Manual NA V8 Ferrari spider, which one?

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I am on the lookout for a Manual NA V8 Ferrari spider.

Initially I thought I could pick one up for £50k! I had no idea prices had moved so much!

So I have revised my search to £70k, which is probably still tight? I don't mind up to 50k miles.

My preferences, in order, are F355, 360 & 348.

No idea which one to go for, I want to use it for European trips so it must be reliable, fun to drive and be appreciating in value or at least not depreciating. Would consider LHD but at £10k less.

All advice much appreciated.

Cheers.

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sparta6 said:

If you want solid reliability and the full non-vegan experience you should also add a 328 to your list. By far the most reliable Ferrari I've ever owned and run down to Antibes dozens of times.

I have 80's cars before, reliability was scary! Although I love the 308/328 :-)

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cgt2 said:

Have owned all three in Spider form, the 348 and 355 are quite wobbly by modern standards (though very charming in other ways) so I think you'd enjoy the 360 more for spirited drives.

Thanks, I am after charming, I have some other fast cars for 'spirited' driving. Charming is good, as long as it doesn't mean constant scuttle shake?

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sparta6 said:

355 is more fragile than 328.

Interesting..... Thanks.

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TISPKJ said:

Paul if you even think about paying 70k for a 348 I will never speak to you again !

Haha....That's the max for an F355 :-) There is a link to a 355 I have put elsewhere which you will no-doubt see....elsewhere. However even at £75k and 50k miles it has sticky buttons, needs reconalising and the sills need painting! Looking like they might be a bit fragile?

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Thanks everyone for your comments and suggestions do far, please do keep them coming they are much appreciated. I went along to Icons by the lake yesterday and saw all variants and must say I was drawn to the 360 and the 348 but that's not an option! There are a lot of F355's on the market that appear to have been neglected from when they were in the doldrums and are now £75k+ for LHD. To get one with a full service history it looks like £90k minimum and £110k for RHD in good condition. It seems to me the 360 had not been through the 'doldrums' for as long as the F355 and as such they appear to have fuller histories and be better looked after. So as my desire is for a manual NA V8 Ferrari spider then the obvious car looks like the 360 in terms of value. Mind you I did buy a 996 when I could have got a 993 for the same price so what do I know!