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There's something about the balance in the shape of this thing that's just utter perfection.. the Dino is a very very pretty car, but somehow I think the 308 is more balanced. Would utterly love to own one one day
Delighted that noise at the end was an easy fix, you certainly deserve a break! I know it’s been stressful for you, but I’m absolutely loving following your 308 story with you 👍
Glad to hear you're enjoying it! I took mine on a track day once, just to see what it was like and was really surprised with how much better it was than I expected. I've had a couple of Elises and light weights, so know what something decent handles like. Give it a go. Also, I found that vaseline on the seals quietens down the squeaky roof pretty well.
Enjoyed that. All said and done, it's an old car and things go wrong and nothing lasts forever. Those numerous problems, both minor and not so minor, are a good way of getting to really know a car and making it live on and a nicer place to be. A constant learning curve which never stops in my experience. Over decades of both new and old cars, I get much pleasure, more than taking delivery of any new car, fixing up a used one which a previous owner with little under the bonnet "nouse" has given up on. Turn that key and hear my work burst into life.. I'll never tire of that experience. Keep up the good work.
Replace your tin bullet fuses with good copper/ceramic ones. I get mine through a vintage MB site. The ones you have oxidize and lose good electrical connection. The copper ones do not do the same thing. It really makes a big difference in these cars.
Haha, love the fact that you raise your voice higher a full octave when you drive the car, because it is so loud, I guess. Also great how you manage to do all those outside/exterior shots while driving, well done. Like the sound as well & those door pockets. Looks like great fun!
Go to my website and look at what mine look like. Did they not come with the car??? You really need to lose those original fuseblocks...they WILL leave you stranded.
Another great video chief! I find your knowledge and enthusiasm inspirational! Please don’t ever get rid of the car, keep the vids coming! Keep enjoying it, it’s just great 👍
@@noseyparker6622 You drive to work or the store in a shitbox vehicle. That way you don't care if some dumb lady lets her shopping cart roll into your car.
I am so glad that I found you channel - you quickly became one of my favourite youtubers - so relateable, not cocky and interested in finding pure driving pleasure. You addressed a lot of topics that my friends and me are discussing all the time: Modern steering is unresponsive (we all drive F3x or F2x w/ M Sport package and further modified suspensions - we tried modern Audis and Mercedes but they were even far worse than the BMW steering and driving feel), that older cars had more feedback and a more honest feel of driving (we ALL had e46s a few years ago) :) keep up the good work on the channel!
Congratulations. Not only is this series of videos highly enjoyable, emotionally involving (with a great balance of enthusiastic and painful moments) and the thing I'm looking forward to every week. It also is so instructive and inspirational that I now consider getting into DIYing on my own older car. Just need to learn a bit more about (car)mechanics first.... Thank you, keep things going! PS: My personal favourite was always the 328 GTS. One day...
Your enjoyment of the car is quite infectious. And a pleasure to watch. Many years ago I had the pleasure of owning a 308...very early fuel injected 308 GTSi. To this day I regret selling it. I didn't appreciate it as the keeper it is. Wonderful to drive...as you point out the shifting of the gears is like slow dancing with beautiful woman...and the build quality was amazingly better than I had expected. I will continue to enjoy your experience with your 308 and remember my own.
Oh boy Jack, she's definitely out to test and prove your utmost love for her. Just like a true woman! The emotional roller coaster we've seen you riding over the past few weeks has been incredible. Italian cars are not for the faint hearted! Back in 1989, I owned an '85 Alfa Romeo 33QV (in red of course)! She also made some great noise, and went like a "cut cat", but oh boy, the electrics were terrible, and the gearbox synchros... To this day, I still have 1 of her main gearbox ball bearings on my desk as a paperweight that cost me NZ$1000. I reckon she was a "Thursday car" before a Easter weekend! Just love the 308 though!
Love the Influenzo, the stash got it to run on all 8 cylinders again, it should all go well from now. I like the intro as well, brings back all kinds of nostalgic memories lol.
great to see you enjoying being fully committed in getting the influenzo running properly, also that you’ve ditched your jammies! the ferrari v8 runs a flat crank thus works like a pair of in-line 4 cylinder engines in tandem, thus it’ll never sound like a burbly american v8!
As a viewer/older car owner, I feel your “pain”. My turbocharged S2000 always seems to need something to run perfectly, but when it does, oh the fun. My Porsche 911/997 Carrera S is much more reliable, but since I don’t drive it everyday, she can be cranky and needy, at times. Then add in a couple 10-20 year old sport bikes, there is always some kind of mechanical tweaks that need to be done to something. I am not complaining, trust me, I’m living the dream, but owning and working on my dream vehicles makes me love and appreciate my heroes in a different way.
In 1982 I was sat in my 308 when a taxi driver came up to me. He stated that the week before he had driven Tom Selleck from Heathrow and Selleck would probably be jealous of me. I asked him why and apparently Selleck had tried to buy a 308 in Hawaii but no one would insure him because he was such a celebrity !
