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Re: 355 Advice [Ferrari Digest, Vol 24, Issue 43]
From: cdatte (cdattespawar.navy.mil)
Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 09:34:07 -0700 (PDT)
hmm.. was going to be in that boat myself
yeah, it's a great driving car, take it out every weekend, hard to peel the smile off your face


At 09:58 PM 7/30/2008, David Thursby wrote: 
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.
>>
>> 1964 Rolls Royce Silver Cloud III...........1975 Pontiac GV Conv.
>> 1980 MB 450SL..................................1982 RR Corniche
>> 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
>> 1996 Bronco ......................................2000 Lincoln Town Car
>> 2004 Excursion...................................(+ Audrey's 2x MB's)
>> and a
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>> DUPLEX
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>>
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