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Dave328GTB (Hardtop)
Member
Username: Hardtop
Post Number: 685
Registered: 1-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 15, 2003 - 4:41 pm: | |
I think in the long run, the carb 308's will be worth more than QV's. I would predict 328's will remain the favorite for those who want to drive quite a bit but would not be surprised if top notch carb 308's bring as much as a nice 328 sometime down the road. Already many 308 parts are out of production including the digiplexes which are failure prone.
Dave |
Ken (Allyn)
Intermediate Member
Username: Allyn
Post Number: 1223
Registered: 10-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 15, 2003 - 2:47 pm: | |
There are a ton of very rare cars that aren't worth squat. Demand is the only factor in value. Give it 10 years and a bunch of the poorly maintained 308/328 beaters will be gone and even if the current low demand for these cars stays the same, prices will begin to skyrocket. |
Frank Wiedmann (Frankieferrari)
Member
Username: Frankieferrari
Post Number: 522
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 15, 2003 - 2:27 pm: | |
I agree with Dave and John about the 308 looking a little more "exotic"? than a 328,with the fender and side window louvers.The less obvious,"Hidden" door handles. And the bumpers kind of make the car look a little bit "pointier" and lower. But,also,in my opinion,the 328 looks a little(and is) more refined. So,It's just a matter of personal preference and opinion. I really like them both. But,when it came time to buy,I went with the 308,mostly because of those reasons. |
dave handa (Davehanda)
Intermediate Member
Username: Davehanda
Post Number: 2048
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 15, 2003 - 1:12 pm: | |
Crawford makes the most important point; production numbers are meaningless without demand from the public. So unless there is a sudden shift in what people want, the 328 will likely stay valued slightly ahead of the QV.
A couple points brought up:
1) Parts..it does appear that some 308 parts are no longer available, and this will make maintaning a 308 a bit more difficult. When I had my 308, I searched for over 3 months to find an original, oem factory, Lucas antenna switch. My 78 308 had the early style engine support strut, and when the top plastic "knuckle" broke, I had to buy a metal reproduction, since Ferrari no longer made them.
I have found that except for a very few cosmetic parts (tail lights, side marker light), oh and the fuel injectors, distributor caps, there is little that the 308 and 328 share.
I agree that the 84-85 QV is the more "classic" 308 look, over the 328. |
Ron Vallejo (Ron328)
Member
Username: Ron328
Post Number: 285
Registered: 3-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 15, 2003 - 1:11 pm: | |
Re: the 328s, there are more GTS's (6068) than GTB's (1400+), but the former is apparently more "desirable", so the GTS's are pricier than the GTB's even when the latter is rarer.
I notice that the asking price for the QVs are approaching the price of earlier "high mileage" 328's, ie., about $35-38k. But IMHO, the latter 328's (esp the late '88-'89 ones w/ ABS and new suspension) price will not be lower than the QV's.
BTW, anybody knows how many '89 328's were produced?
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Ken Sullender (Sulley)
Junior Member
Username: Sulley
Post Number: 123
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 15, 2003 - 12:39 pm: | |
308 or 328 many parts are interchangeable. But most of the time if a car becomes worth more than another it is due to demand and/or limited production numbers. With limited production numbers will come more expensive/hard to find parts. Decide what is most important to you and buy for one or the other. Either buy out of a love for the car and forget the rest or buy for purely investment. Pick one focus and enjoy. |
Crawford White (Crawford)
Junior Member
Username: Crawford
Post Number: 196
Registered: 3-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 15, 2003 - 12:05 pm: | |
I think there will be plenty of parts for both cars.
Also, rarity has little to do with the value of a car. Demand is the bigger factor in the price of anything. |
John Perry (Perryaviation)
Junior Member
Username: Perryaviation
Post Number: 82
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 15, 2003 - 12:01 pm: | |
My opinion is that now it probably doesn't play much of a part. But since I want to keep my car for many years, I may add more cars but will always want a 3x8 in the "stable". so I was wondering if I should go with a 328 over the QV (which I prefer due to the old style switches and bumpers), to me it just looks more like a true Ferrari. But I'm concerned that 10-15 years from now, parts and such will be much harder to find for the QV which was produced in numbers half that of the 328. |
Augustine J. Staino (Azzuro328)
Member
Username: Azzuro328
Post Number: 557
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 15, 2003 - 11:54 am: | |
I've been wondering about this a little myself. My curiosity though is with my particular car. I have an '89 GTS finished in Vernice Azzurro. I have seen a few around at events but I can't imagine that Ferrari made more than 15 or 20 in this color. Maybe even less. I've tried to find out the production numbers of this color 328 from FNA and Maranello with no luck. I am curious though. |
John Perry (Perryaviation)
Junior Member
Username: Perryaviation
Post Number: 81
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 15, 2003 - 11:28 am: | |
I know that most people agree that 328's will always bring more than the QV's. But will production numbers have any effect on this ? Since there was just over 1,700 308 GTSi's
and just over 3,000 GTSQv's but there was over 6,000 GTS 328 produced. Could this mean that the QV's will one day pass the 328 in price ??
thoughts ???? |