Beautiful Swatters Blue F355 Spyder

Jon, I've had my 95' F355 for about a month now, talk to me Saturday I'll give you my impression so far, all good.
And your right Tom the 95' does not have the OBDII, it has the OBDI, and slightly larger air intakes due to the 2.7 motronic instead of the 5.2. The only differece I believe in the injection system was to be able to add the alarm & engine imobilizer, as the 95's do not have factory alarms.

Did you say the 30K has been done yet?

And Intercity Transport brought mine from Houston to Long Island in 5 days for $1200.

 

Looks a little on the light side to be a TDF? Nart maybe?

 

I recognize the photo from their shop and I also remember your car being offered by them not long ago. I almost bought an E55 from those guys...they seem to be a pretty good organization (I picked up an A6 4.2 Sport Quattro, which was the better choice for me as a daily driver here in NJ).

I look forward to discussing your 95 on Saturday as well. Decisions, decisions...I think my wife is ready to kill me already! ;-)

 

That really went the extra mile, they had it brought to Ferrari of Houston for me to have it looked over. Ferrari said it needed some minor repairs, i.e. power top issue, hazard flashers, a/c problem, around $2200 worth. They paid for all the repairs! They told me they didn't have the original alarm key fobs for the car alarm and reduced the price $500 because of this. After I got the car I found out it doesn't even have an alarm anyway!

 

Glad to hear that they stepped up to the plate for you. That is my concern with going all the way to Scottsdale to get a car. My wife has family out there, so I may have them go take a look prior to me flying out there and/or paying Ferrari of Scottsdale to do the PPI. Ideally, I'd like to find a local example so if god forbid I have issues...I'll have some recourse.

I look forward to seeing you car on Sat.

 

I would head out there tomorrow after the run, but I'm sure that the island will be a mess with Beach/Hamptons traffic, so I'll play it by ear. I just got the most recent service records on the Swatters car in AZ and it looks pretty comprehensive. It was a $5K service which included belts etc. It was done in Oct of 2003 though...looks like it wasn't driven much at all since then? I'll bring the bill with me tomorrow morning...

Let me ask you guys a question. How easy is it to stop/modify the mileage on the 355? I have to sometimes wonder about some of the mileage readings on these cars. Who pays $5K for service and then drives a car a few hundred miles over the course of 9 months? We're going to cover that distance alone on Saturday! I have to be a little skeptical when I see such things...

 

very easy, you need to match the condition of the car with the mileage, obviously you can't tell 5k from 7k but you can tell 5k from 25k

 

I agree, Ive been told its very easy and very commonplace to do this especially with ferrari's. I have seen a few as well with low miles and the car was obviously driven more than indicated. So check it as best you can.

 

Eric,

I have been looking for 95 355 Spider Blue/Tan for some time now and have come upon the same car in AZ. I have exchanged email with Marko at Exotic Auto Sales, but after reading this thread, I don't want to compete with you if you are still interested in the car. Let me know where you are with them. If you are serious, then I will pass on this one. Ferrari Chatters need to work together!

Thanks,

Theo

 

If anyone is interested, I am entertaining the thought of selling my '98 TDF Blue 355 for $85. Interior is beige with 3 sets of carpets, cover, all records, etc. The major svc is being done now at Auto Sport Designs with everything else being checked and/or replaced.

Car has 22K, custom installed V-1, Reuss Sound System (still have all original radio and speakers & custom system won't leave a trace when removed).

Any takers?

 

David,

How frim are you on price? My limit is $80K. That's the reason why I'm looking at 95s. I have just started on my search and i'm still a few months away from making a decision.

What's the the difference between swatters blue and TDF blue? Is onw darker than the other or is it a flat vs. metallic thing?

Theo

 

Reasonable price. I will take it if I am looking for a Spider, I prefer GTB though.

 

Jim Reus makes a killer, killer, KILLER sound system!

 

What! I can't believe it.

 

As for the AZ car Theo, I've been in St. Louis on biz and haven't been able to follow up this week on that Swatters Blue car. As is the case with you, I'm in no rush here and the thought of going out to AZ to see this car is a bit daunting these days with a 7 week old baby in my house and business keeping me busy. I have all the info on the car and actually passed it on to another fellow Fchatter being that he was interested as well. Now that I've seen the string on the 98 TDF, my interest is peaking though!

David, what's teh story with your 355 and why are you parting with it? Sounds like a beautiful example. I know the guys out at Autosport as well...I've done business with Tom in the past.

 

Best blue color combo = Pozzi/Creme but the swaters on natrual is so gorgous that spider on the first page is to die for.

 

Well it only gets messed up if you dont care for it. All my cars have light leather and its never been a problem of keeping it clean. But that Swatters on natrual is amazing I love it. The car looks perfect with the blue top.

 

Eric,

First of all, congratulations on your new baby! My son was only 4 weeks old when I bought my 328. That was 2 years ago.

Can you forward me all the info you have on the AZ car if you don't mind. I, like you, am in no rush, but would like to at least screen this car to see if it is a possibility.

Thanks,

Theo