What's your motor vehicle history?

[VulcanWerks]

Wow, that's quite the list!

Question for you...how much of a headache (i.e. PITA) is it to get work done on the F360, like dealing with Ferrari for parts, etc?  I've heard they can be very difficult to deal with (like in the jerky sense).  One of my favorite cars is the 308GTBi, and I had a line on one a while back for a 'decent' price, but got scared off by all the stories the guy (and others confirmed) about what a royal PITA it was do deal with Ferrari on just about anything.  Not really too familiar with the F360 as it came much later, so might be a completely different experience.

I’m pretty new to the Ferrari game. Picked up my 360 about two months ago (thank you Semiconductors!).

I happened to be in Scottsdale earlier this year and stopped by the Ferrari dealer to take my young son to see the museum there. I had been considering a 488 but the people at the dealership were prentitous A holes. I’ll never go back. I’m not Bill Gates or a billionaire but if I wanted a 488 I could buy it. Because I’m there just stoked out on the cars they acted like I was just some fanboy who didn’t belong. Also, Ferrari gets super pissed about modifying their cars. I modify all of my cars. So consistent with my street racing (yes, I was young), track day, autox, You Tube certified mechanic past I decided I’d stick to my plan and find my dream - a clean 360 - and modify it to make it mine.

It’s low, loud AF, carbon cup mirrors, challenge magnesium wheels, titanium lug nuts - aggressive.

Since I like to modify I’m also an independent shop fan. Find a good mechanic or two you can trust and take your cars there.

I just had the 360 gone through so I can drive it a bit before digging in to the rest of the stuff to address. Yes, even these cars fall behind on maintenance and you can’t have that. Parts are readily available and to give you a sense of cost I just had the following done for 3.3k:
Oil change
Coolant flush
Transmission service
Fixed exhaust springs
Replaced passenger door latch
Adjusted the window regulators
Full inspection
New tie rods

That’s a load of work on an F car for a little over 3k. Done right, photo documented service, all proper Bosch parts (or other OEM bits).

Ferrari’s are rare cars and finicky (older ones). Purely hand built and each has their own personality.

I’m not that far into my ownership but I can tell you that the 25 year wait was worth it. I literally cried when it was delivered (had a poster of it on my wall when I was 14!) and the sounds it makes can only be found in something with a prancing horse on it. It’s not new, I’m needing to somewhat restore it, there’s work to be done, it’s not flawless (though pretty good/getting there), I intended to drive it and it’s my Ferrari so despite its flaws it’s perfect to me.

I loved my Porsches and my R8 is 100% hands down the best car I’ve ever owned.

But nothing stirs the soul like the sound of that tiny V8 wrapped in an artful packaging where you can literally feel that human hands put it together. Pure art with the soul moving symphony to match.

If you love cars like I do, go find the one you want. The soulful experience is worth every cent and minor PITA that goes into making all of those feelings possible. Nothing that makes you feel like that or stirs that kind of emotion is going to be without some labor of love to keep it going. Worth it.

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