Ferrari revels 458 Spider

af_thefragile · 23-08-2011 12:32pm #1

Ferrari lovers, its your big day.
Ferrari has just revealed a convertible version of its 458 Italia and it's got a tin top for a change!
And this is what it looks like:
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More about it here:
http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/458-spider-2011-08-23

Mr Benevolent · 23-08-2011 12:38pm

af_thefragile wrote: »

Ferrari lovers, its your big day.
Ferrari has just revealed a convertible version of its 458 Italia and it's got a tin top for a change!
And this is what it looks like:

More about it here:
http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/458-spider-2011-08-23

Cool. Off topic, how's your Puma?

af_thefragile · 23-08-2011 12:47pm

Its running fine, thanks for asking.
Drove around 700miles in it last month on a weekend trip to Kerry and didn't give a single problem throughout. Its just around 400miles short of hitting the 80k miles mark (was around 69k miles when I got it last year). I'ld say it should be good for another 10k miles easily. So as it keeps going longer without disintegration, I'm pretty pleased with it. I didn't think it'ld last this long when I first got it but the little Puma keeps going.

Only problem is you've got to start it atleast once a week or something drains out the battery so if you don't start the car in a week, the battery goes completely flat and you'll then need to jump start it. Its pretty much its only problem. Also got to keep topping up the oil every 700-800 miles. Which is an improvement cuz before it used to run out of oil after just 500-600miles. Maybe the cheap Halfords oil is doing the trick!

bmstuff · 23-08-2011 12:48pm

Looks good
I wonder how many of them will caught fire though...

boyler07 · 23-08-2011 12:55pm

I'd buy that one, much quicker to get out when it catches on fire.

Mr.David · 23-08-2011 1:02pm

Another poser mobile imo. And you can no longer see the V8 through a glass screen!!

The hard top on the other hand is sublime. By far the best car I've ever had the pleasure to drive.

Alanstrainor · 23-08-2011 2:38pm

Mr.David wrote: »

Another poser mobile imo. And you can no longer see the V8 through a glass screen!!

The hard top on the other hand is sublime. By far the best car I've ever had the pleasure to drive.

I have to agree, im not a fan of it. Much prefer the regular 458.