Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Info for 308/328

[clyderomero (clyderomero]

I agree here as well, a car closer to a service point is a great bargining tool.
and service records are a must 
clyde
-------------- Original message from "Charles Perry" <charles [at] 
carolina-sound.com>: -------------- 


> Being 12 years and 4 cars into this game, I can say that Britt's advice 
> is absolutely the most important. I can't remember which Lister told me 
> the same thing back in 96 when I started shopping for a TR, but it has 
> been the one point I've never forgotten and for which I have been the 
> most grateful. 
> 
> I was lucky enough to find a mechanic (and Lister) who is a talented, 
> honest mechanic, is reasonably priced, and is willing to both give 
> advice and pick up the pieces if I want to try something myself and get 
> in over my head. That is what made it possible for me to buy my TR (at a 
> time when the sale price was 150% of my annual income) and add to my 
> collection over the years. 
> 
> My other suggestion regards service histories. My own preference is to 
> find a car that is due for a major, use it as a negotiating point, and 
> then buy the car and have your own mechanic do the service. You will 
> certainly have more spending on the "while we're in there" front, but 
> you will also have your guy being responsible for the work and you will 
> have the work done at the quality level you ask for, rather than the 
> "all I need is the receipt for the new buyer" level that otherwise 
> occurs. 
> 
> Good luck, 
> 
> -- charles 
> 
> _______________________________________________ 
> 
> 
> Charles G Perry IV 
> Vice-President, Engineering 
> 
> Carolina Sound Communications - Muzak 
> 7630 Southrail Road, BLDG B 
> N. Charleston, SC 29420 
> (843) 571-4488 www.carolina-sound.com 
> _______________________________________________ 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Britt2Asa [at] aol.com [mailto:Britt2Asa [at] aol.com] 
> Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 4:04 AM 
> To: Charles Perry 
> Cc: ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com 
> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Info for 308/328 
> 
> 
> 
> Find your mechanic first. Find someone you can trust and work with 
> (unless you are doing everything yourself). You can get the costs from 
> him/her. 
> Suggest you use the same person for your PPI even if you have to fly 
> them somewhere and pay for an overnight. 
> 
> Good luck 
> Britt 
> 
> Ok, 
> 
> So I've been on this damn list for 10 years now. Finished undergrad, 
> grad school, law school. I'm positioned, following approval of my 
> physical, to be commissioned into the Army JAG corps. I'll be 
> stationed at Ft. Drum, NY. Alright, so that is pretty good. 
> 
> After watching enough Top Gear with my wife, she is of the 
> understanding that I should have a fun car. I agree with her. USAA 
> gave me a nice commissioning loan at 2.9%, and quite frankly, I think 
> it is time to live the dream. 
> 
> Ok, so I have to convince the wife of the F-Car. She knows of my 
> addiction, and I think she has come to accept it, after spending 7 
> years of my life with her. But she has this pesky MBA, and she want 
> numbers. 
> 
> So I am interested in average cost per year, cost of 3.25k, 7.5k, 15k, 
> and 30k services, depreciation, and other funky stuff that might come 
> up. 
> 
> Also, a Clyde price. 
> 
> Now I start train, presumably, in Feb. I finish in July. I know the 
> search should take longer than 8 months, so I don't mind being in OBC 
> while looking. 
> 
> What say you, F-list? 
> 
> John 
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