I love it when your classic car gives you a scare and you then find out its something quite minor! I always think the worst as well, I think we all do. Going to tinker today with my MX5 MK-1 turbo today , plan to put on my quick release steering wheel. Love your videos keep up the great content.
I have a 944 Porsche and want a 308 to go with it! Half the dream is done! Thanks for posting these so when I pick up mine I can watch your videos to fix mine!
Oh my god!! This car is a hoot!! I really likes to let you know that at any time, "something" might happen.....!! But eventually, everything will be done and you will be able to take it out and drive it with confidence that nothing is going to go wrong. Great video, I enjoyed it a lot!!
What a wonderful video! No click bait but a great intro that had us fearing the worst all the way through but SPOILER: it was happy ending :) That's the best kind of story of owning a characterful classic, and the Ferrari decided to share it with all of youtube! What a car! I can see why you must be in love with it.
If my own experience is anything to go by, 50% of the love you’re feeling for the 308, is a result of your victory over all it’s issues - like a reverse labour of love, where the love is as a result of all the labour. Wonderful videos and an absolutely gorgeous car - “doyen of exotic car shapes” was how Car magazine put it, back in 1985, and they’re still right 35 years later!
Number 27 I have a Cerbera, and have experienced the same pains and pleasures and ultimately euphoria that you show with the Influenzo. I also have a lot of experience with 911’s, but the Cerbera is just on another level of both pain and ultimately satisfaction/happiness.
Greetings from Texas. As a connoisseur if high mileage old toys, I have always wanted to buy one of these 308s to tinker with. Thanks for letting me live vicariously though you. Your videos are really well done!
It doesn’t have the history, or nostalgia of a 308, but I’m rocking a Tesla Model 3. I waited in line, and put down a deposit without even seeing the car. Then I purchased it with no test drive. Been two years, no regrets.
Love the videos and the 308. Recent owner of an Alfa Romeo Spider. Italian styling is the biggest anti depressant... Such beauty and joy from just looking at it let alone driving it. Love the fact that DIY learning and fixing adds so much to the ownership. Brilliant.
I am sorry for your trouble, but it makes me laugh, brings back so many memories of playing around with earths, carbs and cooling for my cars in the 80s, I know the feeling of the highs and lows in the matter of moments.
It's such a cool car. Back in July 1996 my dad's friend drove over with his 1982 Ferrari 308 GTB. It sounded fantastic. I never sat so low in a car before. From that day forward I became a car enthusiast and 308 has left such an impression on me 24 years later.
This time i had to leave a comment. Your influenco series reminds me so much of my time with my 71 Porsche 911....i laughed so much while watching your storyboard....please go on. Your channel is better than watching Gran Tour, lol. Btw i named my Porsche "Diva" but i still own it since 2001....time to change to a 997 (grin).
I loved the look of this thing when it was out. I wanted a black one, for some reason. However, it joined the list of cars i never got. Ive owned about 50 cars, which is probably about 30 too many but they were great fun. Anyway, enjoying your vids. Getting vicarious pleasure from your brave choices. Well done!
It’s good to see someone getting their hands dirty, I enjoy watching content like this so much more because you get to see the owner and the car coming together. In a good way I hope the 308 carries on giving you/and us good content
One of my favourite Ferraris. Along with the 355 and the 275. I have an old issue of Motor magazine with a comparison of the 308 with the 911 of the time. At the end of the day, they both wanted the keys to the 308. I'd have been happy with either one. Ferrari fan as I am, the 911Carrera has a special place in my heart. Looking forward to the next Influenzo video. Cheers!
Brilliant thanks, and great ending. I think I would have had a trouser mishap too if I heard that noise... As soon as you switched the ignition on and heard the noise again I thought fan as well... Good luck with it... Never a dull moment with a 308
As far as roof squeak goes, you can start by cleaning all moldings to make sure that they aren't brittle. Then you can check the foward alignment pins to see how much play you have in the roof when seated. Increasing the pin length will seat the roof further back towards the rear, compressing the rear edges, and reducing the windshield frame contact area. Try to determine if you are having rear or forward squeaking, and adjust accordingly.
Good to see the Ferrari running good. The old stuff loves keeping you on your toes. Its scary as hell at times but exciting at the same time also. Weird feeling.
Well done for getting it sorted, you must think every time you get in it what's going to go wrong. Drive it as much as you can while the weathers good.
Watching you I remember Thomas Magnum with that tash, This issue with those type fuses happened to most cars of that era I remember with my E21 BMW 323i , time to time would not start the fuel pump relay would stop working and changed the fuel pump aswell. Lovely Car 308 .
9:11 (nice timestamp) That´s because it has a flat-plane crank, effectively making it moe like two inline 4´s side by side as a pose to a cross-plane crank like most american V8´s, which give the nice sound from the offbeat firing pattern.
