You think it's costly to maintain a TR?

How much is the typical belt, engine out service on TRs?

 

This has been talked about a lot, but I'd say the average cost would be $6k to $8k by a reputable shop, provided they find no unusual surprises. Do a search of past posts...

 

Shamile,

I believe you remember that I put a Motec in my TR. I love it and it is a stand alone unit.

John

 

i think the testarossa will be like a countach soon.
too expensive to buy.
the testarossa is a real supercar.

 

+100000000000 you said it. Either a very good aftermarket vendor is going to have to become available for several parts or many of these great models may fall into rough shape due to insane parts prices.

 

I agree

 

I was thinking about adding a Countach to my garage....until you finished the sentence

 

Dear Ferraristi,

Bawhahahhaha!

....good one !

but......not according to this thread. I'm surprised it hasn't been picked up already.

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=265217


Shamile

Freeze...Miami Vice !

 

Dear Ferraristi,

Yes, I remember. In fact I had your car in mind when I was posting about the simplicity of the TR electronics or early Diablo. Easy to convert....not like the shared parameters between modules of newer cars.


Shamile

Freeze....Miami Vice !

 

I just had mine done along with a new diff cover , clutch shaft, top drop gear, and misc bearings and seals for this portion of the work, new a/c drier, new dist. cap , new front hood struts and the total was just a tad over 17K

 

Shamile
Not to veer this thread off topic but after looking at those pictures of your pretty ladies with you in them, I must say I had a different visual of what you looked like.

 

Dear Ferraristi,

Oh?.....good or bad?

....just don't say you pictured me wearing the panties.....that's our vision of Newman.


Shamile

Freeze....Miami Vice !

 

You're not alone lol.

 

Just had it done on my '85 last month by a reputable independent shop and it was just under $8k. A few other fixed items bumped the total bill to just over $10K.

 

good lord! 5-8k sounds crazy high but manageable, but 17k is just crazy!

 

Well over 6K of that was the drop gear fiasco. $1700 for the gear , $1200 for the cover, $950 for the shaft, $600 for gear oil to flush 3 times , another $2000 plus in misc bearings and seals, a couple grand in labor for this part , so 8 - 10 is about right just for the major service.

 

5K-8K is a bargain and on the cheap side.

 

5 is way cheap. I would think 5k - 6 K is what labor should run and another 2 -3K for parts

 

Pretty funny how the posts above ^ talk about 5-10k as being cheap....yet a thread will showup here for a TR going for $49,000 and 4 pages later everyone saying how too much that is....yet the Lambo Countach is fetching strong money over 6 figures in most cases, yet the TRs cant be given away....what a shame.

Remember the days when those 2 cars were the same ballpark price....but then again from 74-90 the "C" was only 2,000 units in total production...far cry from the TR of 7,000 units from 84-92....what a bunch of crap.

 

I was quoted $5,500 from Ultimate a few years ago for the big service on the Testarossa, but that's if nothing else was needed.

 

That's pretty low. Last major on my 328 was $5400, with no incidentals.

Dealer quoted $9300 for the same. I would assume a TR would be more than the V8s.

 

Dealers overcharge for the engine out and back in. Ferrari made it very clear that to remove the engine in the Testarossa was a fast and simple solution, but owners don't know how quickly this can be done. But the present hourly rates is what has risen the maintenance costs, I remember when doing a major on a 328 was a $3,500 job estimated.