Ferrari Mailing List: Re: paddleboats

[Jason Polzer (jason]

Classiche!  For cars exactly 20 years and older ;)  Cha-ching, someone 
at Ferrari is thinking

Jason Polzer

cmlf1 wrote:
> <snip> 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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