Yesterday I watched a program about the building of the Ferrari FF. It showed the assembly of the V12 engine. Each cylinder has a liner inserted. No messing about with micron thick coatings. That's how Ferrari's don't suffer bore score. So much for Porsche being the holy grail of automotive engineering.
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Bore Score
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GARY S said:
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The routine maintenance costs on any Ferrari over 5 yrs would knock the rebuild costs of Porsche engine into a cocked hat. And that is before you get on to any little quirks...
I would suggest you have a google for F355 valve guide and manifold failure to name but two.
To be fair you don't hear of many Ford engines suffering from bore score either.
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Just google F355 for the three-yearly cam belt change requiring an engine drop, and therfore all new fluids (both liquid and gas)
And don't forget the roof of the coupe slowly disconnects itself from the body and you have to routinely re-lead the seam and repaint the C pillar and surrounds.
As mentioned, the Swiss cheese manifolds.
And the rubber-slime buttons and interior trim.
And the self-consumption of the Magnesium wheels (@ £1,900 per corner)
Just some of my favourite things ...
And don't forget the roof of the coupe slowly disconnects itself from the body and you have to routinely re-lead the seam and repaint the C pillar and surrounds.
As mentioned, the Swiss cheese manifolds.
And the rubber-slime buttons and interior trim.
And the self-consumption of the Magnesium wheels (@ £1,900 per corner)
Just some of my favourite things ...
mzmini said:I did google the cost of a cam belt service GT4
This is a funny article...
http://jalopnik.com/here-s-why-you-should-never-buy-a-ferrari-f355-1706976075
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A classic from Jalopnik:
If the federal government had owned an F355 in the '60s, they never would've landed on the moon. 'Sorry President Johnson," the head of NASA would say. 'We can't afford it this year because we have to do a belt service on our 355."
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If the federal government had owned an F355 in the '60s, they never would've landed on the moon. 'Sorry President Johnson," the head of NASA would say. 'We can't afford it this year because we have to do a belt service on our 355."
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