Why should one NOT buy a 1995 F355 Spider (manual)?

Ella re! Beautiful car!! If you EVER want to sell your car, let me know!

Red/tan 355 Berlinetta is right up my alley!

 

Not selling PAP ever ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The car is immaculate and running really well.

I will post some more better pics tonight for you!

 

Aye!! Didnt think so!

Excellent! Cheers brother!

 

The difference, if any, is *supposed* to be the F1 semi-auto transmission instead of the 6 speed manual tranny.

For a used car, the F1 semi-auto tranny has an interesting advantage: it never misses a shift...never grinds a gear.

Whereas eventually *every* human driver will grind a gear and dust a little metal into their tranny fluid.

So you've got a better chance of having a good gearbox if you buy a used F1 tranny car. Just a thought.

 

You want to own a normal daily driver Ferrari before acquiring a Ferrari supercar ala F40 or F50. And if I wanted a 355, the 1995 6 speed would be at the top of mylist.

 

You will love it.....I have a '96 F355 Spider Red/Tan

It is awesome!! I drive it 3+ times a week, top is down 95% of the time here in SOCAL. Had a 348 for 1 year and loved that but this completely different, the 6 speed is wonderful, power seats and top are cool to have and the 375HP and greatest exhaust note ever is addicting. Fortunately, no issues in over a year just routine oil changes and tires. It offers the most bang for the buck for entry level Ferraris. There is no reason you should not buy one!!

 

Great to hear you are still enjoying it Jeff!!

 

Because most are polished turds that's why. Most of these 355's need more then a ton of work, to get them back even remotely close to the level they left the factory. They are a wonderful car when driving and running as intended, but most have seriously deferred maintenance issues that with bite you in the wallet very hard. Do your research and spend upwards of 10k MORE to get the right car with ALL service records. Otherwise your dream will turn sour very fast.

 

Fact is, any car can cost you big money, the car we are talking about here will return more to the driver than 99% of other cars. Take the time to experience a F355 and you will soon be forgetting about this that might break or that that is sticky. The 355, along with a lot, if not all, Ferrari's are a dream, they are a dream to look at, they are a dream to smell, they are a dream to sit in and they are a dream to hear, they are a dream to drive, they sometimes need help, and at points during my ownership so far it has felt like the car has a soul, it's almost alive, like a cute little puppy dog holding its leash in it's mouth, willing its owner to take it for a walk. Then when you head out it turns into a pit bull urging you on with a fierce bark and constant tugging at the rope. It really is something else, the more you experience it the more it becomes a part of you, like those cold evening's with your cat on your lap, it comforts you to pat the cat, it becomes a part of the things you really enjoy, for reasons words cannot describe, I guess you could say we fall in love with these cars.

Spend a day with one, trust me, you will not be able to live without it.


This is assuming Ferrari ownership is a dream of yours, if not, and you are buying this to impress the neighbors then RUN, 355's are for people who are passionate about Ferrari. Buy a Porsche to impress the Jones'

 

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