# Drove a F430 Spyder Today **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [June 7, 2007, 4:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/drove-a-f430-spyder-today/190392 "2007-06-07T16:35:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 11
**Author:** ![Darkstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@Darkstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Darkstar)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2007, 10:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/drove-a-f430-spyder-today/190392/11 "2007-06-07T22:09:46Z")
> [@Got rid of the evil SUV, GTO gets tow vehicle duty](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/got-rid-of-the-evil-suv-gto-gets-tow-vehicle-duty/30604/10): > > No, I don’t have a pic w/ a penny and 4 of Darkstar’s pubes to prove it. So go ahead and hit the ‘back’ button now if you wanna call :bs: > > Anyway, the first thing to say is the sound coming from over your shoulder at WOT snipping through the gears w/ the paddle shifters is PURE SEX. End of Story. > > It’s balanced, stops great (has upgraded brake pads, he boiled the fluid w/ the factory pads at Thunderhill), and actually gives you a lot of confidence/comfort considering the amount of $ you’re throwing around. > > Straight line it feels slower than my car, braking and handling it’s hard to say since I only pushed it to about 70-80% in the twisties (it was just a street drive, no track) but I’d say it is very similar to my car on the street tires. **But the F1 shifting is just magical**. I did consider myself a manual transmission purist. Hell, even my DD and beaters are all stick. But for a track car, I’d go w/ a F1 trans if given the option. > > -TJ wow are times really that tough? I mean I know you could find the pubes in your teeth, so you’re that broke you dont even have a PENNY? damn… --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/drove-a-f430-spyder-today/190392)._