458 as a daily driver?

[mkopc]

I'm far from in a position to buy one these amazing cars but I have a question for any owners - do you use it as a daily driver?

It seems to be the type of car that isn't too 'hardcore' for daily use and would stand up to perhaps 10-12000 miles per annum.

Thanks
Mike

[steelej]

I did 13k in my 430 last year so i'm pretty sure the 458 would handle it just fine

John.

[stephen300o]

It's what they are designed for isn't it?

[UH-Matt]

My 430 is not meant to be a daily driver, but I use it almost everyday... These are cars, you actually get much more value out of one if you put some miles on it even taking into consideration a lower resale price!

[mhh]

I've done 14,000 km in 7 months in my 458 but mostly on weekends plus perhaps once a week to the office. It feels too special to be a daily driver, but in all other respects it would handle it fine.

[mkopc]

It seems people are putting mileage on their 458s and 430s. Ferraris aren't as mileage conscious as they used to be it seems.

[IMI A]

mhh said:

I've done 14,000 km in 7 months in my 458 but mostly on weekends plus perhaps once a week to the office. It feels too special to be a daily driver, but in all other respects it would handle it fine.

which is the better car as a daily driver turbo s v 458? Money no object.....too special for daily driving etc...Can the 458 handle it?

[mhh]

IMI A said:

which is the better car as a daily driver turbo s v 458? Money no object.....too special for daily driving etc...Can the 458 handle it?

It depends what you want. The 458 is as user-friendly (smooth trans, easy enough to park, comfortable, quiet if you want it, etc) as the Porsche but the Porsche is more anonymous and for the daily slog, that is sometimes better. I've had a couple of (early) Gallardos and the 458 is light years ahead as a daily car than the Lambos were. The Ferrari is really two cars in one - a quiet, smooth commuter and a screaming animal on demand. The Porsche has more road feel (firmer steering, stiffer suspension, more rugged demeanor) but is not as hyper active as the Ferrari on heat.

[shanes]

a good friend of mine has a 430 and Nissan GT-R , he was using the 430 as everyday driver , even run it down to the gym and use the multi story car park , reason he said it was half the price of the Nissan to run and you could go just about anywhere in it :-}
that was until he was packed at a coffee shop and someone in a stolen car lost control coming around the corner and ran into the back of him pushing the 430 into the back of anther car parked in front and destroying the front as well , the guy done a runner as old bill was chasing him .

[DayTrader]

shanes said:

a good friend of mine has a 430 and Nissan GT-R , he was using the 430 as everyday driver , even run it down to the gym and use the multi story car park , reason he said it was half the price of the Nissan to run and you could go just about anywhere in it :-}

...it's because the GTR makes the 430 feel slow - he was saving it for the weekend

[Harsh]

Putting miles on these cars is n problem at all, 360's, 430's and no doubt the 458 will handle it fine.

my 360 still feels special every time i drive it and i've done 54 ish k in 4 years in mine.

There's depreciation and service costs but if those don't bother you then there's no reason not to use it.



my saying is, not driving your supercar to save the miles is like not having sex with your girlfriend so she'll be more attractive to her next boyfriend.

[Durzel]

stephen300o said:

It's what they are designed for isn't it?

This.

I think people lose sight of what these things are actually designed to do.

You could make the argument that Enzos and the like are not to be driven daily purely because of the depreciation factor from doing so, but a 458 is "just a car".

[p4dhu]

Harsh said:

my saying is, not driving your supercar to save the miles is like not having sex with your girlfriend so she'll be more attractive to her next boyfriend.

[Auburn852]

mkopc said:

I'm far from in a position to buy one these amazing cars but I have a question for any owners - do you use it as a daily driver?

It seems to be the type of car that isn't too 'hardcore' for daily use and would stand up to perhaps 10-12000 miles per annum.

Thanks
Mike

Didn't the 458 that Top Gear magazine tested against the new McLaren have 20,000 miles on it? I remember seeing a picture of the dashboard showing the mileage. And CAR magazine last year commented about driving a press car from the UK to the south of France and back, doing nearly 3000 miles in a week, apparently. Seems Ferrari aren't that concerned about high mileage on press cars which surely take some serious abuse from journalists who don't own the cars and seem intent on finding their breaking point. And, no that's not a typo...