Catpiano

Well, yes or no ..   I like to have one .. but then somehow, never pull the triggle...

Few reasons ..
They look good, and used to be very outstanding .. say 10 yr ago, would scare to drive a Ferrari, too much attention, but not anymore, they are everywhere ...

When you drive a F360, it is nice, but it isn't that fast, especially in today's standard, your C4S is actually as fast as a F360, may have advantage off the line, and you probably can drive your C4S faster, other then on a full track ..

Driving/Control is one thing, even they are not that fast anymore (360) but still hard to control, with bad road condition, I did witness a F360 smashed right in front of me at the track, and the driver is a great driver, just because of a little bit of rain ...

Well, service and maintenance is expensive, (in Canada, not so bad in US) and they are not reliable, (F355 and F360 are not bad, compare to 348, but F430 is reliable and fast)

It would be a good add on to your C4S, C4S as daily driving sports car, and F360 as weekend.

I somehow like the F355 more, I guess it sounds much better then the 360, and not much slower. ( ~ 4.6 sec vs 4.3 )

Gallardo is the same story, good that you live in the south, not that un affordable they are 20% less then Canada, and the SE models are good, the early (04/05) Gallardo are problematic ...  they are a bit easlier to drive then Ferrari, and reasonabe reliable. (compare to Diablo!) But the SE model is quite a bit more then the 04/05 and the F360.

R8 is a different story, unless go for the V10, the V8 isn't that quick at all, (F360/C4S/R8, pretty much the same) however, it has the super car look as the Ferrari/Lambo, easy to drive, reliable ..   it is a safe bet ..  

Depends what you want, you want some super car look, they are good choice, you will get the " WOW " factor, but IMO, your C4S is a better car, and you can carry your kids with you ...  

It is no fun to drive a super nice car, but without your love ones, right?

^_^

Catpiano

If you are not going to get one in the near future, I do suggest to wait for the F430 price goes down ..

I didn't look at US price, but used 360 is around/just under 100K Cad now, but 430 is still 180-200K .. ( weird, even 458 are everywhere now )

But in next 2-3 yr ..  should see the price for F430 drop more ..

I would say the Gallardo SE is the best choice ..  or 997 GT3/GT3 RS if you want something with super car look, and reaonable reliable. (service cost for Lambo is still higher then Porsche)

Catpiano

Guys, remember he is in US .. not pricey Canada ...

Fire/Overheat problem on Ferrari is not the case in Canada, even Seattle ..

Again, most people put ~ 5,000 km/3,000 mile or less in a Ferrari ..

Their yearly service cost isn't that bad, but PER KM/MILE is expensive ..

R8 would be a good choice, but then it is not faster then your C4S, not "COOLER" then your C4S, may be a bit more Rare ..

By the way, I don't think you can sell a 360 for $80K US in a yr or 2, when there is no warranty, and just private sale ...  

But again, they are reasonable affordable, especially in US, if you want to do it, do it ..
Biggest problem is, you can't take your kids with you --> NO FUN!!

As a father? I want my little one to be with me all the time ..  I wish I can take him to track with me if I can! LOL