Ascender wrote: ↑Wed May 01, 2024 6:32 pm
Anything you'd do differently if you were buying another 360?
That's a really good question !
I didn't do it "right" by any of the normal advice you get about car buying. It was the first one I looked at, it wasn't really the colour I wanted, it was from a slightly shifty non-specialist backstreet dealer, it's done 80k miles and there's some big gaps in the service history. I didn't even drive it before buying it ! I've had to do a few jobs and there's still others on the list. The car was cheap as far as these things go - £43.5k. But all of that is me. I don't mind a bit of risk. So getting back to your question I don't think
*I* would necessarily do it differently.
Advice I'd give to anyone else however....
Cars with the F1 gearbox are likely to be something like £10k cheaper than a manual. I kinda like it, it feels more like a race car (
) but I'm not convinced it's faster or better so I can understand there being a premium on the manual. But £10k-ish ? That'll be a personal decision. Drive both if at all possible.
360s are obviously getting old now, there will be stuff that needs doing. They're not actually very complicated cars. Some parts are surprisingly cheap, some are shared with Fiat / Maserati and not bad at all. Other bits not so much. But they're fundamentally quite reliable. From what I've read the 360 was a bit of a step change on the reliability front.
Ferrari owners are very very sensitive to mileage so either pay the premium or don't. A top dollar car with impeccable history will need money to maintain that impeccable history. I've seen people insist that any car you buy will immediately need £10k of work to protect your investment. I think that's stupid. But that's the kind of mentality you'll come across.
I just had a quick look at 458 prices and they're £100k++ which is quite a different ownership proposition. I've never even been near one but I'm pretty sure if I was spending that kind of money I'd be going straight for the newer car. The 360 wouldn't get a look in.