but it has enough juice to beep constantly at you telling you the battery is low.

Drive it regularly and it will be fine. My lawn mower has more miles than your 488.

That Ferrari is more unreliable than some of Roadkill's cars...

Today, Mr. Spaghetti is really upsetti that his unlimited pasta bowl leaked sauce.

My 120 dollar battery still running 5 years later..let's not mention there is no sauce on my battery.

There is no way Ferrarri would win that one in a court, making up the warranty terms and conditions as they go along. Surely just throwing a tantrum in the middle of the dealership would have been enough to take care of that one. I recently had an issue with BMW on my M5 where my AC stopped working. Took it in, a stone had chipped the condenser and caused a leak, they told me it was a chargeable repair. After a little arguing, I asked them to show me any piece of paper that I had signed, where that was specifically an exclusion on the warranty. So 5 minutes later they were fixing it free of charge.

This Ferrari did just as good as the Italians in the world cup. *drops mic*

That guy weedwacking 6 feet from a Ferrari?? Wtf?

The guy weed eating right next to your 250K Ferrari... PRICELESS!!!

$800 for a replacement battery is unacceptable

Purrari warranty. We cover everything. The only things we don't cover are the things tat break. 🤣

When your spicy meatball is no longer spicy.

A Porsche would never have done that to u

Maybe it’s just me I don’t know but if I was lucky enough to own a Ferrari I would either drive it often or sell it unless you have some special collectors edition what’s the point of the car sitting in the garage for months.

electricity is equal, just buy a 200 dollar battery with a 7 year warranty, dont be an idiot

8 out of 10 times i tune in to a video rob is always dealing with some sort of pain in the ass problem lol 😂😂

Love the vids keep it up mate greats from belgium

i love rob and jimbo banter

Anti theft systems are live 24/7 in all new cars sold by reputable companies. Plus batteries have shorter lives than years ago based on work loads and over all quality. These days I'm hearing fewer and fewer stories about car batteries lasting 9 or 10 years.

I had the same problem with my 80 Corvette, found a draw from the radio Fuse, and a Bad cell in the Battery, took the the Battery from my 75 Camaro and put it in the Vette, problem seems to have gone away, but I also put on a Negative kill terminal switch on the Battery.

Just catching up on some of the missed Ferretti/Ferrari content. Stay on the uploads! 👍🏻

Engineer- "you cant say that, its a ferrari!!" Niki Lauda- "its a shitbox!"

Make a plow out of that piece a shit already. Put an LS motor in it, weld on the plow, then have the flea market iron on t-shirt transfer guy iron a huge Trans-Am chicken decal onto the hood. Write the entire thing off as a loss, and BOOM,.. you're in business! Some black polyester fake fur seat covers, a memory foam thick cushioned steering wheel cover, and a half dozen tape on scoups from walmart and you've finally got a sweet ride.

Just get a low amp clamp and test the system for a parasitic draw.... only takes a few amps to drain a battery, if you see a draw start pulling fuses if needed.....

A month isn’t too bad. When I had my Bentley Arnage the battery would go flat in about one to two weeks without a tender. I’m guessing probably something with the alarms on these cars since they all seem to have motion sensors and other fancy things now that probably draw a lot of power.

I had a battery work perfectly fine, parked the car for a few minutes, went back out to crank it and battery was completely dead and couldn't even jump it. Basically, one of the cells completely died and wouldn't charge. Had to replace the battery. Wondering if it's not the same issue with these, one of the cells is bad.

It's probably that anti tow mode Ferrari is putting on the vehicles. from what I know, it constantly gives the gyrometer power to detect if the vehicle is being tilted up and if so it engages the parking brake and trips the alarm.

Traction control doesn't work in wet mode?

That tender is just a band aid. Something like a module is consuming energy and not shutting off most likely. While the tender is charging the load is draining so it was probably charging slow as molasses. They gotta put an amp clamp on it and pull each fuse until no current draw

Great video very informational!

I know with C6 corvettes, if it had the NPP option for the exhaust it would draw power to keep the exhaust valve closed even when car is off.

that lawn mower guy... cmonnnn

What’s the difference between db chargers in color ?Besides 600 DBPOWER an 800A Peak 18000mAh Portable Car Jump ? The black is ranging from 40-60$ an the red is 74$ anybody have input on this? Both are rated saying it can be used for big vehicles like 6.0 gas an 5.5 Diesel

Gotta give credit to Mr. Ferretti, he doesn't have a problem with working on his own cars.

I have that same jump start kit but I don't know how to use it yet lol

Alternators will not always charge a battery that is dead, your alternator turns on and off and some of that current goes to power the car, injectors spark plugs interior etc. In fact, when replacing an alternator the manufacturer will tell you to have a fully charged battery. Otherwise you put unnecessary strain on your new alternator and can actually damage it right away. This is not stuff I am making up. I am Aosc certified and a mechanic shop in California. I work on mostly Land Rover and BMWs. My cousin jumpstarted his one year old jeep that sat over the weekend with the lights on the battery was completely dead. He drove it to my shop, which was about 22 minute drive we turned the car off and immediately tried to turn it back on and we got nothing out of the battery not a peep checked the battery connections they were fine we put the battery up diagnostic charger battery tested good put it back and had no problems for two years with that battery

When I heard $800 Ferrari battery I assumed this was some light weight lithium battery. Is this seriously just a standard led acid car battery?

