Here is my new 355

After 12 years of ownership my trusty 328 that I thought I would never sell is going away and becoming a 355. If anyone wants to check out the new ride here is the link http://www.sportauto.cc/inventory_ferrari/1999_F355_Spider_Black/index.htm. Steve was a great guy to deal with if any of you are ever in the market and he is getting my extraordinarily clean 328. Now I get to have fun since the 355 is definitely a fast car while my wife's E320 Mercedes Wagon was beginning to really challenge the 328. If anyone has any comments or knows anything about this car that I am buying all information is appreciated. It does look like two careful owners have owned the car since it has only been serviced at Ferrari. It had a major 2 years ago, the compression and leak down was near perfect, and nothing was sticky nor had there been any attempts to remedy any stickiness in this car. About the only cosmetic redo on the car was the edge of the driver's bolster which is hardly avoidable in the 9000 miles the car has traveled.

 

I never saw the guy's butt, but I feel confident on the mileage since there are a multitude of receipts to coordinate the mileage with. And the dyed area is only the very edge of the bolster probably where Mr. Big Butt's levi's went down the bolster -- the seat bottom is perfect and was not touched. Also, the tires are all original 1999 coded tires with probably 1000 miles left in them which would be pretty consistent with the mileage. One interesting thing is that the engine has been out 2X on this car, once for the major at 6900 miles and a second time, at 8000 miles for front main crank seal. On the second engine out they also did the waterpump. Hopefully I will not have to get intimate with the engine for a couple of years.

 

Well now I know that I don't have the only one. Is yours a 6spd or an F1?

 

For all of you interested, the 328 is going to Sport Auto in NC. It is a good car but make no mistake -- it has been a driver. The good news is that it has 40,000 miles and never had any paint work. The paint on the front bumper is pretty weak and I had the seats dyed which looked great for a year and now -- not so great. The seats have the texture now of vinyl. The AC works for a few weeks after it is charged and then it needs a recharge. Also, the led switches on the console are quirky -- sometimes they work and sometimes they don't. Other than that, it is the typical red/tan 328 and one that I have enjoyed.

 

This is what the compression and leak down test looked like. I would be curious what other results people have seen on theirs. Eric
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