Early 612 Scaglietti: opinions

I have been reading quite a few threads here on the 612 and had a spin in one over a mountain pass and it would seem these might be one of the most underrated Ferrari's. They seemingly tick many boxes, super GT car one minute, mountain pass blaster the next and then there are the looks which I really like when its considered the car which seemingly inspired the car.

My thinking a 2004 might not be a bad buy, no CCM to worry about and it would seem the gearbox is only marginally faster in the OTO cars. I also prefer the earlier simpler interior.

Reading through threads there do not seem to be too many downsides to the 612 or is there something I have overlooked?

Interested in opinions!

 

Thanks!

Yes, I had a look there are quite a few different suppliers to get suspension parts so there are a few options in that regard and as you say the 360 and 430 also wear these parts fairly quickly. An interesting aside some parts for a 308 restoration I am project managing were actually cheaper when bought from the Ferrari dealer than from places like Eurospares and Superformance.