are in a similar state of disrepair are Italian ones and probably am being a bit harsh on Italians as they are mostly spectacular in the mountains and hills. Sorry but the UK road network of this island is a joke. Too few, badly kept and way too narrow for modern cars. It's a joke. As for the scuttle shake, you'd really have thought they'd have eliminated that kind of thing by now, surely the dynamics of lopping the top off a car are fully understood by now and most cars are designed with a drop top model in mind from the off?
As for our UK roads, are they REALLY that poor compared to everywhere else in Europe? I've read countless articles where a car seems to come undone over here when it's been fine elsewhere, is this just more journalistic hyperbole or we really the laughing stock of Europe when it comes to our road infrastructure?
Audemars said:
Waiting for the speciale equivalent. When cars like this is available how do people like Porsches?
My GT3 costed less than half the price of my Speciale and its way more than half the car. It's not a Ferrari, it's not as visceral but it's an astonishing machine and I loved it to bits. So I can totally understand the pull. But I would never take the 488 over the Speciale. Not in a million years.
Is the Apple CarPlay option price perhaps higher due to the licence cost to Ferrari based on smaller volumes of models sold verses the likes of mainstream brands like BMW etc?
It's a beautiful car with eye watering option prices! Even if you were rich enough to buy it, surely you'd still want to be financially savvy on what the resale value might be should you fork out on an extra 80-100k in options?!
It's a beautiful car with eye watering option prices! Even if you were rich enough to buy it, surely you'd still want to be financially savvy on what the resale value might be should you fork out on an extra 80-100k in options?!
Perhaps it's me misunderstanding the buying habits of millionaires, but I'd be irked in the extreme if I bought even a £10k car which wobbled, vibrated and groaned when being driven, let alone one in excess of £200k. How is it that in a car of this price and provenance, these things are forgiveable but in a Peugeot 208 (for example) they would be the most heinous of vehicular offences perhaps ever committed? Different demographics I know, but that seems to me to be fairly serious, even if it can be laughed off in light of the performance.
GranCab said:
Someone I know indulged himself somewhat in the Tailor-Made bit when speccing his 488 Spider and is awaiting delivery of a £330K car .....
A friend of mine is finalising his order and didn't go crazy at all. A bit of carbon here and there, radio and the likes. Carbon Daytona seats and the blue special colour. 47k in options. And again he really didn't go wild on the spec. 
tty roads out...and while at it have a good look into the transport system like the overcrowded, hyper expensive and always late trains...I'd love to be a fly on the wall in the meetings that establish the prices for these options. As far as I can make out they bear little relevance to the cost of materials or R&D. That "passenger display", at a bargain £2,592, looks like something you could buy to stick in a gaming PC to monitor your fans and temperatures.
Despite Rambo's unending rhetoric I remain unconvinced that the presence of a carbon tub is the be all and end all in a convertible supercar. I'd venture that most actual owners would never exploit the car to the level where it would actually be noticeable, nor would it actually form a significant part of their purchasing criteria.
The heart wants what the heart wants, whether that be Ferrari, Lamborghini, McLaren, etc.. no one needs any of these cars, lest we forget.
The heart wants what the heart wants, whether that be Ferrari, Lamborghini, McLaren, etc.. no one needs any of these cars, lest we forget.
Durzel said:
Despite Rambo's unending rhetoric I remain unconvinced that the presence of a carbon tub is the be all and end all in a convertible supercar. I'd venture that most actual owners would never exploit the car to the level where it would actually be noticeable, nor would it actually form a significant part of their purchasing criteria.
The heart wants what the heart wants, whether that be Ferrari, Lamborghini, McLaren, etc.. no one needs any of these cars, lest we forget.
Couldn't agree more. People are talking as if this car is undriveable in the uk! Get a grip!The heart wants what the heart wants, whether that be Ferrari, Lamborghini, McLaren, etc.. no one needs any of these cars, lest we forget.
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