General Ferrari vs 458 buying advice

A quick thanks for one of the most comprehensive car forums out there...So after a few weeks of searching and reading threads, I just want to confirm with everyone the general advice in picking a 458 as a first Ferrari:

1. "Buy the newest one with the most options that you want and can afford." Out of the bunch of 458s on the market, there seems to be a sweet spot of $190K in terms of model year, options and miles. Since those maintenance warranties are all running out soon anyway, doesn't seem better to go with lower price and higher mileage examples because service and maintenance will cost you on all cars anyway regardless of age and mileage?

2. "Mileage is less important than service records. 458s are one of the most reliable Ferraris made." My main question is if 458s being engineered so well and having the benefit of being fairly mass produced, should I have to look at service records from Ferrari dealers as closely as 360 or F430? Can one be too picky about over 15K mileage cars with less service records if the sales price is substantially lower?

3. "Buy your first Ferrari from a Ferrari dealer." Again, a preowned 458 is less than a new loaded 911 GT3 now. MB AMG GTRs are almost $200K. I get Ferraris are Italian and more "temperamental" due to the specificity of manufacturing, but they made a ton of these cars and there are ton of these on the road--in comparison to the exotic car market--so should I really be that afraid of buying from a non Ferrari dealer or a private party not on FerrariChat?

My main dilemma is deciding generally between 2010 cars with 15K+ miles, no maintenance, private or off brand dealer, ok service records but with the lowest market prices of $150-160K or 2012-2013 cars with less than 10K miles, from Ferrari dealers, one or two years of maintenance left, for $180K-200K.

The car enthusiast part of me that has bought everything besides Ferrari says always buy the cheapest car because any money to be saved can only be done at that point of purchase and that generally--not talking about extreme examples of looking for the cheapest car--the chances of repair do not out weigh the certainty of the initial savings. And especially with everyone touting the reliability of the modern 458, I feel more inclined to talk a risk with a higher mileage and less "perfect" car.

Thanks again for those who can help and made it through my rambling questions.