Really love the 308 Influenzo series! Hope you continue on with it. The journey with it" good or bad" are what makes it interesting. Great channel! Cheers from America. :)
I know you've had problems with this fantastically beautiful car, I suspect you always knew you would ... but!!! ... my god what a piece of aesthetic perfection! There is not a single line on this car that isn't the purest representation of 'beauty' that I have ever seen! As an 8 year old my father gave me a book about Ferrari's, two of them stood out to me, neither of which I can separate in the eye candy stakes .... they are the 308 GTS and the 288 GTO. I have always dreamed of owning one of these (and likely never will), once as a 13 year old I was lucky enough to be a passenger in a 308 GTS and I still remember every second of the experience to this day. The sound of it, the inside of it, the outside of it, the feeling of cornering on rails and of course the looks on the faces of the kids in the back of 'that' car .... craning their necks to get a look as we blew past ... and you knew exactly what they were thinking and saying ...as I do every time I see one of these .... 'WOW ... its a Ferrari!' .... but to me, not just any Ferrari ... the most beautiful car or material thing I have ever seen! I can't hide or help my jealousy and neither does it bother me! Love these videos mate! Keep them coming. I'm a 205 fan too but if you can sneak in even just a few seconds of 308 to those specific 205 videos I will be forever in your debt! Fantastic Car ... i'm trying to find other words to describe this beauty but I have none ... only the words of Italian painter and philospher Carletti when defining beauty ... 'it is a summation of all of the parts working together in such a way that nothing need be added, taken away or altered'. Simply perfection ...even if admittedly a little needy ;) Great job!!
@@Number27 No worries, keep up the great content! It's great to see so much in depth footage of this car inside and out. I like to turn my hand to a bit of car DIY myself too so its brilliant to watch the problems and fixes as they arise.
Had a small race in my VR6, onto the A3 coming out of London with a 308, a few years ago, it had the loudest exhaust fitted to it and sounded like a new Ferrari. From lights to lights were close but got him once we got past the last speed cameras from 50 mph to 120, he was a good sport and gave me the thumbs up👍🏼
The wire at the fuse box has a replacement spade connector as indicated by mismatched insulator. That might indicate a past over heating, over current or short circuit. Give the harness a thorough inspection checking for shorting caused by melted insulation inside the harness.
Great video, love your channel, so glad I found it. I used to own an MX5 with the folding hardtop which used to squeak on the front location sockets, tried vaseline and hey presto. A friend of mine bought a new 1.6 205 GTI in the mid 80's and I was quite impressed. At the time I had an escort company car and a 1970 Elan +2S130 as my fun car which was fantastic. Keep the video's coming, Cheers
That noise, I thought, sounds like terminal damage, what a relief, she is definitely making you work for it, or rather, making you earn her respect because others had neglected her previously. Another great video, keep them coming
Absolutely loving this series, thanks so much for sharing your experience. This was always a dream car for me when I was growing up. Not trying to be critical, but the reason the "Italian Driving Position" is not an issue for you is due to your unorthodox seating position and wheel control. Your arms are way too straight and you shuffle the wheel at the slightest of curves. Again, not criticising, you do what works for you. Just saying that if you were to adopt a more orthodox driving position / wheel control (ie elbows at 90 degrees, hands at quarter-to-three, and only shuffling the wheel as an exception rather than the rule) then you would feel the issues of the "Italian Driving Position" pretty quickly. The wheel is too far away and on too much of an angle to allow proper wheel control while still remaining comfortable.
Can just imagine you walking around the supermarket with those PJ’s on. Great to see that you on top of any issues with the car. I always find myself looking forward to your next video, even if it isn’t Porsche related.
Great vids, best on this car and so entertaining thank you! I’ve got a 328, your description of how perfect it is on sweeping curves, in the right gear (when everything lightens up) nails it, what a joy!
I’m a big Porsche fan, but your 308 beats them hands down in the looks department, one of the best looking and stylish cars ever made. Brilliant video once again, I takes us along for the ride, the highs and lows. Thank you🎥👌🏎
Talcum powder on the seals may help reduce the squeak. Love the extra bit at the end - We had something similar on our Golf except the fan blade ate the radiator and we disappeared in a cloud of steam!
Personally I prefer some rubber maintenance fluid www.amazon.co.uk/SONAX-340200-Rubber-Protectant-Liters/dp/B0024X24ZA. Works wonders especially on frameless doors in the winter.
Haha! great update vid Jack. The 308 really is the gift that keeps on giving isn't it? :D Also, my voice goes 2 octaves higher whenever I drive my old jalopy too! lol
Even with the problems your going through. The 308 is still beautiful. I've been fortunate that at the age of 13 my father bought a new 308 back in 1983. He's still got it and it's only covered 14000 miles since and is still like brand new. You can't beat the sound of that v8 when it starts up even the quautrovalvole. Keep at it as it's a privalage to own.
I had no idea you were a DIY mechanic of this caliber. The Influenzo chronicles, while being riveting with its numerous twists, also shows a new side of supercar ownerships often glossed over in other channels. How much more would this 308 would have cost a owner without your skills I wonder.
