My first Ferrari, an 812 just before shutdown

Ohhhh no, it won’t be going to actual Seattle lol. I live on the Eastside, so I should be good driving it around

 

Officially picked up the car last Tuesday (8/11) from the electronics shop with ~45 miles on it. It was about a month from when I took delivery, as it went through PPF and radar detector and laser jammer install. As of today I have 1,300 miles on the car. Have taken a couple in state road trips, and have been driving it a lot daily.

First thoughts on the car: it is quite literally superfast. The car can be docile and normal when you want, and then brutally fast when you hit the pedal. The noises from the V12 are so insanely good, I love shifting up and down and going through the rev range.

Now I’m off to go drive it some more! Huge smiles every time I drive it
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Nice! I've been doing big trips since I took a nice week off to go have some fun. Now that it's back to reality, I'll probably be doing daily duties with it, as well as some fun little drives in the area.

The sound of the V12, it's really intoxicating. I just can't get over that sound, and the performance is certainly awesome. Good luck on the wait for PPF to be done, but it's well worth it.Then you can drive it without worry!

 

Ferrari has worked some serious magic making this car work as a daily, but then blow the doors off of the car when you want to haul ass. Comfy, awesome storage, and insane performance. Really remarkable the job they did on this one. I plan to keep mine forever.

 

Was just out in Eastern Wa with some other Ferrari’s/exotic cars. The roads out here are amazing, and have some pretty awesome views

 

Congrats? If you move through cars so frequently I can understand not wanting a depreciation hit.

I wanted the the experience, didn’t care about price or depreciation. Value to me was in the experience of ordering my first super car/Ferrari.

 

Awesome! I’m generally available weekdays when the roads are, slightly, less busy lol. Shoot me a message, I know there are is at least one other forum member wanting to go for a drive

 

The carplay has been awesome in the 812, I love having it right there on the right screen. I also think the sound system is pretty good, maybe not the best I've had, but the sound through the carplay USB is quite good. I too did the upgraded system. I have yet to use anything not through carplay to compare against, and I don't plan on it lol.

I'll try and plan a drive here soon. I'm moving in a week and a half, so after that's done I'll be vastly more available.

 

It's been awhile since I updated this thread, but I figured why not post a roughly 1 year later post on my experiences being new to Ferrari ownership.

I've had the car in my possession since 8/12/2020 and I've put on roughly 12,500 miles since then. I've installed a capristo X-pipe, capristo valve controller, and novitec lowering springs, as well as full PPF and tint, and a radenso ultimate system with front and rear laser jamming. I've driven it in the winter with continental DWS06 tires and now am on Michelin Pilot Sport 4s tires for the summer. The rear glass recall was handled a couple months ago, and Ferrari NA covered the cost on retinting my rear window. My local dealer has treated me exceptionally well in both sales and service and I'm thoroughly happy with them. I also have an F8 spider on order, to show up "this time next year" though that is always a moving target lol.

I've gone to numerous car displays and test drives with demo cars at my dealer, and plan on participating with a track day put on by my dealer. The events Ferrari puts on are always fun and I enjoy participating whenever possible. Buying a car and subsequently getting to drive around the latest and greatest Ferrari's sure is a great perk.

Living with this car has been a dream come true. It loves the back roads and going for long GT drives at whatever pace you want to do it at. If you want to absolutely murder the pavement, stick it in race and flog away. If it's time to just chill out, hit bumpy road mode but keep it in race because all the other modes aren't nearly as good in the dry. As a fellow member pointed out to me early on, wet mode is pretty magic in the wet. He was completely correct, and the only modes I use are wet and race depending on the conditions. In wet mode you can pretty much just slam the throttle down and the computer will stop you from killing yourself instantly. Don't try that in race or above though, it'll let the car step out some before reigning it back in.

Giving thrill rides to friends and family is probably my favorite thing with this car. Not many people ever get to experience a Ferrari in their lifetime, so I love to share. The passenger display makes it even more fun for the passenger as they can see the speed going up at a bonkers rate and the gear shifts while experiencing the g-forces. This car is like a theater, and the passenger display just adds to it.

Before I added the novitec springs I felt the car had slightly excessive amounts of body roll, which another member also created a thread about. After putting the springs on that slight excess of body roll is now eliminated and the car really stays planted through corners at high speeds. I also feel like the ride is actually slightly smoother, it's as though the spring rate is just a little better for the dampening. In bumpy road mode the car glides over bumps smoother but you still know they are there.

The exhaust is just the most pure sound, and the xpipe really improved it. The valve controller gives just the slight boost of sound to the car at low RPMs and is perfect volume wise for me.

Overall I love the car, and can't wait to drive it even more. That said, time to head on out for a drive!
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