458 Italia- First Customer Car
458 Italia- First Customer Car
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HarryRiddles

Original Poster:

270 posts

218 months

Saturday 26th June 2010
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Yesterday the first UK customer car was dispatched from HR Owen Ferrari in London. Specced by Garry O'Dea with Rosso Corsa with a black roof, which in my opinion looks really good. This is by far the best looking 458 Italia I have seen so far. What do you think?





Audi R8 and the 458 Italia


Resting in the showroom

Tazio1

363 posts

238 months

Saturday 26th June 2010
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Also best colour combo I have seen , looks great!

Justin French

655 posts

261 months

Saturday 26th June 2010
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The red and black looks better than just red, but personally I just dislike red Ferrari's.. I am looking forward to seeing a 458 on the road. Actually, ecurie25 are having their 458 delivered next month so may go and take a look at that.

Thinking about it, i wonder how many 458's have so far rolled out of Ferrari?

Cheers,

J

Edited by Justin French on Saturday 26th June 15:48

Muncher

12,235 posts

280 months

Saturday 26th June 2010
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The colour combo looks good but I still don't think it's a good looking car, looks awful from the rear.

Anjum

1,606 posts

315 months

Saturday 26th June 2010
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Reminds me of the Enzo that was done by Pinninfarina to look like the P3/4.

Looks kind of cool on this 458.


justin220

5,754 posts

235 months

Saturday 26th June 2010
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Stunning

stephen300o

15,464 posts

259 months

Saturday 26th June 2010
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The best colour combination! thumbup


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VML

570 posts

206 months

Saturday 26th June 2010
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Why was a customers car specced by the salesman?

Original Poster

5,429 posts

207 months

Saturday 26th June 2010
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Amazing combination, by far th best I have seen to date.

I wasn't even aware you could get different colour roofs to be honest.

melvster

6,841 posts

216 months

Saturday 26th June 2010
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Nice spot Harry, you going to make a video?

HarryRiddles

Original Poster:

270 posts

218 months

Saturday 26th June 2010
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melvster said:
Nice spot Harry, you going to make a video?
Has been done Adam. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PTJ97eTLiM

-Harry

markcoznottz

7,155 posts

255 months

Saturday 26th June 2010
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Muncher said:
looks awful from the rear.
Dont be silly smile .....

bad company

21,920 posts

297 months

Sunday 27th June 2010
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Just got back from Monte Carlo where there are plenty of 458's around.

Rather sad to see a pearl white example stranded right outside the Casino with a puncture.grumpy

AngryApples

5,449 posts

296 months

Sunday 27th June 2010
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bad company said:
Just got back from Monte Carlo where there are plenty of 458's around.

Rather sad to see a pearl white example stranded right outside the Casino with a puncture.grumpy
Pics?

sjn2004

4,051 posts

268 months

Sunday 27th June 2010
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VML said:
Why was a customers car specced by the salesman?
With later resale in mind?

Alan Alan Alan

1,671 posts

236 months

Sunday 27th June 2010
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Does the 458 carry an exemption for have a front number plate ?.

andy355

1,347 posts

269 months

Sunday 27th June 2010
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i wonder if Hr owen specced the car and then decided afterwards who would be the lucky customer.

do they have a demo car at their london showroom? whenever i have driven past its not been in there. maybe they take it home at night!

bad company

21,920 posts

297 months

Sunday 27th June 2010
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AngryApples said:
bad company said:
Just got back from Monte Carlo where there are plenty of 458's around.

Rather sad to see a pearl white example stranded right outside the Casino with a puncture.grumpy
Pics?
No photo's allowed in the casino so not carrying the camera.

I have an order in for the 458 Spider but I am concerned about the size\width. When I bought the 355 it fitted snugly in the garage. The 360 was 'just a little wider', the 430 just a little wider still and the 458 looks to have expanded further.

stephen300o

15,464 posts

259 months

Sunday 27th June 2010
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Alan Alan Alan said:
Does the 458 carry an exemption for have a front number plate ?.
No car does, you just "give it a go" and carry a "just fallen off" one.

HarryRiddles

Original Poster:

270 posts

218 months

Sunday 27th June 2010
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stephen300o said:
Alan Alan Alan said:
Does the 458 carry an exemption for have a front number plate ?.
No car does, you just "give it a go" and carry a "just fallen off" one.
The car does have a front plate in the front boot of the car. Same "just fallen off" excuse if a situation with the police arises.

I saw this St Albans demo at Cliveden, the front plate on this example is a good compromise for the front plate issue.