To solve the squeaking roof: put some baby powder on the rubbers. Like you said: the rubbers are absorbing the silicon, so it’s not working. Baby powder makes the rubbers less greasy/sticky and the rubber parts move smoothly without squeaking. It solved the squeaking targa roof of my 911. Great video and love your car, hope to have a Ferrari one day.
For roof seal noises use Krytox gpl105. That is what Mercs use for their retractable roof seals. Just a little goes a long way. No noises after application.
Lovely car and great channel. This is my favourite Ferrari. Sometimes the most horrendous noise is just a loose nut or bolt bouncing up and down the engine bay.
Classic Ferrari ownership at its best! Always full of surprises and will forever leave you with that element of doubt should you wish to take it on a journey of any distance!, BUT I’d still have one in a heart beat
I can't believe how EXACTLY your description of Classic Ferrari ownership matches my feelings about my TVR Chimaera 500. I have never loved a car like that, will try to NEVER see it go (had been a dream for 20 years before I finally bought it) BUT it gives me tingly fingers (excitement AND fear of the unknown that might happen) at the thought of even going 10 miles and back. By the way, the next one on my list has always been a Ferrari 328 GTS....
Keep them coming Jack, great content. Love the wheels on the 308 btw. As a Porsche driver considering getting a classic Alfa (1970 Junior) as a second car, your channel hits the sweet spot ;)
You crack me up. Not sure whether you are unlucky, buy rubbish cars or genuinely like the thrill of trying to fix cars up. Either way you're a likeable chap and I'll keep watching.
I can't say I ever was that into the upper end of the car spectrum but that Ferrari is a very cool car, even with all the issues it had, and looks like an absolute blast to drive.
Squeaky roof will only get worse with silicone, clean it off & try something I think it’s called Gummepflege bought some for my squeaky BMW door seals. Worked a treat Came in a small roll on bottle, not cheap from BMW dealer, but does the job. Enjoying your journey 👍
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Its probably the best looking sports car ever made. An iconic shape.
One of the best looking Ferrari's a real classic. Good video
So good to see you enjoying your car in the sunshine...you have earnt it
As soon as I heard it I thought it was the fan! Thank god nothing serious so you can carry on enjoying it
i think i would have dropped a pile if i had heard that noise while driving the 308 great blog as usual
You buy a Ferrari and find out you received a lawnmower.
yes, many poos would have come out!
There's something about the balance in the shape of this thing that's just utter perfection.. the Dino is a very very pretty car, but somehow I think the 308 is more balanced. Would utterly love to own one one day
Delighted that noise at the end was an easy fix, you certainly deserve a break! I know it’s been stressful for you, but I’m absolutely loving following your 308 story with you 👍
Glad to hear you're enjoying it! I took mine on a track day once, just to see what it was like and was really surprised with how much better it was than I expected. I've had a couple of Elises and light weights, so know what something decent handles like. Give it a go. Also, I found that vaseline on the seals quietens down the squeaky roof pretty well.
This is the Car that will boost your channel to enable you to by a new Ferrari !! This car got a Soul !
After this one he may never want another Ferrari😆🇬🇧
Enjoyed that. All said and done, it's an old car and things go wrong and nothing lasts forever. Those numerous problems, both minor and not so minor, are a good way of getting to really know a car and making it live on and a nicer place to be. A constant learning curve which never stops in my experience. Over decades of both new and old cars, I get much pleasure, more than taking delivery of any new car, fixing up a used one which a previous owner with little under the bonnet "nouse" has given up on. Turn that key and hear my work burst into life.. I'll never tire of that experience. Keep up the good work.
Replace your tin bullet fuses with good copper/ceramic ones. I get mine through a vintage MB site. The ones you have oxidize and lose good electrical connection. The copper ones do not do the same thing. It really makes a big difference in these cars.
Wow, what a great tip. Thanks!!
Love the country road shots. The 308 is art in motion.
Haha, love the fact that you raise your voice higher a full octave when you drive the car, because it is so loud, I guess. Also great how you manage to do all those outside/exterior shots while driving, well done. Like the sound as well & those door pockets. Looks like great fun!
Try a dry graphite powder on the seals of the top. The silicone will increase the squeaking.
Love your resilience and sense of humour, keep up the great work!
"Pretty car"
Glad your enjoying it Jack.
Hey dude...that's the original fuseblock, not mine. The previous owner BOUGHT the replacements...and never put them in!! LOL!!!!
Go to my website and look at what mine look like. Did they not come with the car??? You really need to lose those original fuseblocks...they WILL leave you stranded.
Love that car, love italian's cars, i'm owner for more than 25 year, and every day my feeling about those cars is bigger!!!! Congrats!!!
You never replace an old fuel pump 'for nothing'. It's piece of mind work.
Another great video chief!
I find your knowledge and enthusiasm inspirational! Please don’t ever get rid of the car, keep the vids coming! Keep enjoying it, it’s just great 👍
A broken Ferrari is still much cooler than a working BMW. Loving the videos
Not so good for getting you to work though eh?
A piece of art or museum for some.
