Thanks buddy, great video. Pleased you enjoyed the 355, they truly are one of Ferrari's greats. Have to admit seeing you top down making that V8 scream made me really miss the car. I've owned 4 of them over the years (all 3 model variants & Manual/F1) and it was hard to part with that, but as you mentioned it was for a great reason and the Boxer is a very decent substitute. P.S that 355 is totally factory standard, even the exhaust and already sounds superb but stick a Capristo on it and it takes that noise to the next level, there's not much that sounds better.
You right Scott, they sound amazing with the Capristo... Its out of this world :) and you left this one in a perfect state...but i think the BBi will sound like an F1 :)
had a manual spider and a manual gtb, gtb much more solid feel, spider nice with roof down but lacks the ridigity of the modern boxster feel etc. sound is excellent, decat or tubi good, my spider had a capristo and the shrill was amazing, drove the F1 and was suprised how ok it was, 355 still an amazing looking car but values went silly, 360 all round better car (had a manual and F1 coupe), less hassle with belts, much more torque, easier to get in and out of without the wide sill and more comfy, still have the amazing sound especially with tubi or capristo and generally £20k less than a good 355, really need both to tick all the boxes,
@@Number27 OK! Then I have to compliment you on your sound recording, other standard cars that I've heard on UA-cam sound much less impressive (with the exception of one of my all time favourites: ua-cam.com/video/Xs-G30Vv7ug/v-deo.html ) - and the Capristo always screams :-)
I drove a LHD manual 355 back in 2000 round Thruxton on a Ferrari experience day. Amazing car, but then I drove a LHD manual 360 Modena straight after it. That was another level I'm afraid.
The 355 is stunningly beautiful Ferrari and the design language shows that evolution into the modern era of Ferrari just as the 993 is to the Porsche 911. Nice content Jack!
I don't know if it's the 5-valve head but the F355 and 360 both have that fantastic high-pitched sound. The standard exhaust is fine but a Capristo or Tubi do take them to another level again. The F1 box on the F355 was not the best as it came out of the factory, particularly in clutch actuation, but it can now be tweeked to F430 standard if someone knows what they're doing in the software. But I agree the manual is still a better drive overall. FYI the Valeo auto-clutch system was tried only on late model Mondial ts in the early '90s. Coupe or GTS v Spider? I'd go for the Spider every time. If you think the coupe sounds great, trust me that taking the roof off makes it sound like the second coming! Purists will say that it flexes more and is slower round a track but the flex is only there if you look for it and for the 99% of the time you're not on a track a Spider sounds soooo much better. Thank you for an unexpected 355 fix.
I think the 348 looks much better. The side strikes are gorgeous and they blend beautifully with the tail lights. This 355 has a really ugly frontal view. The chin spoiler is hideous.
It does sound great. I would have the hard top too. I know this should never be mentioned, but there were full auto Ferrairs too. The 400 and 412, for instance. I actually liked the 400. I rowked for a guy who had one for a while and it was quite a nice GT car. Well, until his 16 year old daughter "borrowed" it and drove into the front of a bus.
The 355 is a very pretty car in coupe form but for me the Spider is gorgeous. Those lines, especially with the top down are glorious. Plus with the top down, you get the theatre, drama and that soundtrack which surely heightens the experience 😍. I would love to see one in your garage Jack! Cool video mate 👍
If I was gonna buy a 355, I'd buy the best cheap nice one I could afford, but I would prefer a convertible or the targa just because, I wouldn't want to track it or anything, just use on the weekend
The 355 is my all time favourite Ferrari. Particularly the GTS model for me although I did drive a manual Berlinetta belonging to my uncle many years ago and loved it. Fantastic cars and this video really captures the sound and acceleration
If it’s like the 360 engine max horsepower is at max revs. If you have the car in sport mode while city driving the clutch does engage more fiercely but this prolongs clutch life - less time slipping.
If only your 308 sounded this good ... I can't comment on the transmission having never had a chance to try it out 🤔. Your 😁😁😁 told me everything I needed to know here and it's a definite top 10 for looks imo. Snared by the Spyders web 🕷🕸 - credit to @SportZn Touring for that quote lol. Great review 👍
Never have I been so early to one of your videos. Call me old fashioned (or a slow learner?) but I just can't wrap my head around paddle shifters. If there isn't a knob and a clutch pedal I tend to forget about them and think that I am driving an automatic... maybe I just need to drive a Ferrari ?? Yeah, that'll do it.
