Ferrari Mailing List: Re: What you can buy for $30k....

[francis newman (francis]

Clyde

You are quite right about the service bulletins, but the cars have been around 
long enough now for pretty much all of them all to be fixed. I know a number of 
348 owners and as long as you get the basics right (like getting the tyre 
pressures right and having equally matched tyres - ie same amount of wear) they 
are great cars. In fact in many ways they are preferable to the 355 with the 
absence of power steering. 

It's all too easy to criticise them for their earlier problems which, with 
respect, is what most do.

Best

Francis

On 18 Aug 2010, at 22:35, clyde romero wrote:

> A 348 is a shit box car
> This car had more service bulletins than the space shuttle
> I would not buy this car under any circumstances
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> From: Fellippe Galletta [mailto:fellippe.galletta [at] gmail.com] 
> Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 5:10 PM
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> On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 4:56 PM, <Britt2Asa [at] aol.com> wrote:
> Hey Guys,
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> Tomorrow I am looking at a 1994 348 GTS, a very uncommon car around here 
> being a late car sharing lots with the early 355. Its  a LHD (Which I prefer) 
> and available right now with fresh cambelts for 22,000 pounds which at todays 
> exchange rate is about 32k USD. That's about market price for the car right 
> now. Has 40000 miles, is Red/Black, no rust and in good nick.
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> 355's will cost about 35k (pounds right now) and a good 360 45-50k pounds max 
> (even a Spider). I know one Spider that just sold for 32k pounds here locally.
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> Don't really love the 348 but for 22k with a fresh service its a LOTTA car 
> for the coin.
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> At the right price, almost any enthusiast car is worth a shot....
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> I would say if they kept the manual steering and heavier controls of the 348 
> onto the 355, then perhaps you can say the 348 was truly a Ferrari anomaly. I 
> would almost say the 355 would have been the perfect V8 F-car save for the 
> lack of torque. ;)
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> But 308/328 feel with 355 performance, and it is that rare unique quality of 
> the 348 that keeps me from ever writing it off completely.
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> Has the 348 become the Dino 308 of the modern age? Loved only by those who 
> own them. :)
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> FG
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