F430/458/Lp560/SLS/SL65 what else should I consider?

Great stable! Which one would you say you'd take out on a Sunday just to have fun with on twisty roads? If that's your thing that's is

 

So I thought I'd let you all know I ended up getting a coupe 2011 ferrari 458 with roughly 18000 miles on it and finished in Grigio Silverstone. Out of all the cars I drove (and I drove quite a few!) this one left me with the biggest smile on my face. I love the car, although there are some annoying design quirks and outdated dash options, most notably the Bluetooth function isn't letting me stream music, only phone calls. The nav takes me in weird directions too. You'd argue that you aren't supposed to be listening to music in a ferrari, and it doesn't matter where you go in it, but I like having music on longer trips. The indicator buttons on the steering wheel are hard to get used to, and have the opposite function of what's intuitive (press quickly for continuous blinking and hold for lane change blinking...), also because I can't seem to be able to adjust the seat height so that I actually see the tachometer or the indicators without bending my head down slightly I am not yet comfortable driving it in heavy traffic. My car has the led gear change indicator on the steering wheel, though. Not sure why the car insists on starting in auto. I have looked through the manual but can't find a way to turn this off. Anyway, aside from these little quirks I am absolutely LOVING the car. It's such great fun, sounds really really good with just the stock exhaust (I guess this is why you don't see too many of them with 3rd party exhausts?). I think the performance and build quality leap from the f430 to this car is among the most brutal ones in a sportscar brand's history and I'm excited to once again have the privilege of owning a ferrari. Thanks for all your thoughts and opinions, suggestions and comments in this thread!

 

Haven't had a chance to take too many pics yet. This one is just off my phone. First night in her new garage
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Thanks guys! The calipers are silver. Been driving her all day. Lots of cops everywhere, though. Within an hour of driving, my girlfriend and I counted 7 cops who were writing up people on the side of the road. Guess they are busy reaching their quotas before the Super Bowl tomorrow my previous cars have mostly been in a little more attention grabbing colors and I genuinely believe the grey makes me less interesting to the cops, whereas the more vivid colors such as red and yellow seem to egg them on. I'm enjoying the anonymity. Definitely turns less heads than a yellow gallardo, but when it does you know it's someone who appreciates the car for the right reason, an incredible accomplishment by Ferrari.

 

Thanks Caeruleus11! I actually think the stock exhaust sounds really really good (and I haven't said that since the f355! The 360 needed a tubi or capristo to spring to life and the f430 just seemed too deep and growly by default to be able to extract the true high pitched symphony. But with the 458 I feel like they got the sound right again. Yes, Ive noticed the valves open very suddenly, and especially in race it seems. There's no way of feathering it in, it's either closed or open. I don't really mind, though. I could do a valve bypass operation on it, though like you did! I kind of like having it be able to crawl around at low RPMs in a civilized way, however (although your setup seems more advanced since it's only bypassed in race). Overall I'm loving the car. I drove a huracan a few days after getting my 458 and thought it seemed very similar in terms of power. I like the interior of the 458 more than the H, it felt a little Mickey mouse-y.. Too many colors and buttons maybe? The sound didn't impress me as much although it felt more "raw" and brutal, while the 458's exhaust note seems more orchestrated. Not a fan of the indicator setup on either car but I'm getting used to the ones in my 458 now. Small issues in such amazing machines, though. Anyway, driving the huracan made me realize that I made the right decision for me.