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

[LS (lashdeep]

"What is this world coming to?"

Please don't start a rant on how exotics have become totally lame...that
could take years.

Consider this...we recently took a buddy with a Gallardo to a car show at
the beach. His Lambo has traction control, stability control, testicle
replacement relays, 4wd, weighs over 3300lbs and has interior controls
from an Audi A4.

There were a lot of imports at the show also.

THE ONLY CAR THERE WITHOUT LAMBO DOORS WAS THE NEW LAMBO!

Indeed, what is this world coming to?

LS

--- Jonathan Haines <oblioh [at] adelphia.net> wrote:

> 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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