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

[Erik Nielsen (judge4re]

I like the simple and crude (i.e. rather fixable) nature of the 70's-80's
cars.  Some electronics, but not enough to require a laptop.  I'm firmly in
the camp of seeing that modern cars are designed to be more and more
disposable and you're going to have a tough time in 20-30 years out to get
replacement ECU's for cars like the 360/430.  Every time I see the screen in
the dash of a modern Ferrari, all I can think of is the Aston Lagonda...

Besides, my shitbox Mondial is still fast enough to keep up with modern
traffic...


On 9/20/06, CWhite7449 [at] aol.com <CWhite7449 [at] aol.com> wrote:
> In a message dated 9/20/2006 9:33:35 AM Central Standard Time,
> Britt2Asa [at] aol.com writes:
>
> 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
>
>
>
> Britt,
>
> After having 2 328's over the past 5 years, I now own a 355. Just wanted
> to
> go on the record saying I've had zero problems with the car after 8 months
> and
> 5000 miles (both headers were replaced before I got the car).
>
> The only glitch has be the slow down light (for overheating cats)
> that  has
> come on twice at startup. It's a faulty ECU that will eventually  have to
> be
> replaced...
>
> Crawford
> _________________________________________________________________
> To unsubscribe or modify your subscription options, please visit:
> http://lists.ferrarilist.com/mailman/options/ferrari/judge4re%40gmail.com
>
> Sponsored by BidNip.com eBay Auction Sniper