High Mileage Ferraris

cple guys have posted about putting over 100k on their cars. a bunch of had 50k plus. not really sure what kind of answer you are looking for. they dont break if you take care of them. why shld it be different than any other car?

 

As said above, follow the recommmended service schedule. The degree of service does depend on the model, but then, you did not specify.

 

I know someone who owns these 3 cars. He bought them all new. The 430 probably has 25k miles of track time

328 over 250k miles
348 over 200k
430 over 125k

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Do you know how many times each engine/transmission has been partially/fully rebuilt?

 

Yes, Kev’s a true car/Ferrari guy.
I remember feeling quite honored when couple of years ago, at some event (in Monterey maybe), he pulled me aside to show me having just achieved combined 500K miles between all of them earlier that day.
And let’s not forget that his cars are nice enough to receive (and have ?) Platinum level judging scores also.

OTOH Sam, you're not known to be afraid of driving yours often either.

 

Just like anything with oily bits....... if they are maintained, they will last.

L have been owning, driving and tracking Ferraris for 30 years. They are very well made and screwed together.

 

I think the 430 blew up around 75k on the track. Not sure about the other two

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Ferraris are made to be driven.

They deteriorate just sitting there.

Met a guy on a rally that had a Porsche 959. He found it in a Japanese museum. He had to replace all the rubber bushings etc because they dried out and were as hard as a rock. The car basically had to be taken apart.

Driving a Ferrari is a good thing indeed.

 

I have 90,000 on my '86 Testarossa. I figure its one of the highest TR mileages in the States.

 

I think it is funny as hell when someone has a 2007 F430 or whatever, with 7k miles and the n they have over $40k in maintenance.

Drive the damn cars.

Someone made a comment recently on my classic Ferrari, that omg I put so many miles on it (actually only 3k in 3 years..)

Drive it or they will break.

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There is a guy on here with something like 145k miles on his 458... alluded to having no major issues except expected maintenance.

 

I can personally attest to this having driven with him many times. Great guy. I'm convinced the best single thing you can do to keep your Ferrari in tip-top shape is to....drive them...drive them often, yes things will break - fix them immediately.

You'll be happy.

 

Ive 114,000 on my 550 and it still runs beautifully....regular use and regular maintenance is the recipe to happy motoring!

 

that's awesome - how many miles did it have when you bought it?

 

Rather a lot ! ! 108,000 under one owner. Thread about the car here incase you feel like a laugh at my stupidity! ...https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=23&t=1152996&i=0

Slightly hypocritical as I havent used it much recently but its always taken out, run up and exercised even when not in use. Has never let me down....yet!

 

that's awesome - good for you! I didn't read all 18 pages on piston heads but does it say how many belt changes the car had?

 

couple thoughts - first is you rock. love the car, love the acquisition, love the refurbishment. in some ways buying a car and not having to do anything to it makes it less yours. taking a good but not perfect foundation and getting it to where you like is rewarding and meaningful. The best way to enjoy the Ferrari games is to do exactly this. Buying higher mileage well cared for cars and making them your onw and then driving them. I love the color combo of your car - its to die for. getting a higher mile 550 and using it is on my list of things to do, for sure. welcome to fchat and you have already made this a better place! post some pics for us!!

 

A good friend of mine had a BMW M1 and put almost 250,000 miles on it. Drove it all the time in the 1990's. I had 50,000 miles on my 550. Got 21,000 on my 458.

 

I saw Kev today. He has 160k miles on his 430

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Now that's impressive

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thats effing awesome. does he have a decent daily commute that he uses it for...hard to find time to drive 160k miles for fun otherwise - maybe no kids etc?

 

350k miles on a 308, on an original unrebuilt motor?
And the second one I’ve heard of is 200k miles.

 

That’s awesome!


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