Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Wanted, 308 GTB to buy....

[Gavin (gavinnz]

Thanks John, 
that's my attitude also!   The hunt, and the good people you meet along the way 
is all part of the process:)
Regards
Gavin
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: JAshburne [at] aol.com 
  To: gavinnz [at] xtra.co.nz 
  Cc: ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com 
  Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 7:23 PM
  Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Wanted, 308 GTB to buy....


  Hi Gavin:

  Congratulations on your decision to take the plunge!  Life is too short and 
you will enjoy the experience, including the hunt for your car, immensely.  I 
have been a member of Ferrari List since 1997 and you will find a wealth of 
information and expertise from the members here.

  I don't have any particular insights or experience with the 308s, but I have 
owned and enjoyed a 1983 400i for the past 8+ years.  Since you mentioned 
contacting a dealer in Connecticut, I am in southwestern Connecticut and could 
possibly at least take a look at any cars that you find local to me.

  Have fun with your search!

  John

  In a message dated 1/30/2007 3:19:20 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, gavinnz [at] 
xtra.co.nz writes:
    Hiya Ferrari people,

    I am after some help and advice!
    At age 38 I have finally decided to follow my life long dream and get a 
    Ferrari.
    Buying one in the USA and shipping it out of LA to NZ is looking like my 
    best option..... But I would be intersted in other options, maybe the UK or 
    Austraila etc?

    I have joined a number of Ferrari news groups and subscribed to the Ferrari 
    market letter and contacted a dealer in Connecticut.

    I am after a 308GTB, with carbs, in steel..... (steel just because the 
glass 
    ones I have seen have been much more $$$)
    MUST have been red and tan from the factory orginally

    I want to buy a "good" car, running car to use, not show, service history 
or 
    most of it, need not be restored and as I am a professional painter, paint 
    condition does not worry me.

    Mileage worries me less than condition and seivce history.
    I am flexable on price as I appreciate that the condition and service 
    history and any number of other factors dictate the market value.

    I have given myself 12 months to find and buy the "right" car.

    I look forward to any comments advice or offers of a cars!

    Regards
    Gavin,
    New Zealand 




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