I'm thinking of buying a 2000 360. This will be my first exotic car purchase, so I'm a little nervous. I hear one horror story after the next about how Ferrari's break down a lot. I hear a lot of things like, "you'll spend more time in the shop than on the road!" and "they only make their cars look nice but the quality of their parts and engineering are worthless."
I'm used to driving BMW's. I only see the BMW service center once a year - very low maintenance. I expect a bit more maintenance on a high performance exotic, but damn is it really as bad as what I've heard? I heard one 355 owner say that he has built a personal relationship with the tow truck guy in his town! That's bad - really bad.
I've dreamed my whole life of owning a ferrari. Now I can afford one but I'm worried that I won't even be able to enjoy the car. I'll have to drive it around as slow and careful as possible, like an 80 year old in a Cadillac, out of fear that something will break. I would think that cars that cost as much as 360's do, would be equipped with the finest, most well built parts in the world but it seems that's not the case.
Any feedback would be appreciated.
I'm used to driving BMW's. I only see the BMW service center once a year - very low maintenance. I expect a bit more maintenance on a high performance exotic, but damn is it really as bad as what I've heard? I heard one 355 owner say that he has built a personal relationship with the tow truck guy in his town! That's bad - really bad.
I've dreamed my whole life of owning a ferrari. Now I can afford one but I'm worried that I won't even be able to enjoy the car. I'll have to drive it around as slow and careful as possible, like an 80 year old in a Cadillac, out of fear that something will break. I would think that cars that cost as much as 360's do, would be equipped with the finest, most well built parts in the world but it seems that's not the case.
Any feedback would be appreciated.