Inden Design does delicate work on Ferrari F430

It's can't be an easy task trying to improve upon a Ferrari. There are a few aftermarket tuners (Edo Competition, Novitec Rosso) that manage to pull it off, usually. Now German tuning house Inden Design is aiming to be one of the elite few with its own modified Ferrari F430 Spider. Inden Design has played it safe and kept the modifications tasteful, instead of going extreme.

Under the bonnet, Inden Design has been subtle only reworking the ECU and fitting a new stainless exhaust system – drawing out a 35-horsepower increase to bring total output up to 525 horses. Sport springs have been fitted behind multi-spoke 20-inch wheel and a lip spoiler, side skirts and carbon diffuser round out the aerodynamics upgrades.

The interior has undergone some treatment with extra leather applied to areas that didn't have enough. If not ruining the vehicle is a sign of a good Ferrari tuner then Inden Design's F430 Spider is a success.

Ferrari Offers Free Roadside Assistance for Out-of-Warranty Models in Europe

Owners of older and classic Ferrari models are a brave lot. With service costs that can be conservatively described as "higher than average," even well-maintained cars can quickly run multi-thousand dollar charges when it comes time for routine servicing. Fortunately, Ferrari is helping to soften the blow of its authorized service center labor costs just a bit by introducing a free roadside assistance program for owners of out-of-warranty vehicles.

The new "With You" roadside assistance program will offer 12 months of coverage that will include reimbursement for towing charges to the nearest authorized service center as well as hotel other expenses to cover either returning home or continuing with the interrupted journey. The program is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and can be activated free of charge by calling the Ferrari Client Service center.

Every Ferrari model built since the automaker was established in 1947 is eligible for the protection program, so long as it is not currently under a factory warranty - in which case, free roadside assistance coverage is already offered. Ferrari's current standard warranty with a new car purchase is four years, with extended warranties available up to 10 years. The program will start in Italy, later expanding to other areas in Europe. There is no word on whether the "With You" program offer will be extended to Ferrari owners in the U.S.

£1m House With Ferrari Thrown In

The offer of a free Ferrari to the buyer of a 1m house has failed to draw any interested bidders.

Not even a Ferrari F430 like this could draw in the crowds

Property developer Duncan Jones, 28, put his house on the market in Bristol and offered to throw in the Ferrari F430 - worth £100,000 - as an added extra.

But his offer was not enough to entice a purchaser for six-bedroom property Tall Pines, even though the house's asking price has already been dropped by £300,000.

Some buyers had wanted to take up the offer for the three-storey mock-Georgian house, Mr Jones revealed.

But they had been unable to get mortgages without putting up large deposits because of the tightening credit market.

"We had three people interested in buying but they had to drop out because they couldn't get the finance," he said.

"Instead of asking people for a £100,000 or £150,000 deposit, the mortgage lenders were asking for £300,000 or £400,000."

Now the property developer says he is going to turn the house into offices and has put in a planning application to Bristol City council.

He says the unoccupied mansion is costing his business thousands of pounds each week and an eight-week wait for a decision from planners has forced him to make nine of his staff redundant.

Mr Jones had also planned to move his 15 staff from his local offices - which he would then rent out - to Tall Pines.

"I can't afford to have a million-pound house sitting there doing nothing," he said.