Anyone know this car?

Yes I was logged in. The link did not work. Anyway, I saw the car in question a while ago on Craigs list (or ebay?) I think. Its very nice and tempting at that price, but I think I gotta have an arrest me red (on the outside) Ferrari (at least my first one!)

We will see what tomorrows phone calls bring.

FYI I have looked a a couple of 348s in my region as well as one in Ohio that looked pretty good, but I was a bit to slow and lost it to a local. 348s are really sexy but the Mondial is a car I could actually live with and use, its more practical and I love the convertible model lines with the top down.

Many thanks to all who have commented, guided and mentored. I'll keep you all up to date.

DavidJ

 

Ok here goes;
Got the car for a really good price with a flatbed tow to my address included.
No PPI but I spoke to the mechanic that worked on the car for the last 13 years. He was very positive about the condition of the car in general and in specific about the intermettent Slow Down light.
Major will need to be done after this driving season but I am totally psyched.

Getting a bank check right now.

Never thought I would actually have a Ferrari!
DavidJ

 

Thanks to all of you.
It's mine!
Delivery around 7 PM NJ time tonight.
I have the title and one set of keys (there are 3 sets) 2 keys per set. One for the door (a small key) and one larger folding key for the ignition, per set.
I didn't know this but the car also has an alarm, full tool set in the leather case and the owners manual and other stuff in a nice leather case as well. A Ferrari car cover and the convertible top cover too.

As I was driving home with the original rims/tires in the back of my old Corolla with 150K on the clock, a red Ferrari F50 passed me on the entrance to the Garden State Parkway. He nailed it as he passed me and he was gone like I was going backward. Amazing....
I think it was a sign.

Sometimes the stars do align.
Can't wait for 7 PM!

I will take plenty of pix of the birth.
David J

 

The flatbed is delayed due to a flipped dump truck on the highway slowing everything down.
I mostly upset because it will be dark when he gets here.

Oh well, I waited all my life to have a Ferrari, I guess I can wait another 45 minutes or so.

DJ

 

Delivered! 2 hours late and in the dark, but A-OK. Covered with yellow pollen. I'll have to clean it off before I use the cover.
I'm amazed that this has actually happened.
DJ
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So...
One day later and with a bad sinus cold....I stayed home from work.
Kind of an excuse to spend some time with the new toy.
Went down to the garage (I live in a apartment building) to take my new baby out for some needed photos for the insurance.
While I was at it I started learning about Ferraris and this cars personality.
I'm 5'7", 160. getting in and out of the seats is hard work for me. I'm going to slide the seat back all the way for an easer ingress/egress from now on.
Geez... do Italians have small feet or something? The space between the pedals is non-existent. I could barley get my foot on the dead pedal without pressing the clutch. I was wearing sneakers too. I will have to get special shoes to fit this car!! I'm sure Ferrari makes a beautiful pair.....for $1000!

I removed the small black tape covering 2 warning lights. What was actually covered was the seatbelt warning for the passenger side (I knew this one).
The other warning light was NOT the slow down or ECU lights but was the shock absorber warning. I had thought the car was a bit stiff during the test drive.
I know this might be an ECU for the shocks and might be a bit of an expensive repair. I will look at the fuse and other simple things first. According to the owners manual the shocks will default to a "safe" setting if there is a fault detected. Hope so.
Other than that I will need to address the engine bonnet opener electrical issue. Could it be a fuse?? That would be a miracle.

I dropped the top when the wife came home from work. Looks like the passenger side rubber seal between the windows is just about history, I'll need one of those too.
The issue with the top is; the cover is not fitting. It has shrunk quite a bit. I'm guessing at least 5" lengthwise. I'm going to let it sit out in the sun for a while and then coax it to stretch, hopefully not tearing the stitching.
One of the previous owners installed a killer stereo with 2 Pioneer amps, an ADS crossover and a 6 disk Pioneer CD changer in the front trunk. Also a Pioneer Premier head end unit and a sub woofer under the drivers seat. That thing will help digest your meal! The equipment in the front trunk is mounted flush to a false floor bottom. I would love to ditch the CD changer which is mounted vertically, and get the space back. The false floor/CD player eats up more than 6 " of depth in the trunk. I would install a iPod adapter and that's it. There is also some type of mounting bracket for either an old cell phone transceiver, or possibly a satellite receiver module for the Pioneer head unit. That will have to go too.
Back to the important stuff: With all I have heard about slow windows, this car has windows that work fine for me, The rear motors make noise but its only for 10 seconds or so while the windows are opening/closing. I'm OK with that.
I will have to replace the rear window switches however. They feel like they will give up the ghost very soon. There was an old broken window switch in the tool case. I'm going to try and take it apart to see what the weak point is and try to do something about it if I can.
The ashtray was replaced with a flat piece of plastic. It popped out easily. Underneath is a plastic module with a blinking red LED. I'm guessing it is part of the alarm system. I have no clue about the alarm, there is no remote, no instructions, nothing. I also found several small modules in the area near the driver side head light bucket, mounted on the fiberglass trunk wall. No clue about those either, probably the alarm as well.
Well I started feeling a bit under the weather after a while. So I parked it back inside, next to my neighbors 911 Carerra 4, (He is in awe of the Ferrari BTW), and called it a day.
Hopefully I will be able to take her out on the road this weekend and really learn a few things.

Again; a big thanks to a great bunch of people here for supporting and advising me on this big step. I own a beautiful Ferrari!! (my wife loves it too)!!

DavidJ