488 New Pista Paint Respray?

I think it's more about having to convince yourself to still somehow feel grateful to have the car when it is screwed up. And even more so, that you find the issue, and you have to be your own advocate. Seems more like a painful product return experience at, say, Walmart when you should be feeling Four Seasons-level hospitality for that money.

To me, that's not ok. I would walk away if that happened. Hopefully that doesn't happen to me in a few weeks .. maybe my response will change if it does.

 

I was really disappointed that my 458 didn't have the yellow brakes or the dark wheels. Instead, it happened to have the silver calipers and the diamond cut wheels (since I purchased pre owned and didn't have a choice) but they grew on me, and now I actually PREFER it the way it is because of it's uniqueness. I personally love the mistake on your car and think it looks great (the interior is gorgeous as well). And have a funny feeling that you may feel the same in the near future, especially if it is already starting to grow on you. My situation took over a year to grow on me, lol.

 

It's a bot different. A set of wheels and calipers can easily be changed.
I think the OP should either get it painted right, being it in Italy or locally or he should walk.
It will for all intended purposes never be what he wanted and it will always be flawed. Can you get used to it? Probably, but that's like getting used to hospital food because nothing else is available. Do it right or don't do it at all.

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I know it was meant to be that way but, I think it will grow on you its such and awesome car

 

I order a lot of customized items (not new F cars) that are expensive for what they are. One example of many is foot ware that cost in the thousands....as I like the different look and the Pop of multiple colors.

From time to time things will come with something incorrect. Sometimes I feel it looks better than what I came up with.

if there is a mistake I will usually ask for a reasonable discount if all documentation of what I wanted was clear. I say reasonable as I still have a usable product and don’t expect something for free.

I think your original design was really cool and I think you spent some time putting it together so I understand the disappointment. I think the as delivered design looks good enough to keep, but I would expect something in return for excepting less.

 

Well put. I think hearing some of the perspectives like this makes me think twice about if something didn't come in right. I think the difference, IMHO, is if the OP isn't necessarily planning to buy a car like this from time to time -- if this is something more rare that's been saved up for.

While I know plenty of people are swimming in riches of the world, there are some that are not, but have saved up to reach the dream of owning a Ferrari. I still believe Ferrari should be treating every vehicle (and product they sell, for that matter) with a Ferrari logo with the same care and attention to detail. There's a mistake somewhere in the link between customer to factory to product, and Ferrari should care about that.

 

I think we also have to remember when we order something That deviates from a standard menu item such as a #6 combo at McDonald’s there is always the risk of it not meeting the expectation.

We expect better from high end products, but the same methods are employed if not more opportunities for it to get messed up. By opportunities I am referring to the number of hands it goes through.

FWIW. This thread would probably be my luck if I had ordered. Lol.

 

I had a bunch things deviate from standard. Anxiously waiting to see what shows up.

 

Any more pics of the car. I love to see it from different angles.

 

Yes please! We need eye candy

 

IMO sad to hear but IMO hard to accept. No chance no way I would accept it.

 

Gorgeous! Drive it in good health.
I know others have complained about the stripe, and sorry it's not the one you ordered, but I think it looks hot.
Can we get a straight on shot of the front in the sun, showing the hood and the roof?

 

This is the craziest story....wow.

Like others I would drive it and toast to your health.

Other than having a local paint the stripe you wanted and staple it to the check, I am out of answers.
I am in high value building construction and there's happy variance and there's unhappy variance, and there's the ten of ten people that will walk by and not even know the original design intent!!

 

Good for you!!

.... and what has to be one of the most sensible and levelheaded posts I've read here.

 

Still looks beautiful. Drive it in good health. Never apologize for being financially successful ( unless you accomplished it dishonourably or at the expense of others). Enjoy.

 

It’s a great attitude and kudos to you for not throwing a hissy fit for a mistake. Ferrari should offer some accommodation for the screw up and I hope you guys can come to a cordial and collaborative solution that is a win win.

enjoy and drive it in good health.

 

I thought about the factory photo, and it occurred to me that there's a possibility the photo was taken mid-process of painting the stripes. If the Pista Spider paint program at the factory handles 1 primary body color and 1 stripe color for both inner & outer stripes with whatever masks they do, it may be cheapest for them to let the car run through the full paint line with the factory masking then add the special request after.

I wonder if the car needs to go to whatever Ferrari's paint shop is called where it may have gone in for the Grigio Coburn outer stripe.

Anyway, I really like the way it looks and how the Rosso Coburn stripe ghosts out at low attack angles. As many have said, owning such a car is a dream come true.

 

That looks SPECTACULAR.