Help with my Portofino Spec

First and foremost, congrats on the Porto, Joe! Now, my 2 cents, and likely not worth much more than that.

• Stitching - going back and forth between Red and Yellow stitches

My pref is that the contrast stitching tie in with the dominant exterior color. So, I'd choose red. Yellow, would have more "pop" though.

• Standard Seats vs. Dayton - my 430 currently has Daytona but I am not sure its worth the $4900 cost to upgrade

For 5 grand, I'd invest that in some other option. My Cali has the standard seats. They're good enough for how we use the Cali - weekend fun car, date night car, etc. I see you are in Chicago, so perhaps use the upgrade $$ saved on Daytonas to invest in heated seats. For me, even in hot Texas, they're a must w/ my cranky back.

• Forged Rims vs Diamond Cut Rims - this seems like an upgrade I might do for the $1900 cost difference between the two options.

I'm not into wheels as much as I used to be. I can't see them from the driver's seat, so they don't really bother me. For $2K, I'd rather have the door sill in CF, which I think would go nicely with your nero interior.

As I said, my 2 cents. It looks to be a great car. You can't really go wrong. Congrats on the Porto...T

 

I like your spec its really nice, I would say go with the red stitch (everywhere) .. the yellow is nice but it might not work on this combo and pop a little too much to enjoy the elegance of the cabin design. I had Daytonas and got a lot of compliments for my CaliTHS so its up to you on "the look" you want, I would stick with standard if its not a must have. Rims I like the ones you have in the pic, nice pic, diamond finished are cool as well.. kind of a toss up. Maybe diamond would go nicer with the black roof as they have "black/dark grey" in there somewhere.

 

Here are my suggestions to your questions:

• Stitching - going back and forth between Red and Yellow stitches

I would go with the red stitching. Also, STC2 stitching is thicker than the standard stitching so stands out more.

• Standard Seats vs. Daytona - my 430 currently has Daytona but I am not sure its worth the $4900 cost to upgrade

I personally think the standard seats look plain and boring, even with contrast stitching. I had an Atelier appointment at Ferrari and was hoping to add something to the seats to add some excitement to the interior, such as a red stripe or a panel in red. I was definitely not going to have the Daytona seats, but once I saw them I changed my mind as they looked great. There is also a seat option with a centre stripe and cross stitching.

• Forged Rims vs Diamond Cut Rims - this seems like an upgrade I might do for the $1900 cost difference between the two options.

I think the forged rims are a better looking well than the standard wheel. I've had the diamond cut but I like the silver ones too.

BTW, car looks great

 

For what it is worth, you landed in all i would have recommended. Red stitching, Daytona seats and the beautiful wheels. I think that is a perfect spec and that you will absolutely love driving this stunning car!

Congratulations!!


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I like it... all around with the new changes and daytona's, etc...

 

- Red Stitch get the thicker one
- Standard Seats but Electric
- Forged Wheels - looks better than standard and they're lighter

Good Luck and Congrats!