I bought my first FERRARI and my wifes happy... Bonus

Urrgh! At least it's easy to clean off.

Go to SuperCheap and get yourself some Ali Brite and a spray bottle.

Put the Ali Brite into the spray bottle as is, no mixing required and spray onto the alloy. Leave for 5 mins and hose off with a garden hose.

It's that simple. The alloy looks like new afterwards.

It opens the 'pores' in the alloy and lets all the gunk come out of it making it look clean again. You can only do this a few times before it starts to "pit" the alloy I was told. But once it's done once, it will look clean again for another 20 years.

It's safe to spray on rubbers, belts and all the electrical stuff. Doesn't do anything to that stuff.

I used this on my Honda CR450. It had that brown dirt stain all over the alloy frame. A friend told me about this and brought some over. Sprayed it on, left for 5 mins and hosed off.

If I used a light paint brush on it, it would have gotten in all the nooks and crannies but I was not too fussed. I cleaned it up and sold it.

I have some before and after pics of the bike where you can see the difference, but I won't post in this thread to take it right off track.

I'll put em up in my thread if you want to take a look.

 

wow...great tip...thanks! you're useful for once.

 

Thanks mate, sounds like no hard work required, right up my alley

 

Like Kimi "he knows what he's doing"

 

Cheers...............I think.

 

You and me both!

 

Your thread had been on track for too long to be classified as an Aussie thread

sorry

 

Try Tempe Tyres

 

So, how did today go?

 

FMS had a new reservoir on the shelf for $200 - I was expecting to pay more and wait a month to have it shipped from Italy. Well done Ferrari!

The guy who runs spare parts in Sydney, Matt, couldn't be more helpful.

 

Would have thought it highly unusual for a reservoir to break

 

the outlet tubes are pressed into stiff rubber bushes, which allow the whole thing to move from side to side. Easy to accidentally move it, e.g. if you're leaning over the engine for some reason. If moved too much, the outlet tubes crack where they meet the body of the reservoir.

 

Is "leaning over the engine" Ianspeak for a reacharound.....or similar?
NTTAWWT

 

hi Graeme,

I absolutely adore Khamsins (easily in my top 10 favourite cars)and think they drive very much like a modern, considering they are 70's "vintage". Thanks to Citroen hydraulics no doubt. I used to read the Khamsin thread religiously on F-chat.

Although its too early to really draw any substantial conclusions, do you have any regrets moving on from the Khamsin?

i guess I'm asking as I'm at a crossroads and considering selling my 308 (its in the same colour scheme as your 456) and moving on to something modern. I know the experience is different but the real question I want to ask, do you prefer the modern 456 over your Khamsin despite they are from different eras.

As PP would say....perhaps I just don't get vintage (anymore)....but I loved my 911 3.2 Carrera......My 308 should be at least as good (and I expected it to be better) but somehow, its not

 

sell the 308....buy a 3.2 Carrera....pocket the difference....be happy!!!

 

I don't go back, I go forwards......and more importantly perhaps I've changed. I don't know and I won't have the definitive answer until I get my car back.

It then begs the question do I transition to a modern?

Although I haven't looked at the 911 Carrera market here, I doubt I will get much change anyway.

Btw, how did the clutch change go? Did you use an AP clutch?

 

FYI....I'm on my 2nd 308GTB and I love this one more than the first. You might do the same with the 911.

I still have my original clutch...it hasn't been changed yet.

I'm getting the OEM one....I don't know if that's AP or something else.

 

Good response Graeme but I’m not sure if a simpler classic is the way to go considering a 308 is a relatively easy car to maintain and relatively cheap as exotics go. People bandy about terms like analogue vs digitial but in the end, it becomes about the experience you get and how you engage with the car.

I don’t believe I’m interested in outright performance…I’m just looking for a car that feels tactile and involving. I love the way my 308 looks in grigio and it sound terrific, esp on the overrun but the rest of it is average. I concede it’s a matter of finding that sweet spot in the set up-the steering, the right pads in the brakes, the right fluid in the gearbox, the right take up of the clutch…all issues easily fixable I hope.

Perhaps I starting to think whether you have a great vintage/classic car experience (or not) is VERY dependent on getting that sweet spot and that operating window is very narrow.
I had an opportunity to buy a Khamsin and I let it slip by as I mused about it…it was cheaper to buy then a 308 QV at the time too. Hasn’t that situation changed!!!! As you said, Khamsins are rare so it makes it worthwhile to export…..b/c like you said, they’ve become a commodity. I thought the Khamsin drove amazing well and when my procrastination lost me my chance, I thought what the hell, go for a 308. It’s a Ferrari. It must be better than an auto Khamsin. To my dismay, it hasn’t been the case……yet The Khamsin still felt modern….the 308 feels……well old.

Btw, I test drove a Khamsin, I didn’t test drive my 308 as it’s a UK car. Was that my problem?

 

I've driven lots of cars, good and bad, and the 308 I'd one of the most enjoyable. Either your expectations are off course our your car is crap.

Either way, if you're not happy with it just piss it off and buy something better. Life's too short.

 

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