Well Clyde
I have seen documentary proof that a dealer has offered
US$35K for the car I am looking at. There are two on offer from dealers at US$62K and another one which I know is a bit of a dog and which is on offer for US$40K and for which I know the owner was given US$32K on a trade in for a 348.
Of course I take the offer prices with a pinch of salt but they are far removed from what you are suggesting.
Of course exchange rates, the relative lack of performance of US spec cars etc do make a difference so it's not comparing eggs with eggs. But still....
Francis
PS. How much are 308s and 328s fetching over there?
On 19 Feb 2014, at 20:54, clyde romero wrote:
> OK SO WHATS the going price for this over there?
> Because here thatâs the price
>
>
> In victory you deserve Champagne
> In defeat you need it!
>
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>
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> Scars are tattoos with better stories!
>
> Clyde
Romero
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: francis newman [mailto:
francis [at] fntn.co.uk]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2014 2:14 PM
> To: Clyde
> Cc: The FerrariList
> Subject: Re:
[Ferrari] 308GT4, was something...
>
> Hy Clyde
>
> Yes - I have already budgeted as you suggest.
>
> And you are slightly out of touch with prices in Europe :-)
>
> Best
>
> Francis
>
> On 19 Feb 2014, at 18:51, Clyde Romero wrote:
>
>> Ok
>> Great
>> Whatever you are going to pay for the car Put away $5k for repairs
>> That's where the smart money is on this car You should not pay over
>> $20 k for it If you do it's your money Remember you are taking about a
>> 35 plus year old car
>>
>> Clyde
>>
>>
>> Clyde Romero
>>
>> In Victory you deserve Champagne
>> In Defeat You Need It!
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Feb 19, 2014, at 1:27 PM, francis newman <
francis [at] fntn.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>> I'm very late to the party. Just catching up on some reading as I've been
> too busy to keep up with things.
>>>
>>> Rather an apt discussion as I'm in the process, after all these years, of
> buying my first Ferrari - a blue
79 308GT4 (Euro of course - being over
> here).
>>>
>>> Having read what everyone has said, one of the reasons I have gone for
> this car is precisely because it DOES have carbs. I don't want a daily
> driver. I want something old school with a great sound that I can
> occasionally really enjoy. If I want something trouble free that still goes
> like stink, but in fact is pretty boring, I get in my 2.8L V6 Turbo GM
> Vectra thingy!
>>>
>>> I have always loved the Bertone shape,
even more so now, and I love
>>> it in blue so as long as it all goes through, week after next if all
>>> goes according to plan, I'll be a very happy bunny :-)
>>>
>>> I'm no mechanic so probably won't be doing much taking things apart in
> the engine compartment, but I'm looking forward to giving the car a bit of
> TLC. It needs a bit of professional work done on the body, but nothing too
> scary or (I hope) expensive.
>>>
>>> I think I've got a good deal, and certainly over here these cars are
> going up in value at a good rate.
>>>
>>> Anyway, I'm now 64 and if I don't do it now I never will. And with
> interest rates as they are I might as well put some
of my pension money into
> something that I don't think is going to go down in value, and enjoy it a
> bit more than having it sit in a bank account earning
not very much.
>>>
>>> Francis
>>>
>>>
>>> On 7 Feb 2014, at 14:43, Clyde Romero wrote:
>>>
>>>> Clyde says
>>>> If you like carbs great
>>>> And I don't hate your car
>>>> The reason carbs went away is because of fires, emissions, and
>>>> starting problems just to name a few As for styling if you like it
>>>> buy it It wasn't a big hit so Ferrari dropped it Most people want a
>>>> car any car they put a key it in an go If everyone liked carbs we
>>>> would still be watching black and whit TV and flying airliners with
> round engines!
>>>> That's what Clyde says!
>>>>
>>>> Clyde Romero
>>>>
>>>> In Victory you deserve Champagne
>>>> In Defeat You Need
It!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Feb 7, 2014, at 9:12 AM, "Doug & Terri" <
dnt [at] dock.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Nice description FG. Well done. I hope you sent cLYdE a
>>>>> personalised and signed copy. Ah ah ah
>>>>>
>>>>> Only problem I find now with our 308 GTS which is in the
>>>>> restoration process are parts are Ferrari 288 GTO expensive and one
>>>>> would
do better looking for replacement rubber parts in a convent
>>>>> in France than we can any place else. Drat
>>>>>
>>>>> Onward
>>>>>
DOUG
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> From: Fellippe Galletta [mailto:
fellippe.galletta [at] gmail.com]
>>>>> Sent: Friday, February 7, 2014 2:58 AM
>>>>> To: DOUG
>>>>> Cc: The FerrariList
>>>>> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] 308GT4, was something...
>>>>>
>>>>> I agree that the 308 GT/4 has gotten better with age and is a very cool
> car. While it is very, very similar to a 308 GTB, there are enough
> differences to make it special in its own way.
>>>>>
>>>>> It's
basically what a 308 would look like if Lamborghini created
> it....just look at the Urracco, and the taillights of the Jalpa.
>>>>>
>>>>> A '73 series I, standard ("euro")
spec would be my pick, modded with
> 16" QV wheels and modern rubber. I'd also prefer it if it had Dino badges as
> opposed to Ferrari. Don't believe you see too many of those around.
>>>>>
>>>>> This car would be more interesting to me than just about all other 308s
> except the carbureted euro GTBs, and maybe even the GTS as well. GTBi/GTSi,
> and any 308 with US bumpers is too much for me to handle.
>>>>>
>>>>> Some of the GT4s have the same problem of course.
>>>>>
>>>>> Carburetors and cars old enough not to need catalytic
>>>>> converters.....life is good. :)
>>>>>
>>>>> FG
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, Feb 7, 2014 at 9:08 AM, Rick Lindsay
> <
richardolindsay [at] gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> Since we're sharing opinions, I'll toss mine in: I think the 308GT4 is
> absolutely beautiful. Yes, Bertone's designs are more space-age angular than
> Pininfarina's curves, but no less visionary. What I can claim is that I feel
> no natural attraction to most Zigato designs, and some I find to be
> butt-ugly!
>>>>>
>>>>> clYde finds anything with a carburetor
to be a firey death trap. That
> may play a role in his dislike ofvthe GT4. He hates my 308GTB for that very
> reason. But there is nothing on Earth that sounds better than a bank of
> Webers. And I have to admit that my all time favorite auto-music comes from
> the six dual choke Webers on a first generation Countach. My 308GTB comes in
> second. And I bet
Rob's GT4 ties with it for that position.
>>>>>
>>>>> You know what opinions are like, and mine is no different. Such is
> life.
>>>>>
>>>>> -rick
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