430 Coupe or Spider

[sone]

I'm presently considering selling my 997 Clubsport GT3 and replacing it with a 430 but I'm not sure if I should have a change and try a Spider. I test drove a spider yesterday and was very impressed with it. Felt very balanced and gear box was a treat. I'm just wondering will I find the spider a bit soft after a while.
I enjoy a little spirited driving at weekends and after the handling abilities of the GT3 will the novelty rub off?. Opinions would be appreciated. By the way I'm looking at early cars F1's in the low to mid 80k budget( perhaps not relevant).
Or shall I keep the GT3?. Wrong forum for that I suppose

[Lambo FirstBlood]

sone said:

I'm presently considering selling my 997 Clubsport GT3 and replacing it with a 430 but I'm not sure if I should have a change and try a Spider. I test drove a spider yesterday and was very impressed with it. Felt very balanced and gear box was a treat. I'm just wondering will I find the spider a bit soft after a while.
I enjoy a little spirited driving at weekends and after the handling abilities of the GT3 will the novelty rub off?. Opinions would be appreciated. By the way I'm looking at early cars F1's in the low to mid 80k budget( perhaps not relevant).
Or shall I keep the GT3?. Wrong forum for that I suppose

Spyder for me. The summer's coming and you won't regret it.

[Adz man]

Spider Spider spider. Very simple choice.

No difference between the Coupe & Spider performance wise.

[UH-Matt]

Personal choice.

I think the spider looks terrible with the roof up, and lovely with the roof down.

Personally considering a coupe.

[JamieBeeston]

UH-Matt said:

Personal choice.

I think the spider looks terrible with the roof up, and lovely with the roof down.

Personally considering a coupe.

Simple solution there then Matt

[DaveShark]

Coupe! Spiders do not do it for me. I'm a huge Ferrari fan but I feel a sense of disappointment when I see a spider. Coupes just look more focused on the driving than the posing although a spider may be more fun in tunnels though!!

[tuscaneer]

coupe for me!,thats why i just chopped my aston in for one.still a couple of weeks to wait and it is absolutely killing me.never had much patience me

[melvster]

Spider is slightly better looking i think (when roof is down).

I take it you dont fancy a manual gearbox example as i think these 2 are very nice for the money.
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2421668.htm

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1998335.htm

[sone]

melvster said:

Spider is slightly better looking i think (when roof is down).

I take it you dont fancy a manual gearbox example as i think these 2 are very nice for the money.
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2421668.htm

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1998335.htm

I had a 360 manual previously and fancy the F1 for a change. Nice looking cars tho!.

[Nick Beef]

Spider for me.. according to Clarkson the only option worth having on the F430... roof down no contest...

[HIS LM]

melvster said:

Spider is slightly better looking i think (when roof is down).

I take it you dont fancy a manual gearbox example as i think these 2 are very nice for the money.
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2421668.htm

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1998335.htm

Is the Mirabeau car really worth £9k more ?

[gbrownlow]

Had exactly this quandary and the F1 v Manual debate before buying my F430 F1 spyder recently.

Debated the pro's and cons for over a year whilst I found the exact and rare spec car I was after. Could of ended up tossing a coin between the coupe and spyder ( if the rest of the spec was spot on, Rosso Corsa Red, Med Crema Racing seats, Ceramics, carbon Challenge Rear Grill,Sat Nav etc ..... )as there are pluses and minuses to both.

Eventually after much consideration ( and canvassing lots of other peoples opinions ) I did decide on both the F1 and spyder and I have to say I don't regret either decision. F1 is fantastic and the wind in the hair and noise experience more than makes up for the hard top of the coupe.

Must admit if they made a F430 GTS like my F355 that would have been my ideal choice but as I don't tend to use it other than locally on sunny weekends the soft top is not really a compromise and I think the roof lines and mechanism are far superior to the old F355 spyder which I would not have considered.

Watch the top gear clips on U tube

[Beaver]

Had same decision, chose coupe as thought Spider looked awkward from some angles, and as per Clarkson wouldn't enjoy driving with the top down while others stared.

Also had GT3s before and just prefer the solid roof thing..

[groan]

Coupe for the man, spider for the wife/civil partner.

F1?? Hmmm. Don't use the paddles in my paddles + auto Merc, and that symbolic Ferrari stickshift seems somehow to feel like more direct control especially in tight situations.

[kickass]

I would have to say the spider is the perfect supercar with the F1 box! after owning both coupe and spider I can honestly say my experiance with the spider with the roof down was unsurpassed! In my opinion better looking and definitely turns more heads too..