I remember as a 13 year old boy spending hours gazing at magazine articles about the newly-launched Ferrari 355. I wanted one like I've never wanted any other car.
Having grown up and worked my way into a position where I could potentially afford to run one, I've spent the last two years with my heart saying "do it!" and my head saying "don't be stupid, get a Cayman/M3!". But, there's only really one car I've ever wanted and this evening, I finally did a deal on a 355 and paid a deposit to a private seller.
There are a couple of bits of maintenance that the seller has kindly agreed to undertake as part of the deal, plus a plate transfer to factor in, but in a couple of weeks, I'll finally fulfil a boyhood dream and turn the key in my own Ferrari!
So, as a long-time lurker I'd like to thank the various contributors to this forum who have shared knowledge that I've used during the hunt for a decent example, and as someone who isn't afraid of a spanner, I hope I can give something back to the forum in the future.
Shame I was too late to make it to Silverstone for the record-breaking gathering but you can't have everything!
Having grown up and worked my way into a position where I could potentially afford to run one, I've spent the last two years with my heart saying "do it!" and my head saying "don't be stupid, get a Cayman/M3!". But, there's only really one car I've ever wanted and this evening, I finally did a deal on a 355 and paid a deposit to a private seller.
There are a couple of bits of maintenance that the seller has kindly agreed to undertake as part of the deal, plus a plate transfer to factor in, but in a couple of weeks, I'll finally fulfil a boyhood dream and turn the key in my own Ferrari!
So, as a long-time lurker I'd like to thank the various contributors to this forum who have shared knowledge that I've used during the hunt for a decent example, and as someone who isn't afraid of a spanner, I hope I can give something back to the forum in the future.
Shame I was too late to make it to Silverstone for the record-breaking gathering but you can't have everything!
