Any way you look at it, running an F430 is going to cost a fortune. Group 20 insurance, single-digit fuel economy if you drive it hard and serious maintenance costs will see to that. Depreciation is slow but only for low mileage cars: enjoy it too much and you can expect to be crippled both when the time comes to sell and at service time too. The F430 needs a minor service every 6250 miles and another at 12500.

But there is a network of established independent specialists that offer lower labour rates to ease the pain.

The F430 is a high-emission car, although it’s to be expected when delivering this kind of performance. With an average of 420g/km CO2 across the line-up, its emissions are extremely high, and the range is very thirsty, averaging 15mpg.

Older Ferraris had a reputation for unreliability but the company has worked hard to improve the quality of its cars in recent years with good results.