Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Info for 308/328

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You can run a 328 in comfort all day long. Used to drive mine from IAH  

to LAX and SLC so I know wherof I speak.

Just have to adopt the Italian Monkey Boy Driving Position. Seat  

canted back taking half your weight (bonus -your butt cheeks will  

never go to sleep). Knees to the sides and steering wheel in the middle.

Besides that's the only way you will fit when the roof is on. Mine was  

a GTB.

-ken-
6- 2"

Sent from my iPhone

On Oct 26, 2009, at 11:38 PM, rick Baumgartner <rickwr250 [at] hotmail.com>  

wrote:

Hi Guys,

I'm looking for a 328 and wondering if there are any negatives or  

common problems with that model to look out for? Also I'm 6'1" with  

long legs and hear the leg room is brutal in these cars. Any tall  

guys out there with a 328 that can comment.

Appreciate your help and time.

cheers!

Rick

From: clyderomero [at] att.net
Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:44:50 +0000
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Info for 308/328
CC: ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com; KTroy35402 [at] aol.com
To: rickwr250 [at] hotmail.com

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 

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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
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-----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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Re: Info for 308/328	<– Date –> <– Thread –>
From: Ken Rentiers (rentiersme.com)
Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:47:59 -0700 (PDT)