Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Turning down the noise....FERRARI CONTENT

[Pat Scopelliti (pscopell]

Late 1987... I was looking for a "toy".  Considered a Porsche 944 ($38K), a
Mazda RX-7 Turbo ($25K) and a Toyota MR2 ($18K?).  Got to thinking.... gee,
bet I could find a Ferrari around that price.  So, started checking the NY
Times and other sources... within a couple of weeks found a couple...
arranged to see one in Queens, NY and eventually arrived at a compromise
price.

I was a complete Ferrari virgin at the time...  had virtually no clue and
back then there was no FerrariList to get Clyde's opinion!  So, got a car
that was pretty neat (1977 Euro 308 GTB) though had a few issues (eventually
needed an engine rebuild in about 1999).  But I still have it and do enjoy
it.

The 944 today would be worth.. $3K?  The RX-7 ditto?  MR2 - not much.  308
is still worth something around what I paid ($21.5K) (yeah, not counting the
engine rebuild...) but still, a better deal long term.  Should have sold in
1990 at the peak of the insanity!  Heck, in 1985 I was offered a 288 GTO for
about $90K - at the height of the insanity in the late 1980s they were going
for about a million (as I recall...).  What could have been... of course, I
didn't have the $90K so the whole point is moot.

Pat

Pat Scopelliti
pscopell [at] stny.rr.com
607-731-8584


-----Original Message-----
From: jim [mailto:jimshadow [at] verizon.net] 
Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2007 8:01 AM
To: Pat Scopelliti
Cc: The FerrariList
Subject: [Ferrari] Turning down the noise....FERRARI CONTENT

Ok, let's share some 1st Ferrari purchase stories.   Is anybody on the list
a new owner?   What did you buy?

Somebody here is closing in on a 1st purchase of a 3x8.   It will be
revealed shortly.  In the mean time tell us your 1st Ferrari purchase
stories.j

How did you track down your dream car?

 

JIM

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