My Ferrari 458 Speciale - The Car I Regret Selling The Most! 

My Ferrari 458 Speciale - The Car I Regret Selling The Most! - Twice.

Missing the 458 on the channel a lot. Well said, "It's the memories you take with you not the car". Let's hope that the adventure with F12 TDF will begin soon.

Content like this getting me through lockdown.

2009 M6 V10....what a sound.. miss it everyday

“Use your car. Activate life.” Well said.

Might be a stretch and it be too personal but man I’d kill to hear a behind the scenes of your wedding. Seems like a car enthusiasts dream!

It is a cracking car A friend bought one from Germany, brought it back to Spain I remember it was still on temporary plates and we went out with another friend's 997.2 manual turbo cab It was a great day, sunny, the sound of the cars

This was one of my favorite cars you’ve ever owned. Miss seeing it on the channel. But I also love what selling it allowed you to do. NVN London is an amazing company and I’m blown away how you got it started, how it’s grown and how high quality it all is.

Well you sold two of them, so that's a double whammy of regret.

I´ve followed you channel since the start and i am just blown away of the quality and energy put into your videos - it is on the level of Top Gear, Grand Tour etc. I really appreciate your honest and humble but als energetic way of doing things. You deserve the success of your channel - you teamed up with Sam and the others is the new "Top Gear" for me. Keep doing that! Greetings from Stuttgart, Germany - the home of Mercedes & Porsche :)

Best colour for a Speciale imo. Loved this car when you brought it onto the channel, tho your 675LT will always be the one for me. Would love to see a video where you run through all the cars you have owned and whats on the driveway at the moment. Keep smashing it James

I’ve been going through some of the early videos from the start of the channel - really enjoyed it and seeing how far things have come. Keep up the amazing work 👍

You have grown so much over the last couple of years... congratulations. You're so right about the memories that we take with us. Going for a drive right now.

Great video, love seeing footage of the Speciale again! As someone who spends a lot of time around collector vehicles, 13:50 is the most important message for people to hear!

One of your best videos and your not even driving, congratulations man, this channel is without a doubt the best in his kind🔝🔝🔝

I strongly agreed with you. I just sold my porsche because my business went down. Actually, because of crazy president Moon Jae in. I miss my porsche a lot. I lived with him for four yrs. I will buy again someday.

Terrific video. Amazing memories in the 458 Speciale. New ones in your F12 TDF. Including that epic trip to the actual Targa Florio in Sicily. Doesn’t get much more special than that IMO. Living the Dream.

Thanks for the upload James! Keep ‘em coming!

I love videos like this. The memories are the most important. Personally, I haven't owned a car...yet (I'm only 18😂), but I have driven quite a few cars in the last year and those memories are the most important. I really loved the Speciale and the content that came with it. To this day, that car is still my desktop wallpaper, mainly because of the journey you took us, the viewers, on with the car and the enjoyment you conveyed to us. Anyway, stay safe mate!

*NA2 NSX-R* I'm a small-time collector lucky enough to own two of them and will never let go of either till the day that I die. It was never the fastest car but it certainly stirs up the most emotion in me every time I turn on the ignition. Every car enthusiast has that one car that triggered him/her into loving cars and the NSX was the one that did it for me ever since its debut in 1990. Back then I was still a kid nowhere near old enough to obtain a driver's license and have had posters of the NSX all over my bedroom wall. I still remember the days when I bought my 1st NSX, 1st NSX-R and 2nd NSX-R as if they were yesterday.

Well, I might be a bit late to comment on this video which I really watched several times, but I am telling you that such videos never die or get old. I am currently enjoying the company of my manual stick, Mitsubishi Eclipse GT Spyder in Dubai, and it is really giving me some memories to remember for a long time. Have a good one, dude :).

You’ll be glad to know James, when I saw it in Statstones in Wilmslow a little while ago, it still looked incredible. Haha!! That colour really pops. The interior was actually stunning. Hope you and your family are all well and keeping as safe as possible.

What a great video! Love the 458 speciale, is my dream car! Your’s spec was impeccable. Loved how you said to just go out and drive and create memories! Great job Thanks

JWW you are one hell of a car enthusiast! The 458 Speciale has been truly on top of the list during every enthusiasts' debate on what Supercar to own if you ever had the chance to...

Great content,great music, great cars. Love the TDF. Nice job mate. Keep em coming.

I remember when NVN was announced, and you said the Speciale was going, I was so gutted! The TDF and Speciale are just the ultimate pair! Keep a look out for the exact Speciale, you might be able to buy her back :)

You, definitely, are the Michael Jordan of automotive storytelling. What an incredible story to tell dude. And the message you're trying to say at the end, there's no better way to put it than this. Can't agree more! Thank you for providing us with quality content as always. Hadi.

