355 servicing quandary
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hi everyone,
i have got a quandary regarding the servicing on my 355.
its a 25k mile spider with FSH with a lot of stamps in the book and the last service was april 2015, when it also had the belts done.
i bought the car in feb 2016 and it it went into storage as at the time i had no where to keep it, i have just got it out of storage and is now sat in the garage, i would imagine that the most amount of miles that i will do between now and october when it will get put away again will be 500 miles.
the question is do i get it serviced now or do i wait till next spring? as two be honest i would rather spend the money on new tyres or something like that, but i want to make sure that there is no issue with the history when come to sell it as thats one of the reasons that i bought it.
i spoke to a mechanic at a well known ferrari inde and he said that to be honest on a car like this servicing every other year is fine on low mileages etc
cheers
i have got a quandary regarding the servicing on my 355.
its a 25k mile spider with FSH with a lot of stamps in the book and the last service was april 2015, when it also had the belts done.
i bought the car in feb 2016 and it it went into storage as at the time i had no where to keep it, i have just got it out of storage and is now sat in the garage, i would imagine that the most amount of miles that i will do between now and october when it will get put away again will be 500 miles.
the question is do i get it serviced now or do i wait till next spring? as two be honest i would rather spend the money on new tyres or something like that, but i want to make sure that there is no issue with the history when come to sell it as thats one of the reasons that i bought it.
i spoke to a mechanic at a well known ferrari inde and he said that to be honest on a car like this servicing every other year is fine on low mileages etc
cheers
i have had it checked over my a ferrari master tech and i have mot'd it, no issues on the MOT and the ferrari master tech said that its all in really good shape, so the only reason to get it done is to get the service book up to scratch, so i think that it will be done this year, just a question of whether to do it now or in 12 weeks time....
Zoobeef said:
So its not a full service history then.
i am not sure what you mean? its fully stamped up but its also being in storage for a bit of its life so its not every year (if thats what you mean by full history) but before i bought it i spoke to a couple of specialist and they said that every other year is fine in this respect as long as the mileage tallies up i.e. not moved on much, which it did so i bought it.DarrenKMC said:
Ok so confidence in using it then. I'd still do it now, reducing that gap even by 12 weeks makes sense so far as the car's story goes: it wasn't done at the April 2yr anniversary as it was in storage, so you've had it done once out before the driving season is underway proper.
i agree i am going to just get it booked in now....MDL111 said:
well ... from my interpretation how people in the UK look at service history (and the UK is by far the most fickle market in Europe from what I have seen) you are late already. It should have been serviced last year in April and then again this year in April regardless of mileage/storage etc.
Does not matter a whole lot for driving the car, but with regards to realizing full value potential you should have full main dealer Ferrari service history incl every annual service (and every invoice, mot thingy etc)
yes it will be 8 weeks late whilst its being sat in the garage..... i am not going to lose much sleep over that lolDoes not matter a whole lot for driving the car, but with regards to realizing full value potential you should have full main dealer Ferrari service history incl every annual service (and every invoice, mot thingy etc)
on the main dealer topic, although it will be main dealer, a lot of people would rather an inde who actually knows the model as some main dealers mechanics wont have much experience with a 20 year old ferrari......
Edited by andyleeds on Thursday 8th June 17:10
it didn't bother me when i bought it as it clearly hadn't being driven whilst in storage, and had being kept up with so well..... clearly wont be worth as much as one thats being driven 500 miles a year with 20, 19 stamps etc in the book but certainly no issues about why hasnt it being serviced? why the gaps?..... errr because it was in a specialist car storage ..... i guess thats why the dealers i spoke to said for these sort of cars doing that sort of mileage every other year is more than acceptable........
but hey ho each to their own
thanks for the input
but hey ho each to their own
thanks for the input
DarrenKMC said:
Another point entirely but it's mentioned above; this whole thing about dealers vs specialists for "older" cars is silly, all main dealers in the UK see alot of older cars and know them very well, they've been a constant presence not just reappeared after 15-20 years. OK perhaps not every member of the team is fluent on each model but they can manage that resource like any other business would.
When we start talking pre 1980's it becomes more of an issue for some dealers but certainly not when we're talking more recent than that, if anything there may come a time when the skillset goes the other way - all the ex-dealer trained guys who now work as independents aren't up to date on the newer cars, or at least only through learning on the job not factory backed training or with access to technical data etc.
the guy who told me this is a friend who actually works in that side of a business for a main dealer, personally i saw a bit of this when i owned a 993 and the service definitely wasn't as good at a main dealer as specialist inde that stayed away from what at the time was the more modern stuff but i am sure there will be examples of both sides of the coin where ever you goWhen we start talking pre 1980's it becomes more of an issue for some dealers but certainly not when we're talking more recent than that, if anything there may come a time when the skillset goes the other way - all the ex-dealer trained guys who now work as independents aren't up to date on the newer cars, or at least only through learning on the job not factory backed training or with access to technical data etc.
Carrs is a bit far away :-)
It's being done at jct Ferrari in Leeds, they are doing rates for older ones which makes them competive etc.
As it's always had the odd year missing when its being in storage before I bought it, and because of what the independents I have spoken to said, I am quite comfortable with it being serviced occasionally every other year when it's in storage. It's not concourse but a good straight car in a rare and nice colour combo which is why I bought it when I did. These 355's will always be popular but won't be the collectibles of some of their Ferrari models for stellar money.
It's being done at jct Ferrari in Leeds, they are doing rates for older ones which makes them competive etc.
As it's always had the odd year missing when its being in storage before I bought it, and because of what the independents I have spoken to said, I am quite comfortable with it being serviced occasionally every other year when it's in storage. It's not concourse but a good straight car in a rare and nice colour combo which is why I bought it when I did. These 355's will always be popular but won't be the collectibles of some of their Ferrari models for stellar money.
MDL111 said:
Just drive the car and keep up the service schedule - ultimately every year or every other year is both fine (although I do service my cars annually just for peace of mind). It is too high mileage to be a worth gazillions anyway - if it was a 3-digit mile car, the story would be different and you should probably never drive it again - which would be a shame
Even if you add say 1-2k a year, it'll still not harm value in my opinion
yep thats what i reckon mate, i am going to start working my way through it getting it spruced up, the paint is immaculate and the interior is pretty good.....theres a company not a million miles away where jet ferrari send there cars for trimming so am going to sort the dash and airbag out......Even if you add say 1-2k a year, it'll still not harm value in my opinion
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