Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Info for 308/328

[Charles Perry (charles]

I am 6'3" and can drive the 328 comfortably. I don't think I'd choose it
for cross country, but I have driven one for a full day's mountain drive
and enjoyed it a lot. You do need the monkey position, and a lot of it
depends on whether your personal body tends to be more torso or more
leg, so I would try to find one to drive for a longer time than the
typical 20-minute test drive and see how you feel. Also if you are
interested in track events, try to bring a helmet to see if you can wear
that in the car (unless GTS, but in some events you are speed limited if
driving open-topped).

While every Ferrari has its issues, I think the consensus here is that
the 328 is probably the best sorted Ferrari ever straight from the
factory. You might talk to someone at a dealer in the parts counter
because as with all cars, Ferrari made running changes through the life
of the 328 and the parts books will tell you at what serial # certain
updates happened.

For your re-sale comment, I think the ones that have been for sale for a
long time are from the same people whose house is not selling. Lots of
owners cannot accept the significant economic shift we have experienced
and if they can't accept that the car is not worth what it was 2-3 years
ago, they will have it for a while. The other reason is that when money
gets tight, owners start deferring maintenance, and a savvy shopper will
avoid a car that has been neglected for a while, even if the miles are
low.

If you want a really nicely sorted driver, contact Robert Rehkopf on
this list. His may not be as cosmetically perfect as some, but he has
taken excellent mechanical care of the car, and having driven it, I can
tell you that it is a solid performer. It's much cheaper to get a nose
re-sprayed than to go through the mechanical issues like Mike James
detailed yesterday on his 308.

-- charles



-----Original Message-----
From: rick Baumgartner [mailto:rickwr250 [at] hotmail.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 12:38 AM
To: Charles Perry
Cc: ktroy35402 [at] aol.com; ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Info for 308/328


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
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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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