Ferrari 348

[Boggy]

Good afternoon everyone,

My brother is thinking about purchasing a 348, now why I know more than I care to mention about Lotus I'm afraid I am a little naive when it comes to older Fezza's. I need to know anything, Servicing costs per year, warranty? What he should expect to get buying from a stealer, do's and don'ts etc etc etc

Seriously guys any advice would be appreciated, I've told him to just buy an Elise SC

Boggy

Edited by Boggy on Wednesday 28th April 16:28

[CraigW]

they can be great cars if he buys a good one. Don't believe all the negative press they get. Do a search for 348 in this forum as there is loads of information from owners and previous owners.

[Wanta996Gotta]

Do your research i guess as with any car of this age. 2 nice looking examples at the Ferrari centre. Must be the weather as i have been thinking about a 355 or 360 recently.

http://www.theferraricentre.com/used-cars/ferrari/...

[CraigW]

I just sold my 355 and there is not a day that goes by that I dont think about it!

[ferrari spider]

CraigW said:

I just sold my 355 and there is not a day that goes by that I dont think about it!

Wow that was quick mate, it only seems like you just bought it.

[CraigW]

mate, i'm gutted, i loved it, the problem was, I moved and simply couldnt find anywhere to keep it. I must have seen every lock up in a 5 mile radius but none were wide enough to drive in then be able to get back out of the car!

I'll get another one without a shadow of a doubt though.

[Angelis]

Boggy said:

Good afternoon everyone,

My brother is thinking about purchasing a 348, now why I know more than I care to mention about Lotus I'm afraid I am a little naive when it comes to older Fezza's. I need to know anything, Servicing costs per year, warranty? What he should expect to get buying from a stealer, do's and don'ts etc etc etc

Seriously guys any advice would be appreciated, I've told him to just buy an Elise SC

Boggy

Here's my 348 running report over 5 years. Will give you an idea on ownership.

http://www.fgear.tv/forum/showthread.php/3-Ferrari...

Edited by Angelis on Wednesday 28th April 21:14

[Boggy]

Great stuff,

Thanks very much I'm still reading

Boggy

[burriana]

They are brill cars... mine is my second and arguably a better car than my Spider was.

Sadly, it is going for sale as soon as I have had the scuff fixed on the wheel

I can't honestly see myself being able to replace it for quite some time.

Running, a couple of grand a year should see you easily, sometimes a bit more if it hits the cambelt change, sometimes a bit less. I am a bit finicky with mine though and it gets an oil change every 3000 miles which isn't really necessary.

Any excuse to post a gratuitous picture

[simonigrale]

There is a link to mine for sale on my profile

[Boggy]

burriana said:

They are brill cars... mine is my second and arguably a better car than my Spider was.

Sadly, it is going for sale as soon as I have had the scuff fixed on the wheel

I can't honestly see myself being able to replace it for quite some time.

Running, a couple of grand a year should see you easily, sometimes a bit more if it hits the cambelt change, sometimes a bit less. I am a bit finicky with mine though and it gets an oil change every 3000 miles which isn't really necessary.

Any excuse to post a gratuitous picture

What does the 2K in tail, Servicing, Tyres, ?

Sorry for all these bloody stupid questions, but as they say if you don't ask

Boggy

[Boggy]

burriana said:

They are brill cars... mine is my second and arguably a better car than my Spider was.

Sadly, it is going for sale as soon as I have had the scuff fixed on the wheel

I can't honestly see myself being able to replace it for quite some time.

Running, a couple of grand a year should see you easily, sometimes a bit more if it hits the cambelt change, sometimes a bit less. I am a bit finicky with mine though and it gets an oil change every 3000 miles which isn't really necessary.

Any excuse to post a gratuitous picture

That's really quite nice, are those 360 Wheel's? What year is your Car?

Boggy

[pdavison]

If he wants a really rare example then my 348 GT Competizione will be going up for sale very soon ...

They really are truely great cars, cost wise if you get a good independent to look after it for you then they are no more expensive than any other car of a similar ilk.

[burriana]

From my experience £2k is everything bar fuel and insurance.

Mine is a '93 but LHD which might not suit you. My Spider was RHD and I deliberately choose left for this one as the driving position is so so much better... and it just feels kinda purer

Yes they are 360 wheels. I am running Falkens on them which seem to stick just as well as my Pirelli Rosso Corsas did on the last one and... they just refuse to bloody well wear out, and it gets driven fairly enthusiastically!

I would dearly love to be able to afford a GTC like Paul's

[burriana]

For what it's worth, Simon's looks bang on the money. Good price and a superb looking car.

I would be pricing mine a touch higher than that.

[Boggy]

burriana said:

For what it's worth, Simon's looks bang on the money. Good price and a superb looking car.

I would be pricing mine a touch higher than that.

Sorry I couldn't find that up for sale is it in the classifieds?

Boggy

[pikeyboy]

Boggy said:

burriana said:

For what it's worth, Simon's looks bang on the money. Good price and a superb looking car.

I would be pricing mine a touch higher than that.

Sorry I couldn't find that up for sale is it in the classifieds?

Boggy

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1319725.htm

Link to Simons car for you.

[matc]

pikeyboy said:

Boggy said:

burriana said:

For what it's worth, Simon's looks bang on the money. Good price and a superb looking car.

I would be pricing mine a touch higher than that.

Sorry I couldn't find that up for sale is it in the classifieds?

Boggy

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1319725.htm

Link to Simons car for you.

I can't understand why this hasn't sold yet, it looks stunning in the pics, I would be tempted myself but I don't have a garage to keep it in at the moment, so I think I'm going to look at a 360....anyway, that's a discussion for another day!

[bob-in-toon]

I do miss the old gal

[anonymous-user]

matc said:

pikeyboy said:

Boggy said:

burriana said:

For what it's worth, Simon's looks bang on the money. Good price and a superb looking car.

I would be pricing mine a touch higher than that.

Sorry I couldn't find that up for sale is it in the classifieds?

Boggy

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1319725.htm

Link to Simons car for you.

I can't understand why this hasn't sold yet, it looks stunning in the pics, I would be tempted myself but I don't have a garage to keep it in at the moment, so I think I'm going to look at a 360....anyway, that's a discussion for another day!

Yep, I can't quite understand it.....the car is presented very well.....it looks great....(even in red!!). I often browse the 348 classifieds and know its been about for a while....