Modern Day Classic: Ferrari 360 Modena Buyer’s Guide

One of the greatest features of our close-knit community is when members take the time out to share their personal experiences with each other, and the process of finding the “right” car is one we all can appreciate! Teamspeed.com member Barrister was kind enough to document his entire process of the finding the “right” Ferrari 360 modena which will help many in our community for years to come. As he notes: “As many of you know, about a month back I purchased a 2004 Ferrari 360 Modena. It is the car pictured above. As anyone should do before buying a new car – particularly a Ferrari – I did my homework. I read every article I could find on the 360 Modena, talked to many owners of the car, took many test drives of both the F1 gearbox and 6-speed manual, and shopped high and low for the right configuration, options, condition and price. I finally found nearly the perfect car at a dealer in Anaheim. I was proud and happy to share the experience of new Ferrari ownership with my friends on TS.

Since then, many members have asked me about what type of research I did and what I learned about the car prior to pulling the trigger on the purchase. The main questions were about maintenance and reliability. In short, people are terrified of buying a lemon. Armed with the right knowledge, however, you can minimize your chances of getting stuck with a maintenance nightmare to almost zero and get a great deal at the same time.