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Yellow is pure win
Something went wrong, ordered a Mustang, yet ended up in a British hotrod, I blame OcUK!
Looks niceWent with @Gibbo today to see the yellow one. Obviously after such a photo opportunity like this i told him to buy it!
Is that the Solihull Ferrari dealer?
Looks nice
Is that the Solihull Ferrari dealer?
Nope
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Looks like Dick Lovett Swindon
Just caught up on the thread and its moving fast lol. 458 is spectacular and amazed you can get into one so cheap. Might have to rethink the porsche lol. However I wont be swopping until the 2020 season to minimise the inevitable losses.
Colours...... black for definite. Looks super classy, will blend in when your tooling about doing DD duties, and when clean looks amazing. The red ones are too "ferrari" if that makes any sense at all. Too obvious.
Colours...... black for definite. Looks super classy, will blend in when your tooling about doing DD duties, and when clean looks amazing. The red ones are too "ferrari" if that makes any sense at all. Too obvious.
Yes it’s the optional triple layer yellow not sure it’s as expensive an option as the Rosso Fuoco triple layer but it did look incredible and the interior had the full carbon race package too and being a 2014 car the next three services are free.
One major issue with the car and only issue the ceramics are heavily worn. Car has done a few track days and seems the owner made same mistake as I did with ceramics which was be too gentle with them and thus over heating and delaminating them.
There is no real perfect car it seems, the first black car was exceptional but lacking in spec and made a funny smell but out that down to never been driven.
I’m keen on yellow will have to try and recover the ceramics before it’s too late with some repairing pads or a new set of ceramics.
Ferrari were not hearing my complaints stating 20% worn on front and 50% on rear is below their 80% for replacement. All they noted was some rough surface but in fairness I did get enough money off the price to cover a new full set of surface transforms ceramics all round.
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That sounds reasonable Gibbo, the yellow one does look and sound like it has what you are after.
It is a beautiful looking car, having seen it in pictures, I bet it’s a totally different story in person.
It is a beautiful looking car, having seen it in pictures, I bet it’s a totally different story in person.
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Yellow does look incredible.
Would you regret not getting the rawer earlier car?
Would you regret not getting the rawer earlier car?
Yes and no.
I’m thinking of owning this car and because it’s a 2014 means Ferrari will put warranty on this car until 2026, it’s one of the newest available and it’s really perfect spec too and in person the yellow is something else being a pearl/metallic yellow.
The 2010 car was still louder and had the pops and burbles which I liked. This 2014 car seems louder than the 2012 was but again no pops or burbles.
This car had no nervous handling but was on near new PZero tyres that had a 2017 date all round so changed last year and it had new pads last year.
The gear is not perfect on old or newer.
Older one is always smooth but brutal in race mode with hard mechanical thumps, and hence why earlier cars had a few more DCT issues.
Newer car added inertia shift in race mode so it always artificially thumps even when your not giving it much and when you are giving it full beans the shift has a little thus not as brutal as earlier car.
I think from a resale perspective in 2-4 years it’s the better car and the colour is drop dead gorgeous and with black roof it just works.
Jury is still out on the black wheels in the flesh and because the spikes are thin and the brakes so big and yellow you can see wheel design and it of course keys in with the roof, so whereas a dark grey would be nicer for the wheel it kind of moves away from the cars theme of yellow and gloss black.
It’s in lightest spec having buckets, forged wheels and racing carbon pack so around 1500kg with fuel.
If I get this I can make it louder by bypassing the valves to always be open or fit a nice light titanium exhaust system and along with my lipo batty would pull another 40-50kg out the car and something Ferrari confirmed will work and is ok with warranty. It’s rapid as it is and I’ve not driven one solo yet so no sales guy and my light battery is another 100kg out and of course the dealerships only fill with unleaded and I’m sure a Ferrari would prefer vpower99
Well test drive it 'softly' and wear them down before buying
Take a while it had pads in April 2018 and the shots of donnington I found of the car were 15/16 and these current pads I’d guess at 7-9mm left and new would be 10-12mm so though wearing faster than normal due to rough surface they still lasting quite long.
If I do the deal I’ll grab a set of sintered pads all round which are proven for repairing rough ceramics and bringing disc and pad wear back to normal levels.
Than if all else fails 6k on a set of ceramics from surface transforms, same weight and quality as originals just without the Ferrari tax, the amount they charge for ceramic disc is just crazy especially now as they are now standard figment on so many cars and all pretty much made by Brembo, shocking really but profit margins on car parts are in another realm, particular the higher end market.
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That yellow is special. 
Edinburgh emailed me the red car he missed three services. 
Am sure could have been good for negotiation but come resale it would be a nightmare to sell on so got refunded.
I can’t believe a car like a Ferrari had such neglect or maybe issue with six owners they lose tract or get told a car was serviced when was not.
The yellow had 2 owners the second an enthusiast who done some Ferrari track days founds pictures on google so explains the brake wear, so I’ve placed a deposit. Car has been serviced every year without fail and on the drive out it felt much quicker than the newer black one I drove. Plus the next three services are free of charged so that £3500 saves and it’s got a new set of tyres, shame PZero though but they’ll be fine for Summer and new pads last year.
Also all being well sold the SVR privately as well so get more money than trade in offer and with a good chunk of money off for worn brakes if all goes well should be in a yellow Ferrari next month.
Am sure could have been good for negotiation but come resale it would be a nightmare to sell on so got refunded.
I can’t believe a car like a Ferrari had such neglect or maybe issue with six owners they lose tract or get told a car was serviced when was not.
The yellow had 2 owners the second an enthusiast who done some Ferrari track days founds pictures on google so explains the brake wear, so I’ve placed a deposit. Car has been serviced every year without fail and on the drive out it felt much quicker than the newer black one I drove. Plus the next three services are free of charged so that £3500 saves and it’s got a new set of tyres, shame PZero though but they’ll be fine for Summer and new pads last year.
Also all being well sold the SVR privately as well so get more money than trade in offer and with a good chunk of money off for worn brakes if all goes well should be in a yellow Ferrari next month.