This’ll be a hoot if you’ve ever fancied a 206 Dino https://www.carsales.com.au/cars/details/1969-ferrari-dino-206-gt-manual/SSE-AD-16787895 Sent from my iPhone using FerrariChat
Good value Aussie 360 spider perhaps [emoji848] Sign o the times https://www.carsales.com.au/cars/details/2003-ferrari-360-spider-f1-auto/OAG-AD-22950035 Sent from my iPhone using FerrariChat
Been thinking about a manual 360 Spider. Thoughts on this car being an import from the UK etc.? https://www.carsales.com.au/cars/details/2004-ferrari-360-spider-manual/OAG-AD-22533347/?Cr=13 Pretty new to this so any advice appreciated. Thanks.
Hi there and welcome to FC, I have a 360 spider I’ve owned for 7 years and my only advice would be to get a thorough PPI and be careful buying low mileage cars from the Uk with an engine bay full of original 20 year old hoses(I prefer high mileage cars with a wad of maintenance paperwork, that said you will spend money on the car regardless, have a good look at the service records and if it hasn’t had the transmission heat exchanger swapped out in 20 years I’d be weary, plus the Uk cars can suffer corrosion, if your in Sydney Sal at Racing red knows these cars inside out give him a bell and ask advice he’s very helpful, if you’re mechanically minded search Aldous voice on the net and have a good read all about 360s it’s good general knowledge, it’s a precarious business buying one of these cars be very careful, it makes me laugh when all I read is it’s a low maintenance cheap to run Ferrari, it’s not if you want to enjoy the car properly and buying a low mileage car is such a trap because things go off internally when a cars left sitting for months or years on end and when the car does finally get used for something other than trundling 20 minutes down the road once a month for cars n coffee all those old components that have been hanging on for 20 years will suddenly all start to fail and believe me the costs mount up very quickly and it’s always in the thousands, anyhoo when you do get one it’s a lot of fun (besides the occasionally eye watering maintenance costs), I’ve had plenty of great adventures in the car and would recommend one to anyone who wants to get involved and do a bit of maintenance here and there plus there’s a whole host of buffoons on here that have decades of experience and good advice and the toilet humour is unmatched absolutely anywhere on the internet so have fun and good luck with the search Regards Adrian Image Unavailable, Please Login Sent from my iPhone using FerrariChat
No, there were 2 built. This one was at Auto Italia a couple of years ago. The other car has been in longer term ownership in NSW, owner runs it in regularity at Historic meetings.
Thanks appreciate the advice. My preference is to buy something fairly decent and pay for it to be fully sorted after that, at least that way I have some idea what has been done properly and what needs to be done later on. Not too fussed on whole import thing being an issue assuming I can buy one cheaper than an Aus delivered one. I looked at the yellow one in Melbourne (I'm in Sydney) which is Aus delivered. Was at a dealer, and was really dirty because of where it was parked. Issue with that car is that they have lost the books and service records, but claim it's all up to date, I can only assume there is a way to check its service history if it's been to a Ferrari Service Centre and potentially rebuild that history? Not sure. Will give Sal a call and go from there, in the meantime will keep my eyes open.
Good for you, no books and a wad of paperwork no deal, I’d stay well away from dealers if possible, all the best [emoji120] Sent from my iPhone using FerrariChat
My 360 went to Ferrari North Shore, and the service advisor was able to see certain things in their system when it was serviced by an overseas dealer, but couldn't see any detailed notes.
It's a simple rule for used modern Ferraris - walk away from any car that doesn't have books & tools. And the books include the service history, walk away from any car that has incomplete history. Final point: look at the books, if it's not fully dealer serviced, then ring the last 3 independent mechanics who worked on the car.
