Would You Buy One with 53,823 Miles?

I just passed 40k on mine and she is better than ever. I've had her since 27k and 2 years ago.

 

I would buy one with high milage and for a good price but never from a dealer. Just imagine how much they paid and why? Was the owner fed up? You don't have to chance to interrogate them and find out. A dealer will just lie and tell you what you want to hear. As far as a PPI....well that's only slightly better than asking any random person to check out the car. Plenty of people suck at their job, including the PPI guy. I trust no one except me. And that's my 2 cents.

 

Look at it this way...it's made it to 60,000 miles. I'd be more worried about a car with only 10,000 miles on it.

 

I have stripped and rebuilt a 355 engine with way more miles than that (80-90). The internals of the engine from main bearings, pistons, oil pump to cylinder bores were in fantastic shape and in theory did not need rebuilding or replacing at all. This evedence in its self convinced me that these 355 engines are fantastic in terms of wear and durability, and high milages in these engines are not of any concern.
However it does not really matter in these rare occasions some one like my self gives clear evedence First hand of what these engines look like internally, its quickly forgotten or ignored, and more threads about "high milage" cars are started.
From what i know, DON'T buy a 355 based on engine milage, buy it on condition of the whole car.

 

I wish that car was around when I was looking. I don't mind miles at all.

 

Best thing you can do for a Ferrari is drive it!!!

 

I just sold a 355 with 39K miles. "High" mileage for a Ferrari, according to common belief.

Frankly, it was the best 355 that I've ever driven, and I've driven a lot as a dealer specializing in these cars. Put a few hundred miles on it (kept it as my own for a while), and it was just solid as a rock.

I would much rather buy a sorted high mileage car than a low mileage car with questionable or no history.

 

Rather have high mileage than a low. Less issues with high mileage cars. Also, price is good.

 

My 355 has 50k on it and it runs way better than when I got it at 25k, after doing a bunch of work to it over the years.

My 996 C4 blew an engine about 6 months ago. New motor from Porsche was not cheap.

Get it and keep it!

 

Why??? the 355 Spider rocks!

I'm biased, of course.

ketel

 

The high mileage/low mileage debate is an old one, so search the threads...

But, IMHO, Ferraris need to be driven. Period. And in my experience, they perform better with regular use. I'm not suggesting you flog the thing mercilessly but you'll do more harm neglecting a Ferrari for months on end than by driving it 2-3x a week.

It's not lost on me that the Ferrari emblem is a thoroughbred horse. Like any horse, you cannot leave it neglected in the stable for weeks and then show up once in a while and want to flog her around the nearby trails. Try doing that with a real horse. It'll be ticked off with you, it'll be out of shape from languishing in the stable without human contact, and it will probably toss you around because it's not happy with you.

You need to pay attention to a thoroughbred horse. Feed it, wash it, bond with it, give it regular exercise, and you will be rewarded. Ferraris are no different.

ketel

 

Would you buy a '95 GTB 6v with 125.000m/200.000km for 50k USdollar/35500 euro?
Already posted the advertisement in a former post, but think it's a little overprized...
What you think about that? It's for sale in Europe.

 

If you like it buy it

Adjust price accordingly

 

For $40k as long as the PPI comes back good there really is no downside risk "value" wise. A good running well maintained F355 will always be worth $40k no matter what the odometer says.

My F355 has 42k miles and I plan on adding to it every chance I get with no regrets.

 

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I bought a low mileage, freshly serviced, full known history car from an authorized dealer, and it was still like setting up direct deposit from my bank account to my mechanic's account. Whether it has 5k miles or 50k miles, it's going to cost a bundle to keep running properly, so in my opinion the best bet is to spend as little as possible up front, hence a higher mileage car. No point in spending top dollar for a low mileage car only to get hit with the same ridiculous repair bills as one that cost half as much.

Then again for the OP, Porsche fixed the IMS issues with the 2009+ 911s

 

Nicholas, it is a three pedal, the color is great, good price, so it has a few miles. Nice car.

 

I'd buy a 355 with 50k miles and a few owners.

I'd probably pass on a <20k mile car with 7-8 owners...

Robb

 

Hmmm...I went and looked at the service records for this car the other day.

Overall, a few things will need to be addressed (like stickies), but it looks pretty solid for the money. Seller also mentioned it will need a little suspension work. He seems like a pretty straight up guy, and I know the dealership sells a lot of european sports cars and has repeat customers. Story is that it has been local for three years, owned by a Navy officer who is relocating.

Abacus is top notch, as is LMN Motorsports. LMN did my major, and Lutzo is vey knowledgeable. I'd definitely recommend him for a PPI.

 

If it is the one in Norfolk that I saw frequently, you could do much worse, it was a nice car and the owner drove it a bit... It was what prompted me to buy my 355.

 

Just run in!