Am i weird?

Saw a 355 today at Crystal Cove and for some reason the looks still amaze me (especially the rear end of the car). I would have purchased one a while back, but unfortunately I cant fit in the car. Yah the performance sucks, maintenance is a pain and it is a ferrari but looks and a convt are on the top of my list. I wont purchase one, but does anyone else think the car looks really good?

Ugly car IMO, the coupe looks better

*Raises hand in shame* Maybe not "really" good, but good and one of the better looking Ferraris. A friend of mine has one in yellow and I think it looks good in person.

Been there, done that. POS

i would prefer a 360 Spyder over the 355...and the 430 Spyder over that....

I'm not a huge fan of convertibles in the first place, so I'd pass. But I wouldn't mind a coupe.

 

Saw a blue coupe yesterday marked 'F1' is that the same as 'F1' today where it is paddle shifted?

Saw a blue coupe yesterday marked 'F1' is that the same as 'F1' today where it is paddle shifted?

 

Yes, F1 is the paddle shifted tranny for Ferrari

I like the 355, although they look alittle dated.

 

IMHO the 355 was the last Ferrari they made that looked good, anything Ferrari made after the 355 looks like crap to me.

I have always like the side and rear of the 355, everything after that has sucked!

I like the hardtop 355 they look much better in person

The F355 caught my eye when it first came out. Granted I was only about 12 year old, but to this day I still like them. I almost bought a 355 berlinetta. Im a sucker for targa tops!

no you are not wierd. it a beautiful car. not the best looking but still a beauty.

i must say that the 355's are my visually favorite ferrari. no prob there, but i'd take the coupe over the convertable.

Ugly car IMO, the coupe looks better  

 

The 355 has a design that's too clean to ever be considered ugly. Maybe not the most exotic car ever made, or starting to become dated, but never ugly.

 

Styling wise, it was the last great V8 from Maranello...

i think that the 355 is still a classic ferrari . 360 to me is outdated

If you are weird, then I guess I am weird too. Sure the car is not fast, it's outdated, yada yada, but I still really like the looks of the 355 Spider. The design is very clean, cohesive, and timeless. Ferrari now seems to be taking a different design approach where design cohesion is not the top priority (too much going on in the new designs), and the 355 Spider stands out as one of their most beautiful designs (in my opinion).

In terms of convertables, I like the 355.... IT DOES look a LOT dated... And will never be a "Classic". I fear its destined to become like the Mondial....

In terms of convertables, I like the 355.... IT DOES look a LOT dated... And will never be a "Classic". I fear its destined to become like the Mondial....

 

it is not going to happen imo

the mondial was ugly from the first day

the 355 was a very nice car when new and still looks good, even more the not red ones

 

i still think 355 looks way better than 360-430

i still think 355 looks way better than 360-430

Thats not saying much.

I have always like the side and rear of the 355, everything after that has sucked!

 

348 Dud

355 Bonita

360 Ugly

430 Fugly

 

 

I wanted a car. I heard one, that pretty much sounded like an organ donor bike. - I do not know if he lost a lot of power, with the sweet sounding exhaust ? I think it is a very nice looking car, and I like the fact that it is small and it revs. Power ? I know that it does not have a lot of power. I had an opportunity to drive the car. Sure must be fun to drive it around the turns.

 

 

I would look for a Berlinetta 6 speed. 95 has the best power - OBD II, and it breathes better. However check the valve guides, and the exhaust headers have been known to crack. I believe later cars have been updated to some degree ? I think 97 + do not have the valve issues. Some people claim the valve issue is b.s.

I would look for a Berlinetta 6 speed. 95 has the best power - OBD II, and it breathes better. However check the valve guides, and the exhaust headers have been known to crack. I believe later cars have been updated to some degree ? I think 97 + do not have the valve issues. Some people claim the valve issue is b.s.

 

 

I had a 95, the engine had two air filters, to mass air sensors into the two intake manifolds. The 96 and later cars had two air filters that fed into one mass air and then split back into two before going into the motor. I was always told that they detuned the car a bit after 95 and that the 95 motors were the most desirable.

 

The car had a look, its hard to explain, but it stood out in a way that the post 355 cars do not. The 360 looks like they gave up on trying to style the car once they got to the front and everything since looks like it came out of Voltron!

I had a 95, the engine had two air filters, to mass air sensors into the two intake manifolds. The 96 and later cars had two air filters that fed into one mass air and then split back into two before going into the motor. I was always told that they detuned the car a bit after 95 and that the 95 motors were the most desirable.

 

The car had a look, its hard to explain, but it stood out in a way that the post 355 cars do not. The 360 looks like they gave up on trying to style the car once they got to the front and everything since looks like it came out of Voltron!

 

 

Everyone is aware, that after the 512TR and 355GTB, they have not done too well with the designs.

 

 

Did you ever max it out ? What do they max out at ? 180 ?

Did you ever max it out ? What do they max out at ? 180 ?

 

 

Nope.

If it was more reliable than it may be a good beater for everyday driving.