430 2008 Scuderia $118,500

I’ll let you all know when it arrives! (first post!) It’s definitely not for the purists, it’s definitely had a rough life, it will definitely need a lot of love and tlc, but it’s also definitely a freaking 430 Scuderia and a bucket list car for me. And I didn’t have to liquidate my entire fleet of “fun” cars or risk a divorce petition to get it. I have zero expectation that it is going to be “nice” when I get it, but I guarantee it is going to be awesome when they pry it from my cold dead hands decades from now! And just for the record, this is not going to be a flip. I bought it precisely so I can drive the wheels off it and put as many guilt-free miles on it as possible. I’m also a sucker for yellow and cool project cars that I can have fun slowly bringing back to life. At the end of the day I’ve owned a lot of “pristine” cars from three gt3’s to my current gated gallardo, and I find I just don’t drive and enjoy them as much as those I have owned that are already a little rough around the edges (which is why I love my current track rat 996 Gt3 so much). Anyway, I realize that this car was a risk and that there were many better examples out there, but I’m excited to see what adventures await in this car. Wish me luck, be gentle, and say a prayer for me that I don’t burn through my $25k “just-in-case repair fund” within the first month of ownership! I look forward to contributing on this forum where I can and I’ll let you all know when it has 100k miles!

 

Awesome

 

Fantastic purchase. You’ve got the right spirit. Good luck with the car!

 

Scott welcome to the forum...I was watching this one...as long as basic maintenance was performed you should be in good shape,
The engine and gearbox are close to bullit proof....
We look forward to your updates.

 

Thanks all! I’ll post when the car arrives and let you all know what it needs! The one good thing is that thanks to posts on here and elsewhere, it does appear that lots of expensive stuff has already been replaced (sometimes more than once!). I also do believe that these track rental cars are well-maintained while they are part of the fleet, so I’m hoping that this car was not an exception. As for the cosmetic stuff, well I’m all over that!

 

I know the rotors seemed to be aftermarket. Do the calipers look stock? The logo script seems off to me.

 

They are girodisc, which allows you to replace the disks fairly easily and economically (I have them on my gt3). The script is definitely not the same as there is no reference to ceramic. Likely refinished at some point as most Brembo (steel) brake calipers tend to discolor with heavy track use. One less thing to have to worry about so this is actually a plus given my intended use of the car. Can’t wait!

 

I love cars with a story not a car that has sat its whole life or thinks it's a show car. Looking forward for this

 

Congrats Scott. I just picked up a Scud two weeks ago and love it. Was on a drive with many high end cars today and everyone commented on the sounds and looks of the scud even through there were cars there worth 10X.

It’s one of the rare cars that all car guys respect. The fact that it makes you laugh like a 5 year old every time you shift under full acceleration is worth the price of admission alone.

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I was the second highest bidder. I will live vicariously through Scott LOL. Hopefully I can have the pleasure of a scud in the next few years.

 

Congrats Scott! Sounds like the car went to the right owner!

 

Thanks all for the well wishes! After some additional web sleuthing I have confirmed that this was in fact Petty Driving experience car. Tracked down a former employee and it appears to have left their charge with about 56k miles. So, ALOT of track miles but also ALOT of maintenance (as in weekly oil changes, quarterly tranny fluid flushes, etc....). So I’m hoping that bodes well for its future reliability, and the clutch reading shows 80% left, and compression and leak down numbers are in line. Only real concern at this point is why it has apparently chewed through transmissions (on its third one apparently). Hoping that is just a byproduct of its prior life and that it will prove reliable now that ever miles logged is not flat out flogging around a track! Also saw a prior post where a member reported the diff going caput during a test drive. Hopefully that is sorted now too! Wish me luck and if anyone has any additional info or intel I’m all ears!

 

Get stripes back on it. .

 

Awesome! I would have snatched that up if I had seen it! I can't believe the prices you can get 430's for because of "high" miles HAHAHAHA!

 

Hope you drive it a bunch and become world’s first 100k mile Scud owner (if there is already one I haven't heard of it). Hard to beat these things for pure driving drama and fun.

 

That is my plan! I know I'm going to love it. I've never driven one but I love the feel of the regular 430, so I'm positive I'll be enamored of the scud, especially since my only real complaint with the 430 was that it was just a little too "civilized" (same reason I've never warmed up to a 991 gt3, gtr, 991 turbo, etc...). I love raw cars (its why I keep coming back to the 996 gt3 and love my 05 gated gallardo). Loud, rough, aprubt, and hardcore. I also fit in the 430 soooo much better than my gallardo (I'm 6'4"). It will be so much more comfortable. This will be fun (provided my marriage survives LOL!).

 

Congrats Scott! You’ll love it I’m sure. Great purchase price.

 

That’s why on this specimen, the gearbox has been replaced 4 times (discussed in the price guide thread).

The new owner hopefully was aware of this and the other colorful stories in its history. Huge kudos for taking on the project!

 

That was a good buy.

 

I guess I should have mentioned abuse is exempt from my statement..!
I’ve read many common failures on this model complete gearbox is not one of them..
I agree kudos to the new owner