Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Good Afternoon

[Dave Handa (dave]

Tad,
You do not need to own a Ferrari to join the Ferrari Club of America, so
sign up!  

https://www.ferrariclubofamerica.org/memberfaq.cfm

https://www.ferrariclubofamerica.org/join.cfm

308's, particularly the last of the series, the QV (1983 to 1985) are the
best of the bunch, and you CAN find clean examples, but it will take some
work and $$$ to get a nice one.  Keep looking.  If you have a few more
dollars, it will be easier to find a nice 328, which is the product improved
version of the 308.  I've had both, and the 328 was a better car.  ;-)


Dave




-----Original Message-----
From: Tad Breeden [mailto:tadbreeden [at] mindspring.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 10:43 AM
To: dave [at] davehanda.com
Cc: The FerrariList
Subject: [Ferrari] Good Afternoon


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
EarthLink Revolves Around You.
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