430 Scuderia thoughts...

[Chris355]

Ive had a few Ferrari's over the years; 348, 355, 360. I wont use it much as I tend not to drive Monday to Friday; its a third car. Im planning a euro trip in whatever I buy. im very tempted to try a LHD 430 scuderia.

Inspections, brake and clutch wear are obvious areas for me to consider.

What else do I need to consider? Particular weaknesses? Must have options? What does/doesnt sell? Etc?

In respect of trade/dealer offers where would you start and what % off would you hope to achieve? 5%, 10% (I dont have a Px)

Any other thoughts and comments welcome...

Edited by Chris355 on Monday 13th February 13:51

Edited by Chris355 on Monday 13th February 13:52

[Chris355]

RamboLambo said:

Don't forget the nart stripes ! Expensive option and so important for resale. LED's on steering wheel are essential
Personally I wouldn't go near the technical fabric seats as every one I've seen has worn badly. Stick to Alacantara with colour cetre inserts rather than leather.
Harnesses add to occasion but for road driving a bit of a faff at times especially junctions.

Exterior Carbon bits ( Rear diffuser, headlight casing, front splitter ) are nice to have but not essential and don't seem to add any value.

Must admit the LHD cars are quite often funny specs compared to UK cars

Edited by RamboLambo on Monday 13th February 22:05

Edited by RamboLambo on Monday 13th February 22:06

Lovely looking car! I have a red one i may go to look at, but I've also found an unusual black one that I quite like. Do you also find that the low mile LHD cars are serviced less often? Is that a euro thing?

Edited by Chris355 on Tuesday 14th February 16:12

[Chris355]

Thank you for the info; really useful. Sounds like SVA is the way tango and the tax saving is a nice bonus. Your car looks stunning in the pictures. I usually buy red but I cant stop thinking about a black scud, it just seems to suit it so well!

[Chris355]

For 08/09 430 scud is a mileage of around 30k considered middle or high (I know in normal world it would be considered low).

What have people paid for minor and major services on 430 scud?

[Chris355]

The list of servicing is really useful and surprisingly less than I anticipated. Sounds like yours has been very reliable!

[Chris355]

sopes1 said:

sad as it is, that is quite high. Mine is end of 08, 22k miles but it had around 18k when I bought it nearly 3 years ago now so I'm slowly bringing down the yearly average. Think my last service was just over £1,000, not a major one obviously.

Your doing about the same sort of mileage I would do, so perhaps it isn't so bad for me if I keep it a couple of years. Im paying less for it in the first place too.

[Chris355]

So ... I really want a LHD Scud. Finding one is a little challenging at my budget (135k). I thought I had found the perfect car (good mileage, price and Ferrari warranty), but it managed to sell whilst I was waiting for them to send me the service history. 😞

The search continues ...

[Chris355]

The THBoler car is sold, I phoned last week. Autologix are also advertising a red one that is sold. I wish traders would take ads down when sold!

The grigio car is nice but I want to be in black, or ideally, red.

[Chris355]

Hi, after a lot of hunting around I bought a 458 instead. Quite different cars, but 458 was epically impressive.