Nice 348ts on Ebay | FerrariChat
Buy

Nice 348ts on Ebay

Discussion in '348/355' started by ecoloqua, Jun 19, 2006.

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, Skimlinks, and others.

  1. ecoloqua

    ecoloqua Karting

    Mar 15, 2006
    148
    #1 ecoloqua, Jun 19, 2006
    Guys I am leaving the brotherhood for a while to pursue a daily driver. For those of you who do not know this car it is among one of the nicest 348's in existence.
    All stock, (except for 512 wheels) unmolested example, w/major service completed last month at FOA. All records since day one, only serviced by Ferrari etc. Just a clean, nice, well cared for 20,000 mile example only owned by FCA members.
     
  2. ecoloqua

    ecoloqua Karting

    Mar 15, 2006
    148
    #2 ecoloqua, Jun 19, 2006
  3. 3forty8

    3forty8 F1 Rookie
    Owner

    Apr 25, 2006
    2,713
    San Diego
    Full Name:
    Eric
    #3 3forty8, Jun 19, 2006
    Man, I'm sorry to hear that. I saw that car at Symbolic in San Diego before ecoloqua bought it and brought it out East. It looked great and it sounds like it has been well sorted since eqoloqua bought it. In addition to the wheels, it has chrome cavillino's front and rear and the painted rockers/roof which makes the car look more modern.
     
  4. brent Lachelt

    brent Lachelt Formula 3

    Dec 6, 2003
    1,831
    Brownsburg, INDIANA
    Full Name:
    Brent R.Lachelt
    #4 brent Lachelt, Jun 20, 2006
  5. ecoloqua

    ecoloqua Karting

    Mar 15, 2006
    148
    #5 ecoloqua, Jun 20, 2006
    Thanks Brent and 3forty8. She is a beautiful machine.
     
  6. chrmer3

    chrmer3 Formula 3

    May 19, 2006
    1,719
    USSA
    Full Name:
    Chris
    #6 chrmer3, Jun 20, 2006
    Question, do the front tires rub or hit at all when you hit bumps? I want to put wheels/tires on mine that were close to your size but the dimensions I took seem really really close to the front ribbed vent area inside front fender well when you turn> Let me know thoughts because that is a very sweet look!
    Good luck with sale she is a beaut!
    Chris
     
  7. brent Lachelt

    brent Lachelt Formula 3

    Dec 6, 2003
    1,831
    Brownsburg, INDIANA
    Full Name:
    Brent R.Lachelt
    #7 brent Lachelt, Jun 20, 2006

    My 348 has 18 inch 355 wheels. Tires are 225/40/18 fronts and 285/35/18 rears with 25mm spacers on the rear. The car has been lowered in the rear and front too with no rubbing whatsoever.
     
  8. ecoloqua

    ecoloqua Karting

    Mar 15, 2006
    148
    #8 ecoloqua, Jun 20, 2006
    I second that report with absolutely no rubbing at all.
     
  9. albert328gts

    albert328gts Formula 3
    Silver Subscribed

    Oct 31, 2003
    1,659
    California
    #9 albert328gts, Jun 21, 2006
    If I were in the market for a 348, I would jump all over it. It's real nice, not silver like mine but real nice. With the history of the car, meaning no stories, service update, it is worth the price. You can buy a cheaper 348, but your going to end up spending money on it. On one end or the other, it is up to the buyers out there, to either spend the money up front or get nickle and dimed to death.
     
  10. Husker

    Husker F1 World Champ

    Dec 31, 2003
    11,792
    western hemisphere
    #10 Husker, Jun 21, 2006
    I call B.S. on that one. Sales prices depend as much on who is selling the car and their motivation (or lack thereof) as the condition of the car. If you give $40K for a 348, it's ludicrous to say that you're automatically going to spend $10K on it because you didn't buy it for $50K to begin with.

    Things can and will go wrong on Ferraris, no matter how much you spend, and how many PPIs you get.
     
  11. ecoloqua

    ecoloqua Karting

    Mar 15, 2006
    148
    #11 ecoloqua, Jun 21, 2006
    Forgive me, but I feel I must interject a little logic here. In my 12 month long search, I lost count of how many 348's I looked at. Some nice, some not so nice and some that I would not pee on if they were on fire. I can tell you this, you are not going to buy a nice 348ts for $40k. Period. At that price you are going to get a car with some sort of story and deffered service history which is the kiss of death on these cars. The current market says that well a sorted 348ts with a clean history is somewhere in the $50-58 range. Can you buy one for 40k?.. sure but you can expect it will need a major service ($5-7k) just to keep up. At that point you have 45-47k in a well serviced car but you STILL cannot erase it's past. It will still have a history of deffered maintainence and likely a tired interior. The bottom line is there are fewer and fewer 348's left out there that have been taken care of correctly from day one. Many have had a bad "foster parent" at some point and have some history of neglect. The term "there are no bargains" holds especially true for a Ferrari.
     
  12. albert328gts

    albert328gts Formula 3
    Silver Subscribed

    Oct 31, 2003
    1,659
    California
    #12 albert328gts, Jun 21, 2006
    You get what you pay for, thats the bottom line. You buy a 1991 348 low to mid 40k's and no DOUBT your going to be putting money into it. You can also buy a 355 in the mid to high 50K's and again your going to be shelling out money sooner then later. You get what you pay for, that goes for most in life. Has I mentioned IMHO and no BS, its the buyers choice, Pay now or pay the mechanic later, or whome ever, even if your doing the work yourself, pay the parts counter when you walk out the store. And has we all know, parts aint cheap on any Ferrari.
     
  13. ecoloqua

    ecoloqua Karting

    Mar 15, 2006
    148
    #13 ecoloqua, Jun 21, 2006
    Albert328gts I am in agreement with you 100%! Well said!
     
  14. Husker

    Husker F1 World Champ

    Dec 31, 2003
    11,792
    western hemisphere
    #14 Husker, Jun 22, 2006
    OK guys you converted me! The more you pay, the BETTER the car!!!

    Almost like diamonds, huh? :)
     
  15. BT

    BT F1 World Champ
    Lifetime Rossa

    Mar 21, 2005
    15,291
    FL / GA
    Full Name:
    Bill Tracy
    #15 BT, Jun 22, 2006
    Usually, but there are always exceptions. Some people price mediocre cars very high, and some people are desperate sellers and have unreasonably low prices on good cars. Patience and determination will yield favorable prices on good cars for those few (Husker) that are willing to do the search. Consider me 90% convinced.
    :)
    BT
     
  16. ecoloqua

    ecoloqua Karting

    Mar 15, 2006
    148
    #16 ecoloqua, Jun 25, 2006
    Price has been lowered on F-chat. to 55k firm.
     

Share This Page