Really enjoyed the video. Appreciate the content through out lockdown

Excellent video. This story telling aspect is why your channel will grow massively. Wouldn't a million subs by the end of the year be great :D Cheers.

Remember seeing this car at goodwood and the camera doesn’t do this colour justice such a lovely deep red

What great timing on video, I am very blessed to have just bought one - can't for pickup. Thanks JWW!

Really enjoyed this one bro. I have been wanting to re-watch your first vid of your 2nd Speciale in the Evo Triangle but its no longer available in the States. All good. Stay well and safe James. Blessings to you and the fam.

No matter what reasons Seb and Paul had with regretting selling theirs... your experience would have always been the best by far! As your vlogging style is simply on a much higher level!

The car I miss the most is my second car but it was the first car I bought by myself. It was a Canary yellow Mazda RX-2 and yes it’s the memories that made me like that car, so many stories.

Always putting out awesome quality content. So humble too. Great work man. Love your channel

Thanks for the content. My lunch breaks needed a great car vid.

I'm sorry I haven't been a more loyal fan dude bc those circuit clips were amazing!

Sweet video again James! The opening scenes with the V8 in the background👌🏻

It was litteraly "SPECIALE" in every way ❤️

Bought a Mk1 RS Focus when I was in the Army in Germany, got sent to a ski lodge for 6 months, when spring came driving that around the mountain roads will stay with me forever

Brilliant as ever James - stunning car and amazing story!

That was a stunning spec on that speciale, but I still miss your 675lt, that was awesome! Great content as per James 👍

To me this is by far your best video. Don't get me wrong, I love to see the "action", but is the first time there were real feelings. And cars are all about feelings, otherwise buy a Prius. Loved it. Great work.

Great video. I think selling “that car” resonates with so many of us car fans, regardless of what make or model the car was. Thank you for sharing your version. My dream is not necessarily a garage full of cars.... Just one perfect one, with (hopefully) the ability to bring it around to all of the best driving roads in the world... after a happy and healthy family, that is the ultimate personal dream.

This channel needs more subscribers. Seriously.

There's no denying you had that car during some important events in you life! I had a pleasure to view that journey here! I know you'll add up some things to remember driving the follow up that is F12TDF, James!;)

I can like your videos at the beginning, always. Your content is incredible MrJWW.

You’ve managed to shed light onto a new facet of driving passion. 👌 👌

Really enjoyed this one! Good Job James!

Hi JWW. Love the content you provide us with. One tip, when you start doing clips from the studio think about the rule of thirds. Dont put the face and body in the middle. It gets so static. Move the screen down on to the left or right. Also with a high resolution recording you can clip in to a closer frame of you in some of the clips in post.

I love your videos.... Can't wait for future road trip videos...carry on 😉👍👍👍👍

I love these sit down backstory videos. A 458 Hot Wheel is about as close as I’ll get to owning one - for now 😊

This was one of the better home ones, really enjoyed it James

I had the biggest smile when you were going around yas marina. You ascended into pure happiness and through the screen, I could see it.

Nice to see NVN London have got their own RU-vid channel now James, you and your family stay safe.

I remember a video where you showed off how the paint looked nearly orange in the high spots, and cherry red in the low spots of the car, and since then that’s been my favourite spec of a 458 Speciale

I had a 14/15 BMW M235i that I bought after I had a great loss in my family and I said “fu** it no need to save money, I can be dead tomorrow” so I bought the car and started to travel a lot, do road trips, go to beaches and mountains, just drive it everywhere and at one of those trips I met the woman that is now my wife. We started a family together, we got a home and unfortunately I had to sell the car because of that but the memories that I have and how happy I am because of that car, in a way, are forever in my mind.

My old..... Mazda 2!! It was actually a 2nd car for the wife but I ended up driving it more than her... Around town it was just a pleasure. So nippy and agile I just loved it. I was gutted the missus had to change it for something bigger when the kids came along. Since I have driven and owned some amazing cars but I have never regretted selling any like that 2009 Mazda 2!!

More, we want more! I thought about this and came up with several answers. My new favourite car was my old 1989 BMW 325i. It was a complete death trap around corners, and my friends refused to get back into it after a flying trip over a hump back bridge, but it was awesome.

I guess it`s time to binge - watch the entire 458 Speciale Playlist again. Those were some *epic* Videos.

A 458 (Spider) is the best modern car I have driven, not a Speciale however....but it was sublime and the noise of that V8 just behind my head was sublime.....Lots of cars that I have sold that I have (kind of) regretted selling.....especially my 1983 mid engined 5 Turbo #1099. But I will never sell my E30 M3, apart from all the blood sweat and tears that have gone into it over the years.......as you have said......way too many amazing memories.....taking all around Europe visiting lots of circuits and driving on the Nurburgring etc etc etc.....plus many more amazing times. And yes, looking forward to the end of quarantine....!!!

