Ferrari's at the track today...
05-19-2012, 11:11 PM
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Ferrari's at the track today...
Gingerman Raceway in South Haven MI hosted the regional Ferrari/Italian club today. Great group of enthusiasts and beautiful cars of course. Hard to say if I would be on the waiting list for one if I had the money to change the oil on one of those beauties...but the point is mute.
When I left the track I never felt like I want for anything more than my 993 offers, except that F40 that keeps haunting my dreams!!!...I will take that!)
Here are a few picts.
When I left the track I never felt like I want for anything more than my 993 offers, except that F40 that keeps haunting my dreams!!!...I will take that!)
Here are a few picts.
05-20-2012, 09:03 AM
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Rudy, these guys were telling me about maintainence costs...astronimical for brakes, oil, belts etc...not to mention when "something" really goes wrong. Is that the only F car you had?
05-20-2012, 09:50 AM
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05-20-2012, 09:55 AM
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Yes Andy that's the only One, I remember when they called me from the dealer and told me my belts were do, so I took it in and a month later they called me and told me that the clutch had 15% of life left and if I wanted them to replace it since they have the engine out already, so I said yes, after 60 days later, yes the car was at the dealer for 2 months, they called me and told me my car was ready, my invoice was $15,200
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05-20-2012, 10:10 AM
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The belts need to be replaced every 3 years or 15k miles, that's the reason people that own these cars don't drive them, if your F1 transmission pump goes out that's going to cost you $15-$20k, if you need you engine rebuilt you are looking at $35k-$45k, I had to replace a very small water hose, it was about 8" long $500 plus labor, thats why I sold that sucker!
05-20-2012, 06:29 PM
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Thanks for the pics Andy!
I was mentioning to someone the other day my desire to get a 360. I'm fully aware of the potential costs yet the itch is still there (360 coupe, non-F-1, sport seats). Funny how you can talk yourself into something......then you read something like above and rethink things. I need one of my neighbors to get a 360.
I was mentioning to someone the other day my desire to get a 360. I'm fully aware of the potential costs yet the itch is still there (360 coupe, non-F-1, sport seats). Funny how you can talk yourself into something......then you read something like above and rethink things. I need one of my neighbors to get a 360.
05-20-2012, 07:50 PM
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Yes Andy that's the only One, I remember when they called me from the dealer and told me my belts were do, so I took it in and a month later they called me and told me that the clutch had 15% of life left and if I wanted them to replace it since they have the engine out already, so I said yes, after 60 days later, yes the car was at the dealer for 2 months, they called me and told me my car was ready, my invoice was $15,200
$15k....
sorry, for wear items like clutch and belts, thats insane. Stuff like that takes all the fun out of owning a car like that. Even if you have the $$.
05-20-2012, 08:48 PM
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Yes Andy that's the only One, I remember when they called me from the dealer and told me my belts were do, so I took it in and a month later they called me and told me that the clutch had 15% of life left and if I wanted them to replace it since they have the engine out already, so I said yes, after 60 days later, yes the car was at the dealer for 2 months, they called me and told me my car was ready, my invoice was $15,200
You must have had a lot of other things done to rack up a $15k bill.
05-20-2012, 08:59 PM
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Yes Andy that's the only One, I remember when they called me from the dealer and told me my belts were do, so I took it in and a month later they called me and told me that the clutch had 15% of life left and if I wanted them to replace it since they have the engine out already, so I said yes, after 60 days later, yes the car was at the dealer for 2 months, they called me and told me my car was ready, my invoice was $15,200
The belts need to be replaced every 3 years or 15k miles, that's the reason people that own these cars don't drive them, if your F1 transmission pump goes out that's going to cost you $15-$20k, if you need you engine rebuilt you are looking at $35k-$45k, I had to replace a very small water hose, it was about 8" long $500 plus labor, thats why I sold that sucker!
This is typical of the exagerated internet BS regarding Ferraris.
- Factory recommends belt changes every 3 yrs or 15k miles. Most people understand that is overkill. In 20+ years of Ferrari ownership I have routinely followed a 5 yr schedule for belt changes with no issues.
- F1 pump actuator (the part that will fail if anything is going to fail) is $1200 and my 360 still has the original part after 12 years and 47,000 miles. Not one bit of trouble or reliability issues with my F1 system.
- properly maintained 360 engines will last every bit as long as a 993 engine.
-Your water hose may have been $500 if it was a factory part. Admittedly this is the kind of thing that drives Ferrari owners crazy. That's why most owners use Ricambi or some other aftermarket source and a fraction of that cost. It's still just a $20 hose in a $480 yellow box.....you have to be smart on some things with these cars.
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05-20-2012, 09:59 PM
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In regards to these cars, can you not do dig maintenance? Does everything have to be done at the dealer? That's one of the joys I get working on my 993 is that most things I can complete myself.
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