Ferrari Mailing List: Re: 308..Great thread

[red5hilser (red5hilser]

Rick: Sorry for the confusion. In my old age I guess I'm beginning to sound a 
lot like cLyDe(TM).

Yer pal, Ferrari Bubba


-----Original Message-----
From: Rick Lindsay <rolindsay [at] yahoo.com>
To: red5hilser [at] aol.com
Sent: Fri, 19 Oct 2007 8:27 am
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] 308..Great thread



Oops, I was talking about the 308.  The otehr car is
without doubt, mondo-excellent.  Hell, I even love the
Mondial!

rick
--- red5hilser [at] aol.com wrote:

> Hey Rick: "Nice car? ? Get serious! It's a stunning
> example of why I love the marque so much. To me it
> really resembles the NART Ferrari 250LM that Masten
> Gregory and Jocken Rindt drove to?win the 1965 24
> Hours of Le Mans. Only without the hardtop.
> 
> Yer drooling pal, Ferrari Bubba
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rick Lindsay rolindsay [at] yahoo.com
> 
> 
> 
> That is a nice car Phil.  It needs only the kind of
> attention I enjoy giving - but I already have a
> great
> 308 (and other toys).
> 
> rick
> 
> --- "philville dejazzd.com" <philville [at] dejazzd.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > 
> >    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/
> > >
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