WTB: Looking for a 328 GTS.

Nick's has a nice black one at a fair price........

http://www.forzamotorsports.com/

 

It took me a while to find mine, because I also didn't want red. Plain black sometimes comes up. There are also some resale-proof colors that you might not want.

Make a call to Motorcars Int'l in Springfield MO, and the place where I bought mine, Sport Auto in Summerfield NC. They seem to handle a good number of 328s. Tell them what you're looking for.

Marshall Goldman in Cleveland had a black/black last year, and a nice but kind of love-it-or-hate-it rosso metallic (almost like pale lipstick red with metallic flake). I haven't bought from Marshall, but he tends to get very nice cars. You might call John Ashe there and tell him what you want.

Also, Ferrari Market Letter could be worth a subscription if you're eager to get moving on this. Lots of ads for cars from knowledgeable owners. And, FerrariAds here can be a good place to check.

Overall, if you want something other than red, you're going to need to be more active in the search. I was after a blu sera/crema 328, but the owner of Cauley decided to keep it for himself. Then there was a blu chiaro that I decided against, but it sold shortly after my visit to the dealer. Mine is nero metallico/beige, and was sold rapidly while I was window shopping and then fortuntely came on the market again -- and I wired the money right away.

 

Forzamotorsports.com has one for 42K, I think.

 

Check autotrader.com. Coventry Motors has a black 328 for 44K; looks pretty...in the pics.

 

Here is one with Rocky Santiago in Oklahoma

http://www.santiagosc.com/sales/Ferrari%20328%20silver.htm

 

this car has been on sale for a while...i think it's been discussed here before.

 

Check out: http://autos.yahoo.com/used-cars/ferrari-328-cars262139096?sortcol=price&sortdir=down&listingtype=used&model=328&make=ferrari&distance=any

 

This car has a bad car fax---engine fire some time ago, or some type of fire, as well as a theft. But, if a PPI checked out, you might be able to get them down on price a good chunk:

http://autos.yahoo.com/used-cars/ferrari-328-cars264486750?sortcol=price&sortdir=down&listingtype=used&model=328&make=ferrari&distance=any

 

Since this will be your first Ferrari may I ask you why red/tan is not on your list? Ciao Tony.

 

I think that car may have been sold; I just checked the Autocheck on it and it reports a new lien as of 4/1/08 in Riverside County, CA. If you suspect differently, please give me your email address and I will email you the Autocheck report

My best,

Scott

 

Here is the report (in an altered format), just in case

Full History
Below are the historical events for this vehicle listed in chronological order. Any discrepancies will be in bold text.
Report Run Date:: 04/14/2008
Vehicle: 1988 Ferrari 328 GTS (ZFFXA20A8J0074625)
Event date Location Odometer reading Data Source Details
03/31/1994 FL 25,000 Motor Vehicle Dept. PASSED EMISSION INSPECTION
10/21/1997 OGDEN, UT Motor Vehicle Dept. REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL
04/11/1998 Fire Department Record FIRE DAMAGE INCIDENT, EXTENT OF DAMAGE UNKNOWN (Case #:57011-980270)
03/10/2002 CA 31,209 Motor Vehicle Dept. ODOMETER READING FROM DMV
03/20/2002 CA State Agency PASSED EMISSION INSPECTION
03/25/2002 SAN FRANCISCO, CA Motor Vehicle Dept. REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL
04/04/2002 SAN FRANCISCO, CA Motor Vehicle Dept. TITLE (Lien Reported)
12/13/2004 CA 35,400 State Agency PASSED EMISSION INSPECTION
11/23/2005 SAN FRANCISCO, CA Police Report THEFT REPORTED (Case #:051324227)
05/09/2006 CA 36,465 State Agency PASSED EMISSION INSPECTION
03/15/2007 CA 36,726 Motor Vehicle Dept. ODOMETER READING FROM DMV
03/16/2007 CA 36,726 State Agency PASSED EMISSION INSPECTION
04/26/2007 RIVERSIDE, CA Motor Vehicle Dept. REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL
04/28/2007 RIVERSIDE, CA Motor Vehicle Dept. TITLE (Lien Reported)
04/01/2008 RIVERSIDE, CA Motor Vehicle Dept. TITLE (Lien Reported)

 

Sorry, Dan...I didn't see that you had posted your email in your initial post.

 

What about this beauty? I think it's a 288 GTO (God Takes Offense). Okay, it's the wrong color......
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where is the foto from????? is it for sale???

 

There's a silver 328 in San Jose, CA fro 29.5K on Ebay right now: 57K miles. I did an Autocheck on it and it checks out clean; seemingly a CA car. I'm sure it needs a Major Service done but... Interested?

 

If you can deal with red, FChat'er BrianC is selling his low mile 88 328 on FerrariAds (link above). I haven't seen this one, but I saw the 355 he sold and it was VERY nice.

 

Just saw this 328 on Saturday parked on the lot. Looked pretty nice driving by. I would have checked it out more
if I didnt have somewhere to be....

 

Dan, if you're new to Ferrari, the best advice is to buy a car that's "all there". Good 328s tend to start around $50K and go up to $70K for lower mileage ones. It kind of depends on how picky you are, but it doesn't take too many broken switches or other stuff to make a 'cheap' 328 into a $50K car. (There are some time capsule 328s with zero miles and six-figure prices, but then you basically have a piece of Italian metal sculpture for the garage...)

Also, and you probably knew this, and it's not just a Ferrari thing, but really nice sports cars are just easier to sell if you decide the Ferrari thing isn't for you. Everyone expects Ferraris to look like new. Bear that in mind. Most of us have memorized the number/size of stone chips on our cars' front bumpers.

My recommendation is not to be a bottom feeder for any older Ferrari. Buy the best example you can find. There's no virtue in overpaying, but my sense now is that the good 328s are all owned by guys who know what they have and selected that model specifically. If I were in your position, I'd set aside $60K for the car and $10K for service and incidentals.