I also have a GranSport and for a weekend car you drive for pleasure the F1/cambiocorsa is fine, and can shift hard and fast in sport mode. The problem comes (and this is less of an issue for an obviously 3rd/4th car like a 355) when in traffic or parking. It is really awful and if you have any mechanical sympathy you can just wince as it slips the clutch when you are stuck in a traffic jam. Since these are daily drivers for almost no one now, I see this as less of a problem. Just been out for a drive in mine, felt great 👍
hello Phil, how are you doing. I hope you are safe and in good health. Looking for a new friend and i saw your pic here. I hope you don't mind thank you.
It has to be said it's a master piece what a beautiful thing , and I I can only think of one other Ferrari that's on par with the sound , 360 challenge but the 355 has got to be my all time car what a machine they are 👌
Beautiful car. I've always thought the 348TS and 355GTS were two of the best-looking Ferraris made. I was considering a 355GTS F1 a few years back and I asked a Ferrari mechanic his opinion of the car. He asked me if I was rich. When I confirmed I was not, he told me to "run, not walk" away from any 355 with an F1 gearbox.
Ah this car! It was my search for 355 videos that took me to Ratarossa's channel and then among the Ferrari videos that started popping up in my list, there was this guy who bravely bought a 308 sight unseen.......
The car has a lot of Sticky parts and poorly refinished ones. Amazes me how people don't see this. As an owner of a 355 F1 and a gated 355, I love the F1 and will never get rid of it.
The convertible no...... the GTS yes. But will always love the 308. I think a good project is to update to a modern efi an ecm and give that old V8 more power
So how does that F1 trans go on hill starts? No-where near the same, but when my Alfa was in the workshop a while back, they gave me a loaner, an early 156 fitted with the first iteration of Alfa's selespeed transmission. Nearly rolled straight into the front of the car behind me while caught at traffic lights on a steep incline, when the lights turned green. Luckily he was sitting a ways back and I had time to yank the hand-brake. I never realised you basically had to left foot brake in the bloody thing if you weren't on level ground. I believe Saab's "Sensonic" trannies had a similar foible.
F1 is a total deal breaker. I had one of the first tiptronics in a Porsche 968. I have to have a manual. I wouldn’t drop the kinda coin for a 355 for an automatic. I’d rather just buy a Honda and save my money if looking at automatic transmissions. It’s so boring driving a sports car without a manual transmission.
I've driven a few of these automated manuals (Maserati GranTurismo, BMW M6, BMW M5 and a few more) and I didn't like any of them. From what I remember, what I hated most was actually living with the transmission... stop/start traffic, parking, three point turns, etc. There's probably a reason why nobody (AFAIK) still offers those transmissions these days.. :D Besides that: I've never understood why anyone (besides drivers with physical impairments) would want a sports-car and then throw in an automatic, no matter if it's a torque-converter, automated manual or a dual clutch. If you want that sort of thing, why not buy a Merc SL or some other grand tourer? An auto fits the character of those cars way better IMO than that of a, say, Ferrari 355/360 or Porsche 911. Plus: On a Ferrari from that period you'd lose that gorgeous gated shifter if you went for the insanely overpriced "F1"-option - and why would anyone want to lose that thing?
The 355 is technically a big advancement over the 348. That said I really like the 348.. The Testarrosa side slats but in a softer, rounder body shell.
You Need a Borla exhaust system plus a free flow intake air filter to bring up the trumpets of heaven down to hearth....the smile on your face will say you,be tasted heaven...
Great video of 355. I sold the car to Scott several years ago and would like to buy it back form the current owner and bring it back to California. If he ever wants to sell have him contact me
One of the best looking cars In my opinion and that sound! Back in 1999 my then boss had one of these and I got to travel from our Newcastle office to leeds in his 355 its was a very sort journey time wise😁, I was 18 years old and I was absolutely blown away by the whole experience of the car ill remember that trip until my dying day !
At 8:15 ...This is a "country road"? I'm sorry, for an American standpoint, expectations, standards, regulations...this is a one-way road, far too narrow for two cars. Just look at the time-stamp image, that particular SUV is occupying fully 50 % of the roadway with zero buffer clearances...insanity, especially against oncoming traffic.
