Converting an F430 auto to manual

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Has anyone done this in The UK? Seems that there’s a £40K plus differential between the two types of transmission at present, so must be an option. I see they’ve done it in The States and saw a similar thing for BMW CSL on Harry’s Garage.

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p4cks said:

Spleen said:

noting how Anal McLooney most Ferrari owners are about provenance and originality

Read the thread title and instantly thought this myself so I'm pleased it was within the first reply!

I get it, but not yet being a Ferrari owner, my thoughts were this route would give a lower price level access to the car with an option to convert at any point. I'd imagine the price gap between manual and the rest will only get bigger in time, whereas the cost of conversion should remain constant. It would be for me, but the provenance of the converter would need to be established should a resale be considered.

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Interesting. I guess my understanding of the Ferrari market and owners expectations is non existent, so appreciate the feedback. Sounds like a non starter. Maybe I just need to sump up the extra for the manual if that's what I want.

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Just heard about ‘Everything M3’ doing their 1st F430 conversion to manual. Thanks Harry!

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In the long term it may well be the case that the original F1 cars are worth more, but remember that (i) F1 cars are only going to get less reliable,


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What's the reason for this please?