Ferrari Mailing List: Good Afternoon

[Tad Breeden (tadbreeden]

After joining your Ferrari list a few months ago and being a lifelong fan of 
these beautiful automobiles I was hoping to get some really good first-hand 
knowledge and information from anyone and everyone who cares to respond.  I am 
hoping to one day own and care for one of these pieces of art, honestly it will 
probably be  a few years down the road but I'm optimistic that it won't be too 
long. 
This would definitely NOT be a daily driver, I have a '99 MB S420 for that  but 
I would hope to drive the car weekly. I grew up with Magnum's 308GTSi and later 
the Testarossa which I still love! There's one in my neighborhood but I haven't 
been able to get the guy to slow down long enough to chat with him about his 
car! He's always having too much fun in it I guess?
I have many questions, but one of my first would be is there such a thing as a 
"starter" Ferarri for a beginner someone who is not a millionaire and not a 
mechanic. I have seen alot of 308s out there but many seem to had some hard 
years and been neglected. I have looked at a '91 348ts which was very nice and 
a 360 Modena which was outta my price range but I still have a"thing" for that 
12 cylinder Testarossa! Am I crazy? Yes, I probably am! Not sure how much of 
the maintenance I could do myself, costs, ride, etc. on any of these cars much 
less a Testarossa or Modena 360? Should I just start with the best 308 I can 
afford and look to buy up from there after enjoying that and learning about 
Ferarris or should I go with the dream and find that special Testarossa? Any 
ideas that people may have? I would love to hear them! 
Also, do you think that I'd be welcome at some of my local Ferarri club events 
so that I could learn about these cars even though I don't own one?  Have a 
great day and enjoy those beautiful automobiles, oh and keep writing in to the 
message board so I can live vicariously through all of you!  Thanks alot.       
   


































Tad Breeden
tadbreeden [at] mindspring.com
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