Ferrari Mailing List: 308..Great thread

[philville dejazzd.com (philville]

   Great to see all the 308 enthusiasm, I knew that it was there, maybe
   we are all starting to realise the value of these cars, no it probably
   will never be a Daytona or a 365 BB, and i certainly will never have
   the panache of a Lusso or a 250GT PF cabriolet, but,
   1) They are emminently drivable , usable and all most affordable.
   There is no such thing as an inexpensive Ferrari, but then there is
   nothing else quite like a Ferrari.

   If you pull into a service station in your 308, all any one around you
   knows is that it IS A FERRARI.
   If you go to the Cavallino or to a National Ferrari meet, then just
   don't park it next to the 500 SuperFast #1 or a 275 GTB 4.

   From my experience, a well taken care of 308 will never dissapoint you
   unless you have an inferiority complex.....and that ain't the cars
   fault....you probably have problems with wimmin too.

   I truly hope that this current thread stays with us for a while.
   I have a 308 GTSi for sale, you can read about it in the FML or you
   can see it on my web site,
   [1]www.philvilleUSA.com  it is an 81,000 mile euro car and I can give
   you a dozen reasons not to buy it. How ever I can probably give you
   twice that many reasons that you should consider it.

   REasons not to buy
   1) It is a euro car  ( Probably better, faster and yes it has it's
   papers)
   2) It has had 4 owners  ( I have known each of them and to a man they
   were all Ferrari enthusiasts who knew what they had.
   3) I have inadequate service records and can not document the last
   major service ( Do a major service or any part of one that you can do,
   this car should really go to a hands on owner, how ever, I might add
   that I have had the car examined by a local Ferrari guy who I value
   and who has owned his own 308. He tells me the car is fine, he thinks
   it runs great.
   4) The tires are metric as are the wheels and the tires look like old
   original tires ( The tires may well be original, the first owner
   tracked the car frequently he is a Track Master and instructor and
   still owns Ferraris the second owner liked the top end which he seemed
   to find quite frequently they used a set of BBs wheels which the third
   and fourth owners did not get, but those were more interested in the
   car off track, and used the original wheels and tires....I would
   estimate that 90% of all the miles were put on using the
   BBs's........buy another set of wheels, there are more wheels avail.
   for the 308 than any other Ferrari.
   5)It is fitted with an Accu Sump    ( If you do not know the value of
   a pressurised system that lubes your engine befor turning over, and
   adds 4 qts. of oil to your sump, then maybe you are not really ready
   for a Ferrari.
   6)It has 51,000 miles ( That may be why it runs so well, and besides,
   how many of those sub 20k mile cars out there are really sub 20k mile
   cars?)
   7) The AC makes luke warm air....( That may be because the last time
   the system was charged was 1992,none of the owners gave a s*** about
   cold air, and at best, they would make 65' air any way.
   8) The windows are slow  ( Thats OK, the AC doesn't work......but they
   can be fixed, at least they work)
   9) The radio doesn't work  ( The antennae does not work, listen to the
   exhaust, or, put another antenae on, they are better now anyway.)
   10)It does not have ALL the tools,and books. ( Well it does have most
   of the tools, the tool roll, the jack and jack bag the owners manual
   the pouch and a few other things.)
   11)What if it needs a major service? ( It probably should have a major
   service, but you certainly can not tell that from driving it, in fact,
   I might even be talked into driving it to a delivery to the right
   customer under the right circumstances.
   12) I will probably have too much money invested in it.  ( That should
   not come as a surprise, it is a Ferrari and you should expect that.
   The best way to avoid that is by not buying any Ferrari.

   Seriously all of the above may well be normal issues, but this car is
   a great car and to the right buyer it will be perfect. It runs at
   least as well as any 308 that I have ever driven, it drives flatter (
   and this is on old Mich X's). It looks great, runs great it just isn't
   the perfect car that you wish you could buy....I have that also, but
   at a much higher price. You will need to ask me about that one, but I
   will tell you it is an 85 Red tan sub 20k miles extremely
   documentable and needs nothing.

   Think about it, I would like to see it stay on list, and will make
   certain concessions to another lister if they promise to keep me
   posted about the car.

   If you think that this is all BS, ask Rick
   I may not have told you, but the car belongs to the widow of one of my
   customers, I really want to sell it for her, we are asking $29,800.00
   I will take less ( esp from a lister) I have turned down 25k.

   And always remember, there are awhole load of people out there who
   will never ever even be able to even think about owning a
   Ferrari....at least we can give it serious thought. So enjoy your car
   even if it is a s*** box.

   Thanks , Phil


   Philip "Phil" Tegtmeier
   39 Churchill Drive
   Elverson Pa 19520
   610.525.8949
   And, go to: ... Philville [at] dejazzd.com

References

   1. http://www.philvilleusa.com/