Non-Porsche, but...

[welshchris]

... Just looking through the classifieds, and saw this F355 being sold by Verdi:

[url]www.pistonheads.com/sales/detail.asp?i=11935&s=192[/url]

Why would one need to put a new clutch and cambelts into an 8000-odd mile car?

These cars must be a massive step up from a Porsche as far as running costs are concerned!

Just wondered, that's all.

Chris

[dazren]

Cambelt service is every three years or 30ish thousand miles, which ever is first. Makes running a garage queen 1,500 miles pa a rather expensive proposition.

Clutch at 8,200 miles is a bit extreme for a manual car.

Do a search on the fezza, Lambo & Maser forum for "355" and "costs". Servicing costs appear to have been reduced by many of the main dealers as a way of encouraging cars out of warranty to stay within the official network servicingwise.

DAZ

>> Edited by dazren on Wednesday 10th December 11:27

[mr_tony]

As Daz says check the FML forum for details.

However, the point on getting cambelts changed like this is probably less to do with the probability of them breaking, rather to do with the possibility (...even if remote...) they could break.

New 355 engines are not cheap! :eek!: Best to be on the safe side!

[roygarth]

I've just put a new clutch into my 2CV at 9000 miles. PO was a 'slipper'!

Seriously I think if you try hard enough you can blow any clutch anytime.

[lightweight]

355's and 360,s eat clutches like they are going out of fasion particulary the F1 shifts for some reason?
HR Owin congratulated a frend of mine for going 8K on one clutch living in london.Well they would would't they

[meno-porsche]

According to a friend with a 355, the reason why the clutch is so flakly on the paddle shift models is simply down to drivers not putting the car in to netural when stopped - he only found out about this little problem when stopped in traffic and thought his car was catching fire due to the smell of burning. This was on the day he picked the car up from the dealer. Not happy and surprise surprise needed a new clutch at 2.5K - now owns a XKR - very happy