| Author | Message | ||
| James (Jim_red308)
New member Username: Jim_red308 Post Number: 22 Registered: 3-2001 |
Hey out there in Ferrari land! It's been awhile since I've posted - my humble apologies - I've been busy starting my own firm. I too love my euro-version 308 gtsi - try to drive it whenever I can (only in nice weather though). Click on my profile to see me & my sweetheart taken on a fine fall day - my favorite time to take a drive & watch the leaves scatter in the wake! | ||
| Rob H (Lafferty_broker)
New member Username: Lafferty_broker Post Number: 5 Registered: 2-2002 |
Peter, Congrats on the 308. I am still looking for one and hope to join you in the club this summer. | ||
| Greg Owens (Owens84qv)
Member Username: Owens84qv Post Number: 278 Registered: 10-2001 |
Welcome aboard Peter. These are fun machines. They can be tempermental at times, but all of the effort is well worth it! | ||
| Rob Lay (Rob328gts)
Board Administrator Username: Rob328gts Post Number: 1376 Registered: 12-2000 |
Welcome to the site Peter and congrats on your soon to be first Ferrari. I like your other cars too. | ||
| peter james moran (Pjm)
New member Username: Pjm Post Number: 1 Registered: 3-2002 |
Hi Everyone! Like my profile says I'm a rookie, but I'm even newer then that. I take possession of my (first Ferrari) 85' 308 GTS QV on Tuesday (04/02/02). I can't wait. Here's a URL where photos can be seen of the car. http://photos.yahoo.com/bc/just4pjm/lst?.dir=/4RE I've been reading posts at this web site for some time and I look forward to chatting with everyone soon. Cheers, Peter. | ||
| BretM (Bretm)
Intermediate Member Username: Bretm Post Number: 2079 Registered: 2-2001 |
True, although inflation has made a 1984 $60K into a 2002 $120K. | ||
| Greg Owens (Owens84qv)
Member Username: Owens84qv Post Number: 275 Registered: 10-2001 |
The original owner of mine paid a flat $40K (U.S. dollars) for his through a German dealership (mine does have some paperwork from the German exporter) and then paid an additional $11.5K for the EPA / DOT changes for a total of $51.5 When you think that these machines are still fetching the low $30's and occasionally the upper $30's, that's pretty damn good for holding thier value. | ||
| Eric Eiland (Eric308gtsiqv)
Junior Member Username: Eric308gtsiqv Post Number: 238 Registered: 11-2001 |
According to the following link... ferrariclub_msrp price link the MSRP factory price for a 1984 308 GTSi QV was $60,345. | ||
| John Bicsak (Funshipone)
New member Username: Funshipone Post Number: 44 Registered: 1-2002 |
Does anyone know what was original sticker price for 1984 308 GTS QV. | ||
| Eric Eiland (Eric308gtsiqv)
Junior Member Username: Eric308gtsiqv Post Number: 235 Registered: 11-2001 |
Same here, Greg & John...the only reason for my wanting a copy of the window sticker was to display it on the 308 at local car shows (along with the original sticker price) so as to avoid having to answer so many of the typical questions, for example "how much", "what size engine", "what year", etc. I've seen this done on many vintage cars and is very effective -- and it sort of completes the "show" look. At this stage, I'm considering creating a bogus one, using a page layout program, patterned after a typical Ferrari window sticker. Sorry to get off topic here, by the way. | ||
| John Bicsak (Funshipone)
New member Username: Funshipone Post Number: 42 Registered: 1-2002 |
I've been thinking if someone who has a window sticker for a 308 GTS QV was nice enough to put it on Ferrarichat we could copy it and change info for our cars. | ||
| Greg Owens (Owens84qv)
Member Username: Owens84qv Post Number: 273 Registered: 10-2001 |
John & Eric, I'm trying to do find the same information, but what makes my task even harder is that my car is a "Euro". I've been talking with the company that imported the car and did its' DOT / EPA work, but that hasn't been successful. | ||
| Eric Eiland (Eric308gtsiqv)
Junior Member Username: Eric308gtsiqv Post Number: 234 Registered: 11-2001 |
