2008 Ferrari F430 Review
- 12,953 milesNo accidents, 5 Owners, Personal use only8cyl Automated ManualGarage Kept Motors (244 mi away)
- Leather Seats
- Upgraded Headlights
- Power Driver Seat
- Multi-Zone Climate C...
- Auto Climate Control
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Located in Grand Rapids, MI
AutoCheck Vehicle History Summary
Accident Free Vehicle: Yes
Personal Use Only: Yes
History Provider: AutoCheck
Title Details: Clean Title
Salvage Vehicle: No
Frame Damage: No
Theft History: No
Lemon Status: No
Free History Report: No
Features and Specs:
13 Combined MPG (11 City/16 Highway)
Listing Information:
VIN: ZFFEW59A480159324
Stock: 24007
Certified Pre-Owned: No
Listed since: 02-01-2023 - $129,988good price$19,778 below market25,372 milesNo accidents, 7 Owners, Personal use only8cyl ManualFerrari Of Washington (298 mi away)
- Leather Seats
- Upgraded Headlights
- Power Driver Seat
- Multi-Zone Climate C...
- Auto Climate Control
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Located in Sterling, VA
AutoCheck Vehicle History Summary
Accident Free Vehicle: Yes
Personal Use Only: Yes
History Provider: AutoCheck
Title Details: Clean Title
Salvage Vehicle: No
Frame Damage: No
Theft History: No
Lemon Status: No
Free History Report: No
Features and Specs:
13 Combined MPG (11 City/16 Highway)
Listing Information:
VIN: ZFFEW59A280163436
Stock: CFF3269
Certified Pre-Owned: No
Listed since: 10-19-2022 - $179,500fair price$5,101 below market6,246 milesNo accidents, 1 Owner, Personal use only8cyl ManualSport Auto (310 mi away)
- Leather Seats
- Upgraded Headlights
- Power Driver Seat
- Multi-Zone Climate C...
- Auto Climate Control
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Located in Summerfield, NC
AutoCheck Vehicle History Summary
Accident Free Vehicle: Yes
Personal Use Only: Yes
History Provider: AutoCheck
Title Details: Clean Title
Salvage Vehicle: No
Frame Damage: No
Theft History: No
Lemon Status: No
Free History Report: No
Features and Specs:
13 Combined MPG (11 City/16 Highway)
Listing Information:
VIN: ZFFEW59A780158720
Stock: 158720
Certified Pre-Owned: No
Listed since: 09-18-2023 - 2,875 miles8cyl ManualDaniel Schmitt & Co. (413 mi away)
- Leather Seats
- Upgraded Headlights
- Power Driver Seat
- Multi-Zone Climate C...
- Auto Climate Control
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Located in Saint Ann, MO
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Features and Specs:
13 Combined MPG (11 City/16 Highway)
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VIN: ZFFEW59A880162578
Stock: 900036
Certified Pre-Owned: No
Listed since: 12-08-2022 - $139,500great price$29,665 below market14,721 milesNo accidents, 5 Owners, Personal use only8cyl ManualAlfa Romeo of Marietta (432 mi away)
- Leather Seats
- Upgraded Headlights
- Power Driver Seat
- Multi-Zone Climate C...
- Auto Climate Control
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Located in Marietta, GA
Your satisfaction is our business!? Introducing the 2008 Ferrari F430! Get ready to enjoy the wind in your hair and the sun on your face. This 2 door,...
AutoCheck Vehicle History Summary
Accident Free Vehicle: Yes
Personal Use Only: Yes
History Provider: AutoCheck
Title Details: Clean Title
Salvage Vehicle: No
Frame Damage: No
Theft History: No
Lemon Status: No
Free History Report: No
Features and Specs:
13 Combined MPG (11 City/16 Highway)
Listing Information:
VIN: ZFFEW59A480163311
Stock: 19070
Certified Pre-Owned: No
Listed since: 04-12-2024 - 19,274 milesNo accidents, 5 Owners, Personal use only8cyl Automated ManualAuto Exotica (464 mi away)
- Leather Seats
- Upgraded Headlights
- Power Driver Seat
- Multi-Zone Climate C...
- Auto Climate Control
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Located in Red Bank, NJ
"$$$ IMPORTANT: As an A+BBB company, unlike most dealers today, we DO NOT charge any unnecessary or hidden fees! $$$ ( See Sales For Details ) ...
