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...
"No man with a good car needs to be justified"
Blue '08 FD2 CTR - big, ITR-sized shoes to fill...
Yellow '96 NSX 3.0 - oh was it worth the wait!
Black '99 ITR - well, I had to have another one, the first was so much fun. Miss this one even more than #1...
Blue '03 S2000 - SOLD, flawed but fun
Blue '04 Focus TDCi Sport - SOLD, very good fun for a diesel!
Black '00 ITR - SOLD, still missed
Red '98 Civic VTi - SOLD, probably still bombproof