430 Searching for a F430 - Does someone know this car?

Hey guys,

I am Dennis from Germany and the last 10 years I was a Porsche driver. I've owned 997 GT3, 991 Gt3, 981 Gt4 and some other older vehicles.

My childhood dream was to own someday a Ferrari. This dream might come true and I am searching the last 3-4 months for a F430. Especially a black, yellow one with racing seats.

With this search criterias I found a car in Belgium. The seller seems nice and had given some infos.
As it is my first Ferrari and I am not super common in Italian Sportcars I just wanted to give it a try if someone knows the car, the previous owner, knows the selling shop, or is located near Namur in Belgium to have a look on it.

I travelled two times across Europe and spend more than 3k to visit "perfect advertised" cars and always came back with a sad face as the condition of the cars where not nearly as described.

However here are some infos about the choosen F430:

• Link: https://www.spiritoflegendcars.be/details-voiture.php?web=1&car=592
• Belgium car
• 2 Previous owners
• First owner is Matty Zadnikar (tried to contact him, no reaction)
• As advertised: No accident
• Full Ferrari Service history (with some gaps, but the car has low mileage)

I know chances are really low the get infos but I wanted to give it a try.
Also having the VIN number if someone wants to know it.

Hopefully - sooner than later - I am joining this chat as a Ferrari owner

Have a good one and greetings from Germany!

 

Hi Dennis, welcome to the board.
You might also want to post this in the Dutch/Belgian section. There is quite an active crowd there, they might know the car.

Holland/Belgium Forum | FerrariChat

 

Simon! Many thanks for that hint - Will do that

 

Hi Dennis,

I can only reconment you to take a look on the Dutch/Belgium section, we are very active around here, and there's quite a few guys that have been in the 360/f430 circles for a looong time now, so maybe someone there knows the car.

Looking at the pictures in the ad, the sticky buttons look "extreme" for the low mileage, i just got a F430 from Belgium also, with 45K km on it, and the buttons look alot better than they do on this car... maybe a point of attention...

 

Hi! Thanks i already started a thread in the section.

Thanks for your concerns. I am aware about the issue with sticky buttons. I always thought it is a matter of time as the material in the softlack is going to be worse from time to time?

I got the VIN and a found a guy in the US who works at Ferrari (Reddit) and he double checked the VIN in the system. I cant verify his statements as he didnt send any screenshots but he told me: "Seems everything okay"... But with your statement I am really concerened about the mileage. Also there is a service gap between 2011-2017 where the car onloy drove live 3k kilometres.

... This is pain

best Dennis

 

Hi Dennis check your personal messages

 

Hi Dennis,

You need to really be prepared for some costs because a car that had only seen 3k km’s in 6 years is in my opinion one that sufffers the most. I know it sounds weird, but the more these 430’s get driven, the better they are. No joke!

The rear bumper by the way seems to have like a carbon fiber wrap on it, below the grill, or is that just the lighting?

 

Fully understand that! I would have also a better feeling when the car has double the mileage and double the service.

Car has - for my taste - a great spec, as I defintely want racing seats.

 

I live near Gembloux

Reply to your message .

 

I like it; if I was there looking for one, I would buy it . Love the seats. I would miss the CF interior bits from mine, but that's something you can get for not much money.

I love black cars, but due to the amount of detailing needed to keep in pristine condition, I avoid them. Every single line and swirl from washing it will show. I hate black lately ( I have one last black car now) just for this reason.

But if you do a good polish and cover it completely in PPF film, might be ok.

 

No more news from dennisml !

 

Hi Mario! Thanks for the infos!

Right now I think i will spectate the market and wait for a car that better suits me. To be honest, the linked car here looks stunning. many of you had mixed reccomondations in private message. whether i should buy or leave it.

many thanks to the user "bay" who offered to get visiting the car for me in advance.

Need to sort some things and maybe wait a little more.

also many thanks to DutchFerrari and connect to Freddan.

Hopefully i will join the f430 club in the next months / very latest in 2024

 

i will keep my eye out for a black or yellow coupe in EU for you Dennis

 

Thanks mate! Really appreciate the help