Ferrari Mailing List: 355 exhaust manifolds or thoughts on buying one...

[Britt2Asa (Britt2Asa]

Well, the cheque arrived for the 328GTS from the insurance company so I have 
to put that behind me and start looking for another car. Now here in the UK it 
is a real buyers market for all things Ferraris....prices are really low and 
with winter coming (which is when nobody buys) I would guess prices will be 
even lower in two months if people want to sell their car.

I have played with the idea of getting a very late 348 (there is a 1996 
registered 348 spider near me for sale with only 8000 miles for the same money 
I 
got for my 328) (and yes it is probably one of the last ones made and wasn't 
first registered until january 1996). It seems however that if I spring for 
another £5-£7k I can get a 355 with about 30k miles.

So - what are your opinions - is the 355 a much better car than the 348? 
Should I get a very low miles 348 instead or is the 355 that much better?  I 
plan 
on getting a 6spd and either a GTS or a spider, lhd.

After driving the 328 to 60000 miles and having a 21 year old car its going 
to be nice to have a much newer Ferrari!

Thoughts on the cars and a real question - Are the replacement factory 
manifolds for the 355 better made or do they crack as well? Has anyone replaced 
them 
more than once on their own car? Just wondering whether Ferrari ever bothered 
to redesign the part (probably not)...

BR in the UK
1986 328GTS (LHD 89,940km) Died August 19, 2006 Shrewsbury UK
1980 400i (RHD 72,000 miles)