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mvn1971 said:
Understandable the F430 is a great car. But can you put 5000 miles in 4 months in a F430 like I've done in my GT3. You can't drive that car everyday. I rarely see Ferrari's with any high mileage. You can't drive these cars everyday. Consider a GT3, reliable, powerful, drivable, and fun. I would consider a F430 myself but you cannot drive it daily. I don't want to buy anything I can't drive everyday, especially for that type of money.
Yes, you can drive the F430 every day and put 5000 or more in 4 months, if you so wish. I don't know how these myths have been perpetuated for so long. In the US it may not be common to see Ferraris with high mileage but the same is not true in other parts of the world .I've seen a Testarossa and various 328s in Europe with over 100k miles still running and the Ferrari engines seem to be very durable in their street cars. I've owned a 328 GTS in which I put 67000 miles before I sold it and it never gave me any more trouble than the 3.2 Carrera I also owned at the same time. Afterwards, I had a Testarossa in which I put 43000 miles and, apart from the ridiculously high price of the scheduled services and related parts, it never had a problem mechanically (its Achilles heel is the fuse box which tends to get hot and needs replacement at some point). Then I owned a 360 F1 which was also fine and now own a manual F430. I have no problems driving it as often as I feel like and the only obstacle to driving it even more is the worrying thoughts that someone may dent a door when parking next to me or some punk scratching it. I think some people don't put high mileages on their Ferraris for fear of depreciation since Ferraris only hold a lot of their value if their mileage is low... driving them the way I have has cost me in depreciation just like it would with a Porsche. By the way, I still own an '87 3.2 Carrera, a '94 968 and an '06 X51 997S also, so I am a big Porsche fan and can honestly say that both marques are just as excellent. They just have different characters and provide a different driving experience. This post is intended to illustrate the point that there are some out there who value the pleasure that driving the cars they buy brings into their lives more than the cars themselves which, if one thinks about it, is the way it should be... it is not intended to antagonize or offend anyone in here.
