F355 v 360

They made about 45% more 360s than 355s and IMO you are correct, the 355 is far better looking, it is also better sounding and with a few properly placed 'upgrades' can match or surpass 360 HP !!!

If Shaq can fit into a 355 (probably w/some 'adjustments'), so can you !!!

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=293387

 

360 all the way because it has much more room. Everything else is personal taste.

I'm 6'2 and it was hard for me in a 348/355 so I bought a 360 and love the space

 

Is that height or circumference sir

 

Besides the space advantage, the cost of ownership 'should' be lower due to the engine in belt service. At times this can be offset by a problematic F1 transmission.
However as a 355 owner, there is no comparison in the looks dept.

 

height sir
circumference 34" waist... lol

 

You might also look at having a shop remove the seat rails and mount the seat directly to the floor (once you have determined your correct seat position) to get an extra inch or two of headroom. A GTS will make it a ton easier to enter and exit the car with the roof panel removed.

 

You might want to look into the 550 or TR/512TR. Or, for a real classic from the pre-cheapo-plastic era (though it takes cash to get into vintage), the 330 GTC.

I'm also not a fan of the 360/F430 styling direction -- hasn't aged well at all. (And wasn't great to start.)

 

TR/Testarossa is even smaller than a 355. The 550 is an excellent choice if you like the GT cars and it has plenty of room.


Bullfighter, I fail to see why you are down on 360/430 the build quality and materails are far better than the previous cars. Unfortunately it has lost its rawness but that is the time.

They have gone from bad handling to race proven technology to produce some of the best handling cars with out the use of all wheel drive .

for the record , i like the old cars and my next one-man will be a high mileage 328

 

Ah, i remeber them days well

 

So don't buy one....

There's many thread about '355 tall driver' including this one - 'search' for more and alsorts of other good advice

http://ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=44803

 

Have you driven a 355 extensively? If so, what model? I'm 6'5 and have zero issues driving GTS and GTB cars. Cozy, yes, but that's a feature, not a bug.

 

If you want a 355 in your garage, that's the one to get. I too could have gotten a 360 but like you, the 360 just didn't do it for me. I love the looks and feel of driving a 355 (not to mention the sound)!

 

Jeremy Clarkson fits in a 355 and he is a 6'5" large frame.

http://www.streetfire.net/video/top-gear-jeremy-clarkons-ferarri-355_694405.htm

 

Just from this post alone you know you want a F355 in your heart. 360 is just a second thought. Read your own post again then you'll see.

Now go out there and get yourself a nice 355 F1 Berlinetta/GTS/Spider and start enjoying driving or just staring at it in your garage. Either way it's the best sounding Ferrari and it's also the best looking one too.

 

Subjectively, I think the 360 is a badly proportioned car. I suspect, but can't prove, that someone relatively heavy at Pininfarina sat on the front of the car during a doughnut break and they didn't have time to correct it. The ox-yoke front bumper never worked, and the wheels are unbelievably boring. (The CS package wheels are better.) I also think the whole design is too big to be called a sports car. (Recognizing that no one in the 360/F430 section will agree with a word I just typed...)

More objectively, from a quality perspective, the F1 gearbox is still jerky; there is a known variator issue that causes engine failure (at <10,000 miles on friend's car here in San Diego), and the interior plastic still turns to goo on the vents.

The F430 improves on several aspects of the 360 (mostly mechanically), but again it's not on my wanted list.

 

comparing that to a 328 boring wheels also( but wheels are a matter of opinion) , size , someone must have heard you because the 458 is smaller with much better legs room like the older cars should have been.

sportscars are meant to be manuals ...but americans are lazy and ferrari wanted please us so F1 became more popular.

and on such an expensive can WHY DOES THE INTERIOR STILL turn googy?

Can't say I totally disagree with you Bullfighter.

 

Good question, that is just ridiculous. Driving my Chevelle on saturday (which is 40yrs old) I was looking around pleasantly at all of the parts that weren't melting.

I drove my F355 on sunday and while I don't have any melting parts, the hvac controls need a new overlay.

 

Bite your tongue!! 328 wheels were the last great Ferrari road wheels, an all-time classic. Daytona version was even better!

355 wheels are sharp, but those old five-spoke Cromodoras scream "Ferrari" like nothing else.

</useless unsolicited wheel rant>

 

Way true!

355 wheels are quite good too. Just need a bit of a lip on them.

 

Your so right. Sometimes I swear the front end is wider than the back on the 360. The 430 is much the same. They are much too bulky. The 458 is a wonderful car and has brought back Ferrari to where they should always have been.
Now back to the 355. The reason why so many put up with the gooey bits and the melting headers, the valve guides and a couple of other things is because once these problems are solved, you cant find a better car period.

 

I used to base buying decisions purely off of the numbers. Which was faster and more modd-able.

Coming from 1000+hp turbo cars it's hard to describe to my friends how a "slow" F355 can be so much fun. The sound, the feel, the look of the car is just so unique and enjoyable.

 

Listen to Jon, he says good things!!

+288 GTO .....

The 360 is not very attractive and the 430 got worse. The 355 has it all!!

+355 ........ I had some fairly hi-HP turbo and TT p-cars and the 355 trumps them all with far less HP .......

 

You are killing with the love of the 328 wheels. I try hard but don't see it. And when pick up mine there will be a set on the tree lawn on trash day lol.