New ferarri 458

i have a 100% cotton flannel duster (detailers Choice) and they also make the detailing towel. The detailing towel doesn't say what it is made of but it is orange-feels like velvet.
 
I don't like flannel in general; has no nap and debris has no where to go but to scratch your paint.



But if it's all you got, use your thinner towel to remove Blitz, and your thicker towel to quick detail.



See if you can order some Miracle Towels or other microfiber towel in the future. They do their work quicker and more safely.
 
flannel tends to hold contaminants against the paint to possibly scratch it. I would get a MF towel for detailing.
 
New Ferrari 458

One of you fellas in Florida will probably get the chance to work on this new stallion. It sure is pretty...

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I don't think I can afford the taxes on one of these :w00t:
 
With 562 hp it'll go 0-60 in under 3.4 sec. It is a screamer but the base price of $240,000 plus options plus dealer markup will probably put this at $300,000.
 
I would be happy to just work on one and have to drive it in and out of the garage !! I have never driven one or been driven in one. It must be quite a visual and aural experience to be sure !!
DanF
 
Bluegrass Cat said:
Do Ferrari's even have many options? I figured everything would be standard .
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The options arent exactly things you need to improve the performance etc like a porsche sports exhaust or PDK. They are more along the lines of personalization. Colored stitching, fabrics, ball polished wheels, the Scuderia shield package.

I will put up a pic of my options list from when I ordered mine last month. :devil:
 
I guess I'm the only one who finds the looks unappealing? I don't like the looks of the new California either. I think they are lacking the classy appearance of older Ferraris. :yawn:
 
MB Fan said:
With 562 hp it'll go 0-60 in under 3.4 sec. It is a screamer but the base price of $240,000 plus options plus dealer markup will probably put this at $300,000.
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Interestingly enough there is NO such thing as Ferrari Dealer Market-Up.

Ferrari, sPA, in Italy, sets the global prices for Ferrari's, if I remember correctly. Then Ferrari NA (North America) enforces these prices through the dealers, again, if I remember correctly.

This creates an interesting scenario where if the demand is far greater then the supply, USED Ferrari's will sell for MORE then new ones.

Here is how it works...

Let's say in 6 months you win the 20 million in the lottery and decide you want a new 458. You go do the dealership and say, "Hey, I want to order a brand new Ferrari, I'm paying cash."

Sounds good right? The problem is that the waiting list to buy a new 458 is so long that you are going to have to wait 2 years to order it. Production is spoken for.

"But," the dealer says, "I have this slightly used 458 with 200 miles, that I can sell you while you wait." You look it over and it's close to what you want, it's yours."

You agree, but then are shocked to find that the price is 50K more then a new one! As the dealer reminds you, that 50k is going to knock 2 years off your wait time.

And that is how the game is played.... And it is a great game. Here is where it gets more interesting. Most of those people on the two year waiting list are there because they where CHOSEN by Ferrari and are being PAID to be there.

If you buy enough Ferraris from a dealer they might put you on this list. So you agree to buy the Ferrari 458 at sticker price from the dealership (at sticker price because the dealers don't control pricing, Ferrari does).

Then after a couple hundred miles you agree to sell the 458 back to the dealership, maybe for 5 k more then you bought for (you just got paid 5k to drive around in a new Ferrari!). Being a used car, the dealership is no longer captive to Ferrari sPA's pricing, and dealership marks the price up 50k and sells it to the next guy who walks in the door for the first time.

Supply and Demand: Perhaps no company understands this better then Ferrari.
 
Stokdgs said:
I would be happy to just work on one and have to drive it in and out of the garage !! I have never driven one or been driven in one. It must be quite a visual and aural experience to be sure !!
DanF
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I have driven a bunch (and pulled a ton in and out garages) and here is my thoughts...

Driving them stinks because I am so scared of what could happen that I never relax. However I did take a 550 through South Beach and that as surreal.

Pulling them in and out of garages is TERRIBLE with out a spotter. I will seriously get out and look 5 times to make sure I am not going to hit anything or run over anything. Even on the 430 spiders, I feel like I need to stand on the seat to see anything. And if it is a 355 or 360 with the F1 tranny, they keep shifting to neutral if you wait too long which makes it a PITA.

And honestly detailing them is just like detailing any other car, as it is all paint from 2 inch's away. You don't get to enjoy it until your done, and usually you are too tired to enjoy it.

I did get to go for a full blast ride in a 430 Scuderia two days ago, and it was amazing!!!
 
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