360 "twitchy" at high speeds.

[rumplestiltskin]

Clarkson often refers to the 360 (Coupe) as "twitchy" at high speeds. He refered to it again last night on Top Gear.
I am looking to possibly get one next year after the winter & wanted peoples thoughts on this. I have heard it mentioned other places too.

Thanks

R

[bebbesen]

Its possible it is more 'twicthy' right on the limit but you'd have to really push it round a bend to even get close to that.
Its possible the 355 is easier to handle on the limit but then it was 3 secs slower round Fiorano..

Not sure I'd take Clarkies word over this - seem to recall Tiff testing the 360 saying it was the best production Ferrari ever at the time.

Drive both I guess tomake up your mind

[rumplestiltskin]

I drove a 360 recently & loved it, havn't driven a 355 yet.
Didn't get a chance to take it up to high speeds.

My only real drawback is using it every day like I do my current 996TT which gets used everyday, left places (like carparks) & is fine - not sure I could do that with a 360. I am not against buying another (cheapy) car though to use when I dont want to take the 360 places.

[bebbesen]

I think you can use it every day but I'd get a second runner for dreary car parks and every day run of the mill trips.

Glad to hear you liked the 360. I've certainly never looked back in the 3 years I've had mine. (done 30,000 miles in it)

Go for it

[BT52]

bebbesen said:

- seem to recall Tiff testing the 360 saying it was the best production Ferrari ever at the time.

Tiff also said the 360 was a bit twitchy on 5th Gear after the 430 testdrive didn't he?

Mark

[bebbesen]

I didn't see that one

He also said some journalist thought the Macca F1 was tail happy - What do you expect with rear wheel drive, mid engined 400+ BHP motas. Switch the traction control off and they'll all be wipping their rear end out with enough right foot pedal

What I'm saying is that I haven't found it to be a problem - at least not like the TVR Tuscan I had Now that thing was all over the place compared with the 360.

[Hughesie2]

bebbesen said:

What I'm saying is that I haven't found it to be a problem -

Somebody moved the seat back again ??

[bebbesen]

at least I've got a mota Hughsie

[Hughesie2]

bebbesen said:

at least I've got a mota Hughsie

Ahhh, yes, very true my good man...

[bigTee]

i use my 360 daily. no problems. (yet!!)

[turboguru]

bigTee said:

i use my 360 daily. no problems. (yet!!)

How many miles do you do a year in it? do you hit much traffic? do you use it all weathere conditions?

Cheers

TG

[barry_j]

rumplestiltskin said:

My only real drawback is using it every day like I do my current 996TT which gets used everyday

I know a couple of guys that drive a 360 daily. The 360 doesn't seem to have the reliability issues of its predecessors so no problem from that point of view. However, it does get a lot of attention so there may be a problem if you can’t park it somewhere safe.

[combover]

rumplestiltskin said:

I drove a 360 recently & loved it, havn't driven a 355 yet. Didn't get a chance to take it up to high speeds. My only real drawback is using it every day like I do my current 996TT which gets used everyday, left places (like carparks) & is fine - not sure I could do that with a 360. I am not against buying another (cheapy) car though to use when I dont want to take the 360 places.

Where I go to uni, a woman leaves her 52-plate 360 Spider on the road in a very dodgy part of town (Liverpool). It is immaculate and is never touched by anyone else, bar her. She just bumps up on the kerb and leaves it there.

Combover

[ferrari355gtb]

combover said:

rumplestiltskin said: I drove a 360 recently & loved it, havn't driven a 355 yet. Didn't get a chance to take it up to high speeds. My only real drawback is using it every day like I do my current 996TT which gets used everyday, left places (like carparks) & is fine - not sure I could do that with a 360. I am not against buying another (cheapy) car though to use when I dont want to take the 360 places. Where I go to uni, a woman leaves her 52-plate 360 Spider on the road in a very dodgy part of town (Liverpool). It is immaculate and is never touched by anyone else, bar her. She just bumps up on the kerb and leaves it there. Combover

Yeah but it's parked on a main road though.

[cross-eyed-twit]

Her old man is probably one of the 'made men' in the area.... say no more

>> Edited by cross-eyed-twit on Saturday 10th December 20:26

[combover]

cross-eyed-twit said:

Her old man is probably one of the 'made men' in the area.... say no more >> Edited by cross-eyed-twit on Saturday 10th December 20:26

Possibly, although I doubt it as it's not the kind of area that sort of thing happens in.
Combover