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F355 owners?

I have checked as much as one can when purchasing a car, had a close friend of mine who is a mechanic go there and put the car in the air to check it out etc.

I am aware of the issues and can fix them (nothing serious, typical 355 issues) I really doubt I will turbo it as I do not want to mess with the 355 sound!

My plans are to drive the car for a bit on the few days of good weather we have left, then over the winter I will drop the motor and do a full service and probably fabspeed headers and a few detail items (read I will make the engine bay look like my other cars...)

This car has a super clean interior (a notoriously bad point for spiders), the body is nice and the frame checks out straight - I really couldn't ask for more - it would be a different story if I had to pay for service...

Now I just need a 1400HP Viper...
 
very cool. congrats on the F-car.

not a fan of the Viper though... looks cool but i didn't enjoy driving it. it could have a million hp for all i care.
 
Damn I might need an excuse to bring my car back up for a visit :biggrin:
 
355 is a great car, yes more expensive to service than a 360. Mint spyders are changing hands in the 50's, and 360's are anywhere from 60-100+, depending on whether early or late production, spyder, F1, records etc. I prefer the look of the 360 to the 430, the 355 is different and I love it, and the sound is fantastic. A good friend of mine just bought a 95 355 spyder from another friend, had it delivered today, just on time for a beautiful weekend out here!!!
 
I got word today that the truck will pick up the car on saturday - it'll be here tuesday...

Not sure if I mentioned but I CAN'T WAIT!!!
 
Congratulations angus...I can't wait for you to post pics of your new 355 b/c it really is sharing the experience vicariously.

You'll be on a high when the transport actually arrives. :)
 
Congrats Angus!

When I picked up my M5 last fall there was a F360 spider at the dealership so I took it for a quick rip and fell in love. Now future plans include an Fcar :). Already started the wifey brainwashing program :cool:


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angus said:
I got word today that the truck will pick up the car on saturday - it'll be here tuesday...

Not sure if I mentioned but I CAN'T WAIT!!!
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Awesome! Does your car have the red seats and carpets? It looked that way from the one picture I saw. Those red interiors look AMAZING, and really set off the exotic appeal of the car.
 
Meeyatch1 said:
Awesome! Does your car have the red seats and carpets? It looked that way from the one picture I saw. Those red interiors look AMAZING, and really set off the exotic appeal of the car.
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It's actually the more rare black/red - the seats are red, the dash and doors are red/blk and the carpet is black.
 
I had a 1999 (last year) F355 sypder F1 and my old 95 NSX all motor build.

I drove the NSX 9 times out of 10 instead of the F355.

The F355 looks and sounds nice but is a giant pile of garbage. I'll add more to this later.
 
Haha - yeah, it is certainly not the car for those who either cannot or do not want to fix the car themselves - it is actually a very simple car - I fixed a handful of things on the "bad" list (part of the reason he sold it) already, I've only had the car 12hrs...

Today was very exciting!

 
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Jetpilot3 said:
Wil you need to give us more than that video!!!

:wink:
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Yeah - how bout a video of me rebuilding the alternator after it blew on the first day...

The REAL funny part:

- The voltage reg. is the same part off an '89 carbureted Accord

- The rectifier is for a '87 Legend...

Gotta love nippon denso...
 
haha...Wil I wonder if you'll be posting more of those "repair" video's as your ownership continues...LOL :wink::biggrin:

Nah seriously some pictures would be great! I'll be in Vancouver in February so I'll definately come by to say hello and get a sneak peak at the car.
 
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A pic after the wheels and a few things

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Beautiful car. I just saw one this afternoon at quicktrip while driving my NSX, Guy told me very similar story, that the previous owner sold it due to maintenance need. Guy was a previous NSX owner, and told me to cherish my car cause its a wonderful car.
 
synergy004 said:
Wil did you get the stock wheels also. I like the factory look of the 355 berlinetta.
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I did get the factory wheels, and while I like it too - I still need to have something different...
 

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