@@noseyparker6622 You drive to work or the store in a shitbox vehicle. That way you don't care if some dumb lady lets her shopping cart roll into your car.
As long as you've got at least two other cars and one of them works!
I am so glad that I found you channel - you quickly became one of my favourite youtubers - so relateable, not cocky and interested in finding pure driving pleasure. You addressed a lot of topics that my friends and me are discussing all the time: Modern steering is unresponsive (we all drive F3x or F2x w/ M Sport package and further modified suspensions - we tried modern Audis and Mercedes but they were even far worse than the BMW steering and driving feel), that older cars had more feedback and a more honest feel of driving (we ALL had e46s a few years ago) :) keep up the good work on the channel!
Got to love the 308 i did for over 35 years.
Congratulations. Not only is this series of videos highly enjoyable, emotionally involving (with a great balance of enthusiastic and painful moments) and the thing I'm looking forward to every week. It also is so instructive and inspirational that I now consider getting into DIYing on my own older car. Just need to learn a bit more about (car)mechanics first.... Thank you, keep things going!
PS: My personal favourite was always the 328 GTS. One day...
Would have been funny if the song on the radio was Kenny Rogers' 'The Gambler': '... know when to walk away, know when to run...' :)
Never a dull day with these classic Ferrari's!
Your enjoyment of the car is quite infectious. And a pleasure to watch. Many years ago I had the pleasure of owning a 308...very early fuel injected 308 GTSi. To this day I regret selling it. I didn't appreciate it as the keeper it is. Wonderful to drive...as you point out the shifting of the gears is like slow dancing with beautiful woman...and the build quality was amazingly better than I had expected. I will continue to enjoy your experience with your 308 and remember my own.
Great to hear John, thanks for watching!
Oh boy Jack, she's definitely out to test and prove your utmost love for her. Just like a true woman! The emotional roller coaster we've seen you riding over the past few weeks has been incredible. Italian cars are not for the faint hearted! Back in 1989, I owned an '85 Alfa Romeo 33QV (in red of course)! She also made some great noise, and went like a "cut cat", but oh boy, the electrics were terrible, and the gearbox synchros... To this day, I still have 1 of her main gearbox ball bearings on my desk as a paperweight that cost me NZ$1000. I reckon she was a "Thursday car" before a Easter weekend! Just love the 308 though!
Your comments about the gearchange are spot on!
Love the Influenzo, the stash got it to run on all 8 cylinders again, it should all go well from now. I like the intro as well, brings back all kinds of nostalgic memories lol.
great to see you enjoying being fully committed in getting the influenzo running properly, also that you’ve ditched your jammies! the ferrari v8 runs a flat crank thus works like a pair of in-line 4 cylinder engines in tandem, thus it’ll never sound like a burbly american v8!
As a viewer/older car owner, I feel your “pain”. My turbocharged S2000 always seems to need something to run perfectly, but when it does, oh the fun. My Porsche 911/997 Carrera S is much more reliable, but since I don’t drive it everyday, she can be cranky and needy, at times. Then add in a couple 10-20 year old sport bikes, there is always some kind of mechanical tweaks that need to be done to something. I am not complaining, trust me, I’m living the dream, but owning and working on my dream vehicles makes me love and appreciate my heroes in a different way.
Congrats on all the progress you’ve made so far. Loving this channel.
In 1982 I was sat in my 308 when a taxi driver came up to me. He stated that the week before he had driven Tom Selleck from Heathrow and Selleck would probably be jealous of me. I asked him why and apparently Selleck had tried to buy a 308 in Hawaii but no one would insure him because he was such a celebrity !
I love it when your classic car gives you a scare and you then find out its something quite minor! I always think the worst as well, I think we all do. Going to tinker today with my MX5 MK-1 turbo today , plan to put on my quick release steering wheel. Love your videos keep up the great content.
Thank you Lee and there is nothing like the relief of find out the problem is minor!!
Love to watch your trials and triumphs in this beautiful little car. I agree an Esprit and 308 would make a fantastic classic garage pairing.
I have a 944 Porsche and want a 308 to go with it! Half the dream is done! Thanks for posting these so when I pick up mine I can watch your videos to fix mine!
Oh my god!! This car is a hoot!! I really likes to let you know that at any time, "something" might happen.....!! But eventually, everything will be done and you will be able to take it out and drive it with confidence that nothing is going to go wrong.
Great video, I enjoyed it a lot!!
Love the car... I’m not mechanically minded but learning lots on how to fault find....
yes, if you like finding faults, get a 308!
What a wonderful video! No click bait but a great intro that had us fearing the worst all the way through but SPOILER: it was happy ending :)
That's the best kind of story of owning a characterful classic, and the Ferrari decided to share it with all of youtube! What a car! I can see why you must be in love with it.
Glad you're enjoying it, Jacko. Another great video with brilliant tension!
Thanks buddy!! Next video will show another major task.. but I hope after that I get to do some more fun stuff like sorting out the exhaust!
