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Ricky Nardis (Rickyn_f355)
Junior Member
Username: Rickyn_f355
Post Number: 176
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, January 04, 2003 - 11:29 pm: | |
stop talking, start buying, get a life (444 posts and still not an owner)...and please say a prayer to the ebay god for me, for i have not seen the light... |
Dave Wapinski (Davewapinski)
Member
Username: Davewapinski
Post Number: 444
Registered: 8-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, January 04, 2003 - 7:58 pm: | |
I have not had time to follow the market, but I have seen at least what appeared to be very nice 355 Spiders sell in the $75,000 to $82,000 range in the last several months. |
Dave Wapinski (Davewapinski)
Member
Username: Davewapinski
Post Number: 443
Registered: 8-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, January 04, 2003 - 7:54 pm: | |
Have not been on lately due to travel and other pleasures.
To say a person cannot make a valid comment on something if they do not own it is NOT logical.
Does a stock analysist own stock in all the companies he/she analyzes? Can he/she not still make some valid analysis? By the amount of money spent, it seems the majority of people think they can.
Ebay is just one of many tools that can be used to buy a Ferrari.
Due to travel I missed this one: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1875792376
It appears just as nice as any of the 355 Spiders in the price range of $119,000.00 to $139,000.00 that people tried to sell me in Phoenix four months ago. Yet this nicer one (except for one that I looked at and all of these cars are in Phoenix) sold for $80,100.00.
I am just a poor, dumb photographer, geek, and manager, but I think a better car at about $50,000.00 less is a good deal.
Of course this is really bad news for an investor who has much money tied up in Ferraris or someone who just paid too much for a Ferrari. However, it is great news for someone who wants a Ferrari for the driving experience.
On belt changes: If a spider has sat for about 6 years, but before that has been used for 3,000 miles a year, is it a good idea to use the car for a bit to rebreak everything in or is it a good idea to immediately get a major?
An old bush pilot and mechanic once told me that to break a piston aircraft engine in and to get best performance out of it, one occasionally had to run it ba__s to the wall or at full power. I would think Ferrari engines would be the same.
On a Ferrari not used enough, is it best to start running it below about 55 and varying speeds. Then build up to ba__s to the wall for several hours. Then get a major.
Of course if the belt breaks, then one is talking major repair bill.
Or is it best to get a major up front even though the engine will change as it is re-broken in?
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