How many miles can 355 go?

I've heard everything from 37000 to 40000. One of them made it to 41,200 miles IIRC.

 

How long is a piece of string.........

 

Your engine will blow up in precisely 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.........BOOM!!!

 

They are joking. The car can go a long long way, if maintained properly, without major problems

 

I don't think anyone can put a number on this. Could be 75k or 250K - every motor is different but the same--make sense>>

 

ha ha, good thing Ferrari's making more 430's for everyone to upgrade to

ps: I thought 30,000 miles was the magic mark?

 

Mine is almost 45k. I have not seen it in over a year, but there is a black 98 355B F1 in my neighborhood that friends claim has over 70k on it...it is a "daily driver" for the owner. But as previously stated, who knows how long they may last? It is a crap shoot.

 

Unlimited miles!!!! Its the "time" that kills it!!! Doesn't the factory warranty the cars for unlimited mileage??? but as soon as its three years old decomposition begins imediately, no matter if its driven or not. How else can one explain the shrinking dash and 'sticky' interior .

 

There was one in MA for sale with 82k miles, many of them race. I'm guessing I'll put 3k+ per year on and hope to keep it for 10 yrs+, so my target is about 75k (currently 37k).

 

OZ,Keeps all the auto parts places in business.

 

And a 2000 360 can reach 42k!


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Mine is up to 55K and still running strong. Brought it in for a minor this week and had the shop check the belts, compression, redyno, etc and said the car is running really strong for having that many miles. Unlike some owners, I prefer to drive my car every chance I get ie: coming home from work and the wife needs me to pick something up from the store. Well I just pop into the old trusty 355 and take the long way there and back. I also travel to alot of the local car shows which again puts on quite a few miles. As long as you're properly maintaning your vehicle I can't really see too many things going wrong with it...minus the gremlins of course.

 

Haven't seen it for over a year??? What gives???

I've got 33k on mine and I drive it every chance I get, daily and for weeks at a time.. I also have a 1/18th scale for those of you that like to LOOK at your cars in the garage.. 3k a year, c-mon Uconn drive it!!! No garage queens allowed!!!

 

I was pondering this...I've been taking mine to work, to Home Depot for nails, etc. and was actually wondering if I'm driving it too much! I mean for 99.9% of the population this is the kind of car that is in a garage under lights or in shows, that's it. Does driving it every day lessen the awe of when it pulls out of the garage? I bought a high mileage car to enjoy driving it and not worry about depreciation and didn't expect these thoughts. Hmm...

Either way I'm driving her to work tomorrow

 

Hey no garage queens here, just happens I have a REAL short commute! My daily driver STi only gets 6k per year including winter. Plus miles are shared with my '69 Firebird convertible, which before the Ferrari was driven every day above 60F with no rain

 

Well if you mean REAL short commute as in working from home then I understand, but man these cars are not for us. We have a duty to the public to make sure they are seen, heard, and drooled on as much as possible. It was in the small print on the contract!!!

 

ok good point, thanks for the reminder. I'm an owner today thanks to the 308's and Testarossa's I drooled on years ago I must admit it's great seeing the excitement on kids (and teens) faces when they first spot the car at a distance, then sprint to the side of the road to see it rumble past. ok, drive on!

Don't work from home, but only a few miles between home and work...

 

Quite the opposite. I can't tell you how many times I get stopped when I'm out getting gas, going to the grocery store, etc because someone wants to stop and talk about the car, the history, what's it like to drive a Ferrari. Also when I'm driving around town, I can't tell you how many times I catch someone taking a picture with their camera phone. As a matter of fact, this last weekend when my friend (with the NSX) and I were driving to one of the shows, a guy in a grand am pulled up behind us with an acutal video camera and started filming us. It was pretty wild. Everytime I sit in my car and turn that key, an instant smile appears on my face. My whole point to all this rambling is that it's a Ferrari, no matter what and it will never lose it's luster. Especially to the people around you that see you in this beautiful car wishing it were them driving it. Trust me, I know the feeling. The first time I saw my first 355 on the road, it was a yellow GTB in the Lake Forest, IL area about 8 years ago. Man was I jealous...and now I own one! It might be 285Ferrari's car now considering that's where he picked it up from.

 

I know of a 355 F1 here with 70,000+ miles on it and it looks new. It was in for minor service yesterday when I dropped off my 32,000 mile car for a major. A blue Spider has nearly 45,000 miles on it near me and seems smoother than most of the others I see at events.

Proper maintenance means it will keep running - rebuilds will keep them on the road forever.

 

Well lets look at normal cars. A fairly well maintained car can gou about 150K or so. I would say the build quality of a 355 is MUCH better than a "normal" car, given it is a high performance car and things WILL go wrong. But considerring owner has a decent knowledge of cars and maintains the car well I would say it can go up to 150K. There is no reason it could't right? Just because it wears a Ferrari badge doesn't mean it needs to give out at 75K. If anything wearing that badge means it should go above and beond all expectations.

 

This one has 106.500 km. on the clock.

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