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

[Jonathan Haines (oblioh]

I'm 6'4" and the 355 is a very comfortable fit for me.  OTOH, a 430  
is even better.  What have those Italians done?  Being wedged into an  
Italian car interior, three sizes too small used to be a badge of  
honor for me.

What is this world coming to?


Jonathan Haines.








On Sep 20, 2006, at 7:24 AM, Dennis Liu wrote:

> Yeah, what he said.  :-)
>
> Britt, I've had both.  I think the 348 is a great bargain in the  
> Ferrari
> world, and the 355 is rapidly becoming a great bargain as well.  As  
> always,
> I compare it to the Porsche market:  the 328 is equivalent to the  
> 911 3.2
> Carrera; lots of people LOVE them, they are mid-80's tech at best,  
> but dead
> solid reliable and decently quick.  The 348 = 964, a brand new car  
> that
> ushered in a LOT of new tech, but with also some flaws, and was  
> never really
> taken to heart by the traditionalist.  A LOT faster, though, and a  
> great
> bargain.  The 355 = 993, very similar to their forebears, but fixed  
> a lot of
> problems, and considered to be the "best of the last", before  
> Maranello and
> Stuttgart went to the 996 and 360, which are fantastically better  
> CARS, but
> not necessarily better FERRARIS/PORSCHES.
>
> Try both.  I would spend the extra money on the 355, if nothing  
> else than
> IT'S A LOT MORE COMFORTABLE, especially if you're any bigger than,  
> say,
> Lashdeep.  The 348 seats SUCK for anyone with a waist bigger than,  
> say, 32",
> and the 355 has more legroom for people over, say, 5'9 (no center  
> console
> means you can swing a leg into that space, makes a huge  
> difference.  That
> alone means I'd never go back to a 348.
>
> Vty,
>
> --Dennis
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Charles G. Perry IV [mailto:charles [at] carolina-sound.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 10:17 AM
> To: Dennis Liu
> Cc: ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com
> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] 355 exhaust manifolds or thoughts on buying  
> one...
>
> 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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