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magoo (Magoo)
| | Posted on Friday, August 24, 2001 - 10:02 pm: | |
Defenitly Hagerty Ins. Co. I've had them for years. They are the best. 1-800-922-4050 or www.hagerty.com. |
Anthony Acunzo (Yank05)
| | Posted on Friday, August 24, 2001 - 10:41 am: | |
Thank you everyone who responded so far. I also have a question regarding insurance for the vehicle. Do most of you have collector car insurance on the vehicle? I have not looked into this yet, but I was told collector's insurance can be very limiting, i.e., amount of mileage put on the car. Magoo, since you collect, do you have any suggestions? |
Neville Pugh (Nev_Pugh)
| | Posted on Friday, August 24, 2001 - 8:52 am: | |
Remember that some carbs cars (like mine) crept into 1980 too ...
Also, later cars (erm, like my euro) had a single dizzy with electronic ignition as standard from the factory (two coils, with two electonic ignition control units behind the coils) No points .... niiiice
Probably not an option if you're in the USA, but remember that if you get a RHD car the sound of the carbs sucking is GREATLY increased, as the driver is sat right by the air intake which feeds the carbs (as opposed to being on the other side of the car)
Finally, remember there's the look of the thing ... those 4 webers look AWESOME when you lift the engine bay lid :-) |
magoo (Magoo)
| | Posted on Thursday, August 23, 2001 - 11:54 pm: | |
P.S. Guys, you might want to stick with a USA Car for emissions. You don't know what could be around the corner with the gov't. |
magoo (Magoo)
| | Posted on Thursday, August 23, 2001 - 11:15 pm: | |
I agree with Steve except I don't have any carb. lag. I am a collector of classic cars. This is why I purchased my 79 308 GTS. It is part of a dying breed with the excitement of good old down to earth basic mechanical systems. If you feel like you want a piece of yesteryear Ferrari, then go for it. If you want a more sophisticated version of computers, sensors, and dealership dependency, go for the later models. Not only that, you don't have that beautiful sucking sound of four webers as you accellerate. Magoo |
Steve (Steve)
| | Posted on Thursday, August 23, 2001 - 8:13 pm: | |
When I went looking I was interested in getting back into the carb. era of cars. F.I. is great and in the newer electronic system almost bullet proof but I still like those 4 webers. Sounds , smell are great. I ended up getting a 308GTB with 32k on the clock 1k after the major tune-up. Since I do most of my own work this looked like a great choise. I love it.I use it daily to work when it doesn't rain and put it away when golf season is over here in the northeast. Other then the mild carb. lag when you hit the throttle ir runs great and appears to be bullet proof. The only update I'm working on is going to breakerless ign. Go for it. Steve |
Dan Hemme (Hemme)
| | Posted on Thursday, August 23, 2001 - 8:00 pm: | |
Would also appreciate any advice and comments on the 308. I am currently considering a '79 GTS Euro with 10K miles or a '83 GTS QV with 19K miles. It may seem like an odd pairing but both are at the same price point. Any input would be helpful. |
Anthony Acunzo (Yank05)
| | Posted on Thursday, August 23, 2001 - 11:29 am: | |
I am looking for my first 308 and I am leaning towards the carb. versions of 1977-1979. I have recently researched the vehicle somewhat by speaking with top mechanics across the country to compare their opinions on this particular model. I have heard much more positive comments than negative. But, the best input would be from owners who are actually living with and driving the vehicles. I would really appreciate any comments, suggestions and criticisms you can give me! Thank you! |
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