Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Looking for help

[Dennis Liu (bigheaddennis]

Michael, one of our more illustrious and prodigious posters, Dr. Ken
Rentiers, will surely weigh in shortly.  Dr. Ken resides in Houston, used to
own a 328, and will be a very valuable resource for you, I'm sure.

And you'll also get a bunch of other responses about the 328, especially
from the legendary and semi-mythical clyDe (TM), who will opine that the 328
is the most reliable Ferrari ever built, and you should be proud to own one.
And then a bunch of others will jump in echoing that opinion.

Then the topic of pricing will come up, which will be divided broadly into
two camps, which I'll call the clyDe (TM) camp, which will argue that
$25k-$45k will cover the spread, while the other camp, which I'll call the
Buxton camp, will argue that the real spread should be $40k-$85k (and Buxton
will point you to the one he has for sale).

And you'll get a bit of noise along with the signal, but that's what makes
Flist fun.

Oh, and re your question about being accepted:  yes, it's a common attitude
at the dealership, but don't let that discourage you.  It's no different
than going to a Porsche dealership and asking for help finding a 944 Turbo.
They'll stare at you, as that's now a 15-20 year old car and superceded by
multiple new models.  As for acceptance in the "Ferrari world", no worries -
most Ferrari communities are very open to owners of all vintages.  

And, yeah, the 328 is a beautiful classic.

Vty,

--Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Stulberg, Michael [mailto:Michael.Stulberg [at] weatherford.com] 
Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 12:40 PM
To: Dennis Liu
Cc: The FerrariList
Subject: [Ferrari] Looking for help

 

I am new to the Ferrari world, my past cars have been fun but I am still
missing something and I think a Ferrari is that missing link. My other cars
have included a 1995 Porsche 911 turbo, 1999 Corvette and my pride and joy a
1968 Jaguar E-Type.

 

I have anjoyed all of these cars and I still own the E-Type but I have
decided to look for a 88'-89' 328 GTS, I thought this would be a fairly easy
process since there are many out there to choose from but I am really
struggling with this purchase. I am in Houston Texas so I decided this
morning to go to Ferrari of Houston...big mistake, I might as well have been
asking the salesman to look at a Kia because he instantly turned his nose up
at me and said that he doesn't deal in these cars and the best place to look
is Ferrarilist.com. I have heard this about the dealers that basically have
the attitude that older Ferraris are the volkswagon of the line but I didn't
expect to be scoofed at immediately...oh well, no harm no foul.

 

So I am here...

 

I have done my research (at least as much as I could find on the
internet) but I have yet to find any owners to talk to in the area that can
shed some light on who I can trust in Houston to inspect any prospective
cars that I may find, or offer any advice on the 328. I am not limited to
the Houston area, I don't care where the car is as long as it is within the
continental US, which brings to mind another problem, if I buy a car outside
the state who can I trust in whatever state I may be looking? I am not
looking for the cheapest 328, I would preffer a car that I can trust and a
car that is perfect or almost perfect. My budget is around $50K...now before
you say...hey go look at the 348 or the TR, I REALLY like the style of the
328, nothing against the other models but they are just not for me at this
stage. I like the older styling and the lines of the 328.

 

The only other problem I have is that I have never driven a 328, I have
looked everywhere to try to test drive one but the only opportunities I have
seen have been out of state and with my schedule that makes things a little
tough.

 

Any advice? Do I have to buy the latest model to be accepted???

 

 

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