This has been another episode of Spaghetti Time with Rob Story

There is a quick disconnect on one of the terminals you can very easily disconnect the battery while in storage but that is really something you shouldn’t have to do with the factory trickle charger that comes with the car I ended up buying a new heavy duty interstate battery because I found out interstate makes the batteries for the Ferrari so essentially it’s the identical battery with different stickers and less than $300 they’re always trying to poke your eyes 👉🏽👀

I suspect a semi-weak alternator is behind the 488 battery issues. The alternator puts out enough power to run the car, but not enough to run the car, power options AND recharge the battery. It would be interesting to see if the same problem exists, if a 488 owner simply drove the car without running any options (radio, power windows, seat heater, etc.). If the problem doesn't reoccur, then see what happens when running the car with the regular options in use.

did you check the alternator output

Why is that guy weed whacking right next to a ferrari? Thats some balls.

$800?!? Time to head over to AutoZone...

Your door panel having two stains is driving me isane

how can they change warranty coverage to benefit them. That's some bs

The sound of genuine Ferrari "Beep, beep, beep..." I am sorry that the battery is dying.

I am not sure exactly how the alternators on Ferrari's are designed if they did something against the norm or not. But about a decade and half ago when i bought my truck it had a parasitic alternator off the factory floor. Had to fight them to fix it but they finally did. It was killing a battery every two weeks and i drove every day. Hopefully it something simple like that.

Today Mr. Spaghetti’s pasta runs out of sauce, and the store does not want to give him any more sauce.

It’s probably whatever piece of electronics that senses if the key is in the car or not that is draining the battery. If not sometimes leaving the key in the car does that.

This video rite here is exactly why I subscribe to Rob’s channel. Say or think what you want about the man but he keeps it 100 no matter what the topic. For him it’s all about business, the dollars and cents of each vehicle. All the other automotive KZfaqrs are so in love with their cars or are so afraid to piss off manufactures that they won’t point out the BS that comes with owning these cars. But I have to agree, for over 300k and it being 2018 if a fucking Honda battery can last 5-7 years so should a 488’s. Keep it up Spaghetti!

This is why you buy a German supercar

I was about to comment how it sounded like a leaf blower but then I realized there was actually a leaf blower in the background

Security systems and stuff like OnStar will have a draw on the battery. To get around this on simple cars lock each door manually with the switch on the door. Not your fob or button.

Got to say, you have to use the Ferrari 488, I have a Spider and it has worked without problem for 2 years whilst driving most days and long trips, as soon as you lay them up for more that 10 days they need the battery conditioner attached, if you leave that on for a long period (like in my case a few months), it knackers the cells and the battery loses charge, even if you drive it. At the first stop it will fail and every warning light will come on. The only solution in that case is a new battery, probably over there it will cost near on $1000 in the UK it's £800 fitted and only get a 12 month warranty.

The 488s gpu/GPS systems also are a tracking system if the cars ever stolen

In this episode, mr spaghetti tries to find out why his oven won’t turn on to cook his spicy meatballs

Lots of dealers dont want to warrenty batteries Rob... Toyota did the same shit to me with my 2016 Camry, because the remote starter that THEY installed kept draining the battery. Long story short they basicllly threw a brand new battery at me and told me to piss of and never come back, Lol.

The only way to really tell about power draw is to put an amp meter in series with a battery terminal and cable to see what the overall static current draw is. If it's too high, then start pulling fuses and measure the current across each one to trace out the offending circuit/module, etc. Then pray Ferrari has a fix for it...Or wire in a switch to disconnect that circuit until you need it manually. $38x large for all that, eh? All for no extra charge! ;-)

This video got me thinking. My Audi is 8 years old and has the original battery and has never died once ever.

That blows, you would think they would give you a battery after all that bs. I have an Optima battery in my truck I bought in 2006.

Battery science isn't magic. Even in my expensive Porsches when the battery died I went to Walmart and bought a new one - and installed it myself in the parking lot so I could take the old one in for the core refund. The Porsche part was $600, the Walmart equivalent was $110. If you can't change your own battery, you're not a man and shouldn't be driving any enthusiast's car. Still waiting for the battery in my 2015 R8 to see what it'll be like to change that one in the Walmart parking lot.

Hello Rob, Serious question for you, or anyone who owns a super car or exotic car such as this one. Is owning one worth it? I have always been interested in them and might consider getting one if I ever get the chance to afford one. But, I always see videos like this where something simple breaks down on the car and it is really expensive to fix. They’re things that shouldn’t really be an issue with cars but surprisingly are not uncommon with these cars. So I guess my question is, why do you own one? Is it just cause if the brand and what it represents or some other reason? I doubt reliability is the reason.

