Originally Posted by
Forgotmyhat
I had an F430 for several years. Did all the maintenance myself. Took it to the track and cruised around town. There is no magic Ferrari dust under the bonnet. Sure, there are some things you need special equipment (scanners/programmers) for, but you would only need those things for major repairs like engine/transmission replacement. But then that’s not typical ownership. Run of the mill maintenance is easy. Literally no more complicated than a Toyota. Pistons go up and down, wheels go round and round. Nothing special.
No more complicated than a Toyota! You are screwed. True story: My wife's Sienna minivan is getting some steering components replaced so I tell her to get a price on the spark plugs. This is about 10 years ago. Price comes back something like $300. "$300 for spark plugs!" Being a former motorhead, I think 'll do it myself. Worst $300 I never spent. In my best Homer Simpson Voice "Stupid tranverse mounted engine!!!!!" Well to get to the rear 3 plugs you have to pull the windshiled wipers, windshield wiper motor, whole windshield wiper bay, intake manifold, a support bracket, and whatever else I am forgetting.
But it was fun.
Scoop