New 488 help..

[s2000db]

Hi guys, looking to move in to a Ferrari, and have seen this.

Would appreciate your thoughts please?

http://www.meridien.co.uk/pre-owned/7525937-ferrar...

[johnnyreggae]

Seem to be a few similar in the classified with main dealers - mainly cheaper

[RamboLambo]

Wow, nice spec. Not looking so hadn't realised 488's had dropped that much £26k in 12 months

[andy355]

looks like a nice spec. This spider caught my attention for the interior, really like it

http://www.top555.co.uk/stock/details/Ferrari-488-...

There a probably plenty of 488s around now. Try Garry at HR Owen too, they usually have a few more cars than advertised

[s2000db]

Many thanks for your valued input guys...

Is sports exhaust a 'must have' on these as this one doesn't have it??

[andy355]

Not sure about 488 but sports exhaust on 458 and California was just coloured exhaust pipe tips hence being a reasonably small cost. An actual sports exhaust from Ferrari if they offered one would be several thousand

[s2000db]

Ahhh ok, thanks for the info..

[Timetoburn]

Just to confirm, on 488 the Sports exhaust is only the coloured tips, contrary to what some 'specialists' list in their advertising.

It's a high spec car with lots of carbon (over £42k worth), but for me it's still a bit bland.

Now it looks reasonable value compared to new, but not the best out there.

Edited by Timetoburn on Saturday 5th August 17:24

[drainbrain]

andy355 said:

Not sure about 488 but sports exhaust on 458 and California was just coloured exhaust pipe tips hence being a reasonably small cost. An actual sports exhaust from Ferrari if they offered one would be several thousand

I specced the 'sports' exhaust option on my 458. In retrospect felt a bit of a dafty spending several hundred pounds on - as you said - different coloured tips. Don't think, for what it amounted to, it was a 'reasonably small cost'. Bloody extortionate would be my description. Mind you, your last sentence is spot on.

[andy355]

I didn't mean to imply it was good value just that it is clearly not expensive enough to be a real exhaust change given ferrari's options pricing. I'm not sure they even look any better.

The one that gets me is the added cost for something like different colour seat belts which presumably cost them exactly the same as the standard ones

[s2000db]

Timetoburn said:

Just to confirm, on 488 the Sports exhaust is only the coloured tips, contrary to what some 'specialists' list in their advertising.

It's a high spec car with lots of carbon (over £42k worth), but for me it's still a bit bland.

Now it looks reasonable value compared to new, but not the best out there.

Edited by Timetoburn on Saturday 5th August 17:24

So where would your money go, if you don't mind me asking?

[drainbrain]

andy355 said:

The one that gets me is the added cost for something like different colour seat belts which presumably cost them exactly the same as the standard ones

LOL! Well yeah. Maybe they're dyed with unicorn blood. I also had a word with myself about the several (7?) hundred quid the stitched cavallino rampante on the headrests cost. (mind you they did look ok )

Edited by drainbrain on Sunday 6th August 15:00

[Timetoburn]

s2000db said:

So where would your money go, if you don't mind me asking?

If you have £230k to spend, you could get the 17/17 black car from Colchester with only 600 miles, better wheels, the newer option of racing Daytona seats and a more interesting interior.

[andrew]

drainbrain said:

LOL! Well yeah. Maybe they're dyed with unicorn blood. I also had a word with myself about the several (7?) hundred quid the stitched cavallino rampante on the headrests cost. (mind you they did look ok )

i wonder how many minutes it takes to knock-up a pair of cavallino rampantes ?!

[s2000db]

Timetoburn said:

s2000db said:

So where would your money go, if you don't mind me asking?

If you have £230k to spend, you could get the 17/17 black car from Colchester with only 600 miles, better wheels, the newer option of racing Daytona seats and a more interesting interior.

Interesting, I'll add that to the list, thanks..

[drainbrain]

andrew said:

drainbrain said:

LOL! Well yeah. Maybe they're dyed with unicorn blood. I also had a word with myself about the several (7?) hundred quid the stitched cavallino rampante on the headrests cost. (mind you they did look ok )

i wonder how many minutes it takes to knock-up a pair of cavallino rampantes ?!

Well in the fantasy of some saintly old Venetian grandmother stitching them by hand with gossamer thread dyed red in virgin blood possibly a day for the pair.

In reality - a factory programmed robot using cotton thread bought from Remnanto Kingso probably about 3 minutes the two.

(Incidentally, is it cavallino rampantes or cavallinos rampante? (or neither)

[HardtopManual]

cavallini rampanti

[Yipper]

Doable on a 9+23 personal lease for £1800 a month.

https://www.selectcarleasing.co.uk/car-leasing/fer...

[drainbrain]

HardtopManual said:

cavallini rampanti

grazie!

[The Surveyor]

Yipper said:

Doable on a 9+23 personal lease for £1800 a month.

https://www.selectcarleasing.co.uk/car-leasing/fer...

Ouch, £57,600 for the joy of driving a Ferrari that you don't own for 2 years. Those are expensive memories you're buying