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Valuation · Ferrari · F142 · 2011-15

Ferrari 458 Spider

4.5L NA V8 · 419 kW / 540 Nm · 7sp dual-clutch · RWD
CONSIDERRated within the over $100k band · 17 of 104 at this money
Research estimate
$430,000
Must gain each year to break even
+4.7%
The projection does not clear it, and nor does most of the library.
CarQuant score
69/100
Scored against the over $100k band, not the whole library
Evidence grade
Asks only
Advertisements only; an ask is not a transaction
$430,000
$334,242 lowhigh $761,768
Asking prices only, no recorded sale
One live Australian auction observation. The coupe entry is separate
Measured across this library, a value with no Australian result behind it runs high about seven times in ten, by a median of ten per cent. Read this one as a ceiling rather than a midpoint.

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Should make, typical example
$430,000
At about 25,000 km. Enter an asking price to compare.

No Australian sale stands behind this value, so treat the figure as indicative.

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Price history

Today $430,000 · modelled median at five years $494,564
Solid line: the value this library has carriedDashed from 2026: modelled · even money $410,235 to $635,113
The green band is the even-money range and the one to plan on: half of outcomes land inside it. The pale band behind it bounds eight in ten ($334,242 to $761,768). The path is this model's own: it starts along the momentum of its recorded history and bends toward its projected median as the horizon lengthens, so no two cars share a future curve.

The verdict

A defensible case with reservations. Scores 69/100, ranking 17 of 104 in the over $100k band. Demand durability is the strongest input, risk resilience the weakest.
Running it costs about $16,500 a year (3.8% of value), which is what the economics score measures. All in, including the projected value change, it is $8,927 a year.
The model's five year median is $494,564, a +15.0% move, with the tenth percentile at $334,242.
Value is research, not a measurement. Treat the level as indicative and the structure as the analysis.
Evidence
Asks only0 recorded sales
Off its peak
-10%
Value band
wide
An external source, but no itemised transactions. Indicative only.
Scored against every recent Australian sale this library holds, half its values land within 11.2 per cent of the price paid and the rest miss by more, in either direction. Projections are therefore damped toward flat in proportion to how little is known, and the plausible band is never narrower than the error the model is known to make.
Short term (1-5 years)$8,927 a year all in, +15.0% median value move
Long term (10-15 years)Scarcity case already formed
Negotiate from$430,000

Recorded sales

Every recorded observation, and when
1 row on record
Every row, with its price and note (1) ↓
2026ASK$529,888Asking
ASKING. 2014, 35,199km, dealer VIC. A listing, not a transaction
0 completed Australian sales of 1 rows. Rows marked asking, no sale, or context are shown for honesty but do not count toward the evidence grade: an ask is not a transaction, a pass-in is a refusal, and a provenance or overseas result does not price the ordinary local car. The badge on every row is computed by the same rule as the grade, so the two cannot drift apart.

Score breakdown

Against the over $100k band median
104 cars in band · ink tick marks the median
Ownership economics30% of total
70/100+1
Scarcity25% of total
82/100+17
Demand durability20% of total
96/100+18
Liquidity15% of total
36/100+4
Risk resilience10% of total
32/100-2
Sub-scores run 0-100 before weighting; the weighted total is 69/100. Medians are computed live from the 104 cars currently in the over $100k band, so this picture moves when the library does.
The working behind each factor: baseline and drivers ↓
Ownership economics30% weight
70/100
Baseline76 pts
− 3.8% of value a year to run-6 pts
Sub-score (baseline plus drivers, clamped 0-100)70 pts
Scarcity25% weight
82/100
Baseline62 pts
+ Roughly 3,000 Spiders against about 8,000 coupes+12 pts
+ An estimated 90 delivered to Australia+8 pts
Sub-score (baseline plus drivers, clamped 0-100)82 pts
Demand durability20% weight
96/100
Baseline66 pts
+ The last naturally aspirated mid-engined V8 Ferrari, which is the whole investment case+24 pts
+ Open-top cars draw a wider buyer pool than coupes in this segment+6 pts
Sub-score (baseline plus drivers, clamped 0-100)96 pts
Liquidity15% weight
36/100
Baseline30 pts
+ The 458 range clears 86% internationally, the healthiest measured in this library+12 pts
− No Australian auction result for the Spider specifically-6 pts
Sub-score (baseline plus drivers, clamped 0-100)36 pts
Risk resilience10% weight
32/100
Baseline44 pts
− Retractable hardtop mechanism is complex and expensive out of warranty-12 pts
Sub-score (baseline plus drivers, clamped 0-100)32 pts
Model output, not advice or a valuation. Verify independently before acting.

