RE: Ferrari F355 GTB: Spotted

RE: Ferrari F355 GTB: Spotted

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Bacchus

601 posts

284 months

Thursday 19th March 2015
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most horrible steeringwheel in history!

kambites

67,575 posts

221 months

Thursday 19th March 2015
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Bacchus said:
most horrible steeringwheel in history!
Looks fine to me - it's round and the dimensions look about right, which is what matters in a steering wheel.

daytona365

1,773 posts

164 months

Thursday 19th March 2015
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Bacchus said:
most horrible steeringwheel in history!
... I'd have to agree, very Ford Transit like, but hardly a deal breaker surely ?

madmatteo

246 posts

146 months

Thursday 19th March 2015
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I think the 355 looks fantastic in that colour although I am of the view it looks great in almost any colour. In my opinion, one of the best Ferrari designs. However, the main reason I want one is the noise. Clip here albeit I can't find the full length version of this video so it's a very short snapshot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0HuKhYXNQU. No doubt not standard but, even so, it sounds amazing!

TREMAiNE

3,918 posts

149 months

Thursday 19th March 2015
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One of my all time favourites.

It looks absolutely perfect. That colour combo looks great too - though I would always go for the Red + Cream.

Steamer

13,858 posts

213 months

Thursday 19th March 2015
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How low did the prices dip on these a few years back? - Did I imagine it, or were they around the £30 mark?

ETA: Ignore me. The Lotus Exige 260 v Ferrari F355 link pretty much answered that for me.

I've been looking at 348s the past 12 months and they seem to be creeping quickly north

Edited by Steamer on Thursday 19th March 12:05

J4CKO

41,565 posts

200 months

Thursday 19th March 2015
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Steamer said:
How low did the prices dip on these a few years back? - Did I imagine it, or were they around the £30 mark?

I've been looking at 348s the past 12 months and they seem to be creeping quickly north
If a and old sports beetle popular plus is 125, 250k, then 64 grand for that lump of gorgeousness seems pretty good value to me.

Some Ferraris look great in red but it is generally a bit overdone and a bit of a cliche, a different colour takes the edge off that considerably and the interior is very classy, in fact I would like to see some in dowdier shades, perhaps even a bit dirty, a bit used as sometimes ferraris can make you look a bit playboy or like the bloke near us that wears almost exclusively, Ferrari clothing, it is a car not a lifestyle or personality substitute.

crostonian

2,427 posts

172 months

Thursday 19th March 2015
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Behemoth said:
Crema has always seemed an odd choice of interior to me. It is a peculiarly British thing. Rosso cars are much more likely to have black interiors in Italy & France and in the US, tan (beige in Ferrari parlance) is favoured.
Was just about to type this myself, Rosso with Crema/Magnolia Leather with red carpets seems to be the norm for UK supplied Ferraris from the mid 80s to the mid 90s. Personally I love tan/natural leather interiors, also love it for shoes, watch straps, wallets etc although I seem to be in a minority.

M@1975

591 posts

227 months

Thursday 19th March 2015
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Got offered a relatively high mile 355 Berlinetta for £28k about 5 years ago which I reckon I could have haggled on but passed as I wanted a 911, due to their reliability...

Should have bought the 355, my eventual 911 was a money pit that I lost money on in the long run. Yes I bought the wrong Porsche, I know, I know..

tomtom

4,225 posts

230 months

Thursday 19th March 2015
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Steamer said:
How low did the prices dip on these a few years back? - Did I imagine it, or were they around the £30 mark?

ETA: Ignore me. The Lotus Exige 260 v Ferrari F355 link pretty much answered that for me.

I've been looking at 348s the past 12 months and they seem to be creeping quickly north

Edited by Steamer on Thursday 19th March 12:05
I paid £33,000 for mine in 2010. It was a 1995 berlinetta, yellow/black with 17,500 miles.

alock

4,227 posts

211 months

Thursday 19th March 2015
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I would like to appreciate this car, but the photos taken with that filter (either a lens filter or via post processing) make me think it probably doesn't look that impressive in real life.

Where are the real photos?

sugerbear

4,035 posts

158 months

Thursday 19th March 2015
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My favourite colour for a 355 is Navy with a cream interior. Red is just a bit too mid life crisis.

soad

32,897 posts

176 months

Thursday 19th March 2015
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LaurasOtherHalf said:
360 looks prettier to these eyes I'm afraid.
The 348 that preceded the 355 was not an especially ugly car, but it also wasn't especially pretty.
The 355 was Ferrari's answer. Beauty and power came together and are still very much in evidence today. smile

10b0b

35 posts

112 months

Thursday 19th March 2015
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alock said:
I would like to appreciate this car, but the photos taken with that filter (either a lens filter or via post processing) make me think it probably doesn't look that impressive in real life.

Where are the real photos?
Its called 'HDR' and is a method of ruining an otherwise nice picture.

Lovelly motor. Probably just me but im not a fan of the (what i concider) cliche Red/Cream combo, id much rather have the more oddball grey and brown of this one.

Krikkit

26,528 posts

181 months

Thursday 19th March 2015
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sugerbear said:
My favourite colour for a 355 is Navy with a cream interior. Red is just a bit too mid life crisis.
Agreed.


toohuge

3,434 posts

216 months

Thursday 19th March 2015
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Is it just me who loves the 430 linked to in the article?

rob.e

2,861 posts

278 months

Thursday 19th March 2015
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Superb colour combo.

Strange how tastes change though - back in the day i would have hated that natural leather interior. Now older (but not necessarily wiser!) i absolutely love that look.


M@1975

591 posts

227 months

Thursday 19th March 2015
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shame I can't afford a 355 these days, 348 is doable but I've heard a few people complain about them being pretty "difficult" to own.

jasonwdh

261 posts

109 months

Thursday 19th March 2015
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M@1975 said:
shame I can't afford a 355 these days, 348 is doable but I've heard a few people complain about them being pretty "difficult" to own.
I'm not convinced about the "value" of 355s just yet, I know they're being touted at quite ridiculous prices but would be more interested to see what they are actually selling for and in what timeframe. The upcoming auction at Silverstone with the 2 spiders will tell!

I got 32k for my 97 Red/Black GTB 10-11 years ago against a 360CS (also Red with Red/Black) - has to be Red cool

hondansx

4,569 posts

225 months

Thursday 19th March 2015
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Krikkit said:
sugerbear said:
My favourite colour for a 355 is Navy with a cream interior. Red is just a bit too mid life crisis.
Agreed.

Agree also! Perfect; wish i had one when a really nice one was £40k.