RE: Ferrari 512 TR: PH Fleet
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Hmmm sounds reminiscent of my '86 TR.
The car and its engine 'lived apart' on different sides of the garage fairly frequently.
A great car once properly set up but many places don't know how to do that despite assuring me they did. An expensive trial & error exercise.
The rads were a nightmare too as was the bloody relay that popped the headlights up - often decided not to work on odd evenings.
Best car I've ever owned though
The car and its engine 'lived apart' on different sides of the garage fairly frequently.
A great car once properly set up but many places don't know how to do that despite assuring me they did. An expensive trial & error exercise.
The rads were a nightmare too as was the bloody relay that popped the headlights up - often decided not to work on odd evenings.
Best car I've ever owned though
Froomee said:
About 20 times... a Main Dealer serivce on my Focus ST in 2011 was less than £200.
Not a full service, you sure that wasn't just an oil change? Or you have the best Ford dealer in the land. £395.10 quoted yesterday for a mkIII petrol Mondeo. Needless to say I am not going there.Cactussed said:
I point this out continually to people.
Running any 20 year old car will need some patience and understanding.
Things like radiators (water and oil), rubber hoses and seals and all other perishables / long term consumables are bound to need replacement.
Its whether or not you have he time, patience, skill or dedication (or cash) to undertake all that.
Incidentally, its why service history is often just nonsense and condition backed by receipts and ideally photo evidence of work done is the best guarantee of reliability and lower running costs, as is evidence of regular usage (ie, higher mileage).
Just my 2c from experience.
Persevere Chris, they are worth it.
As an aside, 512's sometimes eat diffs, so maybe worth investigating and/or getting the oil changed as a matter of course. A replacement is eye watering (if you can find one).
Couldn't agree more ^ Running any 20 year old car will need some patience and understanding.
Things like radiators (water and oil), rubber hoses and seals and all other perishables / long term consumables are bound to need replacement.
Its whether or not you have he time, patience, skill or dedication (or cash) to undertake all that.
Incidentally, its why service history is often just nonsense and condition backed by receipts and ideally photo evidence of work done is the best guarantee of reliability and lower running costs, as is evidence of regular usage (ie, higher mileage).
Just my 2c from experience.
Persevere Chris, they are worth it.
As an aside, 512's sometimes eat diffs, so maybe worth investigating and/or getting the oil changed as a matter of course. A replacement is eye watering (if you can find one).
Sorry Chris 
512TR..problems...but worth every penny (or rather thousands!)
Mine thankfully has been ok..(ish) so far..needing at new windscreen as the lamination had gone around the edges, and I was lucky enough to buy the last one from Eurospares.
I had Barkaways replace the screen, and in doing so they removed the dash and were able to replace all the old foam that had disintegrated, making the dash creak!..also having had the screen replaced I now had a working screen aerial, which meant that I could have the roof aerial removed, which meant filling the hole and respraying the roof too... then the air conditioning fan seemed not to be working which was traced to a faulty main circuit board...which was sent away to be reconditioned...so after just over £5k I drover the car home...and then just putting it away I realised that the indicators did not work, the mirrors did not work, the windows did not work etc...so...the board was removed once again and all the relays were replaced for new...all for a couple of hundred quid extra...and now....wow...its just amazing...apparently its like giving birth very very painfull...then afterwards you love it to bits!!!
Mine thankfully has been ok..(ish) so far..needing at new windscreen as the lamination had gone around the edges, and I was lucky enough to buy the last one from Eurospares.
I had Barkaways replace the screen, and in doing so they removed the dash and were able to replace all the old foam that had disintegrated, making the dash creak!..also having had the screen replaced I now had a working screen aerial, which meant that I could have the roof aerial removed, which meant filling the hole and respraying the roof too... then the air conditioning fan seemed not to be working which was traced to a faulty main circuit board...which was sent away to be reconditioned...so after just over £5k I drover the car home...and then just putting it away I realised that the indicators did not work, the mirrors did not work, the windows did not work etc...so...the board was removed once again and all the relays were replaced for new...all for a couple of hundred quid extra...and now....wow...its just amazing...apparently its like giving birth very very painfull...then afterwards you love it to bits!!!
Pah - my Dads bill from Lovetts for his F430 was just shy of 5k 
Getting my TR belts done next month, but won't be going to a main dealer. Its the first time it'll be serviced in my ownership (only bought it last october). Looking through the service history theres some monumentally scary bills including £16k (yes £16,000) for a gearbox rebuild....
Chris, I'm just glad you haven't sold it. As soon as you get it back, go for a drive, and change from 2nd to 3rd with the open gate, you'll have a massive smile on your face
Happy flat 12 motoring...
Getting my TR belts done next month, but won't be going to a main dealer. Its the first time it'll be serviced in my ownership (only bought it last october). Looking through the service history theres some monumentally scary bills including £16k (yes £16,000) for a gearbox rebuild....
Chris, I'm just glad you haven't sold it. As soon as you get it back, go for a drive, and change from 2nd to 3rd with the open gate, you'll have a massive smile on your face
Happy flat 12 motoring...
Chris - in answer to the question "why did you sell the Porsche?" don't feel too bad! I recently bought a 35,000 mile, FSH, 2-owner Cayman S and in my 5 months of ownership sunk £3,000 into replacing the clutch, dual-mass flywheel and ultimately the gearbox before giving up and getting rid! It still needed new brakes all round when I sold it....none of these problems were evident at the point of purchase/test drive.
Moral of this story? As a % of value, your bill was a lot better value than mine, so it's not all bad!
I'd much rather a 512 to drive around in...!
Moral of this story? As a % of value, your bill was a lot better value than mine, so it's not all bad!
I'd much rather a 512 to drive around in...!Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff