My babe just arrived!!! Terrible experience!!!

Really sorry to hear about your misfortune.
I hope you can get things squared away. These really are great cars, and you'll have a blast with it in Spain, once you get all things squared away.

Jim

 

Very sorry to hear of all these troubles, a somber note to ship the loose items apart from the car maybe, but hard to believe they would take the actual emblems from the car!

Hope your dirving times return the smile to your face...

But to cheer you up, I once read of a '62 250SWB alloy car arriving in California, aluminum body battered with dents, with it's loose open doors tied closed with a rope!!!

So you can make it all right, with time, we'll be waiting here to help.....

Overheating: Flush/fill fresh coolant, confirm one fan running via radiator thermo switch, 2nd fan comes on with A/C system.
Many have modded this to have BOTH fans come on via thermo switch...that helps here in Texas.....a weak fan or bad switch is my guess, also bleed air again and again and again.....

 

Does the blame lay squarely and entirely on the forwarding agent's shoulders?

If so...

 

Time and unfortunately money will heal.

That's a shame what happened.

Don't let it ruin this car for ya. Remember you own a 308.

Congrats..now bleed that thing over and over and over.

 

That sux!!! Hope everything from here on out works the best for you!!

 

You had insurance on the shipping, right. A friend of mine had a problem shipping a car from Europe to US but the insurance covered all his damage and then some.

 

I have had similar experiences importing from England to the U.S. - it can be very difficult, time consuming, and frustrating. Try not to be discouraged, keep positive and keep your eye on the target, which is driving that gorgeous car on fantastic roads in Spain.

The vandals may have stolen some peripheral items, but nothing that will ruin your car - they didn't take your engine, trans, paint, tires / wheels, glass, etc.. you'll be OK. Don't lose faith - OK to be frustrated, and yes, I would definitely follow-up with that shipper and likely I would threaten lawsuit to at the very least, get back the money you spent replacing the stolen parts, and part of your shipping costs.

On a brighter note - congrats on your purchase, and hey, you now have a really good looking Ferrari.. I love 308's! It's in your loving hands now and will be for a long time to come.

Jim

 

Antonio,

Firstly congratulations on your purchase. I agree with Jim - although you have not had the best experience, there is nothing that can't be replaced of fixed relatively easily. And when that's done, you are going to have the time of your life!! You will not be sorry.

I also had an "interesting" purchase experience (i.e. great car; pity about some of the a***holes involved). But I can safely say that going through the tough experiences brought me closer to the car as I was way more involved with it up front than I would have been otherwise.

Hang in there and enjoy the pleasures of owning a Ferrari in Spain!

Regards from England,

MARK

 

Part of the reason for the high shipping cost is the insurance.
Make sure you go after the shipper and have them cover the expenses to repair the car.
Looks nice BTW.
Hope you enjoy it.

 

sorry to hear what happened to you,in 1970 my dad and I had a 1969 pontiac LeMans shipped from the u.s. to spain (dad was in the air force)we didn't have things stolen of it but getting it to clear customs was a *****

 

Beautiful car and sorry to hear of your headaches. I'm certain your insurance will cover your damages but yes, I'd be irate also.

Forwarders are responsible for customs clearances, shipping costs, insurance and vessel routings, basically whatever a vehicle will need to get from here to way over there. They put together a package after assembling all the costs. Depending on what your priorities are, costs vary mildly, but if it is piece of mind you're after, the only way to go is 20' container. I'm assuming your 308 was sent RoRo ?
RoRo works best IF you've got a direct routing and the vehicle is delivered at the last possible moment before vessel departure. It's also a good idea to be present when the vessel arrives at destination or at least be able to pick your car up as quickly as possible from the terminal, ie: next morning. RoRo is an easy and less expensive method of shipment however it's probably a bad idea if you have any transshipment points, especially the case if your car is very desirable. Not that anything can be done now but I'm hoping the forwarder informed you of all options and possible pitfalls. Flipside, I've witnessed Miuras and a 275GTB/4 transported via Roro without problem.

After all the trouble you've gone through, I'm certain you'll have your car at 100% in no time. As others have said, it's only a flesh wound and the good news is you own a Ferrari!!! Things could be worse. Best of luck!!

 

I would have recommended a shipping container with LOCKS....but hey, sounds like the damage is mostly cosmetic.

 

I lived a few blocks from plaza Castella(spelled wrong)and went to Torrejon for three years @ the high school,wow, hope to go back next year maybe I'll see you there

 

Antonio, sorry to hear about your bad experience. Its unbelievable that there are so many dirtbags in the world. Anyway, I hope this all gets sorted out soon.

 

Very sorry to hear about the misfortune here. You'll forget about it all when she is up and running! They are WONDERFUL cars.

On a side note, has anyone looked into shipping a Ferrari by air? I was told by an Airline pilot that companies like Lufthansa will ship cars and the price is very competetive. Just curious...(I'm not shipping anything...just thinking about this situation.)

JIM

 

ok,I'll stay in touch with you on ferrari-chat,and please enjoy your car,I have a few bugs myself to work out but I'm enjoying it in the mean time,I've been to Barcelona on our way to Benadorm(wrong again)

 

this is very sad to read. shipped my baby from UK to NZ, no problems at all, I really hope yuor insurance will cover the damage...when all done and yuo're driving her, you will quickly forget the drama I promise you!

 

I'm sorry for you.

 

i have the triangle in the grey plastic sleeve if u want it...200$ ! send me a pm. if u need it.

 

I would check further on the insurance. No coverage except for a total loss sounds hokey. Call the insurance company directly I would not trust the shipping agent. Regardless, enjoy the car they are true smile makers.

 

I know that hindsight is always 20/20, but you should have shipped the car in a 20ft container. I did (from Germany to Canada), and if I recall correctly the price was well below $3000 CDN - plus I could send all my other personal effects (bike, books, PC etc.) in it...

Anyway, good luck and lots of fun with your car!