Cheap 355...VERY!

[AdvocatusDiaboli]

www.pistonheads.com/sales/94399.htm - This is at 31k on PH, but I have found the same car on ebay for buy-it-now £29k...

Should one be wary at this price? Or is just a good value 355 that could use a little TLC? Mechanically it looks fine...

[mr_c]

Nice car. Just the mileage is quite high I think that's what's keeping the price down.

[kippax]

Looks good to me if I had the cash i'd be after it myself.

H

[AdvocatusDiaboli]

mr_c said:

Nice car. Just the mileage is quite high I think that's what's keeping the price down.

Does high miles with a good service history (as in this case) equate to problems soon after on a Ferrari 355? Wouldn't be a problem on a Porsche in my experience... Not many 355's out there with very high miles from what I have seen...

[MattOz]

David Yu's old car? Just looks familiar, that's all.

[chrisx666]

AdvocatusDiaboli said:

Does high miles with a good service history (as in this case) equate to problems soon after on a Ferrari 355?

Not necessarily, they can take the miles if serviced but cosmetic stuff can suffer a little. Problems can come up at any mileage, and often cars that have been used are more sorted.
Theres no doubt that mileage hits the value, but if you buy with a discount for the miles and are not going to add loads more it's not an issue IMO.

[steve f]

mileage would not stop me buying a ferrari it will drive better than all the garage queens out there

[AdvocatusDiaboli]

chrisx666 said:

AdvocatusDiaboli said:

Does high miles with a good service history (as in this case) equate to problems soon after on a Ferrari 355?

Not necessarily, they can take the miles if serviced but cosmetic stuff can suffer a little. Problems can come up at any mileage, and often cars that have been used are more sorted.
Theres no doubt that mileage hits the value, but if you buy with a discount for the miles and are not going to add loads more it's not an issue IMO.

Good to hear that. I have a soft-spot for cars with slightly higher miles... I think they are the best value. Buy something with higher miles, add to them at your heart's content and the hit you take when you sell should be a softer one.

I like the look of this one, though the bay looks a bit scratchy...

[Marki]

MattOz said:

David Yu's old car? Just looks familiar, that's all.

And we know all about his running costs

[SpidermanUK]

mr_c said:

Nice car. Just the mileage is quite high I think that's what's keeping the price down.

Maybe this is one of the few owners who didn't know how to keep the mileage low, and I don't mean by not driving it!!!!!

[steve f]

dont go round the houses say what you mean

[AdvocatusDiaboli]

Also, whats the deal with all these LHD 355's around? There seem to be a fair few!

[asg123]

I prefer this one lol

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FERRARI-F355-SP

[rubystone]

I wonder whether it's the car that Elias Elia at Racing Technologies looks after. If so,I have seen it and it is clean

[AdvocatusDiaboli]

What are the best websites for Ferrari 355 classifieds?

Dealers, websites and the ilk all welcome.

[f355spider]

steve f said:

mileage would not stop me buying a ferrari

Just the money

[shadowninja]

It's the number plate font that brings the value down.

[craigw]

agreed, I'd be concerned about what sort of person would put that plate on a 355

[AdvocatusDiaboli]

shadowninja said:

It's the number plate font that brings the value down.

Relax. You can "negotiate" if you want it really badly...

[craigw]

f355spider said:

steve f said:

mileage would not stop me buying a ferrari

Just the money