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As a general rule they are EXPENSIVE to maintain and are still not quality built. The prices have been plummeting as of late and once the 430 successor debuts they'll plummet more. The 355's are in the toilet right now. You can get a clean 355spyder for like 75k.

 

The nice thing about 360, is that those who don't know much about Ferrari (which is more than 95% of population) will mistaken it for the 430. specially the front design, on the other hand, the 355 looks outdated.

 

I've been casually looking for F360's (won't be able to buy such a car for at least 3 years) so please don't take my comments as the end all, be all, but I figured I'd chip in my 2 cents.

The general consensus seems to be to stay away from the F-1 transmission. Unfortunately, 80% of the used ones I've found tend have this tranmission. I've also heard that many people PREFER the higher mileage ones if you honestly want to keep it a while. As one owner put it, I'd rather have a properly maintained and driven car with 10-20k miles (giving it some miles to show and diagnose what problems it may have, if any), than one with 5k miles that some rich, clueless guy only pulled out of the garage to free rev a few times for the neighbors when the oil wasn't even warm yet, which who knows if it has a problem or not.

As mentioned before, they are extremely expensive to maintain; in fact, I was surprised to find that GENERALLY Lambo's are actually a few hundred dollars cheaper per scheduled maintanance visit than Ferrari's. Also, Ferrari dealers apparently love to rip you off on the timing belts for F360. Since the F430's have chains now, diminishing some of their income, they make a boat load of money on claiming that the belt must be changed every some rediculously low amount of miles, which according to some owners seems to change on the amount of revenue that's coming in.

I agree that prices are dropping on the F360's, but I think that's as much a by product of the economy/market and natural depreciation as much as some bad repuation in connection with the F360's quality (the economy doesn't affect the really really wealthy but if you're that wealthy, you're also not really the market for a used 8 year old Ferrari) and I still wouldn't say they are exactly bottoming out (Hell, Challenge Stradale's are still in the 190-200k's for the most part, which is more than a new F430 is supposed to cost, although everyone knows this is not the case).

 

so the 95%of the population who don't know about the 360 know about the 430 to then not be able to distinguish it from the 360? WTF just read what you wrote dude

LOL

what you meant to say is the 360 looks new enough even to this day that the 430, because of its evolutionary, bite-sized refresh doesn't date it which is a testament to the original 360 design.

i'm a huge 360 and newer Ferrari car fan. i'd take a 360 over any 911. it's that much more fun and hot.

the 360s and up are extremely sensitive to mileage because so many are garage queens. i drove my friend's f360 which is now up for sale.

http://www.6speedonline.com/forums/s...d.php?t=132520

awesome, awesome, awesome. it's easy to critique a car that you don't own or see a lot of online where enzos and veyrons seem common with the proliferation of forums and youtube... but when you actuall get near one, sit in one, and even drive one... you realize, man you are in a special club.

the 360 is a special, special car. i'd love to own one, thesooner the better, and it must be modified similar to my friend's example above. stock ferraris are... not so awesome either just like the s2000, m3, 911, etc.

 

this might help you a bit.
(but keep it in mind that it's an independent shop...)

http://emelbon.tripod.com/eugeniosferrariservice.html

 

What I wrote was simple, but you over analyzed it, I just meant they will think both 360 and 430 look similarly modern Ferraris, so they could mistaken 360 for the newer 430 or vice versa, but it will not get mixed up with the 355 or 348 since they have the older style flip up headlights.

 

, a lil touchy there WRS2K huh?

 

what you wrote was whack and you got called out on it dog

 

been there done that, he batman and you his robin?