458 Speciale reliability?? any experiences here?

Did a couple of trackdays with mine. No problems whatsoever - I do warm it up thoroughly before flooring it... Had the brake-fluid changed at first service and the tyres (front tyres, rears were still ok) were done after 5000 miles, that's it. Brake pads are still very good - I use CT-off to save the rear-pads. Just add fuel and light her up 😉
This car is just perfect for the track and can perform on the limit longer than I can 😃

 

Big road trip to Italy last summer. Only blip was the fuel filler release cord snapped inside door, a few miles outside Maranello, believe it or not. Used manual release until home and dealer fixed. Otherwise didn't miss a beat.

 

Done 6.5k miles in mine in a year. 6 sets of tyres, a set of pads, a wheel hub and 20-25% of disk wear. A lot of track milage included hence the tyres. zero issues, except the hub. They really are rock solid!

https://www.instagram.com/p/5sOkwNIbPQ/?taken-by=woppum

 

No issues, incredible.

 

First off please provide details on your multiple sources.

Second, not only did I spend the summer and fall attending Corso Pilota experiences, so did several friends - all at different times. As a collective group, we didn't experience a single problem problem at all.

 

Would appreciate it if you could provide details of the multiple sources and incidents you refer to.

 

Same experience. Two pilota courses, each with solid two days of tracking by around 30 people, zero issues. My own car over a summer of mountain roads (about 3,000 miles worth) with the car under fairly heavy pressure, nothing. Well, OK, a piece of something got stuck in my HVAC fan but that's it.

Car feels very solid. At least as solid as my Porsche (which has had a problem this year, though it is five yers old so all is mostly forgiven!)

 

My friend in Germany has a Speciale that he rents... Over 30,000 km of issue-free operation from this car. Outstanding reliability, especially when you consider that most rental customers driving this car very likely drive the snot out of it, often flat-out on the autobahn!!! He has had WAY more issues with his 360's and 430's...

 

Same here... I track my car very often, no problems so far

 

I have several Speciale owners who drive their cars... many!

Zero problems outside tire replacment, which is not a " problem " - they are consumables...

So, yes, I would say they are rock solid!

Enjoy your new Speciale!

S

 

Modern Ferrari's are very reliable. That said...there is tracking, and there is tracking. It all depends on what level you are.

I do 30+ hard track days a year....every shift at redline, every braking event near lockup, and most corners with slip angle on the tires. All day. At this point, I need a dedicated track car that gets very heavy maintenance. Tires last 3-4 days, brakes about 6 days (and it is a light car), fluid changes every 5 days, and still things fail and get replaced.

The point is that once you go to serious tracking of your car, you will need to treat the entire car as a consumable.

For occasional track days, or at a less advanced level, the special is just fine.

Cheers,

Ron

 

Have you gone through as set of disks yet? Are there any options here as this is where the big £££££'s are

 

Sorry, I was not clear in my post. I have a dedicated track car....a Special at my level of use would not make sense, I would have a challenge car instead.


IMO, street cars are for casual track use only, that's why they make dedicated race cars.

Cheers,

Ron

 

Ah I see. Agree with you re these cars getting costly and race cars starting to make sense however when you are trackday'ing with friends in the same or similar car it really is gat fun. Going out in a gaggle of speciale's or gt3 rs's really is great fun. A race car would probably be a bit lonely on a trackday? I know when I take my 918 to the track it can be...

 

what's new after 5 years?

 

Presidents, COVID, Hybrid Ferraris, and a soon-to-come prancing horse SUV?

Speciale is a great car.