Thank you all for the warm and friendly comments
Little update:
I was in Maranello on last Monday. I had a Ferrari Factory Tour. The last time I was in Maranello was in 1998. At that time, F355 was the latest mid-engine V8 Ferrari.
I was very impressed by the Factory and Ferrari's Formula Uomo project. Here is a link for this innovative action of Ferrari which can explain it much better than me: http://www.ferrari.com/English/about_ferrari/Pages/Formula_Uomo.aspx
While visiting "Corsa Cliente" garages and the facility near the Fiorano Circuit, we heard a Formula 1 race car in the circuit and then we saw the car lapping the Fiorano. Since FIA forbids the F1 testing, we became more curious what was going on. Then, it is explained by our tour guide that some of the ex-Formula 1 single-seater owners rent the circuit and come Maranello to drive their single seater This is very special and no other company can offer this kind of service
In addition to this, it is very special to have a race car at the factory which will be involved in 10 events all over the Europe and once you buy the car (Enzo FXX and 599XX) you directly attend these events. This is again something you cannot get any where else.
Ferrari is so special and it makes you feel very special. In the assembly line, there were about 50-55 cars being produced and seeing them all together made my hair raised. Later on the day, we also visited Maserati Factory. We got into assembly line there, too and I felt nothing. By the way, I was told that Maserati will present new Quattroporte in Sept. and the Grand Tourismo will have a facelift next year. The new Turbo engines of the Maserati cars were tested in Ferrari Engine Assembly.
The whole small village was all about Ferrari. We stayed at Maranello Palace on Sunday night and on Monday morning I woke up with the sound of the Ferraris that were put on road testing by the Factory Final Inspection department. All in all, I feel very lucky soon-to own one. We had our flight back at 18:45, so couldn't spend more time in the Ferrari Museum, Push-start, Warm-up and so on.
At the end of the day, I was 100% sure about my decision. No Porsche can make me feel this way, evenif it is a better/faster model. If I couldn't afford 458, even an F430 would be just fine with me. My love towards Ferrari gets triple time bigger after my visit. It is very special to be part of this.
BTW, I didn't make any changes on my spec. Grigio titanio with cuoio is an excellent choice for me. Silverstone was a little dark for my taste and chiccolate was too classic and too elegant for me. Stock dashboard alum. trim matches perfectly with the exterior color and Carbon steering wheel/paddles make beautiful contrast with the painted dash and the painted steering wheel.
So, I have to wait another 4 months but hey, "good things come to those who wait"
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