Advise on Buying a 458

I am looking for a clean 458 Coupe and would like any feedback about what will be a good buy and what to stay away from. I want a car that will be desirable when I go to resell it in a couple / few years.

These are some things I came up with that I feel would make it a desirable car.

- 2012 or Newer
- No Salvage or Car Fax Issues
- No Accidents or Paint Work
- Under 12k Miles
- Open to Exterior Colors
- No Tan Interiors
- Fender Shield

Any other items to add or things to avoid?

Thanks

 

Would add there should be some documentation of service history.
This is a helpful video

 

are you buying a ferrari for the first time?

 

I know I’ve repeated myself ad nauseum, but I’d recommend buying condition, history and spec. Stop worrying about mileage.

Please see if this helps answering questions you may have;

https://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/threads/most-458s-discussions.564954/

Kind regards,

Nuno.

 

Everything the others have said, I would buy a higher mileage well maintained car as the depreciation will be less, you don't want to buy the car and then not drive it because of the future resale. I would also get the lift and the carbon seats. For interior, I would recommend black as the least offensive. I ended buying white with black interior and all the options with 6K miles. Honestly, I wish that I had bought a higher mileage car because when I hit 9K miles, I had some angst about driving the car since I thought about selling the car in the future. I then decided F--- It, I'm keeping this car forever and then my son asked that I keep the car so that he could have it as part of his future inheritance.

 

Does anyone use the search function? Swear there was an identical thread started recently

Oh wait

https://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/threads/purchasing-first-458.621055/#post-147188321

 

Yes

Yea I used it, and read that post. The two post are actually different. Maybe you should read it...

 

The LED wheel seems to be a must for most shoppers
As well as some sort of upgraded seat, ie. Daytona or racing seats