Requesting opinion on Cali T decisions

Mazer,

I ordered the titanio with iroko interior ( I thought the black carpet lower and upper dash contrasted better with iroko compared to the darker chocolate). I also kept the steering wheel black and ordered the middle console in black not Iroko). Ferro is very nice but I thought too dark relative to the interior. I will post Shortly pics of silvestone cal T w iroko interior u might find interesting as another option.

 

I also made my center console in black, but with a charcoal interior.

 

Here is a link to a titanio w iroko interior:

Ferrari California T - 20 February 2015 - Autogespot

 

You are correct that it's a personal choice but you are also wise to seek others' opinions as validation. Unless you have no concerns about resale, the car eventually will go on the secondary market where the desirability of its options and color combinations will make a difference whether it sells or sits, and how much it will bring.

The combination you chose seems fine to me, although I'm not sure about the chocolate steering wheel. I would be sure to get the LED steering wheel and the usual GT options such as cruise control, and full electric seats. Unlike other Ferraris such as the 430 or 458, the California is less "hard core" and people wanting these cars typically will want to use them as functional cars more than toys for just weekend drives. If the car lacks GT amenities such as cruise and seat heating/memory, or even a Homelink garage door opener, selling it later will be more difficult.

 

I definitely agree with the other posts. Stay with the black steering wheel and get the carbon fiber steering wheel + LEDS option; get the options like cruise control, full electric and heated seats, Homelink - suggest the US Visibility option - it's less expensive than buying each of the features a la carte. Having owned several Aston Martin GTs, my experience is that buyers of exotic GTs on the secondary market want and expect these options. Otherwise your selection sounds excellent. Enjoy.

 

Sounds pretty good to me.

 

For me having the black center console makes the color areas more highlighted and interesting. Adds another couple of visual contrast cues. And I agree with the black steering wheel. I was on the fence about that originally and am glad I went with black, it feels sportier to me. Try it out in the different views in the cinfigurator.

 

It's all personal. I don't think carbon fiber works in these GT's. To me, that's something used in a very different type of car, and it takes away from the luxury feel a proper high end GT needs. I do think you should get the LED wheel, and you can get it all covered in leather. The LED wheel seems to be a big plus come time to sell.

 

You can get the LEDs on the steering wheel on an all leather steering wheel. Im told the price is the same as the CF wheel.

FWIW, I like the color scheme and your choices and I like the look of the chocolato wheel vs black steering wheel. I think its more luxurious. I also think the darker brown color would work well for the dash etc- Id do that as well.

 

There was a few hundred dollar up charge for me.

Is it more risky to get chocolate instead of nero interior for resale? That worried me a little so i went with Titanio over Nero but the black interior even with Chiaro stitching seems less inviting than chocolate or iroko.

 

Silverstone with iroko interior
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Prefer cuoio to iroko or chocolate - and I think most others would too. I like Titanium or Silverstone over Ferro, all nice colors but the latter too costly IMO. Also would forego most carbon options as they just jack up cost and the car is a GT, not a super sports car. Just my 2 cents, of course, and maybe worth less...

 

Is there a heat or infrared resistant leather? I think BMW offers that as an option on convertibles and wondered whether Ferrari has that. Could be worthwhile.

 

Alcantara does not get hot in summer or cold in winter the way leather does...

 

Cuoio shows dirt easily especially over rear seats and headrests. Nero doesn't.

 

Cuoio was hot with top down too. Direct sun is going to be hot no matter what interior you have while driving. Lighter interior may be cooler in parked car but i tinted my windows anyways.