Hello from NJ! New GTS 6 speed member

Hi guys, are you all impeachment attorneys?? Asking what was paid, what someone would sell for etc. You should have bought the car for 30k because that price was when nobody was buying back in December, I had to literally push my way through buyers to get this car, the gentleman ran a busy A-1 class shop over there and if he sees this post thank you for the car!! 42000 views on ebay LOL more than the F1 MOVING car you are all so infatuated with. HAAAAAA. Sales tax/tags is also not cheap it costs thousands you can do the math yourself of how one would arrive at 35000.

Here is a picture of the seat right now go look at the dates detectives. Sorry that the dealer who photoed the car in those pics didn't clean it before, a little detail work goes along way. I conditioned these seats and you can see clearly. I have nothing to hide on the condition on this car as I stated I have owned a 355 before this was a purchase so I could try a gated gts!!

She runs great shifts great brakes are firm, sure it could use a few small trim items, I am currently working on the car as you can see in the photos, but this is a driver guys I will say it again. I could see if I was trying to pass it off as a concours car, but again THIS IS A 35000 DRIVER THAT I AM PROUD TO OWN. I don't know what else to say to you all, sorry the interior isn't sticky nor sun faded and the airbag isn't warped like the one you paid double for with a rolled back odometer, im truly sorry!! Haters gonna hate!
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LOL!!!! TITLE FRAUD!!!!!! Should I go back and complain to the seller?? I'm sorry you are upset that you missed the car pal.

I have a clear and clean NJ TITLE for this car in my name.

 

Haha, MIKED355, go rant about sending your paint meter in the mail to assess the true condition of cars. Its because of people like you that so many are deterred from Ferrari's in the first place. If I listened to half the BS on an internet forum, I never would have purchased a Ferrari, its like a bunch of kids in a sand box here.

Thanks!

 

Ok thanks for your input Mike, lets move it along to something more constructive. Car runs great, trying to figure out how much more power the euro model has than a us. Anybody know?

 

Im not hiding anything about the condition of the car, I enclosed photos of the same seats you showed. You can see the same seam that you showed as well. Can't be any more transparent than that! They were dry and in need of conditioning. Ferrarichat members made this car out to be a complete turd, but it really isn't one. You guys can continue to point out every flaw, I agree it is not perfect, but again I am calling it a driver not a concours car. Selling price to me does include all those extras because that's the true total cost out the door of the car. You can buy a car and not register it, but what good is that? Sale tax isn't free.

I appreciate the warm welcome. Trying to be a real member here.

 

We can go back and forth about one split seam guys, that does not make a seat trashed by any means. They ARE nice. I showed you pictures from today. Again, why would I take pictures of the same seat that you showed if I was concealing something. Also, I could have easily glued the seat but it isn't bad so I left it, it doesn't bother me one bit. Things can be fixed guys these are just cars.

I even used a high flash which brings out all imperfections. You showed me ones from months ago. Conditioning got rid of whatever residue was on the seats, they needed some help and I took care of it. They look great and they are soft not hard or brittle/cracked. You said the car needed a full new interior. Sorry thats not the case here, you should have inspected the car in person. There is no misrepresentation and no gain from such so please just go enjoy your 800000 dollar perfect concours GTS and lets all get along.

Here is my title, look at the issue date. I blacked out important information like dealer ID because that wouldn't be fair to the previous seller. He is a stand up guy and sold me a better car than I ever thought it was in person. I bought this car to enjoy and posted here to dispel all the hearsay everyone is so infatuated with.

I will gladly stop posting if that helps.
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LOL !!!!! Look at the issue date, go run a carfax. I don't know what else to tell you pal why would I share my name and address on a public forum, I can put whatever snippet I want out there, you can see the last 3 of the vin, go put it away for your records. You also see the ISSUE DATE, the make and model of the car. I'm sure a ferrarichat detective will post the rest of the vin momentarily...

 

Thanks guys. I am the new owner. I am not a dealer. I am not here to flip this car. I introduced myself to the forum with this thread. Its my second Ferrari, the first I sold after two years so I could try something different.

Do you guys ever get bored of your car? I think the 355 is an awesome ride and I wanted to try something different, so I went with a GTS. I also like high performance German cars. My favorite was my 86 951 turbo. The noses look similar at first glance. This car reminds me of the old P car but its better in many ways.

 

My first one was a 99 355 f1 spider. It is cool to try the 6 speed out. The f1 was amazing but it is a different experience with a clutch pedal. I could never replicate the shift speed that the f1 does in SPORT mode, that I will miss.

 

Found this website...

Ferrari F355

It quotes:

"This 1996 F355 (2.7 Motronic ECU) is specially different to the other later F355 (5.2 Motronic ECU), it is half mechanical and half computer machine which produces a brutal power to get 1/4 mile in 12.7 sec rather than the later F355 13.2 sec. The later F355 is designed to meet the new EC regulation to cut down the emissions; therefore the power has been massively reduced"

I think my car is actually a 96 build, do the euro cars have more horsepower than the north americans? I always thought 2.7 was for 95 only..

Any insight is appreciated.