You had a GranSport before? I sometimes think of trading my 996 for one. Thoughts? Only the Mondial was available with that weird clutchless gated shifter: touch the shifter and the computer declutches for you. Porsche offered something similar at one time, which they called Sportomatic. Ferrari’s 1980s GTs were available with a conventional automatic. Another interesting detail: the 355 had some mid-life mechanical and electronic improvements. ALL 355 Spiders are of the later, (ostensibly) more reliable variety.
Thanks for the love, Jack, but please answer my GranSport question. I adore my 996 but lust after these low-priced Ferrari-engined sirens. What do I do!?
If you could swap the Lotus and the 308 for the 355 you were driving...would you do it? How much cash would you have to throw in to make it work? But would you be happy with a car you didn't have to tinker with, a car that you could just get in and drive? I've been thinking of selling my 996 (few places left in Los Angeles to enjoy driving it) and getting an early 70's Fiat 128 in the Rally set up. And that brings me back Influenza. When you get it set up right, there really isn't a good reason to sell it. You can always borrow a car that will give you a thrill, but for the money, you will never get a better Ferrari than the one you've built and sweated over. So between your 308 and you 964, which would you take? Good to see you having fun.
A friend let me drive his manual shift 355 spider. Great top down motoring, but it did not appear to accelerate any quicker, or be any faster than my 308 GT4. I did have it up to 135mph in a few places, including a couple of sweepers, and there were lots of opportunities to chuck it about in the 50-90mph twisties. I did notice the ride was smoother, and handled everything better, but was it actually better? Or just more sophisticated?
PLEASE don’t get personally involved with any 355’s - knowing you you will have the bonnet up inside 30 secs looking for things to “fix”....and I couldn’t suffer through another Ferrari with you, it is too wearing on my nerves, although the video on selling your house to pay for the litany of disasters would be interesting !
Hey Jack 🙋🏻♀️, You often mention cars you used to own. How about doing a video on all your past cars and your opinions of them? I for one would be really interested. /Gena
There’s a charming old Top Gear Mondial automatic review floating around UA-cam someplace... the main thrust of the review is that yes, women too can now drive Ferraris too.
Fantastic video Jack. I remember the first time I heard that 355 scream. I'd driven from near Belfast all the way to Tuscany on a holiday in my mk1 Punto. A visit to the Galleria Ferrari was, of course, essential, followed by lunch at the Cavallino restaurant. Lunch was rudely interrupted by the megaphone wail of V12s at 17,000 RPM - The F1 team were testing prior to the F1 at Monza. Having watched the F1 test from a bridge overlooking Fiorano, we returned to our car just in time to see a F355 in Giallo Fly, piloted by none other than Jean Alesi, leaving the test track and being driven away with extreme vigour. I will never forget that noise.
@8mins 50secs.....I rewound that bit maybe 5 times. Helped that I had my headphones on due to excessive child noise. What a machine that is. Absolutely stunning sound from that V8!! Gimme a shot of that please? 8500rpm all the way....
Thanks buddy, great video. Pleased you enjoyed the 355, they truly are one of Ferrari's greats. Have to admit seeing you top down making that V8 scream made me really miss the car. I've owned 4 of them over the years (all 3 model variants & Manual/F1) and it was hard to part with that, but as you mentioned it was for a great reason and the Boxer is a very decent substitute. P.S that 355 is totally factory standard, even the exhaust and already sounds superb but stick a Capristo on it and it takes that noise to the next level, there's not much that sounds better.
You right Scott, they sound amazing with the Capristo... Its out of this world :) and you left this one in a perfect state...but i think the BBi will sound like an F1 :)
Glad you liked the video dude.. keep up the good work with the 512!
The 355 sounds amazing! However, if I had chose it or the 512, there’s no question the 512BB would be the king. Or better yet have both lol!
That is a lovely car
pro tip : watch series at Kaldrostream. Been using it for watching all kinds of movies lately.
had a manual spider and a manual gtb, gtb much more solid feel, spider nice with roof down but lacks the ridigity of the modern boxster feel etc. sound is excellent, decat or tubi good, my spider had a capristo and the shrill was amazing, drove the F1 and was suprised how ok it was, 355 still an amazing looking car but values went silly, 360 all round better car (had a manual and F1 coupe), less hassle with belts, much more torque, easier to get in and out of without the wide sill and more comfy, still have the amazing sound especially with tubi or capristo and generally £20k less than a good 355, really need both to tick all the boxes,
Another drive down Kentish Lane 👌🏻
Such an amazing car!!! Love the 355
Is that a Capristo exhaust? That really enhances the F1 sound.
