NSX vs 355

[JQD84983]

Personally love the 355. For me it's quite a tempting purchase as i think prices will sky rocket as it is the last of the old school.

A few reasons I think this will not be the case:

1. There are plenty of these cars around so they are not that rare (especially compared to the NSX)

2. Running costs are high and reliability a problem. (an ex owner at silverstone last year could not believe the cam belt life of the NSX v's the Ferrari)

3. While good in its day it has been eclipsed successively by 360, 430 and now 458 so there are newer, better alternatives.

Don't get me wrong I don't think you will lose a fortune but I don't expect values to Sky rocket.

[markc]

I'm with Rob on the 355...I think it'll prove a better investment than the NSX!

Why?
- It's a 'pretty' Ferrari (IMHO the 360 = 996 (i.e. arguably a better car but aesthetically challenging and 'lost' some character in the transition) and the 355 = 993)

- It's in the right place in the "bad/good/bad/good" 8-pot lineage (288 = good, 308 = OK, 328 = good, 348 = dire, 355 = good, 360 = maligned but actually rather good, 430 = very good (but too techno-fest for me))

- It's at the right age...people will be buying them now because of what they ARE, not because it's a fashionable machine nor 'just' because it's a Ferrari.

Is it nearly 2x the car the NSX is (looking at prices)? No...I'm not convinced it's any better an overall package than the NSX - it's a little better looking, it's a little quicker and it sounds better. But dynamically it's not supposed to be any better, ergonomically it's not, and in terms of build, of QC, and of reliability it's way behind. That said, all of those points reinforce my argument about it being a better investment...people WANT something that's sexy, that's quick and that sounds the part...

I agree with pretty much everything you said there

I can see where your coming from, but with all the press reports in the last decade slating it, I think this will stick, a bit like the Porche 996, again due to bad press I don't think this will ever be a sort after 911.

Just my opinion of course.

Are you sure you're talking about the F355? the 348 got a lot of stick but the 355 solved most of those issues and was lauded by the motoring press.

http://pistonheads.com/gassing/topic...=46477&nmt=Any

Very probably a flat battery due to lack of use... how many NSXs suffer a similar fate?

A few reasons I think this will not be the case:

1. There are plenty of these cars around so they are not that rare (especially compared to the NSX)

Ferrari built about 18,000 F355's so they're equally as rare as NSXs.

2. Running costs are high and reliability a problem. (an ex owner at silverstone last year could not believe the cam belt life of the NSX v's the Ferrari)

No question an F355 will cost more to run than an NSX but realistically neither is a full on daily driver so costs are manageable.

3. While good in its day it has been eclipsed successively by 360, 430 and now 458 so there are newer, better alternatives.

If only the NSX had evolved in a similar way

Don't get me wrong I don't think you will lose a fortune but I don't expect values to Sky rocket.

I think a well bought F355 will be a very solid investment... as will an well bought NSX

Cheers

Mark

[Silver Surfer]

Ferrari built about 18,000 F355's so they're equally as rare as NSXs.

Cheers

Mark

There must be more F355s in the UK than there are NSXs ....as the F355s are the 2nd most available Ferraris for sale on PH! So not so rare in the UK.

SS

[NSX 2000]

Are you sure you're talking about the F355? the 348 got a lot of stick but the 355 solved most of those issues and was lauded by the motoring press.
Cheers

Mark

At launch it was praised as compared to the 348 it was beauty and the beast, but since then it has been by far eclipsed by the 360, 430 and now 458. So when it is reviewed now people see it as a patched up 348.

Paul

[NoelWatson]

At launch it was praised as compared to the 348 it was beauty and the beast, but since then it has been by far eclipsed by the 360, 430 and now 458. So when it is reviewed now people see it as a patched up 348.

Paul

Which people? I desire (from afar) the 355 more than the 360/430.

[jaytip]

No question an F355 will cost more to run than an NSX but realistically neither is a full on daily driver so costs are manageable.




Mark

Sorry i disagree.I had my first NSX for 2.5 years and it was my only car.It was driven come sun,rain or snow.It can definately be used as a daily driver.
Try that in a Ferrari and the costs(and depreciation)would be huge.

[NSX 2000]

Which people? I desire (from afar) the 355 more than the 360/430.

The motoring press, I've seen these comments on more than one occasion, but could be as one hack has said it, they all say it!

[NoelWatson]

The motoring press, I've seen these comments on more than one occasion, but could be as one hack has said it, they all say it!

I can't recall seeing anything in Autocar or EVO. Perhaps you need to cancel your subscription to What Car?

[Papalazarou]

Cracking B pillars!!


I don't mean that in a good way.



Cheers,



James.

[JQD84983]

Sorry i disagree.I had my first NSX for 2.5 years and it was my only car.It was driven come sun,rain or snow.It can definately be used as a daily driver.
Try that in a Ferrari and the costs(and depreciation)would be huge.

I agree whole heartedly. Any Ferrari with anything approaching average mileage is seen to be worth a lot less.

The last I knew was a Winter put away service was North of a Grand.