2011 Ferrari 458, nero daytona / cuoio, like new

It is time for me to part with my wonderful 2011 Ferrari 458 coupe.

Car is for sale on consignment at Ferrari of Washington (FOW) in Sterling, VA.
Car is listed at $239,985.
Car is a one-owner car (me) and has 6465 miles on it.
Car has full service history - always serviced at the dealer (FOW).
Car is in mint condition.

I bought the car new from FOW and ordered it with the following options:
- Nero Daytona (metallic black) paint
- Cuoio leather interior (saddle color, like a baseball mitt)
- Black carpeting
- Rosso Scuderia red brake calipers
- Scuderia Ferrari Fender Sheilds (done by factory)
- Carbon Fiber interior trim (dash, center console, steering wheel, door panels, door sills)
- Daytona style seats with electric adjustments
- Leather rear shelf behind seats
- Leather roof headliner
- Yellow Tachometer in dash
- Hi-Fi Radio Navi System with active Bluetooth & iPod connectivity
- GPS Navigation
- Rear Parking Camera
- PIT Cruise Control
- 20" Sport Forged Diamond Wheels
- clear bra on front (covering the full - no line going across it)
- 7-speed dual-clutch F1 transmission

Car comes with all of the books and accessories (red satin covers, factory battery charger, flashlight).

I have had a great time with this car since I took delivery of it in December 2010.
If you're looking for well-cared-for car that is owned by an fchatter - this is it.
Feel free to PM me with any questions.

Here is a link to the FOW listing for the car:
2011 Ferrari 458 Italia Base Washington DC VA | Silver Spring MD Arlington Rockville MD Virginia ZFF67NFA9B0176732

And here are a few pictures.
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This is what the 458 looks like when the leaves change.
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Here are the manuals that come with the car.

Same ones that came with it new.
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FYI, here is a picture of the "leather rear shelf behind seats" option.

I suspect 90% or more of 458 Italia's came with this option.
I haven't seen what the non-leather rear shelf looks like if you order a car without this option.
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And here is my shiny metallic black 458 from looking straight down at it.
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Not a bad offer (assuming a small $235k down payment)

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For those that aren't familiar with it, I thought I'd show a picture of the "PIT SPEED" knob on the dash of my 458.
This is the Cruise Control option.

Ferrari calls their cruise control "pit speed" because their F1 race cars have a speed control when they drive through the pit lane so that they don't get a penalty for going too fast.

The Pit Speed knob is all the way to the left in the picture below.
If you press the knob, it turns the cruise control on. (powers up the unit)
Press the knob again, and it turns off the cruise control.
There is an indicator light on the dash for when the cruise control unit is powered up.

To set the speed, turn the button to the right.
The button is spring loaded and only turns about 25% to the left or right.
The button re-centers itself after being twisted either left or right.

Once set, you can increase the cruise speed by twisting the knob to the right.
You can decrease the speed by twisting it to the left.

If you touch the brakes, the cruise control stops but leaves the unit powered up.

So, in summary, it works like any other cruise control unit except it is all done through a small knob on the dash instead of a stalk behind the steering wheel.

I've never had cruise control on a Ferrari before but I like using it in a few situations:
- on long open highway trips
- when going through a heavily police patrolled area and you're trying to precisely control your speed.

Here is a picture of the Pit Speed knob in my car.
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Not sure. I think the Cali had it first.

Thanks, I like my 458 a lot since it is spec'd just the way I wanted it.
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Thanks.
I'll drive my blue 550 to the local Ferrari events for the next year or two while I wait and see what the 458 replacement looks like.

I might also pick up a Porsche 911 during that time (one of my "bucket list" cars - never owned one).
The 911 is a tough choice though as to which model to buy.
My favorite 911s so far are: a 997.2, a 993, or an older 930 Turbo.
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The carbon fiber door sills are a nice option.

They are one of the things you notice when you first open the door for a ride.
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Here is a picture of my 458's "matricola plate".

The matricola plate is the small metal emblem that is mounted on the passenger side of the dash.

In recent years, this plate has the car's individual Serial Number displayed on it.
My car is Serial Number #176732.

And the full VIN is ZFF67NFA9B0176732 if you wish to run a CarFax on it.
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Here is a nice feature they put on all 458 Ferraris.
It is a quick connect plug for the factory-supplied battery tender.

It is located underneath the glove box door under the dash on the passenger's side (all the way to the right).
They left a little bit of room in the front bottom edge of the passenger door for the charger's wire to extend outside the car.

I left the battery charger/tender plugged into the wall socket and, whenever I parked my 458 in the garage, quickly hooked up the charger to the under-dash connector.

My 458 comes with the factory battery charger/tender.

In the old days, with my 360 and 430, I did something similar using the pigtail that came with a Battery Charger.
I used to stuff the end of the pigtail under the dash and connect the battery tender whenever I parked.

The 458's factory connect is so much easier.
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Yes, you are very observant.
I figure if I'm going to "bump the ad" every 2 or 3 days, I might as well post something with some content to it.

For current 458 owners, this stuff is "old news", but I figure it might be interesting to other owners or enthusiasts.

My 458 is my fifth Ferrari. I started with a 328, then a 360, then a 430.
I've had my 550 as a second Ferrari since my 430.

I was surprised at some of the features on the 458 that came standard.
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Time for the next "bump".
Here is a picture of the "Leather Roof Headliner" option.

This is a very common option - the majority of Ferraris are ordered with it.
The factory uses matching leather (in my case, in cuoio color) as the headliner material.

If a car is ordered WITHOUT this option, the factory uses an interesting material for the headliner.
It is a silvery/white colored kind of acrylic material with very slight blue tints to it.
The texture is soft and puffy but not very thick.
The default factory headliner works fine for certain colored cars, such as white ones.
Works best with an all black or grey interior IMHO.

So, for a car with cuoio seats, the default silver/white/blue tint headliner material wouldn't have matched very well.

If someone has a good picture of the factory default headliner (either in a 458 or 430 coupe), it would be an interesting picture to post here for comparison purposes.

In the picture below, the seats seem like a lighter color but that is because the camera is over-exposing them due to the sunlight shining on the seats while focusing on the headliner. The headliner and seats are the same matching cuoio (saddle) color.
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