07-03-2009, 12:36 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2007
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Originally Posted by RobPorsche
ohh, ok. Yea, truthfully they weren't mine either because I was head over heels for the 360's smoother lines. It wasn't till the sales rep started talking to me about the timing chain in the F430 that I began tuning in. The car starts to grow on you after a while.
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Indeed it does. I think the F430 is a great car that is let down by its owners. You can still get a manual on it, and I believe can turn off most of the driver aids. Combine that with a great chassis and engine and you've got a great car. I feel like I am the only person in the enthusiast camp who believes this, but the 355 and 360 are truly boring cars to look at. Mind you, the 430 is right there with them, but that doesn't detract from my confusion about most enthusiasts' 355 and 360 styling love.
That said, I don't really like the 430 all that much, but I respect it and its design is glacially growing on me.
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