need IA's opinion: thumbs up/down
1998 Ferrari F355 Spyder
i've read that the tops (convertible) have to be rebuilt, which runs about $10,000 from a specific vendor and the engine service every 30k is about $5-7k
those are the cons.....
anyone else want to throw opinions/suggestions out?
thats a bad ass car, thumbs up
if you have the money.. go for it.
if you do the research and find a good deal, you can end up making money off of some of these exotics...just due to the nature of a typical "old man" sellerOriginally Posted by Julio
end of the day, you might be being paid to drive a car like that
that is how dado from teckademics got started into cars...i've got a couple friends who have just recently started at the bottom of the car chain doing similar work...
i've always like the 355's...but if you bought one you'd be the second on IA to have one...IA's ferrari cherry has long since been popped.
i'm not here to pop cherries on IAi have a thing for the 355's too...the 360 is just too new to be trying to play the figures on
yeah i guess i was just letting you know someone on IA has a 355...might be someone you could talk to about them to get a better idea of pro's and con's
well that sounds like a good idea, anyone know who this guy is?
purple godzilla, aka mr. skyline...you can find him most easily in the under pressure forum
trinh's got a ferrari too? shit, i wanna know what he does for a livin! i gotta go back to school SOMETIME! lol
shit, if i had the money, it'd be sittin in my garage; unfortunately, i don't have the money lol.
5-7k every 30k miles is the suck.
still even with those cons, if you can afford them then I would jump on that
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indeed. the 355's are the hotness, but i do believe my new favorite ferrari would be the f430 (i think thats it...) my previous was the 550 maranello, that thing sounds SO gude. but the 430 takes the pants.
totally diff price range though
F40>every other Ferrari
i just like the styling of the 430. thats all
id say if you can buy it and not have to livfe in a trailer to keep paying for the car... buy it but dont let it make you go broke
whats the price tag? i might opt for something else that doesnt ahve convertible top problems. that could get costly. save 10k and go with a diff convertible ferrari. how much is a Challenge stradale?
Personally, I like either of these 2...
Meet a Noble man...
A car...that goes 110 MPH in 2nd gear...Oh where art thou 430?
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ahhhhhhhhhh, i love the noblesPersonally, I like either of these 2...
Meet a Noble man...
A car...that goes 110 MPH in 2nd gear...
id definitly jump on that if i were you
but damn, those F430s are so freaken awesome, thats one of my most favorite cars
i saw one in valdosta at the track, rean an 11.7 right behind a 11.5 mustang cobra.
Sweet ass car
I would give it a thumbs down. I have owned other exotic cars and I sold my last NSX to get a F355. I test drove and researched all that I could about Ferraris and I was very disappointed to find that you are only buying an image. Do not get me wrong, a Ferrari is a beautiful piece of machinery but there is no way in the world that Ferrari should get away with building a car like this with an engine that needs to be serviced the way it does. If you own this car, expect to drop about 10k a year in usual upkeep but if you run it really hard, double that. As I said I drove about 5 different F355 from 1995 - 1999 and the main problem was the valve glide issue with every year but 1999. Beyond that the interior/fitment is horrible. Everyone who has ever been in a Ferrari knows that all of the buttons get sticky and the dash starts to pull up and shrink. Do you think Ferrari should get away with this at $250k when Subi makes te STi that goes 100k miles before a serious tune up. It will rock the F355 off the line at 1/10 of the price.
Why does Ferrari get away with it? Well because it doesnt matter how they produce their cars, people are always going to by them for what they represent. Until people start sitting down and telling Ferrari to go back to the drawing board and build a better car (not design, I truely think they're beautiful) Ferrari is going to continue ripping off the public.
I ended up purchasing another NSX because frankly it is a better overall car interms of reliablility, performance (if not the same as the 355, very damn close) and looks (in my opinion close to the ferrari!)
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Alex
NICE car!!! Thumbs up!!
yes, thats the 430 i speak of.
By far one of the nicest cars ive ridden in.... happy in the pants, surely.
you've had a ride? i'm jealous.
Yah at the barber motorsports park in AL, they had the Chin motorsports event... plenty of cars to choose from... yes sir.
well its official... i am indeed jealous.
Thumbs up on the "Falalli" as Chinese people call it.
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Very nice.. Brian I would be in major jelousy of you..
Edit: Wait I already am
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It's a Ferrari...Thumbs up!
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lol that reminds me of the line in fast in the furious, so how much for one of those? *rev rev rev* ferrari *rev rev rev* more than you could afford
I wouldn't do it, Brian. I looked at them before I bought mine and while they look nice, the driving aspect leaves a bit to be desired (by me at least). The money that you will spend it keep it up might be extensive as well. Tell you what, I'll put you in touch with my friend David who has two of them; a coupe and a vert. He'll tell you straight up what it will run you and such.
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Are you gonna drive it alot? If not I say get it if your gonna be driving the shit out of it get a hardtop.
Thank you for being the first one to bring up the 355 severe lack of power!!
If all you want is a few heads turning then go for it but if you want overall performance then the 355 is kinda like the stepchild of Ferrari. From what I hear from some people that have driven them and a couple that have them is that they're really not exciting aside from the name. As much as the name might draw you in, I'd pass on it if you're looking for a performer.
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