AutoCheck Vehicle History Summary
Accident Free Vehicle: Yes
Personal Use Only: Yes
History Provider: AutoCheck
Title Details: Clean Title
Salvage Vehicle: No
Frame Damage: No
Theft History: No
Lemon Status: No
Free History Report: No
Features and Specs:
13 Combined MPG (11 City/16 Highway)
Listing Information:
VIN: ZFFEW59A880160363
Stock: 8860-C
Certified Pre-Owned: No - $137,777fair price$7,709 below market27,722 milesNo accidents, 5 Owners, Personal use only8cyl ManualAuto Excellence Group (636 mi away)
- Leather Seats
- Upgraded Headlights
- Power Driver Seat
- Multi-Zone Climate C...
- Auto Climate Control
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Located in Saugus, MA
F1 WITH CARBON CERAMIC BRAKES AND CARBON PKG. HIFI SOUND WITH NAVIGATION, BLUE TOOTH, BACK UP CAMERA, SHIELD, CALIPERS, DAYTONA POWER SEATS WITH STI...
AutoCheck Vehicle History Summary
Accident Free Vehicle: Yes
Personal Use Only: Yes
History Provider: AutoCheck
Title Details: Clean Title
Salvage Vehicle: No
Frame Damage: No
Theft History: No
Lemon Status: No
Free History Report: No
Features and Specs:
13 Combined MPG (11 City/16 Highway)
Listing Information:
VIN: ZFFEW59A580161891
Stock: 51258
Certified Pre-Owned: No
Listed since: 11-04-2022 - $155,588good price$15,639 below market13,589 miles1 Accident, 4 Owners, Personal use only8cyl ManualGermain Lexus of Naples (952 mi away)
- Leather Seats
- Upgraded Headlights
- Power Driver Seat
- Multi-Zone Climate C...
- Auto Climate Control
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Located in Naples, FL
** LEATHER **, TRUE360 VEHICLE INSPECTION REPORT AVAILABLE, 2DR CONVERTIBLE SPIDER. 2008 Ferrari F430 Spider *Payment is plus tax and fees, contact de...
AutoCheck Vehicle History Summary
Accident Free Vehicle: No
Personal Use Only: Yes
History Provider: AutoCheck
Title Details: Clean Title
Salvage Vehicle: No
Frame Damage: No
Theft History: No
Lemon Status: No
Free History Report: No
Features and Specs:
13 Combined MPG (11 City/16 Highway)
Listing Information:
VIN: ZFFEW59A380159914
Stock: XB10733
Certified Pre-Owned: No
Listed since: 03-23-2024 - 53,460 miles2 Accidents, 5 Owners, Personal use only8cyl ManualBarrett Auto Gallery (1,299 mi away)
- Leather Seats
- Upgraded Headlights
- Power Driver Seat
- Multi-Zone Climate C...
- Auto Climate Control
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Located in San Juan, TX
AutoCheck Vehicle History Summary
Accident Free Vehicle: No
Personal Use Only: Yes
History Provider: AutoCheck
Title Details: Clean Title
Salvage Vehicle: No
Frame Damage: No
Theft History: No
Lemon Status: No
Free History Report: No
Features and Specs:
13 Combined MPG (11 City/16 Highway)
Listing Information:
VIN: ZFFEW59A780160404
Stock: 160404-TR
Certified Pre-Owned: No
Listed since: 03-02-2024
Edmunds' Expert Review
Pros
- Highly communicative steering, addictive V8 yowl, sublime responsiveness, a choice of coupe or roadster body styles, telling everyone you know that you own a Ferrari.
Cons
- Overpriced options, switchgear not becoming for a $200,000 car, convertible Spider has a plastic rear window.
What’s new
The Ferrari F430 gets standard carbon-ceramic brakes for 2009.
Edmunds says
Though a couple of rivals offer equal go for less dough, the 2008 Ferrari F430 represents all that is desirable about Ferrari.
Cost to DriveCost to drive estimates for the 2008 Ferrari F430 2dr Coupe (4.3L 8cyl 6M) and comparison vehicles are based on 15,000 miles per year (with a mix of 55% city and 45% highway driving) and energy estimates of $4.45 per gallon for premium unleaded in Ohio.
Vehicle overview
A Ferrari is a Ferrari forever. They breed envy and respect from passersby, pointing and jubilation from little boys and phone numbers from potential hot dates. A Ferrari will always be cool -- but of course, the newer, the cooler. Although neither the flashiest nor the most expensive, the 2008 Ferrari F430 carries the torch for all the lithe V8-engined Ferraris that came before it.
The F430 takes that torch and runs with it, although "flies with it" is probably more apt. With a screaming V8 placed just behind the driver's shoulder, the F430 produces 483 horsepower capable of sending it to 60 mph in a blistering 4 seconds. Its top speed hovers around 200 mph. Like any Ferrari, though, the F430 is more than just a bullet poised to be fired down an empty stretch of arrow-straight pavement. A finely balanced chassis and ultra-communicative steering make it a finely sharpened tool for carving a serpentine road. To allow the driver to maximize the car's potential in any situation, the "manettino" steering wheel knob moves among five driving modes that adjust suspension settings, stability and traction control thresholds, F1 gearbox shift changes and the electronic rear differential that maximizes grip out of a turn. With all this performance capability, if you confine your F430 to cruising the Sunset club scene or lazy drives to the country-club scene, you're treating the car incorrectly.
