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I love the sound I really do, you can get the same from a Z06 though. Very few 458s are sorted, and knowing that in recent years it can be had as low as 140k, it's hard to stomach paying 220 for one. I will consider it, and yeah 488 is probably going to be to the black sheep.
Don't take this the wrong way, but just because the Z06 sounds like a 458, it doesn't belong anywhere near the car comparison wise. Yes, it's sound similar, and it's very fast, but one is a hand built Italian supercar that will NEVER drop in value, it will appreciate and is considered one of the best cars they have ever made. The other is a hopped up version of a car that GM has made over 100k of already. I mean, one is built by Italian artisans and the other on a fast moving assembly line. Which one would you pick given the choice and having the $$$.
And I may get hate, but oh well. There was always a reason why Ferrari NEVER went above 4.5L of displacement in their FPC V8s. They did it for longevity and refinement (no NVH issues). GM decided to go to 5.5L on their FPC and there has been plenty of documented issues at first. Same with the Voodoo GT350 motor. First few years, don't even go near them. Heck the harmonic balancer on the 5.2 is huge. They had to do something to get rid of the NVH from the motor.
You can find a good 458. Just takes some digging. And even at 220k, it's worth it. Remember everyone who said paying $50k for a Dino many years ago was delusional and financial death? Well, they seem to be looking fine now. I feel the 458 will be in that upper echelon of Ferraris that will always be desired.