If my own experience is anything to go by, 50% of the love you’re feeling for the 308, is a result of your victory over all it’s issues - like a reverse labour of love, where the love is as a result of all the labour.
Wonderful videos and an absolutely gorgeous car - “doyen of exotic car shapes” was how Car magazine put it, back in 1985, and they’re still right 35 years later!
Yes, a lot of the love is due to fixing stuff on it!!
Number 27 I have a Cerbera, and have experienced the same pains and pleasures and ultimately euphoria that you show with the Influenzo. I also have a lot of experience with 911’s, but the Cerbera is just on another level of both pain and ultimately satisfaction/happiness.
Greetings from Texas. As a connoisseur if high mileage old toys, I have always wanted to buy one of these 308s to tinker with. Thanks for letting me live vicariously though you. Your videos are really well done!
Thank you Eric and my best to Texas!! Must visit one day!!
I really enjoy your videos, you’re very likable, and very positive. I recently acquired my dream car too, and I see the same look in your eyes.
Thanks!! What is the dream car you have acquired?
It doesn’t have the history, or nostalgia of a 308, but I’m rocking a Tesla Model 3. I waited in line, and put down a deposit without even seeing the car. Then I purchased it with no test drive. Been two years, no regrets.
Really enjoying these 308 vids. Hope to see more soon. Take care
Love the videos and the 308. Recent owner of an Alfa Romeo Spider. Italian styling is the biggest anti depressant... Such beauty and joy from just looking at it let alone driving it. Love the fact that DIY learning and fixing adds so much to the ownership. Brilliant.
Love Spiders.. my 105 series was basically same chassis!
Another great video thanks Jack and when you said (near the start..) 'the 308 is the most reliable car I've got' I laughed out loud 🤣🤣
I am sorry for your trouble, but it makes me laugh, brings back so many memories of playing around with earths, carbs and cooling for my cars in the 80s, I know the feeling of the highs and lows in the matter of moments.
Love this era of design basically nothing you can't do at home if you're handy with a spanner.
It's such a cool car. Back in July 1996 my dad's friend drove over with his 1982 Ferrari 308 GTB. It sounded fantastic. I never sat so low in a car before. From that day forward I became a car enthusiast and 308 has left such an impression on me 24 years later.
That’s nice to hear Ben! Thanks for watching buddy!
Love your Ferrari videos! Living vicariously through you and your experiences with the 308.
This time i had to leave a comment. Your influenco series reminds me so much of my time with my 71 Porsche 911....i laughed so much while watching your storyboard....please go on.
Your channel is better than watching Gran Tour, lol. Btw i named my Porsche "Diva" but i still own it since 2001....time to change to a 997 (grin).
I loved the look of this thing when it was out. I wanted a black one, for some reason. However, it joined the list of cars i never got. Ive owned about 50 cars, which is probably about 30 too many but they were great fun.
Anyway, enjoying your vids. Getting vicarious pleasure from your brave choices. Well done!
It’s good to see someone getting their hands dirty, I enjoy watching content like this so much more because you get to see the owner and the car coming together.
In a good way I hope the 308 carries on giving you/and us good content
Thanks Jason.. fixing it definitely brings me closer to it!!
One of my favourite Ferraris. Along with the 355 and the 275. I have an old issue of Motor magazine with a comparison of the 308 with the 911 of the time. At the end of the day, they both wanted the keys to the 308. I'd have been happy with either one. Ferrari fan as I am, the 911Carrera has a special place in my heart. Looking forward to the next Influenzo video. Cheers!
Thanks Thomas and interesting on the old article!
Brilliant thanks, and great ending. I think I would have had a trouser mishap too if I heard that noise... As soon as you switched the ignition on and heard the noise again I thought fan as well... Good luck with it... Never a dull moment with a 308
Thanks buddy!!
As far as roof squeak goes, you can start by cleaning all moldings to make sure that they aren't brittle. Then you can check the foward alignment pins to see how much play you have in the roof when seated. Increasing the pin length will seat the roof further back towards the rear, compressing the rear edges, and reducing the windshield frame contact area. Try to determine if you are having rear or forward squeaking, and adjust accordingly.
Good to see the Ferrari running good. The old stuff loves keeping you on your toes. Its scary as hell at times but exciting at the same time also. Weird feeling.
Another brilliant episode,can't wait for next instalment.These are watched multiple times in our house!
Great to hear!! Thanks buddy
Well done for getting it sorted, you must think every time you get in it what's going to go wrong. Drive it as much as you can while the weathers good.
Great film again! Glad it was nothing serious at the end. You can tell you love the car and fair play to you. I know that feeling well. Happy days!
Thanks Mike!! Enjoying the rest of the weekend!
Watching you I remember Thomas Magnum with that tash, This issue with those type fuses happened to most cars of that era I remember with my E21 BMW 323i , time to time would not start the fuel pump relay would stop working and changed the fuel pump aswell. Lovely Car 308 .
Thanks Nisar! Have a great weekend buddy!
