New Ferarri 575 Owner, Have A Few Questions

No speed lift but it should be better than the 430

Belts five years clutch whenever tho you don't say if F1 or manual which may affect this

Figure out how to keep the battery charged when not there - either trickle charger or turn it off - if you only do short journeys it may not last two weeks without use

Its your first F1 so learn how to drive it - lots of threads so look them up

Be prepared for some early foibles - it may be simpler than the SLR but it is Italian !

Enjoy

 

Hi there,

Congrats on the new car.

The most important answer to your questions has to do with the speed bumps question.

The Maranello/575M and 456/M cars have their front radiator in a pretty vulnerable position. It's a massive piece of equipment that hangs down to the lowest point in the front of the car, just at the rear edge of the bottom of the front bumper. Feel like going fast over a bridge? Think twice because maneuvering about any drastic elevation change, or any driving over roads not meant for fast driving which artificially create drastic elevation changes, can result in catastrophic damage to your radiator and hence to your wallet. At the speed humps, naturally approach on an angle and baby the car in all phases: (1) as you approach the hump, (2) as you ascend and travel the hump, (3) especially as you come down off the hump, and (4) Don't forget about the rear of the car! Let the rear come down slowly. The rear diffuser is very low.

The hell with the people behind you. If they are in a hurry, the hell with them. Let them pass, make them wait, or satisfy your road rage if you choose to confront.

Keep a sun shade under the glass at all times. Even if you are leaving the car for 5 minutes. It takes all of 30 seconds. Also, consider a solution to protect the rear shelf from sun damage while parked. Lastly, remember that sun damage occurs also while you are driving. Just because you are driving with the air conditioning on doesn't mean the radiant heat through the glass isn't doing the devil's work. for my 456M, I had custom made felt covers fabricated at a local automotive specialty shop that deals with reupholstering high quality classic cars. I had them make me a cover for both the front dashboard and the rear shelf so that the leather in these places wouldn't be damaged while I drove the car in the sun. Additionally, I had custom sun shades for the front windscreen and the rear glass made up; they mounted on the exterior of the car with 4 suction cups.

This is a car you could drive every day. The air conditioning is powerful enough to give you hypothermia, and the ride is quite comfortable. If the car has any tires besides Michelin Pilot Sport 4S or Continental ExtremeContact DW, I recommend changing to those tires if you want a comfortable ride, the best handling, and the best tire on the market.

Sticky interior pieces. If the interior trim pieces are original from the factory, they are either sticky now or will be sticky later. Avoid touching them excessively with your fingers, and consider hiring an experienced mechanic who has taken apart Ferrari interiors for the purpose of sending out trim pieces to be refinished. There are various refinishing folks who are well known here on FerrariChat.

Good luck!

 

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Re Question 3 - yes, you can use it every day. I daily my 550...and that's 5 years older than your 575 and I enjoy every minute of it.

 

https://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/threads/visor-repair-update.556848/#post-145655360

sun visor will need repair sometime, Have Dave do it while he still does it.

 

need pics of new car!!!

 

Congratulations, OP.

Some very enlightening and wise answers here.

On the bottoming out - I have a 430 and a 575 also. The 430 is a bit more susceptible to scraping its front lip on humps, but the 575 needs care over sudden incline changes - I think it has a longer front overhang.

 

That's cool. I have been thinking about getting a lift system installed myself. How is it mounted? Looks like it lays all the way to the ground when not lifted? I want mine to go from normal height to high, so I can drive through underground garages with great difference in certain levels of the building (the angle), french speed bumps etc. Image Unavailable, Please Login Had to repaint the front bumper twice because of this...


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My car's suspension was originally set to the racing height specification, so it would drag when going over nearly anything taller than a cockroach. I came up with the hydraulic lift system as a solution and it worked very well for the limited time I used it prior to the engine out work that I'm presently doing. It requires special springs and some other changes to the front coilover setup, so it's not for the faint of heart, unless you're a tinkerer/experimenter.

The 575M front end was redesigned and doesn't have nearly as many problems as the 550.

 

It can last many many years as long as you always keep it fully charged.


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Also, when parking, I position my 550 about a foot shorter than the typical car.
This has saved the front spoiler many times.

Most curbs and parking blocks are just tall enough to hit the front spoiler on a 550 where as almost every other car clears them with room to spare.

Because of the slope of the front hood, it will appear you are farther away from the danger as you are pulling in to the parking spot than you really are.

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So true, I've gotten used to backing in after 2 trips to the body shop for front splitter repairs...

 

We could install parking sensor in the front bumper and reverse camera in the rear end. Cheap insurance and great comfort!


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That's the reason I installed parking cameras both behind the grill and in the rear license plate frame. I toggle a switch (the one that used to be the "dummy" switch) and the selected view is on my hard wired Garmin Nuvi mounted on the "A" pillar.

When the car is next restarted after parking the display returns to "map view"

 

I love Maranello Skunk Works stuff!

Thank-you again, Dave and John, for some great modifications to my 550 and F355 Challenge.

Barry


ps. Dave, I still have those rusty bolts securing my brake pedal spacer...

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Barry, you're welcome, we have a great owners' community and it's appreciative owners like you and others that make developing new stuff fun and rewarding for us.