Have my 348 back after over a year...

It was in the shop for some very minor things, but due to shop volume, some interest from potential buyers, my need for more space etc., it turned into a lengthy stay. All I can say is the old saying distance makes the heart grow fonder is absolutely true. Holy hell what a great car. The shift cables were sorted and some minor intake issues corrected, and it just screams and everything just slams home as it should. I've been driving my 575 and 993 for fun, and I guess those two kind of lulled me with their comfort and easy speed (especially the 575)...but my oh my, the 348 is a live wire. Still the most visceral and engaging car I've ever driven. The sound, the throttle response, the click clack of the shifter, THE STEERING. Just sublime.

People can cry and moan all they want, but 348's are special cars. Especially when they have Challenge wheels and springs, straight pipes, F40 seats, and shorter gearing Glad I didn't sell, for sure.

 

When I get a second for sure!

 

Here's a quick, crappy pic from while I was having a salad and simultaneously admiring the car
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Nah, I just have two other cars, one of which had a "getting to know" period. Otherwise I'd have been fit to be tied!!

 

Point taken I do think it was the thrill of a new toy that got me through. Man...it's just unbelievable how well this thing is running and shifting. NO balkiness whatsoever from the shifter now that the cables are 100%. What's amazing to me is that, by all common metics, the 575 is the "better" car by a wide margin. The 348 has something you just can't measure, though. It's a level and, perhaps more importantly, TYPE of involvement that Ferrari sadly started to mute. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE my Maranello, always wanted one and it's not going anywhere, but for ripping and snorting and feeling like I'm driving the closest thing to an F40 I'm likely to have...the 348 is a total bargain, I swear.