348 Test Drives Advice

Welcome to Ferrarichat.
Hope you enjoy your test drive on Monday.

 

Mate, anytime. Buy a 348 with confidence. The 348 brotherhood on here will help you out with anything. And I mean anything! Good luck!

 

Try not be too excited when you go check the cars out!! I remember the first time that I drove a Ferrari on a test drive.....my head was spinning.

 

My head is still spinning after 14 months of 348 ownership. I love it!

 

I think your head was spinning before you bought the 348

 

Um.......yes. That was because I was high on magic mushrooms before I test drove it.

 

Hi Chris - the 348 "could" be an every day car, but you and the car would be a lot happier if you had a 2nd car. I keep an old Honda for the rainy days and high-risk parking trips.

Heck, Forza had an article last year of a 250GTO used as an everyday car in Italy.

I probably use my 348 80% of the time in the summer, and down to 5% in the depths of winter.

 

just DO NOT EXPECT the power steering like they said in the adv. !!!!!!!!!!!! for the rest have fun
G.

 

Hi Chris,

Yes, you can use a 348 every day the more you use them the better it will run!

The ad said that its a tb but the badge says its a GTB which is the better model, I would need the vin number to know for sure which model it really is.

I think Chaa who posts on here knows the owner of Benz - Baverian who have it for sale, so he might be able to get a bit more information on it for you?

Let me know if I can help.

Regards,
Phil.

 

Don't want to put you off but IMO a Ferrari is not an everyday car. It's too special to do that to especially in British weather. Keep it for weekends and special occasions, that way you will enjoy it to the maximum and look forward to driving it. It won't be just a daily drive. You really need to put maximum effort and concentration into a 348 and I just don't think it's the right car for the daily grind.

Get yourself a cheap runaround. Think this to yourself, can you imagine parking it and leaving it in a supermarket car park? I have trouble just leaving mine at a quiet local pub let alone anywhere else!!

 

Yes, I would agree with that.Because I don't use the 348 every day, when I do use it, it's treat and not a chore.

 

I think I saw that up for sale last year at another garage in the Midlands. I remember the painted colour-coded rear grill, which to me looks horrible.

Can't recall the price or anything else. Sorry.

What's the mileage on it?

 

500 miles a month is not unrealistic Chris. Drive the car and enjoy it mate. Dont let it be a garage queen. These cars are meant to be driven alright.

 

Hi Chris,

I bought my 348 from Nick early last year. He may be a little more expensive than some, but the quality and reliability of the car (the one I bought anyway) has been second to none.

Top guys who know their stuff.

If I can help any more, let me know - good luck with your search.

Mark

 

Hi Chris,

Like you I work away all week so I do Pelsall to Swindon (100 miles) every Monday and return on Friday, normally this is in my company car but I sometimes use my 348 Spider without having any problems. The last time I used the car for work also involved 3 visits in that week to our labs in Hemel with the car filled with paint samples, this is a round trip of 176 miles around the M4 & the M25 without missing a beat.

In May 2005 I drove to Monte Carlo and then into Italy, in the 3 weeks there I drove around 7000 Km (4,349 miles) all without the car having any problems, the total mileage that summer was around 7,500 miles. So like Pap said just drive it!!

One more point Yes, I do leave it in the supermarket car park!!!

Regards,
Phil.