Whats going to happen to 355s

to a certain extent yes...
but it will never see the upper reaches of the stratosphere like the 993 GT2 has...

 

This sure seems like a self-congratulatory/self-promotion thread to me...

 

Of course it is. Doesn't your arm feel a little twinge? Mine does.

 

It's just another Ferrari like all the others. Money pit


If you like to masturbate there is a place for that too, a 4 seat Ferrari

 

LMFAO!

 

LMAO yes a bit brutal, but pretty much on the mark.

 

I can see the 355 appreciating rather well, imo it has a certain je ne sais quoi, perhaps soul

 

I just rolled over 42k and plan on lots more. I am betting in 10 years my car will be valuable for parts.

 

I thought the same thing about Boxers and maintenance. That clearly hasn't been the case.

 

355>911/964 and the 911/964 has sky rocketed. I know I've been looking for one for a while. The 355 will go up no doubt about it in mind any more.

 

Boxer is a completely different animal to a 355.

First 12-cyl mid-engine Ferrari.
Built in small numbers.
Built when Enzo was alive
Considered a classic.

 

Ahem...I'd argue the 355 was 'nearly' the last of a certain kind, that actual title going to the 348. No ***** electronic assistances, and built when Enzo was alive. I believe it may well also have been the last production model he personally signed off.

 

I have two 'toy' cars, an '89 911, the last of the Mohicans, the last car that Porsche engineering called a 911, and a '96 355, arguably the last of the old school F-cars. They're worth roughly the same money, but the 355 gets out of the garage a lot more often. There is a certain 'wildness' about the 355. A 'je ne sais quoi' if you will. My Porsche is just too civilized, and the later models are even more so.

Tim, I loved your comment. The 'twinge' I was thinking about concerned patting myself on the back for choosing this car to rejoin the F-car club. If others want to pat themselves elsewhere, that's OK too.

 

I have strong faith in the 355s future!!

 

I'd give the 355 10 more years before it starts seeing real appreciation.

I'm hoping mine will have 200k miles on it by then.

 

Good points. The 355 will be classic one day too.

 

For what? Front wheel bearing are pushing $2K and many parts are NLA; with over 5000 made they aint special. Not saying they are bad cars, not fun to drive, not good looking. But faith in sustained value...Ferrari are barely supporting it. Try and buy an alternator.

 

Same thing could be said about All previous Ferraris..Right??????????????????????????????

 

I think it's pretty obvious which way 355 values are going.

All the sooking and whining in the world by cheapskates won't change anything.

Let's come back in 5 years and see, shall we?

My prediction is that properly maintained and looked after 355s will be very highly sought after, and priced accordingly.

 

What do you think the price for a well cared for one will be in AUD 5 years from now. Your market seems to have very limited cars.

 

It's hard to say as our market is so small. Probably $150-200k - maybe higher for perfect examples - which is not a lot different to now.

What tends to happen is that when the UK market takes off (as it already has), a lot of our good cars get sent over there. We then end up with a shortage of cars here which pushes the price up a bit.

But frankly our market is very insular and pretty irrelevant.

You need to bear in mind how appallingly we are ripped off for the new cars to make any sense of it.
(ie. A new 458 was often around $700k once specced up and on the road).