458 loveliness (pics)

[Dan!]

Dropped my GTS into Meridian this morning and had a little look at this:

And then I had a ride home in this:

Not a bad start to the day

 

[Parisien]

Lucky..........and dog in same sentence Dan............................wow..the 458 is truly sublime.....................right in so many ways on so many levels......up there in Ferraris top 5 all time greats....


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PS They also have a top 20 of all time misses mind you!

 

[GransportFan1]

458 Challenge, stunning car, saw one at Graypaul a few months back.

Oh and i am going to Dick Lovett in Swindon on Thursday, cant wait, never been before.

 

[Andyk]

Brilliant Dan...Thats for sale isn't it..Think its the one I posted the other week...

So what was your thoughts on teh Stradale....?

 

[Dan!]

Andy,

My thoughts were fairly limited as I was only a passenger for a 5min lift home, but in bullet points they are:
Good seats
Hard suspension
Not as loud as a GTS in sport on the inside, although possibly louder on the outside which was odd
Harnesses less of a faff than the ones in my Lotus
The rest, the same as a GT.

Wouldn't mind a drive though to give it a proper review, they keep telling me I need to take it for a spin but I've just never got around to it.
Although I guess they'd probably want me to buy it at the end...

 

[conaero]

That 458 is a very nice piece of kit. Not usually a fan of current line ups of Ferraris, but that one and the 599 do appeal to me.

 

[hodroyd]

The 458 is one of my "want" cars, as well as the McL MP4-12C. They are both lookers, not that keen on the Challenge and personally I think those wheels look ****, but what do I know?

 

[Dan!]

TBH I'm not a fan of the 458, but in the Challenge format I like it. Not too keen on the price tag mind you.
I'd rather have the 430 Scuderia Spider behind it and spend the £100k that's left over on building a lovely garage to put it in.

 

[BennyD]

Scud spider, is that the 16M?

 

[Dan!]

Yep, the very same.

 

[Andyk]

TBH I'm not a fan of the 458, but in the Challenge format I like it. Not too keen on the price tag mind you.
I'd rather have the 430 Scuderia Spider behind it and spend the £100k that's left over on building a lovely garage to put it in.

I'm sort of with you Dan...I can see that its the best looking Ferrari since the 355 but its not one I want to buy.....Now the 430 16M...I would.....

 

[Andyk]

Oh and i am going to Dick Lovett in Swindon on Thursday, cant wait, never been before.

Thats a long way from home Adam...?...

I'm there tomorrow so will warn them you're coming...

 

[ENZ525]

...top 5 all time greats....PS They also have a top 20 of all time misses mind you!

No one biting P

 

[deano]

its just automotive ****,that cannot be put into words

 

[GransportFan1]

Thats a long way from home Adam...?...

I'm there tomorrow so will warn them you're coming...

Yep it is but a mate of mine with his Citroen is collecting some new bits for his car after he bought them off ebay, so as we are down that neck of the woods, be wrong not to pop in DL.

 

[dem maser]

my favourite car.....458 will be the 1st thing i buy WHEN i wint the lottery...then an MCV.......

 

[Ascott]

I was privillaged enough to have a drive of a 430 Scuderia Spider 16m last year on holiday, the chap who ran the hotel I stayed in France had 1 , has ruined my life as I need 1now so badly.

Oh well better work harder

 

[Dan!]

I think I need to run a hotel in France if it means I can get one of those!!!

 

[Yeti]

I had the choice of a very nice 430 or my GT-S. As I am posting on this forum, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to work out which one I chose. Don't get me wrong, the Ferrari is lovely, but the GT-S is so much more usable on a day to day basis.

 

[hodroyd]

Daily fun and smiles, that's life with a Masser boys.