Ferrari Mailing List: Re: 355 maniflod & valve issues,any 360 issues?

[Britt2Asa (Britt2Asa]

Do you feel the same about the earlier cars? I was perfectly happy with my 
328GTS reliability and pretty much any issues were related to the age of the 
car 
and the components and not the design. The 328 and the countachs were same 
era right?  OR- am I a bit blinded by the 328 being a classic car so I excuse 
problems in it that I wouldn't in a 355? I sort of think of the 328 as being 
one 
of the most reliable ferraris ever but have also been happy with the 400i 
which is much older and has done a substantial number of miles as well.....  
So...was the 328 a 90% car? How about the 348? Curious on everyone's opinion on 
that.....

Britt
(still deleting gun threads but I am not gonna say you cant talk guns on the 
Ferrari list)


> I also think, since they've had a waiting list for as long as anyone can 
> remember, that Ferrari has no impetus to improve their materials or 
> processes. They're perfectly happy to deliver a 90% engineered car, knowing 
> that 90% of their production will be out of warranty by the time problems 
> are discovered. I think this has been better since the 360 debuted, but I 
> don't have personal knowledge of any later cars besides what I read here and 
> 
> on FChat. Since Lambo has had to work harder for their customers, they are 
> more intent on retaining them and so are more responsive to service issues 
> and material quality.
> 
> -- charles
> 



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