I love my Cali even more now..

May 2018, I bought my first, new to me, 2010 Cali. I stepped out of a Maserati Granturismo S which I absolutely loved, and had 0 problems with for its 75k mile life.
But, I was super nervous about the "reliability" of the Cali. Of course, when you search, you find everything wrong and terrible with any car.

This car is F'ing awesome! First off, I'm able to bring my entire family with me .

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First picture below is stock.

But I've always thought the car had way too much wheel well space (almost like an SUV), and track width was so narrow w/ the wheels tucked in. Now I know the die hards will say Ferrari did everything for optimal performance, but honestly, I'll track it maybe 5% of the time. And I've been to quite a few track days to know my driving performance is far below the limits of the car. And even then, I'm not striving for an extra tenth of a second to win any trophies/money. Rather, I want the esthetics and driving experience and feel.

So I set off with countless nights of searching all the forums. Within the first 1 day of ownership, I did the vacuum tee mod w/ the exhausts (same mod I did w/ the Maserati GranTurismo S). The exhaust is always in full sport mode w/ flaps open. Let me tell you that the exhaust note is PERFECT! This is how it should've come from the factory. No need for any aftermarket exhausts. If any, maybe Cats, or maybe resonator delete, but this car is truly awesome sounding, without being too obnoxious. Well, my wife differs w/ me.
That was last year.

I was able to find H&R springs from a shop in Germany. Had them shipped to Chicago for €527.79, which was about $610 at the time!! Unbelievable! Only took 1 week!
I was back and forth between Hill Engineering Spacers, 11mm front, 15mm rears or Wheels w/ the equivalent offset and width. Since I couldn't decide I had the springs installed right away ~$1050.
Second picture below is springs only.
I loved the lowered look, but the wheels tucked way in the wheel well ate away at me.

So I found Lexani Stuggarts, gloss black! They custom cut the offset so I'm sitting on:
Fr: 20X8.5 +39mm - matches an 11mm spacer equivalent
R: 20X10 + 34mm - matches an 18mm spacer equivalent

Perfection!! Definitely much less practical on Chicago streets, but I'm sure you can all relate - F'ing worth it!!

I've attached some pics of how practical the trunk can be too - got my son's balance bike, scooter, helmets, and a bunch of bags with plenty of room (with top up).
With top down, another pic of a Radio Flyer Wagon, folding 2 lawn chairs , 2 kids chairs, little cooler, diaper bags and other stuff.

I'm sure my setup is not going to be to everyone's appeal, but I can't stop staring at it now... and same w/ on-lookers and their cellphones.

(Sorry about the poor quality pictures - got so excited I just snapped pic from my cell phone. I'll get some better SLR pics later and edit them)
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Thanks for all the kind replies. So far, aside from a check engine light (still trying to sort out the sensor/chip issues @ Lake Forest Ferrari), this car has been pretty solid - I hope I don't jinx myself.

I'm surprised that I don't really worry about the mileage much in the car. I thought I'd be obsessed w/ keeping them low, but now I'm annoyed if I can't drive it. I've put about 12k miles on it since I"ve owned it, and I plan on running this to 70k+ miles. I figured it's a 2010 that bought at a highly depreciated value from sticker, now is the time I should care the least about making it a garage queen!
I've got 39k miles and counting! (I saw one last year w/ 92k miles - awesome to see that!)