Wanted entry level Ferrari

308s look great but you may have missed the boat on those.

308GT4 also looks good and may be almost the only remaining bargain in Ferrari world.

 

348 is cheap and a great car

 

Totally agree with you and I know of one for sale now you mention it.
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Slab of VB, unless the price of beer went up

 

I'll take it!

 

Hello Rob, welcome to the forum and sorry to hear about your health concerns. I would say be careful of those lower level models that seem to be inflating like balloons in value. Some of this is influenced by speculative buyers and exchange rates - the bubble may burst. I liked that blue QV mondial on the face of it but did not get to see it or know any history etc. Seem to recall it was claimed to have been a Japanese import. I too prefer non red F cars. I have not personally owned a mondial, but note many that do seem to think they are super value. Maybe $40k as opposed to $80k for many other entry level F cars. There are plenty of people that you ought to get into contact with in clubs and at displays days etc. Ideally buy a car with a good history and receipts folder, ideally from someone you know or one of your contacts know. This can however be difficult in a frenzied market. Hope all goes well for you.

 

Pap are you selling the magical tb? What is next

 

Rob I'd recommend paps 348tb if you are after a really really good example ferrari.
It's the right colour combination and nothing to spend. Look no further and get in touch with Jim pap regarding the 348 if you are lucky enough to get it.

 

You should have no trouble selling yr tb pap. After all, those chicks on that cooking show put mount isa on the map. Post some pics of the tb please. About 50 photos will do for now haha

 

Cheers for the kind words mate.

No, my 348 is not for sale at this point in time. Love it too much.

Nothing to spend but the cost of a major service.

But that's easy, I just need to get around to it. A mate was actually telling me today he is going to put a new shed up soon and I will setup my hoist in there until I build my shed.

With his shed/tools and my hoist, I will have no excuse to do that major service as I can get it in there and pull the engine out and leave it there for as long as I need.

I will have my Boiler Maker friend make a trolley for me to lower the engine on and work on it at waist height.

All good, just time I don't have as I was too busy fixing everyone elses cars over the last 3-4 years and the kids etc consume plenty of time now.

Here are two pics mate, just for you. My most recent ones of the car if you haven't seen it yet.

Eurospec is behind the wheel.

No worries mate, totally understand and yes, my car is not for sale. You have a good memory.

Sorry to hear of your medical condition, I hope you find the right car soon and enjoy it as much as you can.

I am glad I bought my car when I was 25 years old as it will allow me to have plenty of years to enjoy it before I become old and stiff and won't be able to get in and out of a Ferrari.

Take care and good luck R.
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Nice to hear some positive help from the Oz forum. I must admit I don't read the Oz site very much at all. Good luck with your search unfortunately my friend is not wanting to sell his 328 at the moment.

 

I may be wrong Rob, but I feel you may struggle to find a 308/328 S or B for sale at what I would consider an entry level price in Australia at the moment. A GT4 may also currently be hard to find at an entry level price, but you should be able to find a QV mondial at say $40k. These must surely start to appreciate soon too, or maybe they already have? Last I looked you could get one for around $35k.

 

I never really liked the GT4's until spending some time behind a couple at last years pasta run in Perth.

Great looking cars.

Also, without knowing your budget, 360's are cheaper than you'd think at the moment.

Good luck in your search and I hope you are living the dream soon.

I'm also just rebooting my own efforts after stupidly missing out on being able to get a Testarossa mid GFC.

My advice, do NOT let fear of living the dream hold you back.

I'll be watching 348's, 360's, and 458's in the coming years and be ready to pounce soon hopefully.

 

So you weren't game?

 

good 360s aren't that cheap anymore, import or Aus delivered

 

No Ferrari has ever been cheap.

 

haha well played sir.

 

if we're talking cheap to buy then mondial immediately springs to mind
cheap to own - you're right

 

The concern here is not buying the Ferrari,it's maintaining the ferrari as the parts are expensive. Example, I'm currently looking to buy a spare rim/wheel for my 328. Very rare to find just the one & Ive come across a $700 or $1500 spare rim. Ouch

 

yep, staying on top of maintenance is not cheap by any measure