Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Looking to buy a Ferrari

[Rick Lindsay (rolindsay]

My co-worker drives an '89 328GTS and I have a '79
308GTB.  His GTS is a better car all around - but I'd
rather have mine any day! :-o

rick

--- ken rentiers <rentiers [at] mac.com> wrote:

> George unless you are set on a 308, a 328 is a much
> better bet. They  
> are the most trouble-free of Ferraris, the Toyota of
> Ferraris if you  
> will. I say that in a non-perjorative sense. Keep in
> mind that all  
> the 308s are now over 20 years old. All these cars
> will have some  
> mileage, avoid a low mileage garage queen -
> t-r-o-u-b-l-e. Service  
> records are your best friend.
> 
> There are some brokers here: Phil T and Wade Nunez
> come to mind, who  
> may know of a car that is available. Pay for a good
> car up front,  
> don't buy a fixer -upper. Others will chime in with
> more advice but  
> them are the basics!
> 
> Welcome to the list!
> 
> ken
> 
> 
> On Dec 22, 2007, at 8:29 AM,
> georgedodson [at] comcast.net wrote:
> 
> > I am new to the list and have a question. I have
> never owned a  
> > Ferrari but
> > have been in love with them for many years. The
> cost was always too  
> > high, so
> > I specialized in English sports cars. I recently
> sold my 1959  
> > Jaguar XK
> > 150-S, which I had restored over many years, and
> am in the market  
> > for a
> > Ferrari. I had my heart set on a "reasonable
> price, reasonable  
> > condition,
> > reasonable mileage" 308 GTS QV. Reasonable means
> ~20k-45K mi,  
> > $35-42K and
> > recent Major Service with a clutch change for
> higher mileage cars.
> > Unfortunately, there seem to be very few if any,
> available. One  
> > requirement
> > is Red exterior with Tan or Bone interior. I have
> found a number of
> > reasonably priced 328 GTS cars with the correct
> color and matching the
> > reasonable price/mileage/condition criteria. I am
> looking for  
> > advice. Should
> > I hold out for a 308 GTS QV or re-align my
> thinking and go for a  
> > 328 GTS?
> > If you like, you can reply off-list. Thanks.
> >
> >
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > George.
> >
> >
> >
>
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