Nope, standard!!
@@Number27 OK! Then I have to compliment you on your sound recording, other standard cars that I've heard on UA-cam sound much less impressive (with the exception of one of my all time favourites: ua-cam.com/video/Xs-G30Vv7ug/v-deo.html ) - and the Capristo always screams :-)
Drove lovely that 355 but my life there are so many beeps!
Yep.. way too many!!
Alternate title: Jack really tries to convince himself that he doesn't want a manual.... 😉
I drove a LHD manual 355 back in 2000 round Thruxton on a Ferrari experience day. Amazing car, but then I drove a LHD manual 360 Modena straight after it. That was another level I'm afraid.
The 355 is stunningly beautiful Ferrari and the design language shows that evolution into the modern era of Ferrari just as the 993 is to the Porsche 911. Nice content Jack!
Yes, completely agree. Spider F1 is the best variation of the 355. I know, I know some of you are stuck in the 70's . 😀
The sound is glorious.
I currently own a 355 Spider in manual and previously owned an F1 Berlinetta. I agree, the manual is better but F1 is not a deal breaker.
I don't know if it's the 5-valve head but the F355 and 360 both have that fantastic high-pitched sound. The standard exhaust is fine but a Capristo or Tubi do take them to another level again. The F1 box on the F355 was not the best as it came out of the factory, particularly in clutch actuation, but it can now be tweeked to F430 standard if someone knows what they're doing in the software. But I agree the manual is still a better drive overall. FYI the Valeo auto-clutch system was tried only on late model Mondial ts in the early '90s.
Coupe or GTS v Spider? I'd go for the Spider every time. If you think the coupe sounds great, trust me that taking the roof off makes it sound like the second coming! Purists will say that it flexes more and is slower round a track but the flex is only there if you look for it and for the 99% of the time you're not on a track a Spider sounds soooo much better. Thank you for an unexpected 355 fix.
I think the 348 looks much better. The side strikes are gorgeous and they blend beautifully with the tail lights. This 355 has a really ugly frontal view. The chin spoiler is hideous.
no doubt about it : dump that junker 308
It does sound great. I would have the hard top too. I know this should never be mentioned, but there were full auto Ferrairs too. The 400 and 412, for instance. I actually liked the 400. I rowked for a guy who had one for a while and it was quite a nice GT car. Well, until his 16 year old daughter "borrowed" it and drove into the front of a bus.
Your head looks almost above the windshield 😂your eyes are looking at the sun visors
F355 = perfection.
Hello John
The 355 is a very pretty car in coupe form but for me the Spider is gorgeous. Those lines, especially with the top down are glorious. Plus with the top down, you get the theatre, drama and that soundtrack which surely heightens the experience 😍. I would love to see one in your garage Jack! Cool video mate 👍
If I was gonna buy a 355, I'd buy the best cheap nice one I could afford, but I would prefer a convertible or the targa just because, I wouldn't want to track it or anything, just use on the weekend
hello, how are you doing. I hope you are safe and in good health. Looking for a new friend and i saw your pic here. I hope you don't mind thank you.
Magic! Rare pre 1995 1st series 355 (non-airbag, M2.7 & manual) are collectors' items, already hard to find.
I managed to buy one 12 years ago. A pre airbag 94 manual. It's a wonderful thing, I could never sell.
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Fantastic! I've a pre airbag manual 355 Berlinetta, for 21 years. 37000 km rosso corsa, black leather. Have to sell now, sadly.
@@philippruest5577 be sad to let it go, but it's the one to have. Should be plenty keen to snap it up. A wonderful machine.
Love the sound of these ,
Amazing machine , but 355 need to be manual!
The 355 is my all time favourite Ferrari. Particularly the GTS model for me although I did drive a manual Berlinetta belonging to my uncle many years ago and loved it. Fantastic cars and this video really captures the sound and acceleration
They sound absolutely amazing
Nice one Jack, you are a lucky lad to get to drive that Ferrari 355, but I didn’t see a tunnel ? ( bridge) maybe 🤔 lol.
