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It is sad these days when no-one knows if anyone is being serious or not, or just trolling.
Sorry for the cynicism but you also have hardly any info in your profile so we can never be sure.
The 348 is a great great car. The people who knock it are usually those with another model who are too shallow to admit that there is more to Ferrari than their particular choice.
If you are genuine, you will see about five 348s in the classifieds, one of which is my Spider. Yes, it is as good as it looks.
The only niggles on 348s are usually very minor things like, the clock stops working, or the window pillar seals leak in heavy rain. The early cars were thought to be a bit of a handful when driven RIGHT ON THE LIMIT. The later cars were sorted, especially the GTB, GTS and Spiders, which had the more powerful 320bhp engine and wider tracking.
355s are also great, but not to my taste - I want to swap to a Testarossa 512, I just love the design of the side vents. Quite a few people have bought 348s just recently - Yorkshire Lad, SteveW, Jas and Angelis. All without exception love them to bits.
Good luck.
You would also be better asking on F.Chat, except that most of them are now here.
Sorry for the cynicism but you also have hardly any info in your profile so we can never be sure.
The 348 is a great great car. The people who knock it are usually those with another model who are too shallow to admit that there is more to Ferrari than their particular choice.
If you are genuine, you will see about five 348s in the classifieds, one of which is my Spider. Yes, it is as good as it looks.
The only niggles on 348s are usually very minor things like, the clock stops working, or the window pillar seals leak in heavy rain. The early cars were thought to be a bit of a handful when driven RIGHT ON THE LIMIT. The later cars were sorted, especially the GTB, GTS and Spiders, which had the more powerful 320bhp engine and wider tracking.
355s are also great, but not to my taste - I want to swap to a Testarossa 512, I just love the design of the side vents. Quite a few people have bought 348s just recently - Yorkshire Lad, SteveW, Jas and Angelis. All without exception love them to bits.
Good luck.
You would also be better asking on F.Chat, except that most of them are now here.
I have had my 348 for just over a year now, and I still get a thrill every time I open the garage door, let alone drive it - even if I'm just popping to Sainsbury's (yes, I even go there in it!)
As Al said, try and buy as late as possible. Don't be put off by mileages in excess of 30k - providing the service history is strong and shows evidence of good care the car will be fine. These cars improve with use, and a well used car will often be a better drive than a garage queen.
Servicing costs aren't as scarey as you think they might be, with an annual service costing approx £600. A belt change (every three years) will cost in the region of £1500 (engine has to come out).
Don't know what your budget is, but Al's spider would be a great place to start - I have seen it several times, and it is a fantastic bit of kit in beautiful condition, and that noise will have you hooked in seconds
Any specific questions just give me a shout - I'm certainly not the most knowledgable person on here, but I'll always help where I can.
As Al said, try and buy as late as possible. Don't be put off by mileages in excess of 30k - providing the service history is strong and shows evidence of good care the car will be fine. These cars improve with use, and a well used car will often be a better drive than a garage queen.
Servicing costs aren't as scarey as you think they might be, with an annual service costing approx £600. A belt change (every three years) will cost in the region of £1500 (engine has to come out).
Don't know what your budget is, but Al's spider would be a great place to start - I have seen it several times, and it is a fantastic bit of kit in beautiful condition, and that noise will have you hooked in seconds
Any specific questions just give me a shout - I'm certainly not the most knowledgable person on here, but I'll always help where I can.
s11eps said:
Don't know what your budget is, but Al's spider would be a great place to start - I have seen it several times, and it is a fantastic bit of kit in beautiful condition, and that noise will have you hooked in seconds
Thanks Simon
SteveW followed me along the M62 last night and is another Tubi convert
here ya go...348 ownership in four easysteps
1. read this web page :-http://webpages.charter.net/aircover/
2. Buy a 348GTS(others may disagree )
or get Burrianas spyder..superb and great price!
3. Don't tell wife till after purchase
4. Enjoy
1. read this web page :-http://webpages.charter.net/aircover/
2. Buy a 348GTS
(others may disagree ) or get Burrianas spyder..superb and great price!
3. Don't tell wife till after purchase
4. Enjoy
Thanks for the response. Budget about £30k (give or take a few) My mate is trying to talk me into a 355 as he went through the same process looked for a 348 then bought a 355. Anyone had both ? I've got some drives booked so i'll let you guys know. Any more info or advice would always be appreciated, if it is anything like my first Porche i'll be looking for a while before I buy.
Thanks again
Thanks again
circo said:
Budget about £30k (give or take a few)
That will get you one very nice Spider - it's in P.Heads classifieds so feel free to take a look and email me if you want any more info.
Ask SteveW and YorkshireLad what the car's like if you wnat an impartial opinion.
If it's not for you then good luck in finding one anyway
burriana said:
Budget about £30k (give or take a few)
That will get you one very nice Spider - it's in P.Heads classifieds so feel free to take a look and email me if you want any more info.
A steal at the price IMO! All in, I recently paid 40k for my spider, which was a fair price.
LotusJas said:
A steal at the price IMO! All in, I recently paid 40k for my spider, which was a fair price.
Blimey - you must have wanted red REALLY bad
To be honest, mine cost £40k last September, plus the £2k for the Tubi. If I have to hold on to the car until next Spring then the price will go straight back up to it's true market value of closer to £36k.
It's just that I would rather it went now, hence the more than fair price. I can safely say that you won't find a better condition Spider for a better price anywhere in the country.
burriana said:
Blimey - you must have wanted red REALLY bad
To be honest, mine cost £40k last September, plus the £2k for the Tubi.
Yes, it had to be red in my case
But that 40k for mine includes the cost for tubi, decat and full belts service etc. More than a fair price IMO. Like I said though, yours is a bargain and I'm astonished it's still for sale.
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