i'll take any ferrari, even the one that Eddie Griffith drove
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It's funny how the reaction to the Ferrari is fairly universally polarizing. Either people think it's a really bad idea or a really good one. I will agree that picking up a 308 would not be the road to reliability (say like a toyota camry or even a Miata for that matter.)
It's not about that though. For the record, I would love a F430, but that is out of my price range for now. Mark |
id go with a 348/355ish. but will selling the miata give you much more income than what you could save up in a month or two? Id go for both just to be safe and then sell one after a couple of months.
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I'd rather fix a Miata than a Ferrari.
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eh I'd rather have a fun Porsche of some kind, never really been a Ferrari guy and Jags... ugh
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http://www.motorpasion.com/images/Ferrari_308_GTB-6.JPG
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Originally Posted by mazda/nissan
(Post 172562)
i still have wet dreams of porsche 944's :cjerk:
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Originally Posted by Fritch
(Post 172617)
eh I'd rather have a fun Porsche of some kind, never really been a Ferrari guy
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My old rommaate had a 944 that he got for 2300. Changes the timing belt and drove the hell out of it. It was a blast to drive. Blown shocks, worn shifter bushings, all that good stuff. Still a badass car. Soon as that timing belt snaps it can be super expensive though.
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I remember growing up my dad had a 944. It was maroon. That's all I remember.
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Originally Posted by Ben
(Post 172543)
Depends. Do you want a car to drive or a car to fix?
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Originally Posted by firedog25
(Post 172637)
Not to mention regular maintenance which will end up in the realm of buying another Miata within 2-3 years.
Mark |
Originally Posted by Markp
(Post 172553)
There is no substitute for the body work on the 308 in my mind, which is why I would want one over a 348, 512, or even a 355.
Mark You sir, are a raving lunatic. |
do both...wait a while and then keep the one you like better
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for the price of a 308 you could have a much younger porsche. if i were to get a ferrari though, it would have to be a dino 246 :D
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Originally Posted by marty_uiuc
(Post 172746)
for the price of a 308 you could have a much younger porsche. if i were to get a ferrari though, it would have to be a dino 246 :D
If I hit the lotto, well then I would either get the F40 or an F430. Mark |
There's a guy with a gorgeous 308 around the corner from me. It comes out on nice days, but it's hard to see it through the James Bond-ish smoke screen he leaves behind him. Which has not been a problem for me, as my ugly miata is no match.
One of our neighbors had one when I was growing up. It was a new car then, but still always broken. My dad's shop gets old Jags in with some regularity. They are AWFUL. Fix a carb, and the ignition will take a shit. Fix the ignition, and the brakes take a shit. It's frustrating. But they are beautiful, the leather feels phenomenal, and driving them is intoxicating. But I would never, never, never, never recommend that anyone of normal means should own one as their pleasure car. It's really a wine and cheeser's kind of a car; you know, for the guy who eats breakfast in the garage looking over his car, not for the guy who wants to drive his car. I've seen your youtube videos; it's not the car for you! |
i've seen a white lamborghini countach rolling around here that i'm sure is a beast. I would still prefer a porsche 928 with its beefy 5.4 v8 though. How much do those ferrari's go for?
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A good friend of mine had a 308GTS (maybe 1979-80?)for about 10 years. It wasn't a cheap car to own or maintain, but it wasn't really too bad - it was probably more reliable than any of the old Triumphs or MG's or Jags that my friends and I have owned. Nothing really important ever broke - never had to do anything with the clutch, motor, tranny, steering,brakes or even shocks. Routine shit like plugs and filters and wires all cost a lot because you pretty much had to go to a dealer, and doing the work was a pain since they weren't really designed for easy maintenance.
We had a really shitty winter the last year he owned it, so it spent a little under 6 months untouched under a cover in his driveway - turns out that since they were left stationary, about half the switches in the dashboard had oxidized themselves frozen. That was the biggest thing that ever went wrong. As for a Jag.......I've owned 2 British cars, only because I wasn't bright enough to learn after the first one. |
Originally Posted by Al Hounos
(Post 172584)
308 is the poor man's ferrari and everyone knows it. your miata is better in every way.
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