Bought a Ferrari (but keeping the Boxter)

[blue2000s]

Originally Posted by roadracer311

Bought this today (photo below). It's 15 years old and has 125 miles on it :-)
No plans to sell the Boxter. Need to have something to take grocery shopping.

Arrives in a week or so.

Congratulations.

Which transmission does it have?

I've been looking into 355s for a long time, they're the best looking of the truly super V8 cars and Ferraris have never been so attainable, price-wise. I'm not a big fan of the looks of the follow-ons and the predecessors had a few too many "quirks" for me.

The big thing for me is the engine out service. Every 5 years, no matter how many miles you put on the car, you should have the timing belts and other preventative related things replaced at a cost of about $10K. I just can't bring myself to buy a car that will cost me $2k a year in maintenance.

Has your car had it's valve guides and exhaust manifolds replaced?

[roadracer311]

This one is a 6 speed.

It's only got 230 miles on it, so it's completely original, including valve guides and headers. I'm making some small modifications to get as much heat out of the motor as possible, to prolong the life of both. Most valve guide problems and header problems pop up at around 17k to 22k miles or so. At 2k miles per year, I've got a while before I need to worry about that.

A typical engine-out service is about $7k from a good independent shop. When you hear about folks spending $10k or more on an engine out, it's usually because it's been 10 years, or it's never been done, or they're doing valve guides too.

My plan is to have a lift in my garage or my friends garage by the time I need to pull the motor. His car is due for an engine out in about 3 years. I've got nearly 5 years before mine is due.

[blue2000s]

Originally Posted by roadracer311

This one is a 6 speed.

It's only got 230 miles on it, so it's completely original, including valve guides and headers. I'm making some small modifications to get as much heat out of the motor as possible, to prolong the life of both. Most valve guide problems and header problems pop up at around 17k to 22k miles or so. At 2k miles per year, I've got a while before I need to worry about that.

A typical engine-out service is about $7k from a good independent shop. When you hear about folks spending $10k or more on an engine out, it's usually because it's been 10 years, or it's never been done, or they're doing valve guides too.

My plan is to have a lift in my garage or my friends garage by the time I need to pull the motor. His car is due for an engine out in about 3 years. I've got nearly 5 years before mine is due.

My friend spends $10k on his '99 every 5 years for his engine out. Labor rates vary so I'm sure it's cheaper (and more expensive) in different parts of the country. If the car's never had it's timing belt changed, I wouldn't wait to do it. It's 15 years old.

[roadracer311]

My car just had a full engine-out service done by a Ferrari dealer a couple months ago, before I bought it. All belts and fluids are new. The thing is sitting on "brand new" 15 year old tires though! Good for concours, not so good for driving! They're getting changed as soon as I get done breaking in the motor.

[yellowboxster01]

My dad owns a 95 355 Spider. Didn't prove to be a wise investment. Out of the 5 supercars he owns the Ferrari has been the most troublesome and it rarely gets driven. He lost about $60k pretty much half of what he paid in 99' for the car just to own it. That has ruined him on Ferrari partly that and they're really snooty about who owns their cars. He tried to buy a 360 Spider when they came out and he was informed that he had to have owned a Ferrari previously so he bought the 355. Then when the Enzo was set to come out, he tried to get on the list and they told him he needed to own 2 Ferrari's to even be considered. Lamborghini, BMW, Porsche, and Audi had no problem accepting his money though.

He has HRE 547R polished wheels, Tubi exhaust, and MaCarbon interior.

[Pinarelloman]

Mate, that is one hell of a talking piece in the loungeroom.
A GT40 & Ferrari.
Like the coffee table.

[jonnycool]

Holy ****************!!! someone's been watching tooooo much Dan Tanna!!!!! I always dreamed of having my car in the living room like he did...... i got an interior in their once for a couple of days