Spell check changed your name to something not so nice! Just edited it
Roller-coaster ride of joy and anguish.!! I've Been watching the 'influenzo' from the start of your ownership.. Crazy car with personality. 👍
9:11 (nice timestamp) That´s because it has a flat-plane crank, effectively making it moe like two inline 4´s side by side as a pose to a cross-plane crank like most american V8´s, which give the nice sound from the offbeat firing pattern.
Really love the 308 Influenzo series! Hope you continue on with it. The journey with it" good or bad" are what makes it interesting. Great channel! Cheers from America. :)
Thanks Patrick! Enjoy the US. Loved my visits there
Agreed, a lovely, iconic shape. Have just bought a lovely Mondial, similar, with 4 seats. I love it ! ±
At last a car enthusiast not a journalist.... Love the videos and will be checking out your back catalogue...
Great! Thanks for the info words!
I know you've had problems with this fantastically beautiful car, I suspect you always knew you would ... but!!! ... my god what a piece of aesthetic perfection! There is not a single line on this car that isn't the purest representation of 'beauty' that I have ever seen! As an 8 year old my father gave me a book about Ferrari's, two of them stood out to me, neither of which I can separate in the eye candy stakes .... they are the 308 GTS and the 288 GTO. I have always dreamed of owning one of these (and likely never will), once as a 13 year old I was lucky enough to be a passenger in a 308 GTS and I still remember every second of the experience to this day. The sound of it, the inside of it, the outside of it, the feeling of cornering on rails and of course the looks on the faces of the kids in the back of 'that' car .... craning their necks to get a look as we blew past ... and you knew exactly what they were thinking and saying ...as I do every time I see one of these .... 'WOW ... its a Ferrari!' .... but to me, not just any Ferrari ... the most beautiful car or material thing I have ever seen!
I can't hide or help my jealousy and neither does it bother me! Love these videos mate! Keep them coming. I'm a 205 fan too but if you can sneak in even just a few seconds of 308 to those specific 205 videos I will be forever in your debt! Fantastic Car ... i'm trying to find other words to describe this beauty but I have none ... only the words of Italian painter and philospher Carletti when defining beauty ... 'it is a summation of all of the parts working together in such a way that nothing need be added, taken away or altered'. Simply perfection ...even if admittedly a little needy ;) Great job!!
Hey buddy, thanks for one of the longest comments I’ve ever seen!! Great to see you have such enthusiasm for the InfluEnzo!
@@Number27 No worries, keep up the great content! It's great to see so much in depth footage of this car inside and out. I like to turn my hand to a bit of car DIY myself too so its brilliant to watch the problems and fixes as they arise.
Had a small race in my VR6, onto the A3 coming out of London with a 308, a few years ago, it had the loudest exhaust fitted to it and sounded like a new Ferrari.
From lights to lights were close but got him once we got past the last speed cameras from 50 mph to 120, he was a good sport and gave me the thumbs up👍🏼
And a thumbs up from me too 👍
The wire at the fuse box has a replacement spade connector as indicated by mismatched insulator. That might indicate a past over heating, over current or short circuit. Give the harness a thorough inspection checking for shorting caused by melted insulation inside the harness.
Great video, love your channel, so glad I found it. I used to own an MX5 with the folding hardtop which used to squeak on the front location sockets, tried vaseline and hey presto. A friend of mine bought a new 1.6 205 GTI in the mid 80's and I was quite impressed. At the time I had an escort company car and a 1970 Elan +2S130 as my fun car which was fantastic. Keep the video's coming, Cheers
That noise, I thought, sounds like terminal damage, what a relief, she is definitely making you work for it, or rather, making you earn her respect because others had neglected her previously. Another great video, keep them coming
Thanks Ross!! Thanks for watching buddy!
Thanks for the videos, top job!!! I have beer with your name on it!!!
I'm glad your enjoying the car, you have certainly earned it! Looking forward to future updates on the 308 and 205
Absolutely loving this series, thanks so much for sharing your experience. This was always a dream car for me when I was growing up. Not trying to be critical, but the reason the "Italian Driving Position" is not an issue for you is due to your unorthodox seating position and wheel control. Your arms are way too straight and you shuffle the wheel at the slightest of curves. Again, not criticising, you do what works for you. Just saying that if you were to adopt a more orthodox driving position / wheel control (ie elbows at 90 degrees, hands at quarter-to-three, and only shuffling the wheel as an exception rather than the rule) then you would feel the issues of the "Italian Driving Position" pretty quickly. The wheel is too far away and on too much of an angle to allow proper wheel control while still remaining comfortable.
Thanks John!! Glad you’re enjoying it fella!!
Love your videos of this fine classic, nice to see someone with true passion even when things are going wrong.
Good man Jack. I had to wait till the end, but then, boom PJ's. Top work.
You’ve the patience of a saint! Great project / car and love your passion for it 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Can just imagine you walking around the supermarket with those PJ’s on. Great to see that you on top of any issues with the car. I always find myself looking forward to your next video, even if it isn’t Porsche related.
