Must have options on a pre-owned 488 spider

Racing seats
Forged wheels
Shields
Leather on the back shelf
Upgraded audio
Parking sensors
LED wheel

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The more carbon the better.

 

In as far as I'm not a CF fan (respect to those that are), I focused on functional and cosmetic options that suited my taste.

Adaptive Front Light System
Embroidered Prancing Horse on Headrest
Front & Rear Parking Sensors
Front Suspension Lifter
Goldrake Carbon Fiber Racing Seats
Inner and Outer Electrochromatic Mirrors + Homelink
Leather Rear Wall
Leather Headliner
Leather Steering Wheel with LEDs
Painted Forged Wheels
Premium Hi Fi Sound System
Rear Parking Camera
Scuderia Ferrari Shields on fenders
Sport Exhaust Pipes
Sport Seat Lifter

 

I keep seeing people mention the back wall leather. What's the deal with this? Why is it so important to y'all?

 

Because it looks terrible in the base fabric...

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A lot of the suggestions given seem to be personal preferences. If you are focusing on literally must have options, where must have = you will take significant hits on resale if you do not have them, the list is much smaller.

Generally, on a 488, the must have / universally desired options are:

• Carbon steering wheel with LED (paddle shifters and gauges not must have, just the wheel)
• Scuderia shields
• Forged wheels

For options that I would consider very popular, but not necessarily must have:

• Front lifter
• Rear parking camera
• Parking sensors
• Racing bucket seats

Cosmetic options such as alcantara, leather, and carbon fiber are proven time and time again to not be must have options. They return very little on resale because they are so expensive for what you get and buyers just don't value them as much as their MSRP is. With that said, if you love carbon fiber and that's your must have requirement, then go for a car with loaded carbon fiber. The good thing buying used is that you'll already be buying those options for a discount so your depreciation hit on your resale won't be as high.

Best of luck with the search.

 

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2 of the worst OEM features , much better in leather

 

Seats that fit you.

I almost bought a 458 with racing seats that cut the circulation to my legs off in about five minutes.
Try to resist buying it for the next guy and get what you like.

What was important to me was:
The right exterior color, interior color, wheel design and caliper colors.
Medium (10K -12k miles) so I'm not paying extra for a car that I am afraid to put miles on.
Condition
Warranty
Ferrari shields
Full electric seats (full includes heated seats)
Carbon Fiber steering wheel with LED's.
Suspension lift and the advanced dynamic headlights (can't get lift with out the headlights which I wanted any how for driving mountain roads at night).

I haven't ended up needing the lift yet. The car has surprisingly good ground clearance for a sports car so you may be able to pass on the lift depending on where you live.

 

I agree with most of the comments having recently acquired a good spec 488 GTS
Carbon exterior - as much as possible - sill cover, air splitter and front spoiler look good
Carbon interior - as much as possible
Suspension lifter
Parking sensors front and rear
and
Apple Car Play if possible....this lets you use Waze as your satnav with alerts for speed cameras and police, a real license saver

Things that I have but don't really need that much
Front and rear cameras...surprisingly
Carbon seats