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Hello.
Please note I am not advocating VW acquire any part of Ferrari from Fiat
or Alfa Romeo or Maserati either. I was commenting on the magazine article referenced in another post.
I also am not stating an opinion regarding Maserati's recent business history;
I just was more interested in Maserati when they made pure racing cars.
I occassionally read road tests of the "L" word cars but am not particularly interested in any outside the Countertach (styling) and first 3599 and 5000GTs.
I am not familar with their defects or remedies applied to improve them.
However no manufacturer or car is perfect.
Witness the recent number of issues with fires in 458s.
Whether "German" enginerring would have caught the cause of the problem any ear;ier than Ferrari did is unknown.
I also do not advocate Ferrari needs German or any other outside of Italy enginerring assistance.
What I would like to see is a F1 team with Italian drivers and more return to the Enzo Ferrari philosophy for F1 and street car design.
Ciao
Dale
--- On Fri, 11/12/10, Michael James <cavallino_rapante [at] yahoo.com> wrote:
From: Michael James <cavallino_rapante [at] yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] SAY IT AIN'T SO
To: "dale sailors" <sailorsdaleedward [at] yahoo.com>
Cc: ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com
Date: Friday, November 12, 2010, 3:22 PM
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Dale-
If it wasn't for the Ferrari infustion of cash and Ferrari-engineered/built drivetrains, Maserati would no longer exist. Who provided Showroom floor-space for the Maser re-introduction into the US? Whose cash STILL keeps the company afloat? I rest my case.
Unlike Lambo, whose independence-demise could be directly tagged to their quality issues, Ferrari doesn't have that problem. Ferrari could probably teach VW a thing or two about quality these days - all the German brands are suffering, limping-by on their 'prestige'. Ferrari is not vulnerable, nor is there a need for new ideas at Maranello that German engineering would be welcome.
M
--- On Thu, 11/11/10, dale sailors <sailorsdaleedward [at] yahoo.com> wrote:
From: dale sailors <sailorsdaleedward [at] yahoo.com>
Subject: [Ferrari] SAY IT AIN'T SO
To: "Michael" <Cavallino_Rapante [at] yahoo.com>
Cc: ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com
Date: Thursday, November 11, 2010, 3:47 PM
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Hello,
VW buying FERRARI in part? Wow!
I've owned two VW Things (Type 181) and known several advanced VW tuners of the air cooled flat 4 motors. Interesting but quality conttrol and finish was iffy. Parts get high quick too. Just try pricing a set of side curtains whose windows yellow in 24 months, a wiper motor or anything for the 1973 gas heater! I had some negative experience too with the early diesel RABBIT (admittedly on Mexico sourced diesel fuel). The Mexico made HORMIGA heavy truck based on the RABBIT was durable if bog slow though.
BUGGATI and LAMBORGHINI have survived VW ownership fairly well it seems? I can't see FERRARI and LAMBO with the same owner though. I would even hate to see VW get MASERATI, the "trident" has suffered enough under FIATand FERRARI (of course my idea of MASERATI is a TYPO 60/61/6364/65 or
151 or 450S. FIAT should keep ALFA ROMEO too, it complements FERRARI and MASERATI nicely. If anything FIAT should dump CHRYSLER on VW.
Just my ideas,
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