My friend just picked up this F430 a couple months ago. Winter in the Mid-Atlantic...perfect time to get an exotic car, right? Factory options include gated 6-speed manual, carbon fiber seats, and Challenge wheels. He add a Nouvalari exhaust, spacers, and lowered it just a hair.

DSC_9614 copy by Chris Walsh Photography, on Flickr

DSC_9613 copy by Chris Walsh Photography, on Flickr

DSC_9620 copy by Chris Walsh Photography, on Flickr

DSC_9621 copy by Chris Walsh Photography, on Flickr

DSC_9624 copy by Chris Walsh Photography, on Flickr

DSC_9632 copy by Chris Walsh Photography, on Flickr

DSC_9638 copy by Chris Walsh Photography, on Flickr

DSC_9642 copy by Chris Walsh Photography, on Flickr

DSC_9644 copy by Chris Walsh Photography, on Flickr

DSC_9716 a copy by Chris Walsh Photography, on Flickr

DSC_9693 a copy by Chris Walsh Photography, on Flickr

 

Not a bad choice for a Ferrari, if you ask me. May I ask what he paid for such an extravagant machine?

 

More than you can afford, pal.


Just kidding I am not sure, I'll ask. I do know that once Ferraris hit the 8-10 year old mark, they really start to depreciate quickly. Although since his has some pretty rare options, mainly the gated shifter, it has held its value more than the more "common" F430s. I think he paid somewhere around $150k.

Of course, keeping in mind that everything is relative...so when I say it's depreciating quickly, it's still significantly out of reach for the average Joe lol

 

Yeah, I knew it was going to be out of my price range for a car, even though I did just drop 250k on a house. A car can't really outweigh a roof over my head... well, at least not a Ferrari.

An F650 Expedition vehicle on the other hand...

 

 

Hey Matt, sick truck

Ferrari + rare options? Perfect. I really like that tach too.

This is my first thread viewed in the cosmetic forums and I already like what it has to offer.

 

New Advan F7 wheels. I'm not crazy about them but he likes them and that's all that matters.

 

I kinda like them because they're japanese and different from all the HRE/iForged/Adv.1s.

The Challenge Stradale wheels looked fantastic though.

 

He should have mounted the wheels to where the yellow trim on the spoke point the same way.

My only question is, what's he getting at John Deere that he can take home in the Ferrari

 

Yeah the challenge wheels look great but they're too soft for crappy Maryland roads.

The "yellow trim" is just a sticker that says some sort of warning in Japanese. Those will come off eventually.

And John Deere is right next to the shop where he got the wheels and tires mounted haha.

 

my dream car, which will be reality in semi-near future. LOVE THIS CAR, one of my all time favorites. Congrats to your friend

 

Beautiful car. Nice to know you can get such a nice conditioned Ferrari for $150k. Not that I'll ever be able to afford that much for a car lol but for any junior ballers that's definitely reachable.

 

Thats a lame plate really? FERRARI? No kidding

 

Sooooooo..... yeah sold his DB9 and just got a Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-2 50th Anniversario. 1 of 25 in the country, 100 in the world. Better pics coming soon.

 

Wheels look awful..... oh well at least he likes it.