What it costs to own · about 2,500 km a year

Annual cost of access, excl. fuel
$16,500a year
Share of value per year
3.8%
Scheduled servicing$4,20025%
Tyres, annualised$2,40015%
Registration and CTP$9005%
Insurance$5,20032%
Sinking fund (failure table)$3,80023%
All-in annualised (a different number)
Purchase (model value plus duty)$447,200
Running costs × 5 years$82,500
Median exit, net of selling cost$485,064
All-in annualised over 5 years$8,927/yr
Share of value per year2.1%
Cost of access is what the car costs to run. All-in annualised adds depreciation, duty and selling costs across a five year hold. They answer different questions and are labelled separately for that reason.
Break-even appreciation, 5 year hold
4.7%a year, only to get the money back
This library projects
+2.8%a year
The projection falls 1.9 points a year short of the hurdle. On these assumptions this car is a cost, not an asset, which can be an entirely rational thing to buy but should be bought knowing it.
Purchase$430,000
Stamp duty$17,200
Running costs x 5 years$82,500
Selling cost at exit, 2.2% of the salescales with price
Sale price needed at +5 years$541,667
Storage
Bought at
No forecast is used to compute the hurdle. It is the purchase, the duty, any premium and 5 years of running cost, grossed up for the cost of selling and spread back over the hold. The projection it is measured against is the weakest number in this product and is drawn that way in the chart above. Transport, finance and any restoration spend sit outside it.

Specification

Engine4.5L NA V8
Power / torque419 kW / 540 Nm
0-100 km/h3.4 s
Transmission7sp dual-clutch
DriveRWD
Kerb weight1,540 kg
Built worldwide3,000
Delivered to Australia90
Effective AU survivors80
Australian sales / year3
Typical days on market110 days
Launch price$590,000

What moves the price on this model

Colour hierarchy
Rosso Corsa+4%
Bianco Avus+3%
Grigio Silverstone-2%
Options
Carbon race seats+3%
Scuderia shields+2%
Front lift system+2%
Full carbon interior+3%
Odometer sensitivity±2.4% per 10,000 km vs 25,000 km
Applied on top of these

Condition, history, originality, ownership, delivery and modification multipliers apply to every car in the library. They are applied automatically when an advertisement is analysed, and the schedule is set out once, on the analyser page.

Projected value in five years

Projected value at five years
$494,564
+15.0% on today
The model's figure. Today it is $430,000.
Even odds it lands between $410,235 and $635,113.
$334,242 lowhigh $761,768
The shaded range is even money and 55% wide; the outer figures bound eight outcomes in ten. Band width follows the evidence - a model with a tight measured record carries a tight band.
A stronger five year outlook than 71% of the library.
-26.6% weakest projected move in the librarystrongest +73.1%
Five-year cost of ownership
Value change alone: +$64,564 across five years.
Running costs over the same period: $82,500.
Duty and expected selling costs: $26,700.
Net cost of five years of ownership: $44,635, or $8,927 a year.
The projected value rise offsets part of the running cost. It does not make the car free to own.

The case for and against

The case for

The last naturally aspirated mid-engined V8 Ferrari, in the body that draws the wider audience. The 458 range clears 86 per cent at international auction, the healthiest figure measured anywhere in this library, and roughly 3,000 Spiders were built against 8,000 coupes.

The case against

There is no Australian auction result for the Spider at all, so the value rests on the coupe's record and an assumed open-top premium. The retractable hardtop is a complex mechanism that is expensive to repair outside warranty, and the 488 that replaced it is currently the weaker market - a reminder that succession does not protect values.

Known faults and risks

Risk 1Retractable hardtop mechanism repair costs
Risk 2No Australian auction record for the Spider specifically
Risk 3Carbon-ceramic brake replacement at high mileage
Retractable hardtop mechanism repair$14,000
Carbon-ceramic brake set$28,000
Annual service$4,200

Similar cars, and what they cost to run

Evidence behind this valueAsks only · 0 recorded sales
Carried value
$430,000
Historical price
2016 · $480,0002026 · $430,000
Asks only
An external source, but no itemised transactions. Indicative only.
Why this entry exists separately

The 458 Spider was being matched to the 458 Italia coupe and refused, correctly, because the retractable-hardtop car is a distinct and dearer proposition. Ferrari sold roughly 3,000 Spiders against about 8,000 coupes and the open car carried a premium new that has largely held. Every open-top variant examined in this library has behaved as its own market - the RS4 Avant against the saloon, the 156 GTA Sportwagon, the Alfa 4C Spider - so treating the Spider as a coupe would misprice it.

Read the rest of the evidence notes (2 more)
Australian evidence

Thin. A 2014 458 Spider was bid to US$155,000 on Collecting Cars in a Japanese lot in August 2026, which is an overseas figure and not converted here. No completed Australian auction result is on record.

International context

The coupe's record of 36 lots and 86 per cent clearance is the healthiest measured in this library, and the Spider trades within that market rather than outside it. That clearance figure is the strongest single reason to hold this car rather than the 488.

What we will not sell you
We will not price a Ferrari 458 Spider against an advertisement.

No Australian transaction stands behind this value. A spec-adjusted figure built on it would look precise and would not be, so the report is refused instead of sold with a caveat. That goes for this car and 87 others. Everything above is free and stays free.

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