teslam yal7abeeb!! great to see more local members

haha yes sir they are always in the shade

 

Now u need to add a 575
And u have the best ferrari's 😁

 

would love a 575
i think in a few yr's time some really great examples can pop up if i look in the right cirlces. but a 430 spider isn't too shabby as a 3rd fcar
still, 997tt tops the 'next most wanted' .. yet

 

30k miles yaay

 

Congrats, good choice. I love the f355 (manual) for nostalgic reasons, it is the dream car of my childhood. If you don't mind me asking what was your annual maintenance on the 355 like?

 

dont mind it at all, i spent $9,000 on the 355 in 8 years. put on around 12.5k miles so not a huge lot BUT they were all awesome miles and my only nuisance with it was what happened when i changed my clutch because no one knew how to calibrate it after installation. all sorted out now
bear in mind that i need to carry out the major service (timing belts et al) which should should run another $3300 including labour around here

 

Thank you for responding, btw I'm the new guy I see you're from Kuwait so Assalaam Walaikum. I had the means to buy a 355 but the maintenance is beyond me. Nonetheless I still believe if you can afford it the 355 is a great car but so is a red 360 .

 

This i Agree with

would love to have a 430 spider
grey over red
or yellow over black

 

Wa alaikom alsalam!! to be honest mate the 355 seems to have this crazy rep for being too high maintenance, in my experience, that is utterly NOT true. like i said the ONLY real issue i had was due to LACK OF COMPETENCE in the local shops and MY OWN doing because i trusted the wrong mechanic. otherwise, it is really a straight-forward setup of a car! true, the LABOUR seems to be crazy high in the states BUT i am sure there are independent trustworthy mechanics that make the labour sensible and worth it if you calculate in terms of how much you're spending, over how long, FOR how many worthy miles of pure fun! in terms of labour between 355 vs 360, i think the 355's requirement of an engine down is a buffer of +$1k (locally) but otherwise all is standard. of course you will only see me say this versus the millions of posts that say otherwise so i know how this may come off

i think the 360 spider required taking the top off or something for doing engine work, of course that is so stupid of ferrari but it did not surprise me. as for a 430 spider, yes sirrr! but i don't think i ever saw a yellow 430 in kuwait

 

Love your passion Ali!!