James we need a garage update man! lost track of what you own these days

Brilliant message. Couldn't agree more. For me, it's the Honda S2000 for all the reasons you said but also it was just a great car and a classic in my opinion. People ask me all the time which my favourite was and I always come back to that one ... and I've had an Elise, Boxster Spyder, GT4, and now the 600LT. All great cars in their own right but the S2000 captures my heart. That said, the LT is starting to leave a mark for sure ...

Another cool episode I love the drone footage of the Ferrari. One of the cars I regret selling was a Nissan S12 manual 1.8 turbo you just don’t see them anymore and the other was my Saab 9-5 Aero Hirsch Wagon😂

Great story James and what a car!! My ‘regret’ was selling a 1995 Porsche 993 - which I’d had for 5 years. Highlights include driving to Hockenheim with a mate to see the German GP and following an Aston and Merc SL at 150mph on the autobahn! Never missed a beat! Sold to buy our current house so no regrets really.

JWW made me love the speciale a lot. Nice1 buddy

What a sound ! Love it !

I sincerely miss the moments with this car! My first time meeting you and participating in an crazy event was with this car :) I´ll never forget the moment when your GPS brought us through a super dark place and we didnt see that speed bump - That look on our faces :D Hilarious moment!

That was a brilliant car, remember getting photos of it back in 2018 at Silverstone when Agera RSN turned up then luckily enough had the opportunity to ride in your speciale on track chasing Ollie Webb whilst he was driving an amg gtr , can say to this day one of my favourite cars I’ve had the opportunity of going in. Cheers JWW 😅

I had a dream of latching on to all the supercars and hypercars I would buy...but after this, I think I might have to reevaluate that dream...thanks for the insight

Mine was my first car actually, a lighting yellow Elise S2. Loved that thing, 100% on the list to own one again in the future

Selling my Renault sport spider. Not the fastest car out there but the places and drives were all great. I ended up chopping it in for a Lotus esprit S4 so not all bad but do miss that little yellow number. Love the 458 vid and totally agree with using the cars. Keep it up.

My 2010 Audi S4, in it's OEM+ state pretty much right before the Mechatronic unit started to fail (at 100k miles) and I bailed out of the car. It was the pefect (to me) one car garage. Big enough to haul the family and luggage round in comfort, whilst having plenty of power for the UK roads (440bhp) and nimble enough to throw about and have fun with. I did 12k miles in the first 6 months of ownership, touring Scotland every weekend. It then led me to meet some of my now best friends on a road trip. There were then many more road trips up and down the country, my favorite being the trip to Skyfall. We went to Porsche in the Glen in the moring, then on that finishing my buddy and me took our cars (he had a Cayman S) up from Glasgow towards Glencoe. The scenery, the cars, the roads, what a day! Even the inestation of miges when we got there couldn't dampen it. We go the classic photos, and then returned to Aberdeenshire, they're still on background rotation now. I have so many fond memories of being in that car, hearing the supercharger and feeling the bost building all the way to red line, shifting, getting the DSG pop from the modified back boxes and going for it again through the next gear. It just egged you on every time you changed up (to the pint it did et me in trouble once, but the Policeman was very nice about it). Now I have an F30 330d, and let me tell you, it's no fun. It may not have been a Ferrari or somethin exotic like that, but my experience says it doesn't need to be. Sometimes you're in the right car, sometimes you're in the wrong car, but how you view that car is often down to the exericences you have in it. I wouldn't know the people I know, or have the job I have without that S4. So, Ferrari, Nissan, BMW, Ford, whatever it is, get out (after lockdown) and make some memories, drive some epic roads (there's plenty of them in this country) and see what memories you can make with your car. If there's noting there, try again when you change it out. I never thought I'd have so much fun and have so many memories in that S4 - which is essentially just a fast family car. Also, look outside of the normal for a car, I was single and mid 20's when I basically bought a fast famly car. I had no need for a car that big - but it was the right car at the right time. Essay over, have fun everyone, and thanks for all the content Mr JWW!

Thanks James loved the video. The TDF was well worth the change. Chow!!

2008 BMW Z4, traveled across the US in it. It was the smoothest car even with the top down driving it at a blur.

Great video! So true. I had similar feeling for my first crappy €1500 Fiat lol so I can't even imagine what it must have been doing something like this in a Ferrari

Great content 🙌🏽

This, and the 430 scuderia are probably the only ferraris i've ever really, badly wanted. 100% agree. Go out there, and use it. I've road tripped my '07 350z to Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Germany, Switzerland, italy, sweden and norway over the passed few years. And while i've driven cars that where faster, better looking, and more expensive, nothing makes me smile like my Z. I love it because of the memories I've made in it. Barring some horrific accident, that car will be with me 'til the day I die.

