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

[Brian E. Buxton (BrianBuxton]

Man Dennis, that was an awesome analogy, AND succinct and to the point.  
Bravo!

=)

BEB


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
>