Thinking of poss buying one toss up between 328, 355 need advice service bills etc. Build quality, LHD make a big diffrence to re-sale value, any advice in any matter on these 2 cars. Have around 35-40k

 

Moved to other marques

 

 

Good luck with your Ferrari search brf mate.Once you got it, post the pic here.
Lovely cars.Wish I could afford one

 

as this is "scooby" net, you might want to try here first

They may be better informed than us lot of jap car experts

chris.

 

This is as close as most of us will get

 

cheers mate don't know if i can yet toss up between this and M3 but to own a ferrari even for a year would do.

 

Advanced search, search Other Marques, Find threads started by "chopper".

 

if you can afford it the 355 is in a different league!

 

fixed price servicing costs here - http://www.verdiferrari.biz/servicing.htm

 

Exactly Fixed price - as long as nothing else needs replacing - like the tyres, brakes, pads, clutch ...

That FP menu looks scarey to me - my Boxster S 'fixed price service for 24k mile - £580 (OPC) - add in the 4 new tyres it need at its annual service - cost >£1k.

F355 are lovely - they just cost the earth to maintain and don't be fooled by fixed price servicing - add 25-50% on top.....

Gastro

 

Looking at the cost of an uprated ECU makes the PPP for the Scooby seem cheap!

http://www.verdiferrari.biz/parts.asp

 

just looked on autotrader, under Ferrari, there no 355, have to type it in. strange....

 

Not strange at all, there is no Ferrari 355. On the other hand, look in the drop down box for F355

 

Try F355

 

Speak for yourself!
http://img4.photobucket.com/albums/0...l/enzojpeg.jpg

As for buying one for a 328 i would have a look through Classic & Sportscar's back issues for a buyers guide, they are very thorough and informative.

anyway have a look at
http://www.ferrariownersclub.co.uk/

 

With the budget you have I'd go for a mint late plate 328 for about 30k and keep the rest in reserve for a big bill. Even if you spend to the limit of your budget on a 355 you're unlikely to get anything better than a ragged LHD one. No ferrari is going to be cheap to run, but the 328 is cheaper than the 355. A friend of mine owned a 355 for 2-3 years and total cost in depreciation and maintenance was almost 30k, with one of the services alone costing around 6k! And even though they're desirable cars it's not a given that you'll find it easier to sell unless you're prepared to be crucified by the dealers when the time comes to move on.

Gary.

 

pm me for info if you need it mate, will be getting a 328GTS next spring/summer, had a good look into them all, 328 may be a bit dated and some 348's are cheaper, but 328 is a good sensible 1st F-car, engine doesn't need to come out for a cambelt either! as cw42 says, check http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/ first, but do a search on it first, same q is always popping up.

 

Have a wander over to http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/forum.asp?f=63&h=0

Lots of info on there with unbiased opinions