James, I love to hear you talk :), but could you make a nice short film of 458 Speciale (or any of your cars)? Some of the clips in this video are straight out of a bond scene!

The content created by doing what you did back then was amongst the very best I’ve seen on any channel, I was a fan well before that but the Dubai content with the Speciale just made you and your channel my personal favourite, hopefully before long we can all get back to doing things like this. Dubai is such an incredible place, I was there in 2010 and saw the most incredible cars including my two favourites together on a photo shoot, the Porsche 911 GT1 Strassenversion and the Mercedes CLK GTR. God I love cars 😂👍

I had a 1997 Ford Fiesta, no power steering, no ABS, not even a rev counter, everything was manual and felt so connected. There's just something special about a car that is so analogue, it feels like an extension of your own body. It did struggle with hills though... ;)

It may sounds silly but when I was a little child we had a VW Jetta 2 and at that time it was a normal car for me but nowadays I'm realizing how special it was due to the things I experienced with it. But that's the point with car lovers: We all love cars and the experiences we had with them. Some love a Ferrari 458 speciale and other a VW Jetta 2.

Couldn't agree more with the ethos of this video! Whatever car you own, it's the best car in the world, drive and enjoy it!

Interesting to reflect and in 2005-2010 owned a 1972 (registered) Porsche 911RST (chassis No 049-) and a 1972 Ferrari Dino 246GT bought from the 2nd owners, both will all MOT’s and Service histories so perfect provenance whilst living in Dorset. Decided when moved to London in 2010 & whilst the Property has potentially increased more than these 2 cars, have deep regrets that no longer own or could ever afford to own these 2 1970’s nostalgic iconic cars now. Memories do remain so a huge thanks for the prompt

enjoyed this !!!!!

Awesome video! I still have my dream car, owned it for six years. I miss driving it so much I have just uploaded a video reminiscing taking out my Alfa Romeo GT.

It was a shocking surprise when you announced that you were selling the 458 Speciale! I regret selling my ‘91 FC RX7 so bad! We atleast we have the memories to reflect upon...

I had a VW GTI VR6 with a 2.8 Liter, 24 valve VR6. I LOVED to go through the gears on that thing. And while it wasn't as frenetic and sonorous as the V8 in the Speciale, I LOVED listening to that VR6 wail. I miss that car. Another reason why it's still a little sad you can't get the VR6 in a Golf R. I get why, but still...

Good vid!

Bit of an old car, but a 1995 Honda Del Sol it was a base model with no electronic assists and it was the first car I learned to drive stick in, I also would wrench on it all the time and I really got to understand how it worked by doing all the maintenance on it myself, it was also my High school dream car that was then gifted to me by my parents for my graduation; still miss that car wish I could have done more with it.

I'm so sad this car had to go! I'm in love with this color and if I'll ever be fortunate enough to buy a Ferrari, it will have to be in Rosso Fiorano, for sure. I was toying around the Ferrari configurator the other day and put this color on a Pista coupled with gold wheels, the best spec IMO, especially if you could get the matching gold stripes on it, just imagine!

Absolutely loved your summary about collectors using their cars and making memories, very sincere 👌 My 997 3RS and MZR 240Z are forever cars and mileage/values are meaningless

Don't regret selling any car but this past November I purchased my very first car with my own money a dream car actually, 2013 e92 m3 competition. Already have amazing memories with the car, canyon runs car meets, and just cruising down pacific coast highway. The goal is to never sell the car but to add to the garage, a gt3rs would be ideal.

Spent so much time looking at your wall recently just had to tell you it’s a fine example of English bond brickwork 👍😂😂

The Speciale moment that stands out to me is when you had it out in the snow. Nothing quite says i drive my cars like throwing them around our wonderful salty British roads in the middle of winter.

Inna world where people are feeling bad about combustion engines being phased out by electric vehicles you video really points out what won't change and will always be the thing you will miss the most . It's the memories you have with your car. Electric or combustion or hybrid it's irrelevant in the end.👌

2002 Holden Monaro 6spd with a LS2 swapped motor, such an awesome car, sold it after 5 years as I wanted to invest in and build my business. I feel your pain MrJWW!

The 1m is probably the car I'm most jealous of you having because it truly is the every man's collector's car I also like that your favorite car didn't come into your life until well into your adulthood. Sometimes people can feel like they missed out on the opportunity to own the dream car because they're too old.

"One day you look back and think; it's a shame I didn't go out and enjoyed life in that car". Best thing i've heard in a long time

Regarding this topic I was actually wondering what cars you own at the moment. Would definitely enjoin a garage update or during lockdown maybe even a garage tour, just if you’re comfortable doing one, but anyways would be interesting to hear wich cars are gone, there and potentially even coming.