Author Topic: Thinking to buy an old Ferrari 400i. Am I nuts? (Read 993 times)

opentrackerSteve · « **Reply #25 on:** January, 27, 2012, 05:39:51 AM »

That blue one is nice.... It looks like an excellent midlife crisis vehicle!

DEL65 · « **Reply #26 on:** January, 27, 2012, 07:46:45 AM »

I like the blue one also. The blue/brown combo is classy.

cmayna · « **Reply #27 on:** January, 27, 2012, 09:22:51 AM »

Quote from: 180 Out on January, 26, 2012, 11:53:45 AM

Craigmayna's neighbor. Very beautiful. I think I'm in love.

Huh? He may be kinda ok looking, but very beautiful? Does Mrs 180 Out know about this feeling?

AzPete · « **Reply #28 on:** January, 27, 2012, 10:26:06 AM »

Quote from: cmayna on January, 27, 2012, 09:22:51 AM

Huh? He may be kinda ok looking, but very beautiful? Does Mrs 180 Out know about this feeling?

Just his name here may explain that.............180 out......

B67FSTB · « **Reply #29 on:** January, 27, 2012, 12:24:08 PM »

Quote from: Sluggo on January, 20, 2012, 12:21:57 PM

The car you are looking at is probably a bastard.
Like a 914 Porsche.
Carries the name but nobody wants one.
Not trying to be a Dick, just throwing my .02 in.

Same thought here.

Midlife · « **Reply #30 on:** January, 27, 2012, 02:19:16 PM »

Quote

The car you are looking at is probably a bastard. Like a 914 Porsche. Carries the name but nobody wants one.

Hey! I like the Porsche 914's. They got great gas mileage, were cool looking and relatively inexpensive. I wouldn't mind owning one today.

cmayna · « **Reply #31 on:** January, 27, 2012, 03:23:18 PM »

Only because you can fit more sheep in it

TapaYakin' from my iPhone

180 Out · « **Reply #32 on:** January, 27, 2012, 04:00:38 PM »

Just so you know, the Ferrari restorer emailed me last night to say that, after he had reviewed my Stangfix thread and shared its contents with the car's owner, the owner decided I wouldn't be the right kind of guy to take care of his car. I emailed back this morning and asked him to invite the owner also to review the thread and concentrate on the posts that *I* had put up, and not the posts of others, and to reassess this decision. Unless they don't know about clicking on the "Page 2" link, that probably was a mistake.

About the 914, if I recall correctly the European versions had VW-only badging; no Porsche nameplates anywhere.

silverblueBP · « **Reply #33 on:** January, 27, 2012, 04:08:59 PM »

Shoulda mentioned your love of caviar and hairy Italian women.

sgtjunior · « **Reply #34 on:** January, 27, 2012, 04:15:14 PM »

Quote from: silverblueBP on January, 27, 2012, 04:08:59 PM

Shoulda mentioned your love of caviar and hairy Italian women.

Why do Italian men all have mustaches?

To be like Mom

crustycurmudgeon · « **Reply #35 on:** January, 28, 2012, 01:05:24 PM »

That's gonna help.

Frank

Mach1Mark · « **Reply #36 on:** January, 28, 2012, 05:36:47 PM »

First off, I too am a wanna-be '4-R-E' owner and have been for a loooong time. This (or any Ferrari more than ten years old) is a bad idea as a first car. They are like an old Jag in that it isnt going to be reliable enough to use as a daily driver. Second, you WILL need a mechanic as a relative because they DO charge hundreds of dollars an hour to work on them because every mechanic who 'thinks' he is a Ferrari mechanic isnt because he isnt factory trained (which ALL real Ferrari mechanics are. It does make a difference). If you dont have a Ferrari mechanic in the family then you need to become one yourself or you will quickly find yourself advertising your broken Ferrari in the local Nickle Saver newspaper with the words 'needs work' somewhere in the ad. Lastly, I regret to tell you that all Ferrari owners are pricks, moreso than BMW owners. I'm sure by now you have discovered how great ALL Mustang enthusiasts are. We help each other work on our steeds, we go places together an have fun, we like each others spouses/girlfriends etc. Ferrari owners are the OPPOSITE of all Mustangers in this way. I attended the 1984 Ferrari parade at Laguna Seca after the SAAC convention. There were 2000 Ferraris of every kind and color (90% red) and a huge infield of prick owners and their bitchy girlfriends all hating being there. We hated that they were there too. Ruined an otherwise fun car event. My .02 worth.

Quote from: 180 Out on January, 27, 2012, 04:00:38 PM

Just so you know, the Ferrari restorer emailed me last night to say that, after he had reviewed my Stangfix thread and shared its contents with the car's owner, the owner decided I wouldn't be the right kind of guy to take care of his car. I emailed back this morning and asked him to invite the owner also to review the thread and concentrate on the posts that *I* had put up, and not the posts of others, and to reassess this decision. Unless they don't know about clicking on the "Page 2" link, that probably was a mistake.

B67FSTB · « **Reply #37 on:** January, 29, 2012, 12:59:49 AM »

Well spoken Mach1Mark !

Not only in America but in Europe too.
Ferrari people aren't the nicest people once they join a club.( mine is bigger then yours )

180 Out · « **Reply #38 on:** January, 29, 2012, 09:56:09 AM »

These comments about Ferrari owners could not be more at odds with my personal three-week experience. Through my 365-400 shopping search, and my participation in the Ferrarichat.com owners' forum, I have spoken and exchanged emails with Craigmayna's Ferrari-restorer neighbor and the seller of the red 400i at the top of this thread, I had a long phone conversation on a Saturday with a 365-400 expert (and the owner of many Ferraris) who owns a Ferrari shop in the Toronto area, and I have exchanged personal messages on Ferrarichat with one guy who owns four Ferraris and another who owns one. All in three weeks! I have never met a more friendly and helpful group of people. At least the equal of the members of Stangfix, VMF, and Stangnet. *Alot* better than some of the cranky trolls who used to inhabit rec.auto.makers.ford.mustang and alt.hi-po.big-block-ford-mercury. If you want to see what I mean, browse around in the 365-400 section of Ferrarichat -- http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=89 -- and check out the Norcal group, Ferrari Owners Group (FOG) -- http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=13 . Check the posts on the bi-weekly Rally and Breakfast that FOG put on yesterday: http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=252738&page=379 . I'm not sure if you can see the photos of all those evil prick Ferrari owners and their cars without registering. I'll see if I can link to some in this post:

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Someone please let me know if these images don't display. They show up when I "Preview," but that may be because they are in my cache.

lethal289 · « **Reply #39 on:** January, 29, 2012, 09:58:43 AM »

i cant see a single one.

180 Out · « **Reply #40 on:** January, 29, 2012, 10:06:04 AM »

Thank you lethal. I think only Ferrarichat members can see them, even on the forum thread itself. I'll download them and upload to a Stangfix gallery later. I've got to get to work on my '65 fb for now.

180 Out · « **Reply #41 on:** January, 29, 2012, 08:00:06 PM »

Here are the photos of the Ferrari Owners Group Rally and Breakfast yesterday. They do this, it seems, about every two weeks. This week 15 cars and 22 people pre-registered.

The previous edition, on January 14, attracted 47 cars (!!!) and I don't know how many people. Here's a 138-image Picasa album, showing many of the prick owners and their bitchy girlfriends all hating being there: https://picasaweb.google.com/chabch/Select?authkey=Gv1sRgCI2M04-2tZ3itAE#