Ferrari Mailing List: Re: 355 Advice [Ferrari Digest, Vol 24, Issue 43]

[Fellippe Galletta (fellippe.galletta]

On Wed, Jul 30, 2008 at 4:03 PM, <cdatte [at] spawar.navy.mil> wrote:

> I have a mondial-t and looking to add another horsey
> you really only have a few ways to go
>
> 348's are a even swap, 355's are the next step up on v8's without
> killing yourself in over complication and expense.
> if your 6ft and over, 308's and 328's are out, 308gt4 is about it
>
> you can branch to 12's and do a testerossa 85-89
>
> after that the cost is quite high and it gets harder and harder to do
> your own work as well


If you look at all the V8 and V12 Ferraris, there are issues that you can
use to talk yourself out of them.

The 348 and 355 each have quite interesting issues that require a patient
and willing owner to deal with. Depending on who you talk to one of these is
a lot worse than the other (I've heard both sides and it's annoying!). It
used to be that the 348 was the shitbox and the 355 was god's gift, but
lately it seems the trend is reversing if you get stuck with the issues that
CG pointed out.

A proper 308 is cool but the *right* one is so rare that it almost feels
like you're buying a Boxer than a 308. Guys like me want carbed, euro spec
(standard spec for Mr. Lindsay), GTB, and after all the fiberglass projects
I've done to my cars, it's time to get the whole body in it too!

308 GT/4s seem to work these days now that I've grown to like the Bertone
styling. I might be wrong but I think the GT/4 due to its age has
transcended into the true vintage Ferrari whereas the GTB/GTS still stuck in
that in-between zone.

328s seem to be the "best" but don't draw out the passion in me as much as
the rest so where does that leave us??

Boxers and 512 TRs have no issues at all. They just cost more money.

:-)

FG