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Nice little article.

ive always had a soft spot for the 308 GT4, dont know why but i do like them a lot. i like the 400 and 412 as well, i would be tempted by a 348 but the running costs put me off. is it just me is the 355 looking really dated now, i used to love them but since the 430 they are looking very very old.

my dad and myself once nearly bought a 246 dino together for silly money, god i wish we had, they have gone through the roof now

Rather own a horse than any of them....and i hate horses.

Too much trouble to look after.

Blame the rear- mounted engine

I know the handling is tricky, but errors like this make me want to ignore the rest of the article.

this article reminds me of the top gear episode can you buy an italian supercar for mondeo money???

the answer was yes but DONT

It's easy to be snobby about the 308 - it's a bit of a failed porn star

And as for this...

I know a couple of freelance journalists and sometimes read some of the stuff they've written when straying from their field of expertise. It's not good, and neither is this.

Originally Posted by bigjules

this article reminds me of the top gear episode can you buy an italian supercar for mondeo money???

the answer was yes but DONT

Yep, just like running a 'cheap' Bentley. Budget to spend about 10x the norm to maintain the thing !

Originally Posted by Alfaspeed

Rather own a horse than any of them....and i hate horses.

What even the 550 Maranello ? I don't believe you !

If you get a Ferrari, I have two pieces of advise:

Buy the best Ferrari you can find. It is better to get a good one from a "lower" model series than a almost good one from a higher series.

And, count on about 1 Euro per Mile for maintenance cost.

The two seat models have almost no depreciation, so, it's really all about the maintenance cost.

Originally Posted by howell811

Yep, just like running a 'cheap' Bentley. Budget to spend about 10x the norm to maintain the thing !

So its like owing an Alfa then....