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  1. DM18

    DM18 F1 Rookie

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    Just spec'd my 458 today and no matter how I looked at it, colour had to be rosso corsa with simple black interior. Rosso Corsa seems to be the only colour that I never get tired of no matter how long or short I own the car. While I occassionally succumb to the flavour of the month colour scheme, I usually regret it fairly quickly after I get the car. Anyone else have this experience?
     
  2. Jedi

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    #2 Jedi, Feb 25, 2010
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    I only have one Ferrari. An old one ('86 328 GTS) Probably will never have another. The ONLY color
    I considered is RC. Call me cliche.... I just say you can't go wrong with that color in
    a Ferrari. Kudos on your new car when it arrives.... regardless of color. Wish I could order
    a new one - and it would most likely be RC.... :)

    Jedi
     
  3. TheMayor

    TheMayor Ten Time F1 World Champ
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    Oh man... that's fantastic!

    I had the same issue with my 430. I went around and around for months trying to decide... and ended up with Rosso Corsa. I was going to go with black but went with beige for fear of it being too hot in the Vegas sun. But, now I think the next will be black because it wears so much better.

    Congratulations on the 458! Did they say when it would show up? It has to be one of the first in HK.
     
  4. Bas

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    I change my mind about stuff practically daily, lol.

    Fantastic that you ordered a 458 by the way.

    I personally want a TDF 599 GTO when I can afford one....black wheels, Yellow calipers, cuio interior and 599XX rear bumper. This image has been in my head for a few months now.
     
  5. Mitch Alsup

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    From 16 (when I came of age automotively) through 49 (when I bought my first Ferrari) I never wanted anythinig but Rossa Corse and with a Tan interrior, and I could not understand why everyone did not have the same set of ideas. Then I went to my First Ferrari HPDE event, and slightly over 1/2 ofthe cars there were both RC and Tan!

    I can now see why somepeople would want something else.

    For me, I might go all the way over to RC with Naturale leather or maybe even further to Tobacco leather.
     
  6. f355jimv

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    For my first Ferrari, RC and a tan interior was the only way to go.

    For my next, I will look into other options.
     
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  8. Pantdino

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    It is sort off-putting when you go to Concorso Italiano and see a sea of RC, and I suppose if I had 10 Ferraris I wouldn't want them all in RC.

    But most of us only have 1 F car, and RC is the best color for virtually all of them. Except for yellow, the other choices are sort of invisible and ordinary in comparison.
     
  9. BLAMPEE

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    #9 BLAMPEE, Feb 25, 2010
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    I respectfully disagree with that statement. :p
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  10. Jackmb1

    Jackmb1 F1 Rookie

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    Congrats with your new 458. Would love to see pics when you receive it.
     
  11. docf

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    So far 2 Rossa C, one Diamond Silver, One White and one yellow. Loved them all.
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  12. PAP 348

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    Rosso Corsa/tan is the ONLY choice for me! :D:D

    All my Ferraris will be Rosso Corsa/tan if I have anything to do with it. :D:D

    Good work DM!! Cant wait to see pics of her when she arrives. :D:D
     
  13. raider1968

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    Either Rosa Corso or Rosa Scuderia(the old team colors) are the only two for me - have had 2 of each - I was tempted to get black but my wife talked me out of it - glad she did - to me,red is the color for a Ferrari
     
  14. blackbolt22

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    Red was the only color I considered for my first one.
     
  15. Mikestradale

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    Congrats on the 458! Can´t go wrong with RC and black.

    Although I have to say some F cars look better in different colors. For example my F355 was yellow/black and I still think this looks much better on the F355 than red/black. But the 360 has to be red/tan or black imo.
     
  16. DM18

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    Thanks bdelp.

    For a long time I was committed to Rosso Corsa and Beige but I have moved on to black since 2007 as it is simply so much more practical. I let kids sit in my car in China and my own kid spends a lot of time in the passenger seat. Black cleans up like new no matter what. Beige is a bigger risk.

    Other problem for me with beige is that I wear jeans everyday all day and my seat gets a blue tinge!!!

    There are celebrities and VVIP's (FXX, 599XX etc) and I am not in that group. I am fairly early amongst the mortals I imagine. I am actually happy to have my spec finalised - the rest is out of my control. I am really excited about the 458
     
  17. DM18

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    Interesting. I wonder if it is the car or your state of mind at the time???
     
  18. DM18

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    I am definitely off rosso scuderia. To me it seems very 2004 and CS like monobloc wheels. My 575HGTC is rosso scuderia and, although it is the right era for that colour, I am dead sick of it
     
  19. DM18

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    Thanks Pap. Will definitely post some pictures unless someone else gets one in that colour combination earlier.
     
  20. DM18

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    I am leaning the other way. I have more than 1 Ferrari and it is making me increasingly happy to sea a sea (ok maybe that is a stretch - maybe a pond) of Rosso Corsa. My older cars are all Rosso Corsa (Daytona, 288 GTO, F40) and somehow I am really looking forward to seeing a matching 458 beside them.
     
  21. DM18

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    Nice ride.

    I am off of contrasting stitching - don't know why as there was a time when I thought it was the dog's bollocks.

    One interior that I really liked was my second 599 that had black with extra thick black stitching. Super subtle but I thought cool on the Daytona cf seats

    Decided to stick with standard black stitching on my 458 as I have not actually seen the seats yet and am not sure if I want to highlight the seams
     
  22. DM18

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    Cool sounding car. I gave the 599 GTO a miss
     

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