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First Guy: 5000 miles in two years...

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  1. jbdmd

    jbdmd Formula 3

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    ...Second Guy: 1000 miles in two weeks!?!? I really don't understand why/how people can NOT drive these cars...but, thank you First Guy!!

    Took the F on a spin out to Bartlett lake today. So. Much. Fun!

    Happiness, not in another place but this place...not for another hour, but this hour.
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  2. rickwjenn

    rickwjenn Formula Junior

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    5200 miles here in 14 months.

    Total agree you can't stay out of the car!
     
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  3. gt4me

    gt4me F1 Veteran

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    5000 miles in 2 years is actually not bad going for a Ferrari too.
     
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  4. rickwjenn

    rickwjenn Formula Junior

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    Agree. The 458 broke all the rules on "keep the miles low" for a Ferrari IMO.

    The warranty on my MY13 is 3 years and unlimited miles. Maintenance is covered. The car is absolutely reliable. So why not drive it often? Took me a few months to get to this view, but here I am!
     
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  5. PhilNotHill

    PhilNotHill Two Time F1 World Champ Owner

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    First guy: 851 miles in 8 months.

    Me...12k miles in 8 months. :)

    I just cannot not drive it. Of course now she is in storage. Ice on the side streets.

    So skiing is the order of the day.

    Life is good.
    Life is better driving a Ferrari.

    Best.
     
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  6. KYROCKS

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    Totally agree. I just don't get enough chances to drive my car though...
     
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  7. Caeruleus11

    Caeruleus11 F1 World Champ Rossa Subscribed

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    SWEET!!!!! Well done!
     
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  8. ferr9000

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    4200 miles in 13 month
     
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  9. 458trofeo

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  10. jbdmd

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    Love it! Drive it like you stole it!
     
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  11. jbdmd

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    Bravo!
     
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  12. geochin

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    6300 miles in 9 months. 2013 458 spider is made to be driven and not to beautify your garage!
     
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  13. mikster

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    Nailed about 13 K Miles in under 2 months on my 355
     
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  14. Ski Bum

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    4500 miles in 11 months. I'm having trouble getting my coupe out now because of snow, salt, freezing temps, etc. I've only been able to get it out twice in January to get the fluids warmed up. At least I have skiing during the winter....
     
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  15. GuyIncognito

    GuyIncognito Nine Time F1 World Champ Silver Subscribed

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    congrats on enjoying your car! :)

    and your WW quote made it to my signature line :)
     
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  16. pride355

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    I did 5500 miles in 15 months.
     
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  17. RBK

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    During the past 2 years I have driven my 458 more miles than my first Ferrari (360) over more than a 5 year period. It will be interesting to see "resale" with (so) many putting miles on their cars. Best
     
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  18. wlt

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    1,500+ in 4 1/2 months

    5K miles a year is reasonable for a car driven as a toy. If the car cannot hold decent resale with 10K miles in 2 years, while still under warranty, then the whole premise of good resale value for the 458 would simply be false.
     
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    6500 miles 7 months in the company FF , used it whenever possible for events, drives, promotions, etc!

    I just wish I fit in a 458 better, so that I could have done the same miles in it... hmm.. maybe a spider... LOL

    S
     
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    4900 miles in 10 months.
     
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  21. jbdmd

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    Thanks for the love. But, no need to quote me, I'm just the second guy...again. Haha!!
     
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    I am so jealous of you guys who live in the American south. My car is under cover, too cold and snowy to enjoy my Ferrari 458, should have got an FF.
     
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  23. jazztrip

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    Just turned 15k miles this morning on my MY2013 (after 17.5 months of ownership). Not as trouble free as my 10 year old Toyota pickup truck, but pretty reasonable for a car as complex as the 458.
     
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  24. jbdmd

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    Be. VERY. Jealous.
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    That is an awesome excuse to acquire a Ferrari!
     
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