John, thank you very much for the "heads up" on that -- I won't even waste my time pursuing that avenue any further. | ||
| John Bicsak (Funshipone)
New member Username: Funshipone Post Number: 41 Registered: 1-2002 |
Eric I went this route already I was told they only have copies of newer cars that had window stickers only placed on cars in USA. I have a 1984 308 GTS QV was told to old stickers back than were placed on cars when shipped from Italy.If I ever find a place I'll post it. | ||
| Eric Eiland (Eric308gtsiqv)
Junior Member Username: Eric308gtsiqv Post Number: 230 Registered: 11-2001 |
John...I'm in the process of trying to obtain a window sticker as well. The owners.ferrari website "people" responded and said to call F.N.A. (201-816-2600 and ask for Cherilyn). So I did, and they faxed me the standard "Information Request Form". In addition to the usual info required (name, address, vin #, engine #, gearbox #, etc.), they all stated that a copy of the Title was required. I placed another call to verify if "all" of this info. was absolutely necessary, and they said to just supply as much as possible (including whatever type of registration / certificate of title was available, not necessarily "the Title") to them via fax. From what I gathered from the phone conversations, they did not seem to be very clear as to what I was actually requesting and just sent me the standard info. request form -- so this may be a dead end street here. Haven't faxed the form back yet as I'm still trying to find the location of the engine and gearbox numbers  . I'll keep you posted as to what happens; and keep us posted with your findings as well -- thanks and hope this helps. | ||
| John Bicsak (Funshipone)
New member Username: Funshipone Post Number: 39 Registered: 1-2002 |
I am trying to get a copy of a window sticker for my car does any one know for sure where to get one. I have been told various places, but always hit dead end. | ||
| Verell Boaen (Verell)
Junior Member Username: Verell Post Number: 62 Registered: 5-2001 |
http://www.marx7.org/graphix/events/kimballs/line_308_2.jpg My '82 Euro 308 GTS QV S/N 43825 has it's idiosyncracies: - Fiberglass bumpers - orange/white turn signal/running lights in front bumper - Large Fiberglass front spoiler - No cat/air pump/O2 sensor - Black fender & hood louvers (hood louver is blk anodized, w/slightly silver sheen. - dual twin pipe exhaust - twin distributors (TRutlands was surprised when I told them it was a Euro w/Twins.) - small round side lights on front fender - '82 GTSi/GTBi manual & service location books. - Space-saver 'dino' spare. - Bag w/Jack, lug wrench, & plastic container with spare bulbs& sparkplugs. (No tool kit tho.) HISTORY: Ferrari Factory supplied a build date of October '82. Wish I'd asked what dealer it was shipped to(duh). I only know a tantalizing bit of it's previous history. It has a windshield sticker from GentryLane in Toronto. I called them & they took the VIN & confirmed it was serviced there in '87 thru '89. (they wouldn't give me the owner's name. One of these days I'll go up there & see what they'll tell/show me face to face.) CARFAX shows it registered in NY in '92. It was titled in MA a year or so later. Dealer replaced Euro speedo with US one just before I bought it. Still had Euro speedo w/ 39,000 km on it when I first saw the car, but it got replaced by a US one bought from TRutlands before I could do anything about it. At least I got to see the Euro Odometer & know the mileage matches the kilometerage. | ||
| Clark Driggers (Clark)
New member Username: Clark Post Number: 30 Registered: 11-2001 |
1985 308 GTS QV Red/Tan #54049. It was a recent Platinum Concours winner at the FCA Dallas meet 2001, and the only 308 to win a Coppa Bella Macchina award. I am hooked on Ferrari. The car is great. I am listing it for sale to try and get into a 355. | ||
| Peter B. (Gts308qv)
Junior Member Username: Gts308qv Post Number: 190 Registered: 5-2001 |
