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F430 advise needed!

Discussion in '360/430' started by Blue74, Mar 16, 2020.

  1. Blue74

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    #1 Blue74, Mar 16, 2020
    Hello all. I'm new on here and I'm currently not a Ferrari owner but I hope to change that within the next 12 months. I've got my sights set on an F430 F1 and so would appreciate any advise on what to look out for when selecting a car and what options are desireable and vice versa. Cheers!
     

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  2. greyboxer

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    #2 greyboxer, Mar 16, 2020
    Welcome : spend hours reading the identical & similar threads in the 360/430 section is the best advice
     
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  3. Blue74

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    #3 Blue74, Mar 16, 2020
    Thought you might say that! ;)
     
  4. Mighty Joe

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    #4 Mighty Joe, Mar 16, 2020
    I've owned 2 F430 Spiders! Great cars....true F-car experience. You will love it....
     
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  5. Blue74

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    #5 Blue74, Mar 16, 2020
    I'm sure. Having owned an R8 V8 for 4 years and then making the mistake of going in to an F80 M3 (which I had for less than 12 months!) I'm desperate to get back in to something that makes you feel special! Always dreamed of owning a Ferrari but have always been scared off by maintenance costs but the F430 seems to be fairly bullet proof and servicing is in the real world. The low depreciation is also a huge factor when financing a car of this value as I am no millionaire and can't afford to be dropping £10's of thousands while the thing sits most of the time in my garage! Seen a few sub £70k examples over here in the UK but I think that more realistically I need to be setting my sights a little higher at around £90k to get a good spec low mileage car.
     

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  6. A348W

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    #6 A348W, Mar 16, 2020
    When CS is back up; check UK forum below. Ask there as well for specific UK advise regarding such things as ppi etc.

    good luck and enjoy.
     
  7. 3POINT8

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    #7 3POINT8, Mar 16, 2020
    plenty of info in the 430 forum. i looked for red over tan, deviated stitching, yellow tach, daytonas, carbon fiber dash and driving zone, and leather headliner and shelf
     
  8. Blue74

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    #8 Blue74, Mar 17, 2020
    Sounds just about a perfect spec!
     
  9. ttforcefed

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    #9 ttforcefed, Mar 17, 2020
    f1 actuator, headers (exhaust manifolds) are the 2 big ones.
     

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  10. Gh21631

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    #10 Gh21631, Mar 17, 2020
    Buy the newest one you can afford as Ferrari will make enhancements along the model life. I had an 08' that was flawless. I had it tuned and added exhaust and headers. It ran super strong and sounded incredible.
     
  11. Blue74

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    #11 Blue74, Mar 17, 2020
    What aftermarket exhausts are normally recommended? I had a Larini Club Sport on my R8 and it was LOUD! Too loud really for normal driving conditions.
     
  12. Gh21631

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    #12 Gh21631, Mar 17, 2020
    I had Fabspeed headers with the blankets and S-line exhaust. With the tune I added ~60HP which is a ton for a NA car. If you search my username you will see the details and dyno results.
     
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    #13 greyboxer, Mar 17, 2020
    etc
     

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