New 458 Owner

Folks,
I just bought my first Ferrari, a 2012 458. It just got loaded on the transport truck today and is on its way to me. Woooohoooo. I've been looking for one for many many months and kept flipping back and forth between a F430 and 458. With the flip flopping I missed out on two awesome cars that were for sale by private sellers. But oh well. I finally decided on the 458 since that is the model I always preferred to have. I found one.
Jim

 

Great !!! Congratulations!!!
Post pics when you get her!
Always excited for 458 owners... the bestest car!!!

 

Congratulations and welcome. The 458 is a work of art. Please post pics. Would love to see it.

 

Outstanding! Big congratulations!

 

Congrats you'll love it!

 

Congrats! Welcome to the club.

 

Congratulations! Enjoy in good health and make sure to look it over once the transport truck arrives, and have them take photos as well. I found a bulging sidewall on my 458 once it arrived.

 

Congrats! I can't wait to see pictures. A terrific car and a true classic.

 

Congratulations! The 458 is a vastly superior car. You’ll be happy. Please be a frequent forum contributor. The more time you spend on here, I think you’ll find it’s the highest quality automotive forum out there. jmo

 

Welcome to the club!

 

Thanks everyone. I'll post a pic or two once I get the car.

 

I sense someone is excited! Congrats. As the others have said, post some pics

 

Thanks Bob,
As mentioned I looked at a lot of cars over the past 6+ months. I missed out on a couple of real deals only because I wasn't really certain of what I wanted to do at the time. I had to make a few trade offs on the car I finally am getting. It doesn't have the LED carbon steering wheel, which would be nice to have. It is the classic Rosso exterior, yellow tach and brake calipers, front lift and all black interior, with red stitching. I like the beige interior perhaps even more than the black, but that was another tradeoff. I looked at all sorts of exterior colors and there are some really elegant color combos (ext-int) out there. But like many folks I was really focused on the classic red, especially for my first Ferrari.

 

Congrats - welcome!. After 14x months of my first F-car ownership myself, I sill truly believe that the 458s will hold value over time and whatever one spends on it today, will still be worth what that much (if not more) when you are ready to move on.

 

Congratulations!

 

It’s been three days where are the pictures?

 

I talked with the transport driver yesterday. The car is being transported in a closed truck and should arrive sometime today (Sun 20 July) or tomorrow at the latest. Woohoo.

 

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Well done, it’s an epic car that stirs highly visceral emotions!

 

Well my car arrived. The transporter had several Lambos in the truck and a few others.

 

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