1985 GTS QV. Australian spec. ZFFRA13D000053867 Rosso Corso/Tan leather.16" wheels,all original, no modifications. 43'200 kilometers / 27'000 miles. | ||
| William Huber (Solipsist)
Junior Member Username: Solipsist Post Number: 229 Registered: 9-2001 |
Bret, Your are the Hunter S. Thompson of Ferrarichat.com. Never have I read so much pure gonzo-mechanics from one person. You my friend, rule with style. Nice ramp, keep up the ramblings on this site, you give it soul. | ||
| Yoshi Toda (Ytoda928)
New member Username: Ytoda928 Post Number: 48 Registered: 6-2001 |
My name is Yoshi Toda. I own '85 308GTS QV (US Spec) with Metallico paint and cream interior. It has a little over 52K miles on. The most recent gift I have bought for my car is the Saratoga roof. No, I did not pay $1600. I absolutely love it! The next gift will be the Tubi exhaust. | ||
| Donny Bridges (Wildcatfans)
New member Username: Wildcatfans Post Number: 43 Registered: 9-2001 |
Bought #50069 (84 QV) in Sept. 2001. On the trip home, from Denver to Baton Rouge, the Slowdown light came on and had to tow it the rest of the way. Not once did I regret my purchase, the car is awesome! | ||
| Greg Owens (Owens84qv)
Member Username: Owens84qv Post Number: 265 Registered: 10-2001 |
Mitchel, I wish I was closer to Atlanta because it seems there are quite a few FC members up there. I spoke with Ken at FoA today to order a few goodies for the 308. We need to work out a way to "meet in the middle" sometime for a Florida / Georgia Ferrari gathering. By the way, your 308 is one to drool over also. I love all 308s, that's why I bought one! | ||
| Mitchel DeFrancis (4re308)
Member Username: 4re308 Post Number: 456 Registered: 6-2001 |
Holy Frijoles! PAUL!! That thing is really, really sharp. Whats the story on the 360 wheels, are they all front wheels? How do they feel? Ride nice? Do they rub at all? I think they look fantastic! I love Gregs Rodgers car, and I drool over Greg Owens Euro car, these cars are so gorgeous!! That is why I love em so much! | ||
| Dave328GTB (Hardtop)
New member Username: Hardtop Post Number: 47 Registered: 1-2002 |
I have 57025 GTBi red/tan, 37K. | ||
| Greg Owens (Owens84qv)
Member Username: Owens84qv Post Number: 262 Registered: 10-2001 |
Hello, my name is Greg, live in Florida, and I'm a Ferrari-aholic. I purchased my 1984 Euro 308 QV, S/N 48345 this past October and I love my Ferrari.  | ||
| Erin Patrick Pierce (Fulmina)
New member Username: Fulmina Post Number: 6 Registered: 3-2002 |
Great. Thanks, Bret. We ran out of time before getting to my sticky throttle today... got hung up playing with my door panel in an attempt to see what was hanging up my electric lock on that side. We pulled the panel off, greased the window pulleys and guides, lubed the lock and played with it a bit... I thought it was beyond repair and planned to buy a new lock. I noticed when I got hom that it was working fine. Weird, eh? I guess it just needed some attention. Thanks for the insight on the throttle. I will know what to look for next week. The lock nut sounds promising. Backing down that ramp? I can't imagine. That is going to be a pucker factor ^10. My only advise would be to have a stiff drink standing by, or maybe some Oxygen... just in case. I am going to have a look at the work you are doing in the Tech area. | ||
| BretM (Bretm)
Intermediate Member Username: Bretm Post Number: 2039 Registered: 2-2001 |
Hey Erin, that ramp was interesting (it'll be even better going backwards down it). Better yet was the door which had an inch and a half on each side of clearance. There's some pretty good pics in the Tech area of work I'm doing. I've had the krank vent and test pipe sitting around, but figured I'd wait til I pulled it apart to put them in. Once it started leaking oil enough to warrant an engine pull I decided if I was gonna pull this thing apart I had no intentions of putting it back together without some mods. I planned on head work and electronic ignition, but then one thing led to another and I'm looking into pistons and cams now. I replaced the throttle cable on mine over the summer. I would check to make sure it isn't hanging up at all on the engine (it comes up from underneath the car, through the firewall, in between the intake manifolds, to the throttle body). Also check by the pedal itself there should be a lock nut for adjustment. When the throttle plate it closed and no pressure on the gas pedal, there should be a little slack in the line up by the pedal. | ||
