Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Friday night funnies

[Larry T (l02turner]

Hi George,
I agree - I believe the timing belt and its rollers are also replaced -- at least that's what I was told....

Plus, IMO, when working on any exotic there's the level of technical education required - IOW, it's not a Ford 5.0L that has straight forward "repairability" with parts available with the touch of a few computer keys.      Plus, there's only so many technicians who have been educated to work on exotics - but the other side of the coin is there's only so many exotics to go around.   That level of rarity puts a premium on the hourly rate.  It comes down to Supply & Demand.   Then there's the type of stressed environment a Ferrari can live in - running up to 8000rpm on a frequent basis requires a engine properly put together so it will stay together.    I think it's possible to put a Ford/Chevy V8 together that can see 8000 but it probably won't be as reliable.  

I guess that's a rambling way of saying the Ferrari engine is a high performance engine with high performance needs...

Larry

On 5/6/2013 1:58 PM, George P. wrote:

> From: Larry T <l02turner [at] comcast.net>
>
> Speaking of dealers and Book hours - my long ago boss had a 87 328 GTSi
> which was coming up for a 30K maintenance - he called Ferrari of
> Atlanta, DC and Charlotte IIRC and told me the prices ranged from $3200
> to $4800. Wow! I thought - not only is that a lot of money but it's a
> wide range especially for a service IMO. Of course I guess one might do
> more of the "while we're in there stuff" that they include without asking.
>
> LarryT
>
 
Larry,  Was a time when I was pretty tight w/ our local Ferrari dealer here.  I once asked about these "major" services.  They include just about everything - all fluids flushed/filled, filters, belts, shift linkages adjusted, nut/bolt check, etc etc etc....  Not trying to justify the price, because it is high, but it's also very comprehensive.  And as always, Clyde is right - like *any* business worth their salt (airlines included, Clyde!), they will charge what the market will bear, and not a penny less.

> From: "Charles Perry" charles [at] carolina-sound.com
>
> And if anyone doubts the words of wisdom from our resident legend, keep
> in mind that he's the only one of us who has so far found a 9-cylinder
> Corvette!
>
> :-)
>
> -- Charles
>
 
Charles - I can't even describe how stupid I feel that I missed this math error.  Duh!  But thanks for the reminder!  :-)
 
And Rick - of course you no longer have to get the math right - that's why we keep Charles around!  ;-)
 

> P.s. These are real Tattoos from the F1 Austin race. ouch not sure what the chinese dragon means, of course
> I would have had a SF shield over there for symmetry! :-P
>
 
Not sure if this was a repeat/resend, but I thought we'd discussed this...  The dragon is because in China, MS is referred to as the "Red Dragon".  I have a t-shirt a good friend sent me from Shanghai with that same dragon and MS' helmet design (not on the dragon....  though that might be funny....).
 
gp

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