Question here for original and current owners of Canadian Spec Ferraris, specifically the 348. Are the owner's manuals labeled "Canadian Version", or similar? I'm trying to find an accurate set of manuals and pouch. Since these items can be quite expensive I'd like to buy the right ones in the first place. As an example, this is what the U.S. cars received: Image Unavailable, Please Login
My Canadian Spec 348 came with manuals labeled "U.S. Version". I'm not the first owner though, so I can't absolutely guarantee that I have the correct ones.
Thanks, that's the same I've seen... U.S. manuals in Canadian cars, but seemingly after-the-fact. Any first owners out there?
My original canadian testarossa had all US books. I know they were original as the car had ALL the paperwork and I spoke to the previous 3 owners. Only original item missing was the exhaust and the second owner still had it and I bought it back. So back in 90s they had US books.
Thanks, but one would think a supplement at least. Differences are; DRLs, no mouse motor seatbelts, no engine ECU test buttons and has provisions for the CANFIX system. http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/348-355-sponsored-bradan/545475-what-button.html
Early OMs were identical to US manuals. Later OMs were the same, but said US-Canada and had English and French sections in the same OM. That started around 2005 with the F430 and 2006 with the 612.
I post a topic about différence between US & Canadian 328. I'm surprised to have got any answer. Nobody know or all don't care ?
And front bumpers, at least on some cars www.ferrarichat.com/forum/308-328-sponsored-yellow-compass-group/545027-candian-328-a.html
Thanks guy Just "some cars" with différent front bumpers ! Not all ? There are the two points that I have noted so far.
Bertrand, I posted "at least on some cars" because I have no reliable information as to whether all cars originally sold new in Canada have the bumpers with "tabs(?)." I had heard that some cars sold new in Canada were US versions including non-metric gauges, all coming through Ferrari North America, but I can't remember when or from whom I heard that. I have only seen one "Canadian" 328 in-the-metal, a black GTS in Vancouver about 8 years ago - I don't think the then owner is on F-Chat - and seen photos of another, a red GTS that was for sale in Calgary about 8 years ago. With respect to metric gauges on Canadian, are all gauges metric or only the speedometer and odometer? I recall the aforementioned black GTS as having the metric speedo/odo but I don't recall if the other gauges were metric or Imperial / US measurements.
Interestingly, this one for sale has a km/h speedo but the other gauges are not metric: 1987 Ferrari 328 - Kelowna $119,000 | autoTRADER.ca same with this one 1989 Ferrari 328 - Windsor $150,000 | autoTRADER.ca Perhaps these are US cars with the speedos changed? or the other gauges weren't metric for Canada?
The red one in Kelowna doesn't have the Canadian style bumper, whereas the white one in Windsor does. To quote Lewis Carroll "curiouser and curiouser."
What about the other car ? Ferrari or not. There was no legal rule for this in Canada at that time ? Few weeks ago, I saw a Mondial fitted with "Canadian front bumper" in .. Belgium ! But I haven't meet the owner ( probably one car imported ). Not sure I will see another one soon in my area.
Metrification in Canada started in the early 70's was not fully implemented until the early 80's. Road signs, speedometers and odometers were in metric by 1977 / 78. But Canadians continue to this day to use both measurements, informally if not formally, e.g., we might use metric in talking about vehicle acceleration and speed but "miles per gallon" in talking about fuel consumption. Our history of using Imperial measures from our days as a British colony and the continuing influence of the US media and marketing are strong. I don't know what, if any, government requirements were in place with respect to using metric for secondary gauges or whether smaller auto manufacturers were exempt. As to the Mondial with a "Canadian" bumper, I think all US version Mondial 3.2 have the "tabs". The first time that I saw a "Canadian" bumper on a 328, I thought it was actually a Mondial 3.2 bumper that had been installed as a replacement, possibly due to crash damage. I passed on the car because, at that time, I didn't know about the Canadian version and the (BMW) dealer couldn't explain it.
Part of the answer here : http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/308-328-sponsored-yellow-compass-group/545027-candian-328-a.html
Thanks Bertrand. Anything more on the gauges? All metric? Some metric? If the secondary gauges are metric on Canadian market cars, I wonder whether there was an insert or addendum to the Canadian owner's manual, which takes us back to the question of the original post.
Jon, I check my notes and all "Canadian" 328 I have picture are with metric speedometer. But I don't know all of them.... Concerning owner's manual, I don't have any information. But those book have a reference. So if Canadian owner's manual exists, it would have a specific reference
The list of "international country codes used in charts for printed language and/or specific maket version" has been published in OTTO magazine N°7. There is any Canadian version of owner's handbook for 348 or 328 listed
Aside from the actual owner's manual, can anyone confirm exactly what literature came inside the Ferrari pouch for the 348?
Hi, my name is Tom, I have a 1995 F355 Spider. In the past few weeks, my speedometer is sporadic and only working on and off... also the needle does not go to the zero mark when the car is turned off. Any ideas.?
Welcome - take a look in the 355 section about speedo sender problems - classic Ferrari issue If you take a close look at your speedo you should see a pin preventing it go to zero