Which one would you choose?

I went thru this exact scenario 6 months ago, deciding between a 2007 vs 2008. Based on your description, seems like no contest to me.
I ended up with the 08. If you can swing the price difference, go for the newer one

 

From what you've posted, the 08 is what I would buy.

However...
New clutch for a car that traveled ~8100 miles?
That would have me digging deeper into the way the car was driven/used.

Unless the 07 was equipped/optioned with CCBs, it wont have them, but they were standard on all cars 08 and newer. For some this is a deal breaker. Steel brakes work just fine, although look quite small in comparison.

I believe the Header Warranty was 8yr/80k miles. Being early in the year now the 08 might still qualify for replacement if needed.

Have links to the cars?

Best of luck.

 

New clutch at 8100? How about new transmission at 1961 of for the 2007 car? Was it defective or was it abused?

 

I'd vote for the 2008. If the headers haven't been replaced get them done as that can be a very expensive engine rebuild if they fail.

 

IMHO, of course 08 is newer but 8100 miles and the clutch replaced raised a red flag that either it was used on the track or driven hard.... Mine is at almost 20K miles with the original clutch has still 50%. '07 had a new tranni at 1961 miles also not a good sign without knowing anything about the car.

Upgraded sound system is not very important as I do not believe lots of us use it. I have a spider and don't use it.. I would rather listen to the engine... When I first test drove 348 when it came out, the guy at the dealer said it and I still believe it... haha.

For me, I would get the '07 and have the dealer to throw in the new headers.

What color are they anyway?

It's your choice. Cars are reasonably priced... Please test drive both of them to feel how they drive... Go with your guts if you have to chose one of 2.

 

I hear ya, but that stuck out less than the clutch replacement on the 08. The trans was probably defective (assuming this). Or the owner had a thing for reversing up inclines

 

Keep looking, the early clutch or transmission replacements are a possible red flag of abusive ownership.

 

Track driving wears an F1 clutch less, not more. It's lots of soft starts (like stop and go traffic) and reversing that kills it. Doubly so if it's reversed uphill often.

 

Clutches in hilly cities can wear prematurely. "Beverly Hills 90210" and "The Streets of San Francisco" = "We're not in Kansas anymore!" My 360 has been a flatlander most of its life and at 20K mi I have 50% remaining. So 40K is a possible goal for me.

 

Thank you for my misunderstandings.... Gotcha...

 

Are you dealing with a Ferrari dealer or an independent. If at an authorized Ferrari dealer both cars should be eligible to be certified and sold with a 1 year warranty. It would increase your cost but could give you some piece of mind considering the unique history of both cars.

 

Based on your description, I lean towards the 08, however if I were to dig deeper into the history of both it might sway me the other way if I found something I did not like on the 08.

 

Try to get the dealership to allow you to have a PPI performed on the car you really like. You want someone who makes their living servicing Ferrari's to look at that car, or both.

Also have about $5K to $10K in your back pocket just in case you get a surprise after you buy the car.

The 07 does not give me a warm fuzzy feeling if it needed a new transmission at less that 2K miles. Question is why did it need a new transmission, and what else did it need? Lack of records for so few miles kind of scares me. Are these salvage cars?

If you can not come up with the history on these cars I would pass. There are always going to be other 430s. Use your head and not your heart when spending this much money on a car. In the long run you will be happy you did.

Good luck.