"Must Have" features for Used Cali Purchase?

I don't know anything about the lists but I just bought a 2010 and am missing cruise control, heated seats, and lumbar adjustment. Would have liked the backup camera too.
Good luck

 

Because most Calis are used as intended as GT cars, I suggest you look for a well-optioned car. It costs a lot to add things afterwards, if it's even possible.

Things std on most Lexuses, such as a rear view camera, cruise control, heated seats (very useful for top down driving), garage door opener, electrochromic mirrors, memory seats. I personally think Magneride is brilliant, but some say they can't tell the difference. HS is worthwhile.

Beyond that, don't get an odd color combo unless you love it so much you are unlikely to ever sell it. Get shields, also for resale, and besides, I actually like them.

 

Depends on the dealer, not all "Approved" cars have a warranty, but it is available for purchase. I have had two cars with warranties (one a California) and never used either one.

 

LEDs on steering wheel; carbon around the place, especially the bridge; 30 HS; Scud shields (for resale only);

 

I also wanted the aluminum foot rest. I think it holds up better. People comment when they get in that they link the foot rest.

I like the carbon led steering wheel too.

I created a spread sheet, then I listed the various options that were important to me. As I found cars I liked I added to the spread sheet, image, price and if it had the option or not.

It helped to kept track and it help to eliminate some cars. I was down to 5 cars, so I started making offers.

 

Sent a PM.

 

I forgot to included it in my post above, but I agree it's very useful. When you drive the car hard, the engine revs up too fast for the analog needle to keep up, and the LEDs are more clearly in your line of sight as you look down the road. It's also a very cool feature not found on non-Ferraris. Because of this, it can be hard to sell a Cali later if you don't have the LED wheel.

 

Before I purchased my Cali I've searched during many months through all the available cars in Europe and learned something during this process. When I begin the search I was much less selective than at the end and time happened to be a very good adviser. On the age range I was searching for 2009 to 2013 I remember that most Calis available didn't have the Magneride suspensions and after reading different opinions on the subject I decided this feature was a must. The rear view camera was another feature that most cars didn't have and after talking to owners they told me that's a must specially when you park in tight spaces. In terms of interior color and style the differences were also huge between the different cars available and along the process I decided that the seat had to be Daytona style and all the interior in a single color Cuoio.

The special exhaust wasn't a feature I've been searching for but because one of the cars on my short list had a Capristo I had to find out more about this subject. Soon discovered this feature was a rather expensive "bijoux" which was capable of making some special sounds and because this particular Cali had all the possible available features and was in the color I liked more I ended up buying her.

In terms of the Cali factory features I would advise to buy a car with as many as possible because none of them are really superfluous and earlier or later they'll be used.

 

+1 on the magneride, it's night and day different especially if you use it as a Dd.

 

As far as I know the special handling package is as follows " the HS package focuses purely on the chassis, and doesn’t include exhaust mods. There’s a 10% quicker steering rack, reducing the number of turns from 2.5 to 2.3, while the springs are 15% stiffer up front, 11% at the rear, and the magnetorheological dampers are retuned to suit".
I might be wrong but I believe the HS package works with both types of alternative suspensions springs or Magneride.

 

I might be wrong but I believe the HS package works with both types of alternative suspensions springs or Magneride.[/QUOTE]

I would like to make a correction I believe the HS package works with both types of alternative dampers standard and Magneride.

 

MagneRide is the shock system. HS package requires MagneRide. Sensors sample road inputs at thousands of times per second and adjust the electric current controlling the magnetic properties of the magnetically reactive fluid in the shocks, effectively re-tuning them as you go. Conventional adjustable shocks typically have only a few settings set in advance, which control the valving, instead of the fluid. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/MagneRide. Anyway, if the car has HS, it will also have MagneRide.

As MDEL notes, the HS system has a different spring and steering package. Also, the MagneRide has differently tuned firmware. I don't know of any Cali that has only HS but conventional dampers.

 

Allow me put you ALL STRAIGHT ON the HS Pack and Magneride for the California and California 30. I bought my Cali30 new and I still have the options list. I also remember what happened during the ordering process.

The non-CaliT HS Pack for the original Cali/Cali30 INCLUDES Magneride. The HS Pack CANNOT FULLY FUNCTION without Magneride because the upgraded Magneride ECU only works if the car has Magneride shocks (gee, that makes sense doesn't it?). Magneride was a separate option when ordering the original Cali and Cali30. If you were ordering a new Cali and already selected HS Pack for your car you didn't need to add Magneride because, I repeat, the HS Pack already included Magneride.

HS Pack cannot be retrofitted to non-Magneride cars.

 

Thank you for the explanation. I had this wrong idea that the HS pack was also able to work with the standard dampers just tuned stiffer but what you mentioned about the need for Magneride dampers and ECU makes all the sense.

 

You're welcome. According to 4th_Gear, HS is a "must". Having had the prior model without HS, I agree.