Ferrari Mailing List: Re: 328 Assessment

[Michael James (cavallino_rapante]

Agree, but I see more 246s sitting on manicured lawns more than I see them actually driven in anger on the weekends.......that 'driving' thing tends to induce engine wear, and eventually something will break.  It just happens.  The parts you DO find for a 328 may not make financial sense for some owners compared to the overall value of the car.  The 246 owner doesn't blink if his engine rebuild runs him $45K - the car is worth $125K+, so that makes sense.  Ask a 328 owner to dump $35K into his engine rebuild, and he parks it or dumps it, if he values his money more than the car.

 

M

 

From: Rui Gigante <rui.gigante [at] gmail.com>
To: Michael <Cavallino_Rapante [at] yahoo.com>
Cc: The FerrariList <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Sent: Friday, July 29, 2011 9:24 AM
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] 328 Assessment

I agree with part of it, but if that was a real problem the 246 Dino would not be colector's car and worth what it is today !!

Rui

On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 3:52 AM, Michael James <cavallino_rapante [at] yahoo.com> wrote:

The only reason NOT to buy a 328 is that most parts for the car are rarer than parts for the 308.  The production run was only for 3.5 years, short even for Ferrari's standards.  Only a handful of items are shared with the 308 QV.  God help you if you need heads, or cylinder liners, or turn-signal clusters, or.....forget it.  NLA.  Pray you find a parts-car somewhere, or you're screwed.  At least with the 355, there are still parts inventories out there that would allow you to build a car from the shelves - Everything is available for the 355, and the Service Department at your local Ferrari dealership will return your calls.  Its worth thinking about.

 

M

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