[DeTomaso] Repair Costs - New vs. Old

[LS]

If you want a 355, buy one that has had most of those items repaired already.

There will always be the possibility of new problems for sure, but nothing like having the big ticket items already resolved on someone else's wallet.

The older Ferraris are much much easier to work on yourself and while certain marque specific parts can be really expensive, many smaller jobs can be completed economically.

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 From: Will Kooiman <will.kooiman at gmail.com>
To: David Fisher <fisher95020 at gmail.com> 
Cc: "detomaso at poca.com" <detomaso at poca.com> 
Sent: Wednesday, March 6, 2013 12:42 AM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Repair Costs - New vs. Old
 
That is ridiculous.

I really like the 355 too, but I wouldn't be able to accept the Ferrari tax.

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On Mar 5, 2013, at 10:40 PM, David Fisher <fisher95020 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Speaking of repair costs.   I let my Ferrari 355 go when it cost $5000 to replace the A/C compressor.   While the $5k was bad enough, what made it really offensive was that it was $5000 even... not $4834 or $5124...
> I would have replaced it myself, but that would have devalued the car more than $5k...
>  
> Sad but true... there are driver cars and then there are cars that would be great drivers, but the economics have taken a lot of the fun out.  I have great respect for those that still drive the $1M collectors around..
>  
> 
> 
> On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 9:07 PM, Will Kooiman <will.kooiman at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Jack,
>> 
>> I just read your newsletter article title, "Failure Analysis of a Home-Built
>> Stroker", and I really enjoyed it.
>> 
>> What I enjoyed most was the stroker destroying so many parts, and still only
>> setting the owner back $2511.  That's a lot of money, but let me put it into
>> perspective.
>> 
>> I had my Viper on the track a year ago, and it started running rough.  I
>> didn't know what was wrong.  It didn't pop or crunch.  There was no oil on
>> the ground.  I just didn't like the way it sounded.  The plugs looked okay.
>> So, I drove it home.  I know ­ stupid, but what's life without a little
>> spice?  When I got home, the catalytic converters were hot and smelled bad.
>> I suspected plugged cats.  I was thinking about taking it apart, but Tomball
>> Dodge is in town, and they are one of the premier Viper dealers in the
>> world.  Morgan at Tomball is excellent.  Hennessey is also in town, but they
>> are further away.  Morgan replaced the computer because mine was showing
>> codes.  Then once he had a good computer, he found a cylinder that was
>> running rich.  The old computer wouldn't show a code for that cylinder, but
>> the new computer did.  He checked the injectors, but they were okay.  He
>> finally pulled a head and found one keeper had split in half and the intake
>> valve had slightly dropped.
>> 
>> The damage wasn¹t bad.  If I remember correctly, there were 2 bent valves, a
>> cracked guide, the bad keeper, a slightly scarred retainer, and a few minor
>> dings in the head and piston.  Of course, I did all of the necessary repairs
>> including having the head checked for cracks and straightness.  It was fine.
>> The total bill was $4,000.
>> 
>> I really like the Viper, but $4,000?  Morgan helped me out with some of the
>> parts too.
>> 
>> We are currently moving to the Miami/Ft. Lauderdale area.  Once we get
>> settled, the Viper is moving on to a new home.  The proceeds will go towards
>> a new Porsche for my wife (hers was totaled last year).  And I'll replace my
>> loss with a simpler/cheaper daily driver.  #1 in my list is a 67 Mustang FB.
>> #2 is a 65/66 FB.  #3 is a 69 AMX.  At least with these cars when I break
>> something, it won't also break the bank.
>> 
>> --
>> Will
>> 
>> 
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