Ferrari back catalogue with £80k budget?

Ferrari back catalogue with £80k budget?

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Nuttbelle

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537 posts

17 months

Saturday 25th November 2023
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Looking at back catalogues now rather than new hybrid stuff and want to dip my toe In initially at £80k.
Where would your money go ?
I have something in mind but wonder what the collective PH knowledge thinks ?
Needs to be a convertible

Edited by Nuttbelle on Saturday 25th November 08:23

johnnyreggae

3,001 posts

167 months

Saturday 25th November 2023
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If targa top is an acceptable version of convertible then 3x8GTS is a no brainer for pleasure and ease of use

Dinoboy

2,548 posts

224 months

Saturday 25th November 2023
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California.

blueg33

38,526 posts

231 months

Saturday 25th November 2023
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430 spider for me.

Nuttbelle

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537 posts

17 months

Saturday 25th November 2023
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Dinoboy said:
California.
Which version ?
460 bhp
490 bhp 30
490 bhp 30 Handling Speciale
California T

Nuttbelle

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537 posts

17 months

Saturday 25th November 2023
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blueg33 said:
430 spider for me.
Presumably F1 box

Nuttbelle

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537 posts

17 months

Saturday 25th November 2023
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johnnyreggae said:
If targa top is an acceptable version of convertible then 3x8GTS is a no brainer for pleasure and ease of use
Targa is good.
I already have F355GTS manual

Dinoboy

2,548 posts

224 months

Saturday 25th November 2023
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Nuttbelle said:
Dinoboy said:
California.
Which version ?
460 bhp
490 bhp 30
490 bhp 30 Handling Speciale
California T
I've only driven a standard 460hp standard car any decent mileage but I'd have a 490hp 30 if I was buying.
Plenty really nice low mileage cars well under your 80k budget.

FuzzBuzz

108 posts

113 months

Saturday 25th November 2023
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355 would be my go to, but as you have one already then I think the 599 look very interesting.

blueg33

38,526 posts

231 months

Saturday 25th November 2023
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Nuttbelle said:
blueg33 said:
430 spider for me.
Presumably F1 box
Yes. Manuals are rare and probably over budget. When you understand the F1 box it’s pretty good except I slow town driving.

Nuttbelle

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537 posts

17 months

Saturday 25th November 2023
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FuzzBuzz said:
355 would be my go to, but as you have one already then I think the 599 look very interesting.
Would like a V12 599 GTB HGTE sometime in the future but at moment I'm specifically looking a spiders/ convertibles/targas to even my garage up.
Like to have best of both worlds coupe/ convertible

Nuttbelle

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537 posts

17 months

Saturday 25th November 2023
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blueg33 said:
Yes. Manuals are rare and probably over budget. When you understand the F1 box it’s pretty good except I slow town driving.
F1 superfast II gearbox in 430 Scuderia is simply the best gearbox I've driven.

blueg33

38,526 posts

231 months

Saturday 25th November 2023
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Nuttbelle said:
blueg33 said:
Yes. Manuals are rare and probably over budget. When you understand the F1 box it’s pretty good except I slow town driving.
F1 superfast II gearbox in 430 Scuderia is simply the best gearbox I've driven.
I have the 360 CS map on my F1. It’s very good, but on the open road the standard one was also good

cgt2

7,141 posts

195 months

Saturday 25th November 2023
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Nuttbelle said:
Presumably F1 box
I've had a manual 430. If I had another I would choose F1 as its more seamless with the e-diff.

A manual 360 will give you virtually the same experience (with better sound) as a manual 430 for far less cost. Most who hype them have not lived or driven with a manual 430, the technology of the time meant it was better suited to F1.

Nuttbelle

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537 posts

17 months

Saturday 25th November 2023
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cgt2 said:
I've had a manual 430. If I had another I would choose F1 as its more seamless with the e-diff.

A manual 360 will give you virtually the same experience (with better sound) as a manual 430 for far less cost. Most who hype them have not lived or driven with a manual 430, the technology of the time meant it was better suited to F1.
360 seems better suited to manual than F430 then ?

How does a 20 yr old cloth roof hold up on 360/430

Gibbo205

3,572 posts

214 months

Saturday 25th November 2023
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360 manaul, no E-Diff and TC that is best turned off, with CS engine map and alignment settings absolutely awesome driving car.

blueg33

38,526 posts

231 months

Saturday 25th November 2023
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Nuttbelle said:
cgt2 said:
I've had a manual 430. If I had another I would choose F1 as its more seamless with the e-diff.

A manual 360 will give you virtually the same experience (with better sound) as a manual 430 for far less cost. Most who hype them have not lived or driven with a manual 430, the technology of the time meant it was better suited to F1.
360 seems better suited to manual than F430 then ?

How does a 20 yr old cloth roof hold up on 360/430
I’ll tell you soon. A friend bought a 360 spider on Friday

Mark_Blanchard

861 posts

262 months

Monday 27th November 2023
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I'd go for a low mile 360 manual and have some change for servicing / upgrades.

The roof can be treated for protection.

Chris355

822 posts

203 months

Monday 27th November 2023
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I would buy a F1 430 spider for that money. I owned a manual 360 spider and it would feel old now, it didn’t feel it was that fast (coming out of an M3 at the time) and I personally felt the handling was lacking. The 430 felt a lot quicker and the handling was more confidence inspiring, plus I would buy one with F1 box, which I now prefer! Sounds fab too.

Nuttbelle

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537 posts

17 months

Monday 27th November 2023
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Chris355 said:
I would buy 430 spider for that money. I owned a manual 360 spider and it would feel old now, it didn’t feel it was that fast (coming out of an M3 at the time) and I personally felt the handling was lacking. The 430 felt a lot quicker and the handling was more confidence inspiring, plus I would buy one with F1 box, which I now prefer! Sounds fab too.
Should of mentioned I previously had one and replaced it with my current 430 Scuderia so it would potentially be like returning to an old girl friend now she is 10 years older