430 What would you trade your 430 for?

Value going forward i would look for a 458 spider, the last of the non turbos. Problem is prices for good low miles have gone crackers these last 2 years. They will be a better buy than a 488 etc

 

It’s funny to see there’s quite little number of people mentioning the brand from Stuttgart. I wouldn’t either.

It’d definitely be something like an AMG GT/C63 Black Series or a DBS for me! I just think Porsches are not ‘special’ enough.

However; I like the F430 too much right now.

 

From my point of view, if u have the choice between a 599 and similarly priced manual v12 (550 or aston), it would be the manual. Also, I never warmed up to the front end and curved rear glass of the 599. If u wanted a paddle v12 I would vote for putting more money in and getting an f12 instead for the dct and styling

 

you’re right. Forgot about that. I rarely go into the 599 forum, don’t know how many are getting done and the turnaround.

Reminded me of when FoLI reached out to me about a 4k mile oem gated 599 3 years ago, I believe they were asking 400-450k. I guess it would have been a smart buy, but 1. it was still a ton of money, and 2. I never daydreamed of owing a 599. For me it looks too big. I much prefer the Maranello classic styling, or more modern look of f12. Regardless I imagine a gated 599 would be quite the experience to drive!

 

Look at the photo below, these are my two fun cars. But should I sell one, it will not be the Ferrari. And not because it's a Scuderia, in my eyes the F430 is just as good a car as the Scud, it's simply a great car based on a great platform. It's hard to replace an F430 with something of equal value for the same price. This car is able to produce so many driving emotions. The McLaren ist massiv more powerful, but in the Scud it generates the feeling to be faster, to be more embedded into racing (a colleague has a F430 which I was already allowed to drive, the same is true also for this model in my eyes). My son, he is now 25, always chooses the Ferrari when we go for a drive together. Therefor Ross, think at least twice to sell your F430. Yes, the McLaren is an exceptional car in its own right and has many unique features (brutal power delivery, very dynamic and nimble, with the 650S, I'm even faster than my friend in his 488GTB). But with the F430 seems to me Ferrari has made a big hit, I know a few people who didn't realize this until they no longer had their F430.
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I would get out of the exotic market and look for a nice RR Autobiography or Bentley Spider.

 

f430 awesome car

 

Indeed. Ping me if you'd like some feedback on an OEM converted 599 (aside from the clutch master, because that's a Chrysler part!).

 

I have basically the reverse of your cars, I have a 675LT Spyder and a 430 Spyder. The cars could not be any more different but I actually get the same amount of enjoyment from them. For me the 430 is the sweet spot for the mid engine Ferrari series, just like my 550 is the sweet spot for the front engine 12 cylinder cars. Both cars have more than enough power for the street and still posses real character that makes these cars special. BTW I love your Scud.

 

996 GT2 & Lamborghini LP640 seem to also be well made cars.

I think the F430 looks better and has been really easy to work on.

 

If you do consider a 12c there is an aftermarket kit that makes over 900hp at the wheels for around $20k installed.

 

997 turbo?

 

You seem to be really serious!

I drove this one for a few months, the 570S is definitely a great car which i can recommend to you. Also extremely powerful and super nimble, a real full-blown McLaren. With some Ferrari friends I was on the track at the time, the 570S achieved the best times (vs. 458, F12 etc.).

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Not a good looking car though, especially in that line up.

 

But how does it make you feel even if its faster on the track

 

The looks are personal taste, in this regard is perfectly ok if someone does not like the car. But the performance capabilities are incorruptible. And there the 570S is very convincing, next to a very impressive powerdelivery it has a very competently tuned chassis with wonderfully responsive steering.

 

Each to there own I guess, no matter how good and how fast, they leave me stone cold!

 

The only consideration would be an Ultima Evolution.

 

New Lotus or a Superformance GT-40. Different animals from each other but, both would have to be a hoot to drive.

 

I keep thinking what would I replace my 430 (manual) with and I come up blank every time. Price point for my car (in my country) is about US$180k and I wouldn't spend more. I could swing a much newer Mac for that but the service costs terrify me and DCT terrifies and bores me. I know they are much faster. A friend in the trade knows someone with a Mac that got a $30k service bill and didn't even know anything was wrong. Driving my 430 at the redline is already too fast. I might drive a 911 turbo manual just to see but a friend had several (never got to go in them) and he now has a 430 F1 and says it's "next level". So I can't see the Porker doing it for me. Don't want anything as hardcore as a GT3 either. I'm pretty happy just now, 7 years in. Do most of the servicing myself and average annual spend is under 1k. What's not to like.

 

Hi mate, I am Australian by they way

But if you are thinking that a GT3 or a 911 turbo manual is comparable to the F430, you are so wrong... They are so much faster!
I am talking x seconds a lap faster... The mighty 488 does not stand a chance, let alone the F430...

Good to see a Fezza on the other side of the pond