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Detroit, 11:17 AM
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06/05/09
*looks again at the whole-car shot*
Nice Price.
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Repair costs will melt your face off.
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If my Jag has taught me anything, the TH400 isn't a great transmission to be behind a (relatively) high revving engine. The shift points on the GM transmission are far too low. A 4500 shift point at WOT wastes the meat of the powerband.
That said, the price is about right for a 400i in that condition. Around $20k is about normal, and they mostly go up from there. I've seen sellers asking nearly $50k for them, and I think the cheapest I've seen a driver was around $18k. I still kick myself over the $6500 salvage 400i that I missed out on a few years ago.
I digress. My vote is nice price. I'd prefer a manual transmission, but a passable "next best" option would be a full manual, reverse pattern valve body in the existing TH400.
06/05/09
With that budget, what you are looking for this:
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If for no other reason than to put the Magnum fans, Miami Vice poseurs and guys with more dollars than sense in their place at the track days. That said, I would de-Scuderia this one and place a Cheese Eating Surrender Monkeys sticker on the fenders.
As to the 400i, Nice Price all day long.
06/05/09
These cars were not your traditional bling Ferrari's. They were designed for people who wanted a nice Ferrari grand tourer, yet needed something low key due to rising taxes, fuel shortages and increasing attacks on conspicuous consumption, including terrorists targeting the wealthy in Europe. Flash was way out, low key was in. How does a bright red 400i fit into ones low profile personality?
You why these cars had autos? Ferrari thought it would make them more appealing to American buyers. But most of these cars were grey market conversions, so who knows what the deal is with this particular one. At $24k, I'd buy it and drive it into the ground. It'll never be worth much, anyway. Besides, who has money to blow on Ferrari repairs nowadays?
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I vote nice price, BTW.
06/05/09
I'd spend $24k on a bona fide Ferrari. In fact, at that price I'd buy this and use it as my daily driver.
That's right. Every day. Rain or shine. Maybe not so much in the snow, that's what the FJ40 is for.
Nice Price.
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$23k for a Ferrari with that Chevy Monza visual aftertaste?
I see by your voting that you fools are rushing in--wait!
Ask yourself: Why is this so cheap? Is this my lucky day? Or am I being scammed?
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Automagic and 4,000 lbs? Why not just buy an American muscle car? Or, better yet, a Jensen Interceptor. Now _there's_ a touring car!
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Heart click.
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*unless you have the skills and knowledge to convert it to a stick.
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Were I going to swap a car like this, I'd want whatever it would have been equipped with originally.
My Satellite will get one of the Tremec conversions if I do a 5 speed.
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