Mondial 8 - what's the consensus?
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priley said:
mike01606 said:
Like that..... anyone any idea how much?
£124,995 according to Autotrader.For the same money, you could have:
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I too recently bought a Mondial QV . I am normally ahead of the curve and seem to begin to see overlooked cars in a new light before they become back in fashion and are considered cool ( By all the most knowledgeable of people who claim to have always liked them).
I should have made a fortune! but lack of funds means the Mangusta , 246, F40, Daytona, Diablo and even classic Alfas etc remain on the shopping list and have moved out of my price range.
Suddenly, for no apparent reason, the Mondial looks cool and I was of the club that derided them for decades, I admit.
There are better looking cars no doubt, but maybe the ugliness of modern cars ( talking about you FF and GTC4Lusso , what a silly name) with all their ducts and holes and strange bent metal ridges ( BMW Z4 the worst but all marques are to blame) means that a pure clean design is starting to look really nice, if not great.
And if you consider the Mondial as a GT, it really is a compelling touring car, not too expensive to enjoy without a constant worry of where you parked it, but with enough cache to make the trip special.
They also ride really well and have enough power to enjoy yourself without the worry of losing your license. And with enough room for more than just the weekend bag.
The original poster has made a good choice.
I am off to Italy in my Mondial T on Thursday see (https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=63&t=1807885).
As mentioned by the last poster, I am treating the car as a GT rather than an out and out sports car. Rather like the Harry's Garage Testarossa videos, both cars excel at comfortable long distance travel. However, many people think of Ferraris as sports cars and, possibly, miss the point about Mondials and Testarossas.
My Mondial is 'only' 300 bhp, manual open gated V8. My wife and I tried the luggage space in our Mondial and DB9, as we were happy to take either car. The Ferrari has more luggage space, more headroom and feels more airy. So my wife wants to take the Fezza!
Last year I took a 360 to Italy, but it doesn't have the same ground covering ability of the Mondial.
As mentioned by the last poster, I am treating the car as a GT rather than an out and out sports car. Rather like the Harry's Garage Testarossa videos, both cars excel at comfortable long distance travel. However, many people think of Ferraris as sports cars and, possibly, miss the point about Mondials and Testarossas.
My Mondial is 'only' 300 bhp, manual open gated V8. My wife and I tried the luggage space in our Mondial and DB9, as we were happy to take either car. The Ferrari has more luggage space, more headroom and feels more airy. So my wife wants to take the Fezza!
Last year I took a 360 to Italy, but it doesn't have the same ground covering ability of the Mondial.
Great purchase from a great source! Seriously, once the chap in the video said that he dialed in the steering geometry and wheel camber to get more feel, I was excited. Everyone wants their car tuned by someone who knows that model intimately and is a winning racing driver. Holy grail kind of stuff!
It’s a fantastic car but I’m just not using it, partly because of the intensity of the new job, and partly because Marylebone Road doesn’t beckon in the same way that Cornwall’s open roads did (outside of peak holiday season!). London’s ULEZ Charge, Congestion Charge and, er, congestion all conspire against the kind of spirited daily driving I enjoyed out West. Great car; deserves to be enjoyed.
It is often the case that owners believe their cars to be worth more than they are. It is a sentimentality thing. You only have to look at SOR cars versus Dealer Stock cars to see the difference not only in asking prices but in speed of sale. Cars sitting for sale for ages are almost always SOR with sentimental owners.
thesmithsUK said:
Depends if you're after 'a' QV or 'the' QV! Condition being everything. Let's see what Spring brings...
As I have been threatened with a ban from Pistonheads for expressing my opinion on the Mondial in question, and the current market value of Mondial's compared to other Ferrari's (apparently my moderator-removed post breached the rules somehow 
), I shall no longer be posting in this thread.Good luck with the sale!
The Mondi 8 is just very underpowered unfortunately
Also never liked the dash on the early Mondi's with the instrument binnacle looking like a box someone stuck on as an afterthought. It persisted through on to the QV
The 3.2 dash is a bit better but the Mondial T dash is the best of the lot IMO
The T has the 3.4 longitudinal engine out of the 348 though so its going to be much more expensive to maintain. On balance I'd probably try & find a 3.2.
Also never liked the dash on the early Mondi's with the instrument binnacle looking like a box someone stuck on as an afterthought. It persisted through on to the QV
The 3.2 dash is a bit better but the Mondial T dash is the best of the lot IMO
The T has the 3.4 longitudinal engine out of the 348 though so its going to be much more expensive to maintain. On balance I'd probably try & find a 3.2.
4rephill said:
As I have been threatened with a ban from Pistonheads for expressing my opinion on the Mondial in question, and the current market value of Mondial's compared to other Ferrari's (apparently my moderator-removed post breached the rules somehow ), I shall no longer be posting in this thread.
Good luck with the sale!
That seems a bit heavy handed. I’m sure I’ve read plenty of similar posts regarding what various cars are or aren’t worth over the last few years. ), I shall no longer be posting in this thread.Good luck with the sale!
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