My '91 Ferrari 348 tS - 7 month update

[TopGearNL]

/\/\ Indeed, thats very interesting!!

There's a 355 for sale for about 45000 euro's not bad, though I wish I had the money, Im 42000 Euros short LOL

But what I mean is that its in the same price range as an Audi, Subaru, Bmw etc. so why buy that?

[sameerrao]

Well you do need to budget having a normal car alongside a Ferrari - you cant really have a Ferrari as your only car due to questionable reliability and long servicing lead times.

But anyone spending $50K on a new M3 as their second car has a lot of nice choices on the used car front.

[RC45]

Who you going to entrust the service of your new baby to?

Surely not the local mafia?

[sameerrao]

There is a good independent in Houston - a guy I know sends his Dinos and TRs to him - so he should be able to look after my humble 348. Also there is a good dealer in Dallas and San Antonio. Ferrari of Houston costs approximately 1.5X more than the independents

[sameerrao]

Originally Posted by dani_d_mas Great write up Sameer - you seem really pasionate about your car... same as TT with his porkers Now it would be great if you could only copy-paste this review, add the pics of your roadtrip, and post them in the Car Reviews section Actually, that's the best review I've ever read about the 348!

Roger that! Will do it this weekend. I have some new pics to post as well. I wrote the review in a bit of a rush - so I will read it again and add anything else that I have missed (E.g braking, light quality ... ). I will also put some car specs and other such general info as well.

Wait till TT posts a review of his dolls - then you will know what true passion is all about

[Wutputt]

Great driving impressions, Sameer! My eyes were glued to the screen when I was reading them

[davide]

Nice write up! Seems such a nice car

*waiting eagerly for more pictures*

[dutchmasterflex]

Great write up.. you can really feel your excitement just by reading your impressions.

Not surprised by the ratings, it would be damn hard to rate your first ferrari poorly

So will this just be your road cruiser? or do you plan on abusing your new baby on the track as well?

[ARMAN]

Originally Posted by sameerrao Engine sound: 8)8)8)8)8) Really awesome. The engine has more octaves and tunes in her than Madonna In most other cars there is basically one sound but as you accelerate the pitch changes but that's about it. In this car it sounds quite different at various RPMs - you can hear the intake roar, the belts whirring, the pops and bangs on the overrun and the basic engine note changes from a deep rumble at low rpm to a scream to a different kind of scream to finally a woman screaming bloody murder at 7000rpm. And this is with the stock exhaust - I wonder how much more orgasmic it will sound with a tubi It is loud for sure - I was shifting by sound and realized I was changing up at 3000 rpm - there was 4500 more revs left. A friend told me that he could hear my car 30 seconds before he saw me arrive. This was in my subdivision, where I kept the revs low and was puttering around in 3rd trying to be inconspicuous. Fat chance! In all the 25+ hours of driving I must have used the stereo for about an hour or so - the rest of time I was being treated to a marvellous soundtrack from the rear

well now I(we) want to hear it!!! c'mon stop teasing us and make some video!

Awsome write up, I always thought its better to buy a 911(or other exotic) than a dumb fully equiped Skoda or any other car. Well as TGNL now its time to save coins
Family friend was selling 993 turbo last year for idiotically small amount of money(25-30k $), I am 100% sure he didnt totrured her and he didint really care how much he get from the sale as he is filthy rich - 16 cars :shock: Maybe he didnt sell it yet dont know ops:

[sameerrao]

Originally Posted by dutchmasterflex So will this just be your road cruiser? or do you plan on abusing your new baby on the track as well?

Road cruiser - I can't afford to have a track car with all the added maintenance expense that entails. However I heard from the FCA chief here that Ferrari of Houston is going to hold a track day at MSR with instructors and stuff in March and April - I will love to try my hand around at easy speeds just to see how she performs on the track. By then I would have 3 months driving experience on her - so it should nice!

Today I took the Audi to work and all I could think about was why I didnt take the Ferrari. Tomorrow I am going to take the Ferrari. I think I will alternate between the two unless the weather is atrocious and I dont want to mess up the Ferrari.

[RC45]

If the weather is good are we on for Sunday early morning?

We can do a little back road blasting but then take turns videoing each other's cars at a few strategic bends and straightaways and I will be sure we have at least one other car so we can do moving still photos as well.

[sameerrao]

Sure - around 8-8:30am if that's not too late - I have to attend a party in Sugarland on Sat night which will run late. Or Sat morning is fine too ...

[novass]

Originally Posted by sameerrao There is a good independent in Houston - a guy I know sends his Dinos and TRs to him - so he should be able to look after my humble 348. Also there is a good dealer in Dallas and San Antonio. Ferrari of Houston costs approximately 1.5X more than the independents

Parts for Ferraris can add up quick, very quick. Just make sure you check out how much they charge you for parts vs. the dealer. Im almost certain that any independent shop in this country will be getting their parts from Maranello/T. Rutlands in Georgia. I know they have to make some money on the parts, just double check that they arent making a whole lot on them.

Of course I am just a little biased due to my experiance as a Parts Manager for an independent Ferrari shop, but some of the differences between what we paid and how much we sold for, were pretty high.

Originally Posted by sameerrao Wait till TT posts a review of his dolls - then you will know what true passion is all about Laughing

LMFAO!!!

[TransAm]

Awesome car, great write up too. Well done Sameer!

[sameerrao]

Whassup T/A?

How is good old England treating you? Did you post some pics of your 330d? Torquey engine right?