From what I've learned through my work about Ferrari cars, it's always a gamble when you go and crank them, no matter if they're new or old. How fucking hard can it really be to make and design them not to eat the battery?

I wonder if the battery is actually the real problem - it could be the 488's charging system. It would be very interesting to have a lab or electronics engineer inspect the Ferrari battery, to see if it is faulty. If it's okay, then Ferrari has some answering to do about the charging system in these cars.

Just bring the tow truck with you when you go to lunch. Always breaking down during your lunch lol

In many ways, I wish there were exotic car looks/performance, that gave up that last 0.5% by using 'normal' auxiliary parts, such as a typical interstate or optima battery.

Beauty interior very but not understand, before on your 488 you had the black window frame and black Roof interiorand now beige tan, why? is other Ferrari or you changed by after? thank you

"What could be the battery drain issue"... Sadness, just sitting there.

I will say it .. Ferrari, it's an embarrassment for any Ferrari to leave the factory as a bucket of bolts ! Fire every final inspection specialist , replace them with 1 and only Rob Ferretti. Never again would Ferrari have junk leave its factory

I've dealt with a lot of car owners like yourself. They have that special car that they only drive occasionally, but they keep it hooked it up to a battery tender or insert some other manufacturer's trickle charger. The problem is these aren't as good as everybody believes. They constantly bring the battery up to full charge then let it fall back to almost discharged and back and forth. Sorry but that is just as bad as letting it sit and going dead. If I were you I'd look at Midtronics. Something like the GR8 Series or the GRX-3000. Those are nice because you take the battery out of the vehicle once every one to three weeks, put it on the smart charger and it will recharge and desulfate the plates inside. Just remember to plug a battery saver into the power point of the car and you should have batteries that last for years then. But I'm only a mechanic, what do I know.

Get a group 48 AGM battery from Auto Zone. Same battery that’s in the 458. $140.00

Understanding Rob's a busy man with many cars, but I feel terrible any time my "toy" car sits for more than a week without at least taking it down to the store or something. A month may as well be an eternity, lol.

That's why you get an interstate battery not an OEM battery.

I smell a class action lawsuit...

This is why I prefer Corvettes. Less proprietary crap (ie. proprietary battery) where it's not needed.

Rob your videos have very little quality content. But for some reason I love clicking on them. The only other KZfaqr that I like more is savagegeese. So just keeping being rob 🍝 and I'll keep clicking

Time to get a Lamborghini lol

It seems that the OEM battery is pretty bad. Just try put an aftermarket one, there are pretty good ones over there!

That doesn’t happen in my 2015 Camry !! Lol

“More than you can afford, *PAL!* .... Ferrari!!!” (car refuses to start, lowly Toyota next door just saunters off)

tell us how you DON'T put it on trickle charge when garaged, and you don't keep an eye on the voltmeter.

Love the weed wacker back ground music lol😂

If you rarely drive it, put a battery tender on it. I’ve learned this the hard way.

$800 is a lot less than I would expect from a Ferarri.

Can't you just a different brand aftermarket battery that has warranty? Or it does not allow it?

It’s really disappointing that the more money you pay for cars, the less reliable they are.

Rob you’ve got waaay more problems with them cars than my Mitsubishi Eclipse

The guy with the weed whacker just puts the cherry on top....

a big ah capacity is needed. LithiumMoto offers a 70Ah lithium option weighing only 15 lbs WITH a wireless key FOB 2ndStart feature.

I been trickle charging my Mercedes (2 Amps,) but that's not enough for the drain while shutdown.

Today....Mr. Spaghetti & his sidekick Mr. Ziti go to Subway for the $5 Metball Marinara!

Sounds like "free" road side assistance costs about $800. for most people.

When your Italian luxurious supercar is less reliable than a 90s civic...

It may be the battery, sure, but I'm guessing not. Probably a draw. I had a maxima where if it sat for more than a week, week and a half, battery was dead. Gotta recognize, there's tons of computers in there, and it only takes a poor electrical decision in one of them to draw a 1 or 2A draw that fries your battery in a matter of hours. Though after 1 hour....that shouldn't be a draw issue, draw would have to be massive, in that case it's probably battery...but usually you don't see new batteries just be bad like that. Hopefully battery fixes it, if not, may just be a wrong decision in the electronics, and you (or rather the next owner) has to eat it...

Come on Mr Spaghettio, you cant have the sauce mobile sitting around for 2 years and only put 800 miles on it and expect the sauces to be running smoothly.

Perhaps always keeping it on charge and never driving it is the problem... just a thought. How many of the GDC rentals have the same problem?

What’s with buddy weed-whacking right beside a beautiful car like that-ugggh

my dad had the same issue, he rarely drove his 458 and it didn't wanna start at all, my advice is charge the battery every now and then and problem solve :)

The odyssey battery will go dead too. There is another underlining issue that's killing batteries.

Isn't there a device that can determine the level of battery drain when the vehicle isn't being driven? Maybe the problem is run of defective batteries. But if the cause is bettery drain, it shouldn't be that difficult to determine the cause.