| Jim E (Jimpo1)
Member Username: Jimpo1 Post Number: 309 Registered: 7-2001 |
Paul, are those 360 wheels on your car? If so, are they all 'front' wheels? Did you need spacers? | ||
| Erin Patrick Pierce (Fulmina)
New member Username: Fulmina Post Number: 5 Registered: 3-2002 |
Thanks, Bob. I tried the link and the page could not be displayed. I will keep it and try back later. Thanks. | ||
| Erin Patrick Pierce (Fulmina)
New member Username: Fulmina Post Number: 4 Registered: 3-2002 |
Thanks, Bret. There was not another QV around here for me to make a compairison, so I'd know if my mechanic was underinformed.... and yes, they may well have been loaded when they made this particular car. Tomorrow I go to visit Kelly Vince so he can teach me a little more about my car. He has a theory about a sticky throttle problem I have: He thinks my cable is too loose and wants to tighten it. I hope that does the trick. Tell me, has your pedal ever seemed like it needed to be lubed? Although it always springs back up just fine and never has any trouble making large movements toward the floor, it feels a little sticky when I am trying to make small feathering adjustments in a turn or from a stop. Do you now what causes that? Nice looking car. Creepy ramp. Were you expecting to have to make all of these impovements? | ||
| Craig Hess (Crag)
New member Username: Crag Post Number: 40 Registered: 10-2001 |
Hi fellow QV owners, I'm Craig and I bought my 1985 308 GTS QV, red with tan interior, serial # 53425, last October with 12,600 miles. It now has 14,800, and I've enjoyed every mile. The car is garaged in Charlottesville, VA. As far as I can tell, everything is original, except the radio. I've been in touch with all the previous owners and they've all offered to buy the car back -- NO WAY!! | ||
| Ulf Modig (Ulf308qv)
New member Username: Ulf308qv Post Number: 36 Registered: 3-2001 |
My name is Ulf. I have a 1985 308GTB QV (euro) serial no 59023. Red/Black 70'000km with an aftermarket exhaust. | ||
| BretM (Bretm)
Intermediate Member Username: Bretm Post Number: 2036 Registered: 2-2001 |
Erin my car has steel tube headers too, I think they all do. Q's in the vin, who knows, maybe Guiseppe on the stamp had a few to many copas di vino that day. I haven't spoken Italian in like a year, spanish and it are starting to get all mingled, who knows if that was right. | ||
| BretM (Bretm)
Intermediate Member Username: Bretm Post Number: 2034 Registered: 2-2001 |
I'm Bret. I have a 1985 308GTSqv, sn 54477. It's rosso corsa with black int. It's closing in on 60K right now. God only knows what mods will be done in the near future (as long as you guys and the guys at WWoC keep encouraging me). As of now: interior was all done in leather (no vinyl anywhere), painted calipers, and K&N. When it goes back together it will be: high comp pistons, reground cams, test pipe, electronic ignition, Hayden fans, painted top, and krank vent. For my list of future mods (yes I am ridiculous enough to do more work after all this) I may or may not have to donate a kidney. Here's the condemned entering the village of the damned, alright maybe it's just the 308 going into the shop, little did it know what it was getting into.  | ||
| Robert Ginsberg (Chefrobear)
New member Username: Chefrobear Post Number: 4 Registered: 3-2002 |
Robert Here. I too Have my 85 308 GTSI QV in Fla. # 58757. 17,000 Miles and it loves the Turnpike! | ||
| BobD (Bobd)
Member Username: Bobd Post Number: 300 Registered: 3-2001 |
