[DeTomaso] Ferrari 360 maintenance costs-- NPC

[boyd casey]

They make supercharger kits for the V-8 that will turn out 485HP from the
840. That will certainly give it an added kick in the ass!
Boyd


On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 8:18 PM, <MikeLDrew at aol.com> wrote:

>
> In a message dated 2/8/10 3:39:45 PM, lotus0005 at hotmail.com writes:
>
>
> >
> > Uh, help me out here - I did a Google on BMW 840 - what am I expected to
> > get excited about????
> >
>
> That car is everything a Ferrari 550 Maranello is, except not quite as
> quick.   They are speed-limited to 155 mph but would easily do more if the
> limiter was removed, they handle well, are quiet, solid, well-built,
> comfortable,
> and with the V-12 engine (the 850) they make all those delicious V-12
> noises.   They carried a sticker price of $110-125K when new, which is why
> 850s
> are pretty rare.   If you look at the numbers imported, it was only a few
> hundred cars per year.
>
> The 840s are almost as fast, with a much cheaper V8.   I think their
> sticker was $35K less or something like that, when new?
>
> Today, 850s are all over the place, from $10-35K, while 840s (which are
> absolutely identical except for the engine) can be down as low as $6K.   As
> long as they don't break, they're a bargain.   You'll never get more car
> for
> less money than that.
>
> Mike
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