The car that made me sell my Boxster S

[Ronzi]

Very nice.
How do you like the F1 tranny?

[Perfectlap]

hey! they forgot to put in the shift lever!!!

jk

At some point before death I will add a prancing horse to the stable. Even if just for a year. I was watching Barret Jackson and they acutioned a cut Daytona spyder for nearly $200K. So maybe these cars are good investment if even a hack job Ferrari costs more than the average home after 20+ years.

Orange side markers????? Man... when will they learn? Id get some clear ones, or red, even yellow would look cool.

[Bavarian Motorist]

Congratulations!!! It's beautiful.


Is it true you can get perfect launches w/ the f1?

[webster132]

Originally Posted by Bavarian Motorist

Is it true you can get perfect launches w/ the f1?

Not on a US-spec F430 . The European model has launch control, which will give you a perfect launch (and a 3.5s 0-60 time), but Ferrari deemed that too risky for the US. Apparently they were afraid of getting sued over it.

It's weird, though. My Gallardo does have launch control (not that I've had a chance to use it yet) and so does the 360 Stradale and Ferrari Enzo. They had one of the latter in the shop when I was there to pick up the car today. Holy schmoly, that car is wicked.

[Bavarian Motorist]

Another thing you may cry about is that the Euro Spec models get a rated 490hp as opposed to 483 here.


I'm not sure if our standards are slightly different or if they detuned the engine slightly for the US, a common thing amongst European automakers...


We have the largest car market in the world, yet we always get the crappiest cars





BTW: Have you considered selling the Gallardo? There are Gallardos, 2004 and 2005 alike that are going for 140,000.


Compare that to the used F430 market, where there are less than HALF of the amount of Gallardos floating around, and none can even be bought for less than 200k.



I fear for you losing a lot of $$ on your other beauty.

[webster132]

Originally Posted by Bavarian Motorist

I fear for you losing a lot of $$ on your other beauty.

The Gallardo had a major update in 2006. That's why the 04 and 05s are getting hammered. Most 06s are still going for 170-180. But yah, there's certainly money to be lost regardless. But it's not nearly as bad as the grapevine would let you believe .

I don't have any plans for selling, though. Incredibly different cars. And the Gallardo is a coupe too.