$1500 for 5K doesn't sound so bad to me. Five thousand miles in an F430 sound like they would be a heck of allot more fun than the same in a PCAR.
$4,000 was the major service which is probably 15K Miles? And that doesn't sound too bad either considering the car is everyones dream.
There is a factory warranty as well so before you hit any real mileage just keep trading up!
think about it how many people here and on the 911 boards sign up to "eat" more than $30,000 of depreciation on their Pcars in a four year period.
If you are going to be "o.k." with that then coughing up $4,000-$6,000 for operation a prancing horse doesn't seem so outrageous to me.
the non-track driving Ferrari owners I know say the improvement in reliability in the last 7 years is truly amazing. I guess all those F1 dollars are indeed trickling down to the road cars.