Thanks Robert.. I have been to the Suparket in my PJs before!
Great vids, best on this car and so entertaining thank you! I’ve got a 328, your description of how perfect it is on sweeping curves, in the right gear (when everything lightens up) nails it, what a joy!
Thank you Steve!! So glad to hear that your enjoying this!!
I’m a big Porsche fan, but your 308 beats them hands down in the looks department, one of the best looking and stylish cars ever made. Brilliant video once again, I takes us along for the ride, the highs and lows. Thank you🎥👌🏎
Thanks Kingfisher!!
Talcum powder on the seals may help reduce the squeak. Love the extra bit at the end - We had something similar on our Golf except the fan blade ate the radiator and we disappeared in a cloud of steam!
Personally I prefer some rubber maintenance fluid www.amazon.co.uk/SONAX-340200-Rubber-Protectant-Liters/dp/B0024X24ZA. Works wonders especially on frameless doors in the winter.
Love watching your videos on this car, I had a 308 GTSi in my mid twenties, now drive the modern day version 458 Spider (last of the NA cars)
Glad you enjoy it buddy!
I love the 308 and am loving the 'series'. So glad I found your channel. Keep up the entertainment, if I may use that word. Top Gear next for you.
Very kind, thanks Mr C!
Haha! great update vid Jack. The 308 really is the gift that keeps on giving isn't it? :D Also, my voice goes 2 octaves higher whenever I drive my old jalopy too! lol
Even with the problems your going through. The 308 is still beautiful. I've been fortunate that at the age of 13 my father bought a new 308 back in 1983. He's still got it and it's only covered 14000 miles since and is still like brand new. You can't beat the sound of that v8 when it starts up even the quautrovalvole. Keep at it as it's a privalage to own.
I had no idea you were a DIY mechanic of this caliber. The Influenzo chronicles, while being riveting with its numerous twists, also shows a new side of supercar ownerships often glossed over in other channels. How much more would this 308 would have cost a owner without your skills I wonder.
To solve the squeaking roof: put some baby powder on the rubbers. Like you said: the rubbers are absorbing the silicon, so it’s not working. Baby powder makes the rubbers less greasy/sticky and the rubber parts move smoothly without squeaking. It solved the squeaking targa roof of my 911. Great video and love your car, hope to have a Ferrari one day.
Will try, thanks!!
For roof seal noises use Krytox gpl105. That is what Mercs use for their retractable roof seals. Just a little goes a long way. No noises after application.
Lovely car and great channel. This is my favourite Ferrari. Sometimes the most horrendous noise is just a loose nut or bolt bouncing up and down the engine bay.
Classic Ferrari ownership at its best! Always full of surprises and will forever leave you with that element of doubt should you wish to take it on a journey of any distance!, BUT I’d still have one in a heart beat
I can't believe how EXACTLY your description of Classic Ferrari ownership matches my feelings about my TVR Chimaera 500. I have never loved a car like that, will try to NEVER see it go (had been a dream for 20 years before I finally bought it) BUT it gives me tingly fingers (excitement AND fear of the unknown that might happen) at the thought of even going 10 miles and back. By the way, the next one on my list has always been a Ferrari 328 GTS....
Keep them coming Jack, great content. Love the wheels on the 308 btw. As a Porsche driver considering getting a classic Alfa (1970 Junior) as a second car, your channel hits the sweet spot ;)
You crack me up. Not sure whether you are unlucky, buy rubbish cars or genuinely like the thrill of trying to fix cars up. Either way you're a likeable chap and I'll keep watching.
The horn shifted! I too thought the gearbox/clutch decided to go.
Keep at it, you are really starting to enjoy the car.
Thanks Billy!!
Great videos. Really like the honest and open presentation style. Good work. Keep ‘em coming
Thanks Gary!!
Nice one, Jack! The Influenzo wasn't used to such praise, so obviously thought 'I'll just give him a little scare, keep him on his toes...
I can't say I ever was that into the upper end of the car spectrum but that Ferrari is a very cool car, even with all the issues it had, and looks like an absolute blast to drive.
Been loving watching you tinker on this during the lockdown, keep it up!
This feels like a love affair that could go wrong at any moment loving the highs getting ready for the lows
Cracking video Jack, I'm so pleased you've started uploading regular videos again on UA-cam. Its great having number 27 back in the groove 😎 👌 👍
Great to still have you on board after all this time Ryan! Thank you!
@@Number27 well you're channel is excellent Jack 👏 I really do enjoy watching all the content you upload so thank you for the entertainment bud 😉 👍
Good for you Champ, perseverance paid off. And the dead cat mic matches your moustache - such attention to detail.
I know. Everything is calculated.. perfection on this channel. Look forward to seeing some stuff from you. I think you’ll make a great presenter!
Squeaky roof will only get worse with silicone, clean it off & try something I think it’s called Gummepflege bought some for my squeaky BMW door seals.
Worked a treat
Came in a small roll on bottle, not cheap from BMW dealer, but does the job. Enjoying your journey 👍