Ferrari Mailing List: Re: paddleboats

[cmlf1 (cmlf1]

Kind of make you wonder what is going to happen to these cars in the years 
to come. Will a NOS Marelli control unit for the F1 gearbox be a good 
investment? In 20+ years, how are they going to be serviced, or will the 
just become disposable? Imagine a 328 GTS with all of that to potentially go 
wrong, what would it be worth now, as who would want to deal with it? No 
self service possible, and the prohibitive expense of ownership will make 
them worthless and/or disposable, not to mention how long with the parts be 
available. Who is going to stock the exotic 599 shock absorbers in 20 years?

Carl
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ken Rentiers" <rentiers [at] mac.com>
To: <cmlf1 [at] optonline.net>
Cc: "'The FerrariList'" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2007 3:17 PM
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] paddleboats


> Sad. All that electro-hydraulic hardware and plumbing on the F1
> shifter just has to be a maintenance problem at some point down the
> line. The good news would seem to be that the rarity of a manual box
> might enhance your 430's future value. I want a ride, btw.
>
> It seems to be working the same in Bimmerworld: the dealers abhor
> taking a manual car on spec- they have to be ordered. Otoh the
> relative rarity of the six speed and the fact that most wind up in
> the hands of nutcases like me, who won't part with them, makes used
> six speeds very hard to find.
>
> Half the fun of the damn car is double clutching, or going heel & toe
> down a twisting road at multiples of the "Safety Sam" sign
> recommendations. Or dropping from sixth to fourth to suck the doors
> off battered Subaru Wagons full of Killer Dykes on InterState 5.
>
>  Slow
> To 15!
>
> I don't think so, Scooter!
>
> ken
>
>
> On Jan 13, 2007, at 1:59 PM, Dennis Liu wrote:
>
> > Manual 6-speed shifters are indeed available, but STRONGLY
> > supressed by FNA.
> > I've been waiting for an F430 for years, and have been told that if
> > I had
> > been willing to take an F1, I would have had it months ago.  No
> > thanks.
> > Manuals are definitely limited to ~10% of total production.  Don't
> > know why
> > (by contract with Magneti Marelli?).
> >
> > Vty,
> >
> > --Dennis
>
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