Ferrari Mailing List: Re: paddleboats

[Dennis Liu (bigheaddennis]

Manual 6-speed shifters are indeed available, but STRONGLY supressed by FNA.
I've been waiting for an F430 for years, and have been told that if I had
been willing to take an F1, I would have had it months ago.  No thanks.
Manuals are definitely limited to ~10% of total production.  Don't know why
(by contract with Magneti Marelli?).

Vty,

--Dennis
 

-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Handa [mailto:dave [at] davehanda.com] 
Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2007 2:11 PM
To: Dennis Liu
Cc: 'The FerrariList'
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] paddleboats

A friend in the local FCA (Paul) bought a black F430B with a 6 speed manual,
so it is possible to order one that way.  I have no idea if there is a
strict allocation to the dealers of how many 6 speed manuals can be ordered
though.  I do recall one of the introductory videos on the F430, that a test
driver claimed only 10 to 20% of F430's would be manual transmission.
Whether that is by demand or decree I have no idea.

Dave

-----Original Message-----
From: Ken Rentiers [mailto:rentiers [at] mac.com]
Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2007 10:34 AM
To: dave [at] davehanda.com
Cc: The FerrariList
Subject: [Ferrari] paddleboats

Guys:

I roll these days in a BMW 540i/6spd. Only about 10% of E39 5 series sedans
delivered in NAm spec were manual transmission cars, which got me to
thinking...prior to the F355 100% of Ferrari models aside from the 400
series GM Autos were manual cars. What is the current percentage? Is the 430
even available with a manual transmission, I know the 360 was. What about
the 12 cylinder cars, or are they all paddleboats now?

ken
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