348 or 360

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Not sure if this is more suited on the Ferrari V8 section. But as they are older cars, here goes.
Considering a manual box V8. Its a 10-20 yr commitment.
355 would be ideal, but I am priced out.

Enjoy twisty A roads, so the 348's dog leg box would suit well.
To me the 348 looks prettier and not as shouty as a 360. From a social perspective, I would feel more comfortable in the 348.
360 being newer, wont need any major restoration spend, lower servicing costs and generally less fragile ?
Hoping to enjoy 3000 dry miles p.a.

Valued opinions from both sides of the camp please

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Not looking for speed.
A bit of drama and rawness. Dog leg box and unassisted steering help tick those boxes.
Noise wise would you say the 360 with its higher redline is better ?

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Great comments. Thanks all

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MitchT said:

The 360 sounds great but the 348, like the 355, has an angry, blood curdling howl that the 360 and other modern V8 Ferraris lack. It's a much more exciting noise to my ear. Look up some videos on YouTube and compare the noise!

MitchT, Is this from a live comparison or utube recordings?

Through my own searches, I thought the 360 with a Challenge Stradale exhaust and optimizing the ECU sounded the best. Race car like sound.
So awake, rapid fire like up and down shifts. Its simply buzzing with excitement.

I found the 348 with a Capristo Stg3 gave that slow, draggy "blood curling howl", as you describe.
Sounded like the driver was purposely teasing the performance out just to enjoy it for a bit longer.
Even with the Capristo, it sounded less "exhausty" than the 360, if you know what I mean. Probably down to older intake systems that were not subject to emission control levels of the newer car.

Admittedly these are utube comparisons with multiple variables.

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348jeff said:

Cursory look at eBay shows RHD 348s ranging from £45k - 60k and 355s from £75 - 90k (ignoring obvious overpricing) so I reckon about £25k - 30k more would get you an equivalent condition 355.

Mid £55k - £70k would get you a decent 360.

Your on the ball with those numbers.

Precats in the 360 kill some of the mechanical noises.

Your car must sound pretty sweet 348jeff. Which capristo is it ?

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Cerberaherts said:

No pre-cats in 360’s unless it’s a USA car.

You are right.

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Just thinking, would the 348 have suffered the same fate as the 964 ?
Not so well received at its time, then heavily overshadowed when their respective replacements were launched.
Used values plummeted, resulting in neglect, until recent times.
So current crop on the market needing big spend on restoration work ?

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Not sure if this has been covered elsewhere, but will either car run fine on E5 or E10 super unleaded