458 Bought 458 over 488 and responding to answers as to “WHY”

dustman · Feb 28, 2020

plastique999 said: ↑

Wouldn’t you mean Speciale?

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s4play · Feb 28, 2020

Great post! I drove two 488 Spider and finally decided on a 458 Spider

Will report back when I take delivery shortly....

PTG1 · Feb 28, 2020

Looks nice, very classic spec

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Hey gang
Some people asked me in messages after now buying the 458 spider the other day why I chose it over to 488 after having spent weeks looking into both.
For your consideration here are some points as to why I made this decision in no particular and random order and of course completely SUBJECTIVE to me and without ANY disrespect to the amazing 488 as I genuinely considered just going with the “newer” car. Instead of answering messages individually I just figured I’ll make a thread for people of the same predicament of looking into both

-458 was my dream car. After test driving several 488s the 458 still felt more magical

-458 has last NA engine and I believe in 3-5 years value will reflect having made a better investment

-the sound at 7k rpm

-looks

-prices right now are phenomenal

-prefer interior of 458

-I believe 488 prices will crash heavily in near future

-to me 488 didn’t truly feel like next generation to 458

-Sound of 458

-Sound of 458

-SOUND OF 458

Funny enough, I was not confused while test driving 488 that it actually felt slightly more solid and more powerful and everything about it was “newer bigger better faster” but something just didn’t grab me. Every time I drove a 488 I had a grin but when I test drove a 458 I felt like I am little child.

To me, at the end of the day, the 458 felt like the “smarter” investment even though I was able to decide by joy factor. I would’ve pulled the trigger on the 488 instantly had it grabbed me more. Funny enough this was the first time in my life that a newer generation Ferrari was not the obvious way to go after driving it. Before, when I drove a newer generation Ferrari, it was a no brainer, nothing to discuss. Not this time. And that is a strange experience within itself. The 488 having turbos didn’t turn me off at all, I’m not a guy that needs to be stuck in the past for nostalgic reasons. And the engine tuning of the 488 is incredible. It felt like a naturally aspirated engine but where I could tell it lost me every time was where the “magic” happens: in the 458 the magic is at 7k-8.5k rpm whereas in the 488 the magic sits between 3k-5k rpm. So it was really the driving experience that didn’t make me fall in love with the 488 because I felt I couldn’t hang in the gear long enough and that, completely subjectively, made me really like it but not love the 488.

Anyway, those are just my subjective experiences and just wanted to share with this great group

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PTG1 · Feb 28, 2020

Lol

dustman said: ↑

LOL!
Would be 4th.
And yes, I was looking today.
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Mighty Joe · Mar 2, 2020

For me the performance and looks of the 488 is what sent me into the 488 corner. But you cannot deny they are both beautiful cars! Buy what makes your heart skip a beat or two!!! These cars are something extra special! Get 'em out of the garage and drive 'em!!!!!

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