Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Looking to buy a Ferrari

[Steve Jenkins (steve]

Ditto to Ken's comments (as usual).

I bought my 328 exactly ten years ago when I was 26, and I can still see
myself driving it with price when I'm 96.

SJ

-----Original Message-----
From: ken rentiers [mailto:rentiers [at] mac.com] 
Sent: Saturday, December 22, 2007 7:23 AM
To: Steve Jenkins
Cc: The FerrariList
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Looking to buy a Ferrari

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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