If it’s like the 360 engine max horsepower is at max revs. If you have the car in sport mode while city driving the clutch does engage more fiercely but this prolongs clutch life - less time slipping.
One of the best sounding engines ever made.
Dump your 308 and buy this one
If only your 308 sounded this good ... I can't comment on the transmission having never had a chance to try it out 🤔.
Your 😁😁😁 told me everything I needed to know here and it's a definite top 10 for looks imo.
Snared by the Spyders web 🕷🕸 - credit to @SportZn Touring for that quote lol. Great review 👍
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Never have I been so early to one of your videos. Call me old fashioned (or a slow learner?) but I just can't wrap my head around paddle shifters. If there isn't a knob and a clutch pedal I tend to forget about them and think that I am driving an automatic... maybe I just need to drive a Ferrari ?? Yeah, that'll do it.
When is the last time a Formula One car had a gated shifter? F1 is all about the advancement of technology
Cracking car... Even better as a coupe and a rhd. Great vlog jack. Could be time to sell the 308 when its finished..
I had a Giallo F355. That engine is surely one of the best ever.
Hello Malc how are you doing
I also have a GranSport and for a weekend car you drive for pleasure the F1/cambiocorsa is fine, and can shift hard and fast in sport mode. The problem comes (and this is less of an issue for an obviously 3rd/4th car like a 355) when in traffic or parking. It is really awful and if you have any mechanical sympathy you can just wince as it slips the clutch when you are stuck in a traffic jam. Since these are daily drivers for almost no one now, I see this as less of a problem. Just been out for a drive in mine, felt great 👍
Enjoy your GranSport Phil! Great looking cars with great engines though I didn’t really gel with mine.. thanks for watching
hello Phil, how are you doing. I hope you are safe and in good health. Looking for a new friend and i saw your pic here. I hope you don't mind thank you.
Sounds like an old F1 car 👍
It has to be said it's a master piece what a beautiful thing , and I I can only think of one other Ferrari that's on par with the sound , 360 challenge but the 355 has got to be my all time car what a machine they are 👌
You seem like a likeable bloke.
Beautiful car. I've always thought the 348TS and 355GTS were two of the best-looking Ferraris made. I was considering a 355GTS F1 a few years back and I asked a Ferrari mechanic his opinion of the car. He asked me if I was rich. When I confirmed I was not, he told me to "run, not walk" away from any 355 with an F1 gearbox.
Had a Nick Cartwright 355 F1, not one issue. You buy these cars on condition and not the cheapest you can get into,. Like any classic really.
The 355 always was a great sounding car.
It's really great to see you have so much fun driving that car. Brings a smile to the face.
The 355 is one of my favorites, if I had to buy one though, would be a super rare manual f430 spider .. ahh dreams :D
Ah this car! It was my search for 355 videos that took me to Ratarossa's channel and then among the Ferrari videos that started popping up in my list, there was this guy who bravely bought a 308 sight unseen.......
The car has a lot of Sticky parts and poorly refinished ones. Amazes me how people don't see this. As an owner of a 355 F1 and a gated 355, I love the F1 and will never get rid of it.
Jack, that F1 system is so similar to the BMW SMG box and they are WONDERFUL....Really !!!!
Bloody hell Jack, you’ve got your smile back,I wonder why??? 🚒👍
Banzaiiiiiiiiiiiiii, wahoooo, sounds AMAZING, cheers 🏁🏁🏁👍👍🏁🏁🏁
Hy Jack love youre video's , you're in Belgium one day i got a 308gts carb and a f355 manual coupe if you want to try it, Just let me know :-)
The convertible no...... the GTS yes. But will always love the 308. I think a good project is to update to a modern efi an ecm and give that old V8 more power
So how does that F1 trans go on hill starts? No-where near the same, but when my Alfa was in the workshop a while back, they gave me a loaner, an early 156 fitted with the first iteration of Alfa's selespeed transmission. Nearly rolled straight into the front of the car behind me while caught at traffic lights on a steep incline, when the lights turned green. Luckily he was sitting a ways back and I had time to yank the hand-brake. I never realised you basically had to left foot brake in the bloody thing if you weren't on level ground. I believe Saab's "Sensonic" trannies had a similar foible.
