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My new 458 with carbon seats and racing package and only 68 miles!

Discussion in '458 Italia/488/F8' started by Ivinsea, Oct 20, 2017.

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  1. docf

    docf Formula 3

    Sep 14, 2008
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    Gary
    458 doesn't have Cam belts , it has chains.
     
  2. Ivinsea

    Ivinsea Karting

    Sep 7, 2016
    64
    Southern New Jersey
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    Ivin Seabrook
    Melvok,
    My name is Ivin Seabrook.

    I have not personally seen the car.

    The dealer said it is in brand new condition. Indeed, I am expecting the car the car to be perfect, excepting some dust.

    I could fly down to look at it.

    I have already paid for the car and signed all the papers.

    Intercity Lines is signed up to ship from Florida to New Jersey, where I live.
     
  3. Ivinsea

    Ivinsea Karting

    Sep 7, 2016
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    More likely the pics are overexposed. In the closeup of the console, the leather looks darker than beige tradizione.

    It would be pretty silly of the dealer to misread "cuoio" from the sticker.
     
  4. 338Lapua

    338Lapua Formula Junior

    Sep 5, 2015
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    Tony
    I was referring to the auxiliary belt (or FEAD belt as some call it) as it should be replaced every two years.
     
  5. Ivinsea

    Ivinsea Karting

    Sep 7, 2016
    64
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    Ivin Seabrook
    I am flying down Thurs. to look at my car. I told the salesman I want to inspect the car on a lift.

    I said I would like the old fuel drained and he said it would cost $400 which seems kinda cheesy to me.
     
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  6. Ivinsea

    Ivinsea Karting

    Sep 7, 2016
    64
    Southern New Jersey
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    Ivin Seabrook
    I am taking a flashlight and will buy a roll of white paper towels.

    I am going to wipe the underside of the car with the towels....there should be practically zero brake dust on the wheels, calipers or uprights. The bottom of the chassis and underbody-panels should be brand new, no road grime anywhere. The tire tread should be perfect. The engine should be clean enough to eat from. Same for the seats. That Ferrari leather shows creases very quickly.

    The only documentation besides the carfax are from Sept-Oct 2017 - tow receipt, 101 point inspection, battery test etc. when the car was being prepared for sale.

    The dealer said the 1st owner bought the car, had a clear bra installed, trailered it to his house, and left it there until the sale. It is certainly possible that there are owners that uptight. Assuming this to be so, I can see why there is not a lot of documentation.

    It would be really stupid of anyone to reset the odo to 68. That would leave no room for error - the car has to be perfect, as delivered, except for some dust. 500 miles or 1000 miles or 2000 miles, OK there could be a small amount of brake dust, and the market price would not have been any different anyway.

    If anyone has any suggestions of what I should look for, I am all ears.
     
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  7. Gofast430

    Gofast430 Karting

    Jun 2, 2013
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    Don Dearmore
    Just my opinion. My 2013 w/ Cooio Image Unavailable, Please Login
     
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  8. obbob

    obbob Formula Junior

    Aug 14, 2017
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    Good choice to do an inspection. I know it sounds lame, but precautions often are!

    I think even if there's signs of odometer changing, it is 99% a low mileage car, simply since the seat bolsters have no visible wear in the picture. Generally that's a wear area that's impossible to hide, unless the seats are reupholstered (very unlikely).

    If there was signs of higher wear, I would not run away from this car. I would just renegotiate based on these new discoveries.

    Best of luck!
     
  9. Ivinsea

    Ivinsea Karting

    Sep 7, 2016
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    Southern New Jersey
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    I inspected the car yesterday: it is virtually brand new.

    I brought a stack of paper towels and used only three of them as there is practically no dirt or grime.

    The underbody, suspension and engine are all showroom clean. The leather has no micro-creases to speak of.

    The leather is indeed cuoio which has a warm caramel tone that beige lacks. I like it.

    While the car was on the lift, they disconnected the exhaust valve.

    Now I just have to wait a week for delivery! My 9 year old son asked if he can get the first ride.....
     
  10. Ski Bum

    Ski Bum Formula 3

    Jun 19, 2012
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    What a great find. Enjoy!
     
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  11. docf

    docf Formula 3

    Sep 14, 2008
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  12. docf

    docf Formula 3

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    Ivin I can appreciate your excitement as I too purchased a 015 458 this week with carbon race package. My car is Blanco exterior with red interior ( alcantara/leather,carbon). My car is coming from Houston Ferrari with 3052 miles on the clock. Shipment will be Reliable to Fl.. I have used them multi times in the past. Look forward to seeing your pictures. I will post mine after the car arrives which will be 1-4 weeks. Good luck
    Haven't been on the site for quite a while so excuse posting mistakes as trying to get used to the new setup.
    docf
     
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  13. Melvok

    Melvok F1 World Champ
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    Jul 25, 2008
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    Did you / are you going to check the DOT on the tyres ? (Date of Tyres...4 cyphers, two for production week, two for year) ?
     
  14. racerdj

    racerdj F1 Veteran
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    Great news from your inspection! Please post delivery pictures!
     
