Going from a 360 to a 430 - First impressions

Well it's been a while since I posted on here!

A couple of weeks ago I traded in my beloved 360 Spider for a low mileage F430 Spider. It's a really lovely car with a great spec.

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I had the 360 for 4 years and absolutely loved it. It did give me some stressful moments but it was my first Ferrari and I really enjoyed those 4 years with the car. I did about 30,000KM over the 4 years and I wanted to trade it in for something a bit newer and a bit more reliable.

The 430 is a 2007 car with 30,000km on the clock. It's in excellent condition and has obviously been very well looked after.

Going from the 360 to the 430 feels like quite a significant leap. The engine sounds quite different, the F1 gearbox is a massive improvement on the 360, the interior feels a lot more modern and better built and it handles beautifully.

I suppose the biggest difference for me is the sound. I had a Capristo on the 360 and it sounded unbelievably spine tingling. I have the standard exhaust on the 430 (for now) but so far it seems to have a much deeper sound, less high pitched. I assume with a Capristo it may sound quite different.

I was disappointed with the sound of the 430 on startup and on the downshift when the valves were closed so I have had them fixed open which has really helped. It's a really quick fix but I think ultimately I will replace the exhaust with a Capristo again. But I'll leave it a while.

I do like the different sound of the 430...it just takes a little getting used to after the 360.

And I suppose the other difference that's really noticeable is the gear change. The 430 paddle shift is much quicker, smoother and pulling out from a standstill it's significantly better than on the 360.

Anyway, all in all I do love this car very much. It feels like the 360 but with some of the issues ironed out. It's got more power and feels better balanced but it does feel like quite a big jump up all together.

I will be updating my YouTube channel with videos of my ongoing experience with the car. I did a lot of videos with the 360. You can check my channel out here:



In the meantime, you can watch this video I did with it and my friend Victoria where we talk about attracting women in Ferraris

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I'll share more experiences as I go along on here and on my channel.

Let me know if there's anything in particular you'd like to know!

Cheers

Justin

 

Thanks mate!

Thank you!

I always found that in the 360, pulling out from a standstill it sort of struggled a little, as if slipping the clutch for too long. We tried adjusting the clutch multiple times and adjusting the PIS helped to a point but it was never great. With the 430, as soon as I press the pedal, the car pulls out without any real hesitation.

Great stuff! And yes, give us a shout if you are ever in the areas

Strange it didn't appear in the post. This is my channel:

Thanks for sharing the video and for your kind words

I've used my car quite a bit now and so far it hasn't missed a beat. I hope that's a good sign of things to come

Of course I have and yes it's quicker, but it's not blindingly quicker. My BMW M4 feels quicker than the 430.

I don't really care about the speed of the car, it's the experience and the sound that I relish the most.

Yes, they are very different sounds. I like them both very much