[joaovc]

Found a 208 GTS Turbo for sale which looks pretty good. I tried a search on the forum, but it returned no results. Any info about this car? It really looks like a 328 to me (actually about to call the owner to make sure this was not a mistake, but then I saw a picture on this forum of a 208 GTS Turbo on ferrarilife). How does it compare to the 328, performance and reliability wise?

 

[williamtaylor]

There is some information on the 208 GTB/S Turbo and the GTB/S Turbo in the 308 and the 328 Buyers Guides. They can be found here:

http://www.ferrarilife.com/library/guides.php

Where is the car you are looking at ?

 

[joaovc]

I'll check them out. Thx! I found one in Portugal (country where I live). I was looking for a 328 and came across it.

 

[Boxer]

I took a look at several of the 2 liter Turbo cars about a year ago. One was in the UK and one in Italy. Both had been for sale for some time and both still are for sale. Overall the performance is not any better than the 3 liter cars, they are just a bit more of a handful to control due to the Turbo. All the mechanics I talked to advised strongly to go with a 308 or 328. One put it very simply - Turbo = extra maintence cost and complexity for no added performance vs the 308/328. If you do go ahead, I would take the car to Viauto Ferrari and have them do a complete Pre Purchase Inspection.

Good luck.

 

[joaovc]

Thanks for the insights and the dealer recommendation. I think I'll keep looking for a 328 as I originally intended

 

[Boxer]

From what I have seen, asking prices on Ferraris in Portugal seem to be very high. It might be less expensive to bring one in from another EU country and pay the car tax when you need to register it locally.

 

[joaovc]

You're right. Especially on older models like the 328 (cars only pay 'car tax' up to their 10th b'day). Might do a trip to Germany this summer to check some out

 

[Boxer]

I would also look for 328's in the UK. You can often find LHD models for sale at a discount due to the lower demand in the RHD market. One place to check is:

http://www.ferrariownersclub.co.uk/sales/sales.asp