Erin, have you tried this: www.ferrariclub.com/faq/vin.html | ||
| Erin Patrick Pierce (Fulmina)
New member Username: Fulmina Post Number: 3 Registered: 3-2002 |
OK, I'll join the fun. Hi, I am Erin Patrick and I bought my '83 308QV Euro in November. SN#44799. It is Arrest-me RED with black interior and now sports 20,500miles. Say, do any of you know why my car has factory tubular headers and 2 "Q"s in the VIN? No one around here seems to know. A mechanic ventured a guess that it was because the car was a special order job, but how do I find out? | ||
| John Bicsak (Funshipone)
New member Username: Funshipone Post Number: 34 Registered: 1-2002 |
I am in Detroit, Michigan area bought my wonderful 1984 308 GTS QV July 2001 with 22,000 miles second owner first human to wash this car as per first owner water never touched this car. Serial # 49365 Black with tan Interior very nice Ferrari. I love to drive it. The car can be viewed in show area under achive 308, Phantom 308 Ferrari. Keep on having fun!!! | ||
| Paul (Diesirae)
New member Username: Diesirae Post Number: 1 Registered: 11-2001 |
I love my Ferrari 308 GTS QV so much that I bought www.Ferrari308.com! Red/Tan with 24500 miles and, thanks to nice wheather, I drove it 3 times this week (which means it's a pretty damn good week in my book). | ||
| Greg Rodgers (Joechristmas)
Junior Member Username: Joechristmas Post Number: 162 Registered: 3-2001 |
Here is me and my QV!!!!  | ||
| Paul Sloan (Sloan83qv)
Member Username: Sloan83qv Post Number: 277 Registered: 3-2001 |
My name is Paul and I drive my 1983 308 GTS QV everyday (I live in FL.) and am approaching 75,000 miles (no rebuild). I love my car!  | ||
| Eric Eiland (Eric308gtsiqv)
Junior Member Username: Eric308gtsiqv Post Number: 209 Registered: 11-2001 |
OK, I'll join in on the fun... My name is Eric, and I've been a big fan of the 308 QV's since an early teenager / Magnum P.I. days (still love that show, by the way). (Hey...this is beginning to sound a little like a group session at an A.A. meeting)  Mine is a 1985 308 GTSi QV (U.S. model) with Dark Grigio Metallic over Saddle interior, 16" Gotti wheels, Serial # 54769...and currently has 56,000 miles on the odometer. I'm currently the second owner, and would not trade her for the world right now (still on our "honeymoon"). The weather is absolutely beautiful today -- high's only in the 60's and not a cloud in sight (lot cooler than Sebring was!) -- will have to sneak away early today and take the 308 for a spin! | ||
| Frederick Thomas (Fred)
Member Username: Fred Post Number: 379 Registered: 2-2001 |
I have an 83 308 QV serial # 47217. It is red with black interior and has 16" wheels. (unfortunatly not original) It has a borla exhaust on it which I love. I just passed 54k miles and plan on adding quite a bit to that this driving season. | ||
| Nika (Racernika)
Member Username: Racernika Post Number: 338 Registered: 12-2001 |
LOL My name Nika and I'm a car girl, 1985 308GTS Yellow with black interior - no Euro-spoiler......carbon fiber shifter knob (that's all I've changed).....about 30,000km and he's just the BEST 308 out there! and he'll be back out of winter storage in about 3 weeks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (insert dance of joy here) | ||
| Greg Rodgers (Joechristmas)
Junior Member Username: Joechristmas Post Number: 159 Registered: 3-2001 |
Here We Go!!!! My name is Greg. 1983 308 GTS Quattrovalvole, Serial 47471, Marrone with Tan interior. 16 inch wheels, HID headlights(BRIGHT!), 28,000 miles, like New condition. It is great. | ||
| Mitchel DeFrancis (4re308)
Member Username: 4re308 Post Number: 453 Registered: 6-2001 |
OK, fine! Let us have a little showing of all our 308 QV folks! ME FIRST! Hello, I am Mitchel. I have the 1984 308 GTS Quattrovalve serial number 51665 finished in Nero Metallica over tan, with 16 inch wheels and a Euro front air dam. She has 48,000 miles and runs better than every before. I absolutely love the car, like it is family. Nika? |