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

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Funny... I had a Mondial t and a 355 at the same time. When I needed to 
liberate some funds, it was the 355 that was sold. The 355 was a better, 
faster car, but the Mondial is the most fun. I've put 32000 miles on in 
almost 3 years (total now 62K) and the car is pretty near faultless.
Dave
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
At 12:18 PM 7/30/2008, BRIGANDBAR [at] aol.com wrote:

Probably not what one would prefer to hear, particularly given the  hostility

to 348 series cars on the list, but is there a particular reason for

searching exclusively for a 355 series or is there just one 
particular car in

question that is being sought (sorry, but I've missed part of 
this  discussion).
I spent so long agonizing over my Ferrari purchase that I think I may have

missed a model changeover in the process. I received much sage 
advice from Tom

Reynolds, Clyde, and a number of others, but one of the most memorable

comments  was that the "348 series was the last one that was not 
'married to the

dealers'  for maintenance and repairs. I'm sure that there are a number of

independent  shops, but if you don't live near one, and don't wish 
to budget for an

FNA  dealership's rates for service and repairs, this might be a major

consideration.  It was for me as the nearest shop specializing in 
Ferraris is more

than 60 miles  from here and dealers are in Indianapolis and Atlanta 
(4+/- hrs.

in either  direction).
And, of course the Spyder has a good, old-fashioned, manual top that gets
put up and down with a little more inconvenience but significantly more
reliability.
Dr. Steve
In a message dated 7/29/2008 11:27:23 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
ferrari-request [at] ferrarilist.com writes:
I have a  98 F355 spider which I've owned since 2002. I love the car,

but have had all but one of the 355's famous issues  and one that was

my own fault. Overall it is a great car, but like all  Ferraris, some

development work was left to the owners. Knowing the  issues will 
help you see how much

previous owners have done and how much  you may have  to do.
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1985 MB 280 GE  G-Wagen................. 1985 GMC Brigadier 20 Ton
Winch/Wrecker
1988 Rolls  Royce Silver Spur................1990 Cadillac "Eagle" Hearse
1994 F-350  Powerstroke 4x4................1995 Ferrari 348 Spyder
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and  a
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Re: 355 Advice [Ferrari Digest, Vol 24, Issue 43]	<– Date –> <– Thread –>
From: David Thursby (davidthethursbys.net)
Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 21:58:58 -0700 (PDT)