355 Spare Tire

More common(like anything of this sort is so..lol) on the Euro cars...very hard to find used and very expensive. I can honestly say that in the past 7 years I have seen only 2 FS and they were in the UK.

I'll keep an eye out if no one here has one for sale.

 

Here you go Rob! Act quick and its all yours!

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/FERRARI-355-SPARE-WHEEL-BRACKETS_W0QQitemZ120183373424QQihZ002QQcategoryZ6782QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


I actually bought a 355 spare wheel and brackets from this seller for my 348 around 1 month ago.
I have only ever seen one 355 spare wheel for sale and I thought I better buy this one for my car!
I have not mounted the wheel in my car yet. The tyre is new, but a little old and perished. I am currently chasing up a new tyre for mine before I mount it in the trunk.

 

Check your PM

Thanks!

 

I don't see a need for one unless its some 'concours' thing. IMO they just add weight and take up good subwoofer space....
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GREAT find PAP.....Robbie, if you really want one you had better snap this one up....lol

 

Robbie -

I have to tell you, it's worth thousands. Buy it.

 

Bah, I bought two Fix-A-Flat's at the hardware store for $3.99 each and have AAA Plus. Saves weight too! ;

 

A friend has a spare I think - how many thousands : tens or hundreds ?

 

More like $2k-$3k

 

"Comfort" is AAA Plus...their flat bed can cover more issues than just a flat tire...like a failed clutch, ignition, etc.

 

I'd just go with the cell phone for that kind of cost and call a tow truck if needed. I haven't needed a tow in 20 yrs of driving and saved a ton in AAA membership (what does that cost per year?) I'd only do that spare if I was nutso about concours points.

 

I never needed it either...until twice in the past 12 months! (btw both times they responded with a flat bed within 40 minutes and you are right about the 355 on a flat bed, but any professional operator will have the proper boards and such needed to get the car up with minimal hassles) I think it is $85 per year, but I get it back in spades in discounts. For example: hotel, rental car, and restaurants...typically I can save an additional 5 to 10% on hotel and rental car rates (I travel a lot for work). Free maps, which is handy (I have a AAA office 1/2 mile from my house too). They also have great deals on shopping too, if you or your wife are into that. I was at an outlet mall today in the San Diego area and picked up the AAA coupon book for additional discounts at many of the retailers. AAA is also handy if you need them to change a tire, lock out service, jumps starts and they even have a new battery service where they will come to you and install a new battery with a 3 year free replacement warranty at competitive prices. They also have a discount travel service and auto insurance too. They offer way more than towing these days.

http://www.aaa.com/scripts/WebObjects.dll/ZipCode.woa/wa/route

 

BTW, of the friends of mine with exotics that needed a flatbed, less than half were for a tire related issue it was some other mechanical problem.

 

Are you planning a road trip?? Are you at 11k miles yet....?

 

Tow hook and skid plates!!!

I agree...2 hrs away could be trouble.

F355 - interesting, I didn't realize AAA did all that stuff. Still no need, I travel so much for work I have millions of hotel / air points.

ok, if a spare is needed the cheapest way may be one of those Ebay wheels, if you can get just one. I'd still rather spend the $$$ on the cross drilled rotors being discussed in the other thread...

 

Another nice feature with AAA (I am sound like a commercial I know ) is with membership, it works with any car you are driving, even a friends or family member's.

 

Spoke with friend today - maybe not as expensive as suggested

 

From Ferrari it is.....from someone who doesn't have a need for it....much cheaper...lol

 

The wheel, tire, and mounting brackets in the US are around 2500-3000 USD