So I [almost] bought a Ferrari [Mondial 3.2 Coupe] Sight Unseen for $2000

Absolutely! Part it out?? What the hell? It's in storage with shoe boxes on it, put the crack pipe down people.

 

Yes! - Part it out or sell it!

Dubel's already stated that he cannot spare any time to do anything due to running his own Law firm and he can't afford the gas to travel 90 miles and back! - Does that sound like a good basis for trying to repair/restore/run a Ferrari?

Congrats on the car: "It's a deal!......it's a steal!........it's the sale of the f:censored:g Century!"

However, like I say, if you can't spare the time and don't have the money then a Ferrari is not the car to own!

(And no, money does not grow on trees in the UK! - Our costs would make you cry your eyes out!).



Also, as the car has turned out to be a Mondial and not a 308/328, shouldn't this thread be renamed and moved to the appropriate section?

 

Can't, there's no Al Capone's Vault section here yet.

 

For example, mine's $24K as is or $27.5 after I change the cam belts and fix the a/c.

 

I think I would haul my 2K Ferrari home and see if I could get it to run. I would not look at this thread to read all the BS a bunch of goof balls have to say. If it didn't run I would put it in my garage and pile clothes and shoes on it for a few more years. Then maybe sell it to someone here for 8K

 

I don't think there is a person on the site in their right mind that would pass up that car for 2 grand. It would be so cool to bring that engine back to life and take it around the block carefully for the first time. It's worth 2k just for the experiance of trying!

 

Well, for $2K I would make it a project and wrench it myself....You have almost nothing to loose and lots of fun to gain.

 

I have to agree with this, dispite it is burried I would buy it for this amount of money only for the parts. Just check if it is not stolen and that they tried to burry it. not the first time that a Ferrari got burried. (referring to the stolen Dino 246 GTS )

 

This is insanity. Just because the car has been sitting and does not currently run the answer is part it out? How about check it out and see what it's state is. Jumping to a part it out plan without more data is just buffoonery and may take more effort and time than just getting it to run and selling it if it's not what you want.

 

+3.2!
At worst you can recover your costs selling the tail lights, emblems and steering wheel alone! This is an incredible opportunity, something I sort of experience 30 years ago for 2.5x as much buy in! Even if you can't get it concourse ready, it can be made to run for some fun even with NAPA parts!

GO FOR IT! Don't listen to the downers!

 

You have to remember Dubels doesn't seem to be a current "car guy". He isn't going to part it out and he never said he had any interest in doing so. I live in his area and offered to try and help him pick up the car and help get it smogged, no response. (Maybe he still can't get PM's) From his OP he did have some lofty ideas about fixing up a 308 GTS and may have even bought some wheels prematurely. Not exactly sure.

I think a lot of people are assuming what he wants/will do with the car according to what any or is might do but I have a feeling he might not be up to what for what it will take to part out, get running, smog, or even flip it. We know each of those take a lot of work. That's probably some of the reasons it has been sitting like it is now. For a non-car guy free might even be too much.

I agree it would still be a fun car and should be saved. If Dubels doesn't want it, hopefully he will make a few bucks and pass it on.

 

$2,000 Ferrari? All I can say is "Grassroots Motorsports $20xx Challenge!"

Grassroots Motorsports $2014 Challenge: Grassroots Motorsports

That would the COOLEST use of a $2k Mondial. You would be a LEGEND!

 

Amen! If I had this opportunity (granted I do all my own wrenching)...I would be writing the check immediately and then beginning the R&R process to get the engine started. This would be insane fun!

 

I'd buy it in a heartbeat. Don't be afraid of working on a Ferrari--they are just cars after all. Ignore all the "it has problems..part it out..it won't win a concours..it's only a Mondial" crowd.

Most Ferrari owners have no idea about their cars I've noticed. They talk about how this is all hard to work on or this is super expensive and in the end--it's just a car.

 

Well I was going to recommend he use it as a coffee table, if his living room was big enough. But, I guess that I won't now.

 

It's funny how it ended up being a 3.2 coupe because that's exactly what I want to pick up this spring. Keeping the 308 as well.

 

With $450/distributor caps, $1K wires, $20K engine rebuild, etc etc. A Ferrari is not a Honda and is very expensive to make a mistake on.

 

308 wheels will not fit a Mondial3.2 well -- hopefully, SP will do an exchange for you...

 

Has it ever been smogged/registered in California?

 

If you decide you want to dump this thing in in a few months, put me on your PM list.

 

For the wheels the 348 ones look good and fit nice on these cars.

 

Man, is someone sticking it to you..