F1 is a total deal breaker. I had one of the first tiptronics in a Porsche 968. I have to have a manual. I wouldn’t drop the kinda coin for a 355 for an automatic. I’d rather just buy a Honda and save my money if looking at automatic transmissions. It’s so boring driving a sports car without a manual transmission.
What all the detractors fail to mention is that F1 355 is faster shifting than a manual and will always smoke a manual driver all day long!
I've driven a few of these automated manuals (Maserati GranTurismo, BMW M6, BMW M5 and a few more) and I didn't like any of them. From what I remember, what I hated most was actually living with the transmission... stop/start traffic, parking, three point turns, etc. There's probably a reason why nobody (AFAIK) still offers those transmissions these days.. :D
Besides that: I've never understood why anyone (besides drivers with physical impairments) would want a sports-car and then throw in an automatic, no matter if it's a torque-converter, automated manual or a dual clutch. If you want that sort of thing, why not buy a Merc SL or some other grand tourer? An auto fits the character of those cars way better IMO than that of a, say, Ferrari 355/360 or Porsche 911.
Plus: On a Ferrari from that period you'd lose that gorgeous gated shifter if you went for the insanely overpriced "F1"-option - and why would anyone want to lose that thing?
Yup, 355 is the one to have IMHO ...first dibs on your 308 Jack, it’s a great entry to Ferrari and I’ve not had one yet..😏
I’m sure the selespeed transmission in the Alfa Romeo 147GTA and 156GTA is derived from the 355
The 355 is technically a big advancement over the 348. That said I really like the 348.. The Testarrosa side slats but in a softer, rounder body shell.
You Need a Borla exhaust system plus a free flow intake air filter to bring up the trumpets of heaven down to hearth....the smile on your face will say you,be tasted heaven...
Giacomo, mi sembra che hai un amore per le Ferrari senza un paragone. Propabilmente devi cambiare il nome del canale e chiamarlo "numero venti sette".
Haha!! Forse hai ragione!! 😝
See also Citroen C-matic, about 30 years earlier!! (Robotised clutch activated by touching the gearstick)
I had a look at a crash damaged 355 coupe a few years back.
Probably should have bought it and fixed it up but let it pass. I regret that now!
Sounds amazing and is crying out for a manual conversion.That tiny lever just looks so wrong but still a fab car.
Great video of 355. I sold the car to Scott several years ago and would like to buy it back form the current owner and bring it back to California. If he ever wants to sell have him contact me
Almost identical performance specs as an E90 M3, except you can't put the kids in the back :-))
One of the best looking cars In my opinion and that sound! Back in 1999 my then boss had one of these and I got to travel from our Newcastle office to leeds in his 355 its was a very sort journey time wise😁, I was 18 years old and I was absolutely blown away by the whole experience of the car ill remember that trip until my dying day !
the whole experience
@@danieldravot341 cheers 🤣👍
Jack, trying to understand why people give the video a thumbs down... as always great video well done!
Oh and never buy a convertible or spider Ferrari unless you don't mind everyone talking to you at every set of traffic lights.
“Supercars” without full main dealer service history are worth a fraction of ones with a full service history.
I never knew Ferrari made Becker copies of their SatNav system, haha
Hows da Magnum coming on old chap? - Did u manage to snaffle the 355 engine as planned to do the swap? ;)
So driving a lhd on the left, no biggie or find a rhd?
Same pokie type of roads, maybe a little tighter.
Ta
Reverse uphill park..........you should have tried at least once to put you off forever
I think the veleo system is an Alfa Romeo sella speed system. The adjustable suspension is also a Mondial 1st, then seen on the 550's and others.
Not quite ..... the Selespeed system in the Alfa GTA is the same.
would like to drive one of these a couple if times a year :)
The owner will not thank you for putting the wipers on when the screen is dry. Big no no !
No Ferraris are problems..the owners who cannot afford them are the problem
One of the most beautiful cars they ever made 👍but the nsx is the better car.
Honda or ferrari? Mmmmm lol
@@salvofarnia8046 😂
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I have a gated 2.7 Berlinetta... I hope you find the same!
Oh Jack I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again the best looking and best sounding Ferrari ever made 😍😍😍😍
At 8:15 ...This is a "country road"? I'm sorry, for an American standpoint, expectations, standards, regulations...this is a one-way road, far too narrow for two cars. Just look at the time-stamp image, that particular SUV is occupying fully 50 % of the roadway with zero buffer clearances...insanity, especially against oncoming traffic.
