First Day of Ownership, and now a problem

Prices on these cars are all over the map, so I wouldn't be so quick on the 'paid too much' assessment...it's just they are complicated machines and are getting to the age where a certain amount of 'shaking out' is required.....

I'd rather part with the money under the hood on a car that was in excellent condition trim/paint wise. Sounds as if that's what you have here..

They are simply expensive to maintain, more like a plane or helicopter, and like those type machines, the cost of 'gambling' on deferred maintenance rarely pays off.

Good to hear you are back on the road.......enjoy!

Hook up with the 'network' out there.....bunches of good folks!

 

LOL! There's LOTS 'not to know'!!

My first one ran well 2 hours of a 13 hour ride back to Texas!

Later there were blown headers.....small engine compartment fires....minor nuisances, like that..... It sat six months waiting on the new (used) parts....

It's gotten much better with this site and others on the Internet, a later car like yours should be a snap, but they do require some care and feeding...

Get to know Brian if he's close enough.......

I use the dealer for stuff like frame realignment, things like that. For all around service procedures they can be beat.....they are busy swapping Enzo engines under warranty, stuff like that. So, see???

Each model has it's weak points......no exemptions!

 

Hi Larry,

It really is a beautiful car. A friend and I had a long talk about buying it last Saturday night after looking at it with Jack during the rainstorm. He was going to consider trading in a Dinan M3 for the car. At that point, we had not asked about service issues, yet, but I was impressed by the condition of the car.

I agree I would have been annoyed to learn after the sale that service was due, but I think it will be great once done. I'll be surprised if it doesn't hold its value well, too.

steve

 

YES. Just went through this with a 328, where the belts and basic service were done and the bearings weren't, despite the absence of receipts showing when the bearings had last been replaced. Obviously the engine didn't have to come out, but a 30K service is still significant work.

The lesson learned was that you need to know what parts are due for replacement. And yes, I had the water pump rebuilt at the same time just because he was already in there...