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

[Charles G. Perry IV (charles]

If the 355 has good records and has some of the mentioned issues addressed, 
I'd go that way. I've never been a huge fan of the 348 styling, whereas I 
think the 355 is the last beautiful Ferrari to date.

80 more hp would cost you a bunch of money to do for a 348, plus the 6-speed 
has largely done away with the cold 2nd gear shifting issue that would exist 
with the 348. Of course, when driving my 355 casually, I generally only use 
gears 1-3-5 because the ratios are otherwise so close that it's barely worth 
shifting.

I don't know the UK market, but around here I think if you shopped hard you 
could find a 355 much closer than 30% to a 348 price. Even well cared for, 
the 348 has only averaged 1000 miles per year. Given that you actually drive 
your cars, I think you'd be asking for a first year that included a lot of 
shop time for regular garage-queen type repairs.

-- charles


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Britt2Asa [at] aol.com>
To: "Charles G Perry IV" <charles [at] carolina-sound.com>
Cc: <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 9:57 AM
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] 355 exhaust manifolds or thoughts on buying one...


> Well, on an even keel maybe they are but looks aside for 30% less I can 
> get a
> well cared for 10 year old, 10,000 mile 348 vs an 8 year old 355 with 
> 30,000
> miles.  For 30% less.....In that case which is better....
>
> (sorry for the delays in answering you guys but obviously we have a time
> difference here.)
>
> Britt
>
>
> > Put the bottle down.  I can't believe you asked if 355's are better. 
> > Have
> > you not been paying attention?
>
>
>
> BR in the UK
> 1986 328GTS (LHD 89,940km) Died August 19, 2006 Shrewsbury UK
> 1980 400i (RHD 72,000 miles)
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