That’s the way it is here in Europe!!
You had a GranSport before? I sometimes think of trading my 996 for one. Thoughts?
Only the Mondial was available with that weird clutchless gated shifter: touch the shifter and the computer declutches for you. Porsche offered something similar at one time, which they called Sportomatic. Ferrari’s 1980s GTs were available with a conventional automatic.
Another interesting detail: the 355 had some mid-life mechanical and electronic improvements. ALL 355 Spiders are of the later, (ostensibly) more reliable variety.
Thanks for the love, Jack, but please answer my GranSport question. I adore my 996 but lust after these low-priced Ferrari-engined sirens. What do I do!?
I wouldn’t park that car next to that wall. It looks as if it’s about ready to fall onto it 😀
If you could swap the Lotus and the 308 for the 355 you were driving...would you do it? How much cash would you have to throw in to make it work? But would you be happy with a car you didn't have to tinker with, a car that you could just get in and drive? I've been thinking of selling my 996 (few places left in Los Angeles to enjoy driving it) and getting an early 70's Fiat 128 in the Rally set up. And that brings me back Influenza. When you get it set up right, there really isn't a good reason to sell it. You can always borrow a car that will give you a thrill, but for the money, you will never get a better Ferrari than the one you've built and sweated over. So between your 308 and you 964, which would you take? Good to see you having fun.
I’d take the 308 as an overall experience but the 964 was a better all round drive in most situations
A friend let me drive his manual shift 355 spider. Great top down motoring, but it did not appear to accelerate any quicker, or be any faster than my 308 GT4. I did have it up to 135mph in a few places, including a couple of sweepers, and there were lots of opportunities to chuck it about in the 50-90mph twisties. I did notice the ride was smoother, and handled everything better, but was it actually better? Or just more sophisticated?
One big plus I forgot to mention for the 355 was It drank less than 1/2 what my 308 would have consumed on the same roads at the same speeds.
PLEASE don’t get personally involved with any 355’s - knowing you you will have the bonnet up inside 30 secs looking for things to “fix”....and I couldn’t suffer through another Ferrari with you, it is too wearing on my nerves, although the video on selling your house to pay for the litany of disasters would be interesting !
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The F355 is one of the all time greats - sure in the future - but better in manual!
You say that the 348 succeeded the 308. What about the 328? Or is that just a small (mainly bodywork) upgrade from the 308?
It’s a facelift really bit I did forget to mention it!
Hey Jack 🙋🏻♀️, You often mention cars you used to own. How about doing a video on all your past cars and your opinions of them? I for one would be really interested. /Gena
Hey Gena.. there’s so many! I’ll keep it in mind!!
A money pit when it comes to servicing apparently.
There’s a charming old Top Gear Mondial automatic review floating around UA-cam someplace... the main thrust of the review is that yes, women too can now drive Ferraris too.
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For me, a droptop is always more desirable than a coupe
The deal breaker would be it's left hand drive.
Parking garages and underpasses for the most laughs.
Awesome. Do clean that lens though pleeease. Don’t know how you got the vocal sound quality so good in an open top car, share your secret.
Lapel Mic on lowest gain setting!
It is the ratarossa f355
This is a very elegant looker and quite anonymous…especially in that Grigio Argento or similar shade…
Yep!! I rather liked it!!
my favorite modern era eight cylinder Ferrari
Unbelievably expensive to service.
Greatest sounding Ferrari road car ever.
Never tire of the 355’s engine wail.
Fantastic video Jack. I remember the first time I heard that 355 scream. I'd driven from near Belfast all the way to Tuscany on a holiday in my mk1 Punto. A visit to the Galleria Ferrari was, of course, essential, followed by lunch at the Cavallino restaurant. Lunch was rudely interrupted by the megaphone wail of V12s at 17,000 RPM - The F1 team were testing prior to the F1 at Monza. Having watched the F1 test from a bridge overlooking Fiorano, we returned to our car just in time to see a F355 in Giallo Fly, piloted by none other than Jean Alesi, leaving the test track and being driven away with extreme vigour. I will never forget that noise.
@8mins 50secs.....I rewound that bit maybe 5 times. Helped that I had my headphones on due to excessive child noise. What a machine that is. Absolutely stunning sound from that V8!! Gimme a shot of that please? 8500rpm all the way....