FF - First Ferrari??

I believe that the FF will grow on you as you cover more miles. Play with different drive mode settings as these make a big difference. The engine is glorious so try some drives with the windows open and some throttle.
I have heard that the tires make a big difference to the handling. Switch to Michelin PS4S.
Take some friends and kids for rides. Sure to be lots of smiles all around

 

its an amazing machine but its not an f40, because its not supposed to be one. most of your review is high praise. if you want something softer, go Lusso.

 

Well, the FF is somewhat of a bizarre kind. Its a 'supposed to be daily' but not a daily in the end at all. And why is that? Bc its not built by a company, that build's cars for daily users.

I was in a similar situation when I got mine. I have little kids, road bike and sport hobbies and wanted the space. Initially I wanted (since ever) a Scuderia but the use case would have been close to zero.
However, I can say the FF grows on my every single day. NA V12, the best sound on earth for me and its definitely getting better down the road with hybrids, omp and downsizing.
ITS NOT AN AUDI. I had 10+ Porsches before like many others here and there are in my observation 2 kinds of Ferrari owners. One type, that sells right off within months and never comes back. And than the others that, depending on the money, get hooked for live and own multiple.
Its a fckn diva, its not a perfect, German space ship. It was built by italians, sticky buttons, leather shrinking, electronic gremlins over and over. But thats part of the ownership experience.

An FF seems to be a 'temporary' Ferrari for manys that come with the same background (kids, pets, sport stuff) and you see many flipping. Also, the sport back design is not everyones taste.

I made my piece with mine, as mentioned growing on my every single day. And I have an audi rs6 on the way for the daily stuff..

 

totally agree. ive owned mince since new 2012 and i still dont love the looks. it can get hung up in the shop for weeks for sure. it does everything a daily needs to do. my only gripe that has been well documented here is the number of bent wheels due to our ****ty roads.

 

Weather has been **** over here last couple of days so I'm not surprised your initial outings were a little jaded. Wait until you give it a clean on a glorious UK summer day and take it for a blast on a long flat road. As those revs lift and the sound fills the cabin the edges of your lips will greet your ears (in line with the revs). I've had mine for 7 months now and travel mostly around the M25 borders, rarely going into the city of London. Suffered two blowouts in my ownership over 2K miles due to potholes on poor B roads but I'm now more careful, the FF carries a lot of weight over those skinny fronts. It took me a while to get used to how long the front takes to hook up compared to other 4WD cars i've driven so give it some respect . You could daily an FF as I convinced myself I would be doing but for small trips I more often swing to the E93, mostly because I can't stand the though of small scrapes on her (car parks, speed humps....) her just for popping down to Waitrose.

One observation, I bought the car with P.Zero's on and I found them to be lethal on even the slightest of damp roads. After 2 potholes I switched to Aplins an put the PZ's in storage. May have them swapped back soon but the Aplins inspire a LOT more confidence and fun.

I hope it works out for you, they are lovely cars and somewhat of a dying breed.

Good Luck

 

I was kindly loaned a Roma for the day recently and whilst it’s a beautiful car i found pretty much everything else about it was a step down from my 2012 FF.
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Well done pulling the trigger, they are great cars. Don't let the dealer experience taint the machine, it's not the car's fault! Like all great cars, it will shrink around you as you learn it and soon you will wonder what took you so long.

I'm off up to Skye in mine on Saturday with friends and although there will be some other exotic metal there, I wouldn't swap my FF for any of them.

 

Great car, a bit heavy though for spirited back road driving


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It’s a niche car in Ferrari’s line up… it’s not an F40 or a TDF or a Speciale or Scud. But I bought mine initially to enjoy with my kids, NA V12, and daily usage without worrying too much about it.
It’s very unique and like others say, it’s a relationship that grows on you. It doesn’t stir my emotions like the TDF or Speciale. I don’t love it, I like it a lot. It does what it’s supposed to do - utilitarian.
At first, the design was appalling to me, and now I oddly admire the shooting brake. Funny how Ferraris do that.
Handling is mediocre through the canyons. I do feel the weight, and it is heavy in the turns compared to TDF/Speciale.
I’ve opened up the V12 with Kline 200 cell sport cat, Novitec X pipe and exhaust to increase the symphony.
Tomorrow I’m taking my little ones to school in it, and I’m really looking forward to it. It’s just a cool car .


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Well summed up.
It’s a Ferrari for those who have another Ferrari. If it’s your only one it’s also fine but I think one would be missing on the true Ferrari fun and handling


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I bought mine about 5-6 weeks ago, also first Ferrari. Have done about 300km since! Totally in love.

 

Hmm not sure about that-it is my only Ferrari currently.Have previously owned 365BB,550 Maranello,612 Scaglietti,308 GTB-this one holds its own against them all and is way better than the Cali/Portofino/Roma.

 

I am just like plastique. I liked my FF but it had to go as it didn’t move me In any way shape of form inspite the awesome sound I invested in. Great car but for me I realize I have to have rear engine and nimble so I kept 355 and tr.
I might get a lusso but just for the extra technology.
That being said if i had just one Ferrari I’d prefer mid-engine.
I would have the same comment about portofino, Cali, Roma-great second Ferrari but I don’t think they represent the best of Ferrari in regards to fun to drive.


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I’d like to know we’re you can drive to get the enhanced performance of a rear engine ferrari..

 

Certainly a 355 in our Cali canyons is way more fun than the FF ever was.


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Cant do that for 2 or 3 hours though!

 

Of course but If I want fun that’s the car I have I take
Then if it rains probably the roof won’t come back up and I will regret it


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I’d like to see two good drivers comparing 15 min drives would be interesting

 

Funny I have a couple of V12’s and I really really miss the nimble agility of the V8’s I’ve had in the past… so much so that I’m going to pick up a Speciale again.
Through the canyons, the V8’s dance amazingly well.


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id almost go for a regular 458 - even in the canyons im guessing you have some sort of speed limit. i bet the 458 with the right exhaust is more gratifying.

 

100% agree. But coming from an FF I wouldn't be happy with anything, less potential than a Scud for instance.. In the end, an FF plus a potent NAV8, or maybe something newer like F8 or 296GTB sounds like the right combination to me. On man one car? I need the FF for the space and Lusso or Roma wouldn't do it for me.

 

Hi Alex,

I’m sorry to hear that you’re having problems with the supplying dealer. Is it GVE? Their reputation isn’t great.

if you’re going to repaint the wheels, how about a nickel finish? It has a silver/bronze tint but is much more subtle than bronze.

 

Yes- exactly what I’m saying, FF works great as complement with a 2 seater


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