  15. Fabspeed Motorsport

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    Feb 5, 2009
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    Congrats Ivan! If you're ever over in our area (Philadelphia suburbs) stop on by, would love to see in person! We'll have to hit a cars and coffee in the area. Looking forward to seeing more pictures of her home!
     
  16. Ivinsea

    Ivinsea Karting

    Sep 7, 2016
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    Ivin Seabrook
    Algar in Philadelphia was nice to forward my car's build sheet.

    Apparently the Modis system has been updated such that the build sheets are exported in Excel format with descriptions in Italian.

    Google translator had a hard time with Ferrari Italian:

    COLLEGATORE POST. IN CARBONIO comes up as “Post Connector in Carbon" which is the carbon rear moulding.
    BATTITACCO ESTERNO IN CARBONIO comes up as “Carbon external battery" which is the carbon sill kick panel.
    RIVEST.SOTTOPORTA IN CARBONIO comes up as "Rivested in carbon" which is the carbon rocker panels.

    And my favorite is:
    PANCHETTA POSTERIORE IN PELLE comes up as "Leather rear pants" which is the leather rear shelf.

    Product Feature
    INTC Interni CUOIO 4609 interior color
    EXTC Esterni ROSSO CORSA DS 322 paint
    CRPT Tappeti NERO 152 (BLACK) carpets
    AFS1 SISTEMA AFS SI AFS
    CALR CALIPER FRENI COLORE ROSSO SI Red calipers
    CEXS RIVEST.SOTTOPORTA IN CARBONIO SI Carbon rocker panels
    CISK BATTITACCO ESTERNO IN CARBONIO SI Carbon sill kicks
    CRPK PACCHETTO RACING IN CARBONIO SI Carbon racing package
    CSB1 CINTURE DI SICUREZZA COLORATE CINTURE BEIGE-COCOS Colored seat belts
    CTU3 TUNNEL INFERIORE IN PELLE SI Leather lower tunnel
    CTU4 TUNNEL CENTRALE IN PELLE CUOIO 4609 Upper tunnel in leather
    ELEV SOLLEVATORE DI DISIMPEGNO SI Suspension lifter
    EMPH CAVALL. CUCITI SU POGGIATESTA NERO (BLACK) 4000 Horse stiched to seats
    FCWS SPOILER ANTERIORE IN CARBONIO SI Carbon front wings
    GRDC COLLEGATORE POST. IN CARBONIO SI Carbon rear moulding
    GRID GRIGLIE INT.VET.IN TINTA PELLE SI Leather interior grills
    HAW1 PARABREZZA TERMOISOLANTE SI Heat insulating windshield
    LOGO SCUDETTI 'SCUDERIA FERRARI' SI Scuderia shields
    MECC PIANTONE MECCANICO 458 SI Mechanical steeing column
    MIH2 SPE.ELETTROCR.INT/EST+HOMELINK SI Interior and exterior electr mirrors & Homelink
    NAVC SIST.RADIONAVI. + BLUETOOTH SI Navigation & Bluetooth
    NDSP NOTA SULLA DISPOSIZIONE SI
    PAC1 PARKING CAMERA SI Parking camera
    PAR2 SENSORI PARCHEGGIO ANT.E POST SI Front & rear parking sensors
    RSCH SEDILI RACING IN CARBONIO SEDILI TAGLIA LARGE Carbon racing seats
    RSFD CERCHI 20" FORGIATI DIAMANTATI SI Forged diamond cut wheels
    RUF1 CIELO VETTURA IN PELLE CUOIO 4609 Leather headliner
    SATR ANTENNA SDARS SI Satellite radio
    SHF1 PANCHETTA POSTERIORE IN PELLE CUOIO 4609 Leather rear shelf
    SPEC ALLESTIMENTI SPECIALI SI Carbon door panels?
    STC2 COLORE CUCITURE SPEC SU RICH. FILO SPECIALE NERO 4000 Thick special stitching
    TPM0 KIT CONTROLLO PRESS PNEU SI Tire pressure monitoring
    ULEZ PARTE ALTA ABITACOLO IN PELLE CUOIO 4609 Leather Upper Zone


    More importantly, my car is being delivered tomorrow @ 8AM! I will post pics.
     
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  17. Solid State

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    After reading this I had to go check to see if my tires had tits. Yeah... I know. :)
     
  18. Motorwerks

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    May 8, 2013
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    He said DRIVEbelt...not the timing chain. It has a drivebelt.
     
  19. SECRET

    SECRET Formula Junior
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    May 19, 2007
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    Cannot wait to see it! Link from the dealer is down now, but it sounds like you have yourself a winner. Congrats!
     
  20. Afonsolaw

    Afonsolaw Formula 3

    Sep 11, 2011
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    Where are the pics!?
     
  21. Ivinsea

    Ivinsea Karting

    Sep 7, 2016
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    Melvok, I was not aware of this code format. Thanks for the tip.

    Front tires are 4612, rears are 4912, so that would make them very late 2012.
     
  22. bball16

    bball16 F1 Rookie
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    Dec 2, 2011
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    Awesome car. Like a barn find.
     
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  23. Gum12345

    Gum12345 Karting

    Jul 8, 2017
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    Wow. Looks brand new from the pics.
     
  24. Flavio_C

    Flavio_C Formula 3
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