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| FORZA item about the GTO daily driver. I agree about the lack of detailed analysis in the 250 article and I'm not sure all their facts are straight but it's one of the few places I've seen all those 250 types together. | |
| Nice write up on the new 8 cylinder car on Edmunds. Let's see, the 612 is reasonabley new, deliveries are taking place and pretty soon we'll start seeing them on the street. So i guess the next new car, revamp or what ever is a replacement for the 575 M. As soon as we see a 575 Barchetta we'll know its days are numbered. How do we replace another great series of cars? Front mounted 12? Midships? Paddles only? Baby Enzo? What's next? | |
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of the 575 replacement called the 600, I think it was in a recent Road & Track. It looks much like a 612 (an improvement IMO). Dunno where they go after that except that there are new Maseratis coming out (Crossover & new Coupe/Spider) It looks much like a 612 (an improvement IMO) |
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a good day. I saw a very nice silver 456M parked in front of a rinky dink looking local tire store. It was parked in the driveway w a motorcycle and no other vehicles around. I thought both vehicles complemented each other nicely. We only see F-cars two or three times yearly in Concord NH. |
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Last Sunday was likely the last run for the FCA/NE folks. It was a drive through the country side ending at Ferrari New England for lunch and viewing the Brazilian GP. About 50 cars showed, ranging from 3X8s and 355s to TRs. We even had a definitly not street-legal 355 challenge car running with straight pipes. Somehow the owner had talked a NH repair plate off of someone. It sounded beautiful, although the folks in some of the neighborhoods we went through might not have agreed. The ride went well, right up until we hit the police roadblock. No tickets issued, but some stern finger shaking was done. While at FoNE, I looked at a 512 Boxer on the showroom floor. Although the price was reasonable, there were several questions about the car. For one thing, the seat wear didn't match the indicated mileage on the odo. I'll take a pass on it. Besides, Boxers are notorious for service, constant and expensive. For those of you in the NE area, Peter Wright, who wrote an excellent book on Ferrari F1, will be lecturing December 4th at the Lars Anderson Museum of transportation in Brookline, MA. As I get more details, I'll keep you posted. T |
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I'm looking at a couple of '87 328GTS, both with approximately 40K miles. Both are California cars with clean Carfax, legit service records. One was stripped and repainted. The other is nearly pristine and original. Both are priced in the mid $40K's. Question for all of you: Is a 328 with 40K a few years away from being a parts car? I plan on using this as a weekend car only - figure 2-3K miles per year. I've talked to the service manager at the local Ferrari dealer, and I'm OK with the maintenance costs and schedule. However, I've read horror stories about Ferrari engines needing a rebuild before 50,000 miles. Any input appreciated -- I'm a Mercedes and BMW guy, never owned an F-car before. Oh wait, a Fiat X1/9 in high school. Mid-engined F-car. Vroom vroom. 
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Replying to: billymay (Nov 17, 2004 6:25 pm) I'd question why a car was stripped and repainted  40K (or less).
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Nah, you are probably talking to someone who remembers horror stories about the 80-81 308si cars, that had some bad ring problems. I think the 328 is the best of that era of Ferraris and 40K isn't too bad. You have to figure at least $1 a mile to drive this car, so if $3,000 a year for maintenance makes you swallow hard, then don't do it, because that's what it will cost. I also agree I'd go for the car that is the most original and with the best service records. That repaint sounds awfully unusual, and plenty of Ferraris get "smacked" without ever appearing on CARFAX. Carfax only uses public records of totals or in most cases (not all) cars with accident reports. So if the car was say dented to the tune of $15,000, and no accident report was filed, then the car will not appear on CARFAX.
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Nov 18, 2004 7:31 am) On another note, I called Ferrari-Maserati of OC and they told me they stopped doing PPIs six months ago, due to liability concerns. That gives me some pause, because more than one person has told me a PPI was money well spent. With regard to the cost, any of the 2-seaters I was considering as new car purchases would probably depreciate more than $3K annually. So, the maintenance costs, while shocking to Accord owners, seem acceptable to me. Frankly, the $642 front brake job on my ex-daily ride, a BMW 325 coupe, irked me more than the prospect of a $1K oil change on a Ferrari would. That sounds irrational, as I look at what I just wrote, but it's true. Thanks again for the replies -- also enjoyed reading the great earlier discussions here, esp. the one about the guy who gave the boy a ride in his Ferrari. |
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Actually Ferrari paint from that era isn't very good, sad to say. As Enzo himself used to tell owners: "You buy the engine, we give you the body". If you can't get a PPI at least you have to see all the service records. The 30K service should be done, as that's a $3,000-$5,000 job depending. Fortunately, you don't have to remove the engine to do the service as with say a 348 or a TR. Be on the lookout for oil leaks and poor running. You really need to buy these cars tip top or not at all. |
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