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488 Inspecting a ‘16 488: any problem areas?

Discussion in '458 Italia/488/F8' started by rw99, Jun 7, 2021.

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  1. rw99

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    #1 rw99, Jun 7, 2021
    What areas, if any, should I check carefully on a 2016 488 coupe, 7500 miles? Search function didn’t pull up many issues, outside of battery longevity and tender maintenance. Purchasing from a Ferrari dealer.

    Thanks in advance for any insights...
     
  2. MANDALAY

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    #2 MANDALAY, Jun 7, 2021
    Ferrari dealer should be able to give you the whole history of the car, Owners and all repairs and recalls.

    Insist on a new battery , you can thank me latter.

    Ild push to get power warrantee added at their cost.

    LOOK UNDER the car and look for scrapes even if it has a lift.
     
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    #3 Viperjoe, Jun 8, 2021
    Get a two year bumper-to-bumper, unlimited-mileage, factory warranty.
     
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    #4 Gh21631, Jun 8, 2021
    Have them put a paint meter on all of the panels as well.
     
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    #5 SECRET, Jun 8, 2021
    I'll echo: get a fresh battery -- not sure how you'd verify it's actually happened, but the most complex looking check engine lights can simply come from voltage being off on the battery.
     
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    #6 MANDALAY, Jun 8, 2021

    Its a 2016 car. Its passed that option already :(
     
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    #7 rw99, Jun 11, 2021
    Thanks, everyone, for the suggestions. I’ll add, for future reference, tire age... I did find a 488, and it was still on the original MPSS rubber. Which is not surprising, given many exotics see far fewer miles each year. For a Jan 2016 production car, that’s (IMO) too old for a performance tire, and I requested replacement by the selling dealership.

    We’ll see what they say about the battery condition when it goes through the CPO certification.
     

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