With a price tag in the territory of $200,000, the 2008 Ferrari F430 is obviously in a rarefied class inhabited by a select few, where rational comparisons mean very little. If that unending Ferrari appeal draws you to it like a prancing horse to the Triple Crown, then no other supercar will suffice -- except for maybe a 599 GTB. Of course, there are rivals that strike different chords for different supercar shoppers, such as the Aston Martin DB9, Lamborghini Gallardo, Nissan GT-R and Porsche 911 GT2 and GT3. It all depends on what you're looking for. But if what you're looking for is something that will forever be cool, a Ferrari F430 is a pretty good bet.
Performance & mpg
The 2008 Ferrari F430 features a 4.3-liter V8 placed behind the cabin amidships. This naturally aspirated engine produces a thoroughly impressive 483 hp at 8,500 rpm and 343 pound-feet of torque at 5,250, sent to the rear wheels via a traditional six-speed manual transmission (with an old-school gated shifter). Optional is an automated-clutch manual known as the F1, controlled by paddle shifters mounted to the steering column. The F430 also has an electronically controlled rear differential -- named "E-diff" -- that helps to improve acceleration and vehicle balance. When the whip is cracked, this thoroughbred will gallop to 60 mph in around 4 seconds and top out just shy of 200 mph. If you're concerned about fuel economy, don't buy this car.
Safety
The F430 comes standard with antilock brakes, traction control and stability control. There are no side airbags. The sensitivity of the traction and stability control systems is adjustable via the "manettino" control mounted on the steering wheel.
Driving
The 2008 Ferrari F430 is a true exotic. When one blasts up to 60 mph, it's almost as heart-stopping and attention-grabbing as a shuttle launch. The V8's 483 hp creates a shrieking exhaust wail that could be considered highly offensive if it weren't so impressively addicting. Zipping by slower traffic is second nature, thanks to the ultra-responsive F1 transmission. Through the steering and suspension, the F430 superbly connects the driver to the road, and handling is balanced and rewarding for the advanced driver. For maximum driving thrills, it doesn't get much better than this.
Interior
If you're looking for posh interior appointments and high-tech toys, a Ferrari is probably not the best choice, but it still has its fair share of soft leather and customization opportunities. Aggressively bolstered seats hold pilot and passenger in place during spirited driving, and weekend racers can go one better by selecting the optional carbon-fiber racing seats. In addition to a choice between aluminum and carbon-fiber interior accents, buyers may also opt for "Daytona" seats, so called because their perforated upholstery design mimics that used in the classic 365 Daytona of the early 1970s. Although the Spider's fully automatic top lowers in just 20 seconds, its rear window is plastic, an unforgivable sin in a drop top that's priced at around 200 grand.
2008 Ferrari F430 models
The 2008 Ferrari F430 is available as a two-seat coupe or a convertible (known as the Spider). Standard features include 19-inch wheels with high-performance tires (wider in rear), carbon-ceramic brakes, bi-xenon headlights, auto-dimming mirrors, automatic climate control, power seats, leather upholstery and a stereo with a CD player.
There is a long list of options available for the F430, the priciest of which include carbon-fiber exterior and mechanical components. More run-of-the-mill options include run-flat tires, front and rear parking sensors, a fire extinguisher, Bluetooth, a navigation system (no screen, just voice prompts) and an upgraded sound system. There is also a long list of exterior and interior personalization options that include trim prices and special paint and leather colors.
For those who plan on occasional track days, or who just want to one-up their friends, there is the race-oriented F430 Challenge coupe. Although most mechanical specs are no different from the standard F430 F1, the Challenge is 500 pounds lighter. This Jenny Craig trick was accomplished with liberal amounts of carbon fiber, a Lexan windshield and windows and a lighter center-mounted exhaust. Other features include transmission gear ratios, a removable racing steering wheel, a lowered and firmer suspension, center-locking ("knock-off") wheels, white exterior graphics and a unique rear grille treatment. All this capability and exclusivity doesn't come cheap, as the Challenge lists for $50,000 more than a standard F430 F1.
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Base MSRP Excludes Destination Fee | $186,925 |
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Engine Type | Gas |
Combined MPG | 13 MPG |
Cost to Drive | $420/month |
Seating | 2 seats |
Cargo Capacity All Seats In Place | 8.8 cu.ft. |
Drivetrain | rear wheel drive |
Safety
- Alarm
- Stability Control
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