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Discussion in '348/355' started by suzukidave, Jul 27, 2006.

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  1. jm3

    jm3 F1 Rookie

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    Maybe I just don't understand......

    If you pay more than $60K, does that mean you don't have to change the belts every 30K miles or 3 years whichever comes first? Do the headers refuse to burn through if you pay $61,000?

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  2. RossoCorsaItaly

    RossoCorsaItaly F1 Rookie
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    If an F355 costs $60,000, the majority of the time there is a reason for it. The car has no service records, it needs new manifolds, cats, the dash is shrunken/melted pieces, etc.

    You can pay a little more up front and get a car you can enjoy. Or you can skimp around and try to save an extra $10k and surpass it in repairs easily.

    The F355 is a car you do not want to skimp on. It's not a reliable Ferrari and it is notorious for stupidly overpriced OEM parts. Take your time and get a clean car!


    I've always payed "more" for my cars. I payed $60k for my 02 Maserati back in the summer of 05, people said I overpayed but that car was really taken care of and I drove it everyday with no problems until the day I sold it. When the next Italian car comes around whether it's an F355 or a Gransport, I will pay top dollar for it again, because I enjoy my car on the road, not on a tow truck.
     
  3. kimoSabe

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    Then a lot of people must have been buying "deals" because your business seemed to have grown in the last few years.
     
  4. RayJohns

    RayJohns F1 Veteran
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    Try more like $75k to $80K for a well maintained car and that's if you can work a good deal on a car with miles above 15K. If you find any 355's for $60K, pick me up a few and I'll make room next to the 360 :)

    Ray
     
  5. gothspeed

    gothspeed F1 World Champ

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    Good point!! I shopped around for my F355 and unless they hardly ever made it out of the garage they suffered from the same ills. As for the one that IS in good shape just put some miles on it and SOMETHING will come to the surface.

    Remember, all these cars were PERFECT on the showroom floor once. All they needed is some drive time to reveal the design flaws.

    Anything can be fixed! You just want the costs of said fixes to come out of the sellers pocket.....
     
  6. RossoCorsaItaly

    RossoCorsaItaly F1 Rookie
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    Trust me, I'd much rather sell a set of wheels or an exhaust than replacement parts.
     

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