458 v 488 market
Discussion
mwstewart said:
At that age and mileage it's a DIY or specialist car. Fundamentally, the 458 is a pretty solid car.
I could imagine an indy buying it (at trade or better) and running it, esp as they are getting on a bit and people will begin to move towards indies for fettling and servicing.7GJR said:
mirsgarage said:
At circa £85k it's very hard to resist the thought of buying it and dailying a 458..
I could resist it. I soiled myself when my 458 wouldn’t start and lit up like a Christmas tree within 3 weeks of the Ferrari warranty ending.I had the same happen to me, basically every error I think the ECU could generate, "go to dealer" etc.. Mine did start up, but it happened as I pulled out of the drive. A frantic phone call later and the main dealer said "yeah that can happen".
Italians must like having heart attacks I guess.
mirsgarage said:
Ah, this is the same sort of issue that plagues the SLS (458 and SLS share a gearbox) - but because MB are MB, instead of a refurb they need you to fit a new box. Back when I thought my car suffered from the issue - looking around only showed me Ferrari specialists doing refurbs, and MB was just flat out £20+k to replace the gearbox.
For whatever it's worth, at least on the SLS - it was indicated that regularly changing the gearbox oil (every 2-3 years) alleviates the risk of this happening. Apparently the gearbox oil is supposed to be "lifetime", but it changes viscosity and starts causing problems in some cars after a few years. Dunno if this applies to 458, but given it's the same box and the same problem, I figured I'd chime in.
coming back to this… I spotted a little leak under my SLS and thought it was my uncles old Alfa which was parked in the exact spot a hour earlier. For whatever it's worth, at least on the SLS - it was indicated that regularly changing the gearbox oil (every 2-3 years) alleviates the risk of this happening. Apparently the gearbox oil is supposed to be "lifetime", but it changes viscosity and starts causing problems in some cars after a few years. Dunno if this applies to 458, but given it's the same box and the same problem, I figured I'd chime in.
Drove to my warehouse and spotted a puddle, was told it was pissing out oil from the back on my way home. Parked it up and see there’s a little leak still so will somehow have to drag it out of my car park. Car was driving fine no fault codes no loss of gears.
Mercedes want to replace the box, spoke to DCT scuderia and he quoted 5k+ vat for repair but can go up to 10k depending on what needs doing.
I have seen repair kits online for not much money so wondering if there’s any more specialists out there that rebuilt these getrag boxes?
I’ve just put a whole new loom on the car after a rat chewed it to bits and this gearbox leak has decided to happen at the same time as my amp failing and wishbone bushes disintegrating. Feel abit sick to be honest
t tends to happen all at the same time 
Planetstank said:
coming back to this… I spotted a little leak under my SLS and thought it was my uncles old Alfa which was parked in the exact spot a hour earlier.
Drove to my warehouse and spotted a puddle, was told it was pissing out oil from the back on my way home. Parked it up and see there’s a little leak still so will somehow have to drag it out of my car park. Car was driving fine no fault codes no loss of gears.
Mercedes want to replace the box, spoke to DCT scuderia and he quoted 5k+ vat for repair but can go up to 10k depending on what needs doing.
I have seen repair kits online for not much money so wondering if there’s any more specialists out there that rebuilt these getrag boxes?
I’ve just put a whole new loom on the car after a rat chewed it to bits and this gearbox leak has decided to happen at the same time as my amp failing and wishbone bushes disintegrating. Feel abit sick to be honest
Do you have any extended warranty? Have you tried Mercedes, maybe they can do some kind of goodwill discount? How much is a brand new box vs. rebuild?Drove to my warehouse and spotted a puddle, was told it was pissing out oil from the back on my way home. Parked it up and see there’s a little leak still so will somehow have to drag it out of my car park. Car was driving fine no fault codes no loss of gears.
Mercedes want to replace the box, spoke to DCT scuderia and he quoted 5k+ vat for repair but can go up to 10k depending on what needs doing.
I have seen repair kits online for not much money so wondering if there’s any more specialists out there that rebuilt these getrag boxes?
I’ve just put a whole new loom on the car after a rat chewed it to bits and this gearbox leak has decided to happen at the same time as my amp failing and wishbone bushes disintegrating. Feel abit sick to be honest
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