"Never meet your heroes"

Great story! Best wishes on finding your “Ferrari Dream Car.” Keep us posted on your progress.

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Get it man and stop putting so much thought into it. Go with feelings, not your logical mind. You’ll die soon like the rest of us… if it doesn’t work out for whatever reason, just sell it. Big deal. It’s not a life long decision. I’ve had 2 F430’s and had them for 11 years… were great cars. And I also just got a 23. Carrera T a few weeks ago to go with my F8. Also great cars…. Just do it and enjoy it. The last thing you ever want is if you get sick or near death, to say, gee I wish I got that Ferrari. Get it and get it fast! Like now. Good luck!


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Like giving crack to a crackhead - haha!! Love it

 

"oh ****, wait. You're right. I never drove one!"
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I wonder how common that scenario is. I had never driven, sat in or been close to a Ferrari until I took a one way flight, arrived at the dealer 15' before closing, signed the paper work and started a 1400 mile trip home.

 

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Get the F430.

 

Huge props to the salesman, it's hard to find people like that. Could've tried pitching a 144 month loan down your throat without even checking your credit score first.

 

Great story. I was 45 when I bought my 458 Spider. I tried to get my wife to talk me out of it, but she knew how much it meant to me. Ten seconds into driving it the deal was done. Zero regrets.

 

The salesman made a huge mistake in clutch wear that I caught for OP ..so not sure of incompetent or just a honest mistake

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430 is a great choice!

 

When comparing it objectively to modern day sports/supercars, a F430 is very underwhelming (especially if it's F1). But for the visceral driving experience, you can't really beat a Ferrari.
So don't worry about meeting your heroes, they are heroes for a reason. If we bought cars based on numbers, we would all have a R8, NSX or a damn GT-R.

 

• Find one that makes your heart go pittyPatter
• Check maintenance history/documents
• PPI
• BUY IT!!

 

430 is super solid tbh

as far as never meet your hero goes, I know several people who were disappointed when they drove F40's which were the dream car of their youth (this was when they didn't cost millions)

 

I've been very fortunate to have now been in the Ferrari world for almost 40 years.... my first drive in a Ferrari at 16 years old. it was a glass 308 GTB.... at that time it was great ( My reference had been a Lotus Europa, and an Esprit.. ) it was way better. eventually, 15 years later I got to drive an Enzo-era car for the first time - I was underwhelmed, and shocked at how much work it was... but now I appreciate the differences.

 

Ferrari's are not "perfect". They were never meant to be. Perfection comes from compromise. You have to accept a few things if you own one.

What they are is "emotional". If they are not emotional then its possible to be disappointed when you finally meet your hero. You'll overlook the little things that annoy you.

A long time ago I tried selling them. People who never owned one would come in and some would scoff at this or that compared to Porsche or Mercedes or BMW or some Japanese brand.

I would tell them: "With Ferrari you don't pay for the AC and radio. You don't pay for the comfortable 6 way seats that look perfect after 100,000 miles. You don't pay for reliability. You don't pay for the paint quality.

You pay for three things: the style, the engine, and the Ferrari logo. And for that, they are a bargain."

 

Well said.,. Add the 4th thing as you mentioned though…. You’re paying for the emotion it gives you


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Who can explain what or who you love? No one-- but yourself.

 

Put it in Race and lift a little bit when you shift, the 430 driving experience is epic. Enjoy!