boiltheocean
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GTP Cool Wall : Ferrari F430 2007 VOTE!
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- GTP_Stotty
Cool as a coupe, uncool as a convertible.
Looks OK, fast, handles well, over 100bhp per litre specific output, makes a lovely noise, plus it's Ferarri so has oodles of history and heritage. A bit of a cliche in red though, so I'll have mine in blue or dark grey.
Looks OK, fast, handles well, over 100bhp per litre specific output, makes a lovely noise, plus it's Ferarri so has oodles of history and heritage. A bit of a cliche in red though, so I'll have mine in blue or dark grey.
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- GTP_TheCracker
Great car, sorry fantastic car. But..... you are always going to look like a nob driving a contemporary Ferrari, especially in red and especially a convertible. So unfortunately it's uncool. Unless it's a dark grey metallic F430 Scud with wheels caked in brake dust and a good layer of road grime on the body work - then it's borderline cool.
GilesGuthrie
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F40 aside, there's just this over-riding suspicion that 8-cylinder Ferraris are a bit "try-hard". They're not cool. Sure, I'd love to have a go in one, and I wouldn't care what anyone thought of me, and if I had the money I might even buy one. But I probably wouldn't tell anyone.
Uncool.
Uncool.
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- Moglet85
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Modern Ferraris are, for the most part, seriously uncool in my books. They were brilliant when they had some real soul and character but these days they've been ruined by trying to make them too perfect. They've also been ruined by the amount of people who become 'followers of Ferrari', who wear all of the clothing and buy all of the branded crap. I'm sorry but anyone driving one of these will look like a complete tit! They could have bought a mad supercar with soul and style and passion, instead they bought a fanboys' wet dream computer on wheels.
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- Marin County, C
Uncool... all recent Ferrari's are uncool.
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The people who drive the cars are a huge influence over the car's reputation, and in more ways than not, reputation is what decides coolness.
As for me, uncool. I think they did a poor job masking off little details of the 360, which was such a beautiful balanced car. They sound great, but that's about the only thing that great can describe on that car.
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- GTP_Sigma
I voted cool, while many people in the car world may hold reservations about its coolness, to most other people its a Ferrari, thats about all that matters. Aside from that, it looks good, it sounds good and it goes fast I can happily say cool.
Keef
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That picture perfectly illustrates why the Ferrari F430 is Seriously Uncool.
It's parked at a valet. It's parked hard!.
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I voted cool. Long-winded explanation coming up.
Interesting. I'd be inclined to vote the convertible as the cooler car, because to my eyes at least, it's better looking. It's actually difficult for me to explain, but I think I actually still have this image of someone driving around Santa Monica or Cannes, top down and loud, brash Ferrari - an image that's all quite "OutRun" and therefore cool. On the other hand, there's the unfortunate fact that virtually every F430 Spider owner is a tool, which rather ruins the illusion. But based on the car itself, I'd say the convertible is cool.
I'm not a fan of the Berlinetta's styling (well, the F430's styling in general, but the Spider is nicer) and I personally see more Berlinettas than Spiders, so it's less cool for being more common.
I almost agreed, but still had to vote cool because I do sort of like the V8, mid engined Ferraris, even though they're driven by gits.
What I do like is that every time Ferrari replace their mid engined V8s, all the berks buy them and the older model falls into the hands of enthusiasts who couldn't afford them new. The 348 made the 328 cool, the 355 made the 348 cool, the 360 made the 355 cool, and now the 430 has made the 360 cool. All the footballers, knobs and snobs are driving the brand new car and not the older models! So the F430 is cool because it's made older Ferraris look even cooler in comparison.
Convoluted response, I know...
Interesting. I'd be inclined to vote the convertible as the cooler car, because to my eyes at least, it's better looking. It's actually difficult for me to explain, but I think I actually still have this image of someone driving around Santa Monica or Cannes, top down and loud, brash Ferrari - an image that's all quite "OutRun" and therefore cool. On the other hand, there's the unfortunate fact that virtually every F430 Spider owner is a tool, which rather ruins the illusion. But based on the car itself, I'd say the convertible is cool.
I'm not a fan of the Berlinetta's styling (well, the F430's styling in general, but the Spider is nicer) and I personally see more Berlinettas than Spiders, so it's less cool for being more common.
I almost agreed, but still had to vote cool because I do sort of like the V8, mid engined Ferraris, even though they're driven by gits.
What I do like is that every time Ferrari replace their mid engined V8s, all the berks buy them and the older model falls into the hands of enthusiasts who couldn't afford them new. The 348 made the 328 cool, the 355 made the 348 cool, the 360 made the 355 cool, and now the 430 has made the 360 cool. All the footballers, knobs and snobs are driving the brand new car and not the older models! So the F430 is cool because it's made older Ferraris look even cooler in comparison.
Convoluted response, I know...
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Uncool, cause I never could get used to it's bean shaped front intakes, among other odd styling features...
Though, an F430 Scud would get a solid Cool from me, since I find it much more attractive than normal F430's...
Though, an F430 Scud would get a solid Cool from me, since I find it much more attractive than normal F430's...
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- Philippines
Subzero for me. Ugly, like many modern Ferraris... more functional than stylish... but it makes the right sounds, it has a neat engine and it goes like stink.
And in true italian fashion, you're given the additional excitement of possible death by fire.
We are.
Coolness for me isn't decided by who likes the car or not. A million stuck-up snobs + Poverty couldn't make the Porsche 911GT3RS uncool for me... so poseurs in Italian leather loafers lounging around in coffee shops don't affect my own opinion on the F430, in the slightest.
It's like saying I'd rather not drink Coke because everybody likes it... it must be over-rated.
And in true italian fashion, you're given the additional excitement of possible death by fire.
We are.
Coolness for me isn't decided by who likes the car or not. A million stuck-up snobs + Poverty couldn't make the Porsche 911GT3RS uncool for me...
so poseurs in Italian leather loafers lounging around in coffee shops don't affect my own opinion on the F430, in the slightest.It's like saying I'd rather not drink Coke because everybody likes it... it must be over-rated.
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As much as I like it, uncool.
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- gtp_jimprower
Uncool.
Because Ferrari can do no wrong in the eyes of some people, and I beg to differ.
Because Ferrari can do no wrong in the eyes of some people, and I beg to differ.
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