Happy Tuesday everyone, Very close to pull trigger on my first Ferrari and i decided on the F-430. My Budget was up to $120k on this car and very torn in between. Wanted to get some opinions. 2005 Black F-430 -Tubi exhaust, all records, full front PPF, steel breaks, Carbon oem bucket seats, clean carfax -28500 miles 2005 Grigio F-430 -Fabspeed exhaust, full front PPF, CCBs, electric seats, challenge wheels, all records, clean carfax -26,900 miles Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
I currently have both--one in black and one in charcoal gray. Definitely prefer the black from an aesthetics perspective. But of course, everyone's tastes are different.
It has full Fabspeed and sounds very good. I do like Tubi as well but i can be happy just the way it is.
I have owned a G. Silverstone 07 f430 since 12/12 and the paint has held up very well. 36,000 miles under my ownership and 42K total miles, I have yellow calipers and stock silver rims. Both of your choices are beautiful!! Not a wrong or right decision either way.
I am not a huge fan of the CCBs for cost issues. I have steel breaks and they are more than enough for street driving. I have the Scud seats and I think they are amazing. Still look new after all those miles.
Both cars are beautiful. As for color... I think the Grigio shows the F430's beautiful lines better than Black. Buy the one that makes your heart melt when you look at it. Also, did you get to drive both? If yes, did one perform better? (More solid feeling, better response, etc...) That should also help your decision. Good luck and keep us posted!
Grigio- The Challenge wheels and that shade of grey are just sick- not a fan of black w black wheels- On anything... Just me- Both are amazing
I had CCBs on my few previous cars. They are so worth it and it can last easily 50k-60k miles if not tracked, so definitely Im not wortied about their cost, i can always swap to steels but swapping from steel to CCB is hell of a price. Scuderia seats amazing, that is awesome you have them! Love them!
Thanks a lot, will definitely post the pics when the one i pick arrives. Drove the Grigio, it was awesome. Black one is in FL and thinking would be the same experience as they are same car wt aftermarket exhaust.
I feel same! I feel like most supercars dont look their best in black. However black has its own “mean” factor haha
Grigio, because I have it. I don't like the black one with everything else black. Even the taillights are made black. It's good to have some accents. Like different colour of rims. Also the grigio is nice with carbon rear engine lid and carbon side mirrors. The only thing I don't like, but that's more a f430 issue. Are the 2 big black holes in the front. In a black car they are less visible.
Just noticed that, don't black cars have silver "nostrils" on the front bumper. The black car looks like the bumper was painted all black.
A couple comments on the Grigio 430. It’s a really nice spec with the CCBs, Daytona seats, Challenge wheels and the engine is really clean. Will need dash leather repair as you can see the dash vents by the window are pulled up and the airbag cover leather looks stretched. Also needs some stickies fixed. Not a big deal but you need to be aware and prep for those.
Oh yeah - totally agree - in fact my 458 Spider is black - For my taste {and ONLY my personal taste) I don't like black wheels on black cars - while it may give them more of a "sinister" look to me I like the contrast of non-black wheels, rotors, shields etc. to break up the black. "All black" on a Ferrari to me looks too "tuner-car ish" - But everyone has their own perspective and I have seen some black Ferraris with black wheels that look awesome - I think if the black car was alone I would love it but compared to the Grigio with Challenge wheels that suits my eye more Cheers!
