New here and looking into getting a 430 Spider

Welcome - put 'buying' in the search at the top - restrict it to titles and you should get a bunch of threads started by folk with a similar query to yours

 

I didn't know there was a brake upgrade on 2008 cars. Were the 2008 cars all CCB or was there an upgrade to the steel brake system?

 

Nope all Ferraris came standard with CCB starting model year 2008 according to what I have read.

 

Rob - It is my opinion that finding a car with higher mileage from a reputable dealer maybe hard to do. Not impossible. Regardless, I owned a 08 430 that had 6,000 miles when I bought it. Not necessarily a garage queen but lower miles. Never had an issue with the car. Ran great and when I bought it the clutch had 5% wear and the CCB's were like new. If you only want to spend a certain amount on the car, then a higher mileage car may be preferred. If you are flexible in your budget, I would not pass up cars that have lower miles. You may pay a little more but the car may be in better shape. Again, this really depends on your expectations. If you want a "sorted" car then I would look at one that has around 9,000-15,000 miles. More than likely the car will be well sorted PROVIDED the owner maintained the car properly. Service records are your friend when buying a car and I think this is more important than mileage. Hope this helps.

 

Not an answer to your question but generally you can expect to put down at least another $5k into the car after purchase. These are old cars now and old cars break especially if they have been treated like conversation pieces/garage queens. Most of Ferrari owners seem to own their cars this way hence the abnormally low mileage on many cars.

My advice is to disregard the miles and find a freshly serviced car with aftermarket headers, exhaust, new clutch, throw out bearing, pilot bearing etc. Also do a full PPI and also check the ball joints and CCB for wear both with computer and optically.

 

Welcome (in advance) to Florida!

I do have a couple of things to offer. First, what region do you plan to move to? Florida should really be considered three different states. South Florida is nothing at all like Central Florida, and the Panhandle is an animal all it’s own. And each of them have different climates. I will tell you that after I moved to Central Florida, I drove top down less and less. For large chunks of the year it is just godawfully hot, muggy and miserable inland. You need to be at the coast to enjoy a convertible.

Second, I would say you are right to be a bit skeptical of the non-dealer sellers. Florida is notorious for shady used car dealers, but there are a lot of top notch places out there. When you see a car you like, post a question here and you’ll get honest feedback from members who have bought there. I did, and it was spot on.

Finally, you need to go see the car in person before buying, especially if you are looking for an unusual color like white or blue. Don’t get me wrong, I really like your preference. However I flew out to see a car in Blu Mirabeau because I was convinced I wanted it, despite the red interior. In person, I couldn’t get over the red interior. Pass.

Again, welcome in advance to Florida!

 

There is a VERY NICE 08 at Ferrari of Central NJ....it used to be mine.

 

Good luck with your search. It's a great car.