Hey @carsandbids it would be a neat feature to integrate cars and bids with any video you review to show a live auction price throughout your video. Thanks and have a nice day.
And you have to act like a douchebag to everyone at a stop light revving your engine and brag about how you have a Ferrari (And then your engine catches fire before the light turns green and we laugh back in our rear view mirror)
@@samueldowney2806That was the legendary DB5 rather than the magnificently disappointing DB6. But I agree, who ever matched the DB5 to a F355 was clearly not all there.
Hard to believe this was made the same year as my Miata. I played the arcade game F355 Challenge which was amazing. It had 3 screens to see all around you, and allowed you to -- at your own peril -- disable all the video game stability controls and pilot the car as it was meant to be. They developed it with a race driver of the F355, whom gave it their blessing. Would love to have one of these.
doug, your emotional connection to this car really comes through to the viewer. don't think i've ever seen you have such a heartfelt reaction to a car. it must be a very special driving experience.
@@whocares2465he couldn’t make it seem like a straight sales pitch for Kenneran Kennington so he had to list at least one drawback. But def trying to squeeze out every last dollar for Kannon from Cars and Bids
In the late 90’s I was wearing hearing protection while mowing the lawn of a commercial storage facility. I heard the roaring sound of what I thought was a jet aircraft and I looked up from the lawn only to see a red Ferrari 355 eastbound on the nearby 4 lane divided highway. The 355 was in the left lane passing other cars as if they were standing still. I’m guessing it was going at least 120mph in what was at that time a 60mph zone.
I felt my eyes almost starting to water with your poetic discourse. The 355 has always been one of my favorite cars, fell in love with it since I was a child, so this video really touched a fiber in me. Truly one of the greatest cars of all time.
When you mentioned Pininfarina, it took me back to 1981 when I was a lad of 25 years. I had the opportunity to acquire a brand new 1981 Fiat Spider 2000. It had both the Fiat badge as well as the Pininfarina badge. My friend at the time said this is the same coach builder for Ferrari. A little later Pininfarina produced basically the same car without the Fiat badge for a lot more money. One of my Chefs had the same car as well and we used to race them all over South Jersey, Philly, and especially Bucks County PA. Loved Bucks, awesome winding roads, and one lane bridges. When that car ran(always in the shop)it was beautiful, wind in your face awesome. Doug, maybe you will see one and want to review it. There was even a turbo model for the 2.0L double overhead valve power plant. That would be a rare find because a lot of the turbo Fiats got wrecked. Thanks Doug
Ferraris used to be subtle. Old Ferraris are exotic enough but don't scream "look at me! I have money!" like new ones. This is a driver's car not an influencer's car.
elegant but looks like melted plastic a bit too much imo. like most expensive fast cars from this era. few brands had good looking cars back then. there are exceptions like bmw for example
Older cars really are amazing. Even unreliable,with imperfections and high mileage,all the things in an old car come with a story modern cars can't just particularly tell. I think especially older Ferarri's have a beauty to them that subtly screams speed,elitism,fun,resplendence.
Berlinetta 10 and Spider 8... ok, but that doesn't sit right with me with the original NSX at only a 7. They're all beautiful Pininfarina designs, but it kinda makes me feel like the pony on the badge is working a couple of those styling points.
@@hreb NSX is also one of the most beautiful cars ever made. I concur. So its the 1993 RX7 which Doug also score a 10, so I feel his taste in automotive beauty is pretty solid overall.
@@imrytebeehyneuThat’s overhyped imo. I know somebody that’s had an F355 for 20 years and has only had to replace one shock absorber in that time. I don’t hear people that actually own them talking about unreliability often.
@@NeutralinoI think a lot of the unreliability complaints come from the number of manufacturer defects (factory exhaust headers WILL melt, soft valve guides on early cars, spider potentiometer for the top, F1 vacuum pumps can fail), and infrequently driven cars. My dad has owned a 98 355 F1 for 13 years, and yes, the maintenance is expensive. But in my experience it is not unreliable when driven regularly. I put about 10k miles on it in the first 5 years he owned it and the only actual problem we ever had was a coolant leak. It's been driven hard the whole time, too. Always rev it out to 8500 after warming it up.
If I could have any car that had ever been made and didn’t have to worry about reliability, it would be a 95 F355 spider with a capristo exhaust and bbs wheels.
@@imrytebeehyneu those who are searching for a F355 probably know (or should know) the issues it commonly has, after all it’s an old school Ferrari, reliability is not the main interest of those who own them
My dream car. I had the chance to ride on a giallo modena cabrio one this summer and it was a great experience. Even though it's terrible to mantain, as Doug said in another video, it is that what kept the car 'affordable', otherwise it would be worth near to a million dollars.
I am impressed (more so proud than in a surprised sense) with how thorough and fairly Doug reviewed one of his best friend's cars. Part of me was hoping Doug would pull the rug from us and say he is buying it. Maybe it can be a company vehicle and keep it in the family lol
I love this car ever since it was featured in the rock car chase in San Francisco. But there’s one problem taking that F355 is complicated for service centre labourers, that's why Doug mentioned it's ridiculously expensive to maintain.
The F355 is my favorite Ferrari alongside the Testarossa. I'm kinda shocked by knowing that Kennan is selling out his F355. It's such a beautiful and thrilling car...
It’s probably a good time to sell. Excluding maintenance he may have more than 2x his money. The market and economy could be in for a correction. And it’s not a Berlinetta. It’s always possible to get back into one, and spend the time getting the ideal spec, quite possibly for less $.
Good overview - I agree with almost all of it. "It isn't a Porsche" is pretty much the reason I got a 355 - not because I dislike Porsches, I have several, but because of variety. And also the steering is pretty weak - both in terms of feel and steering wheel angle... And yes, they do have maintenance issues all the time - and not just the belt changes, headers and guides - I have had damper actuator issues, HVAC issues, fuel distribution and sensor issues. Overall, I probably do 2-3X more maintenance on my one F355 as I do on my 5 Porsches and 1 Aston Martin combined... But none of it has been terrible or expensive, just a lot of little things. If that doesn't scare you, well, if you have the means, I highly recommend it.
A dream of mine.....a gated manual GTS/Berlinetta in Giallo Modena and a tan interior. Some fabspeed headers and a IPA exhaust and I'd be in heaven! You are a truly fortunate man. By the time I can get one they'll be in restomod territory.
@@jlennon784 I’m aware. I was mainly referring to the purchase price. Maintenance is relatively cheap if you can do it yourself. I have the ability to do that, being a mechanic for many of my earlier years and having tens of thousands in tools. A lift would be nice if I had something like this though.
I owned a yellow 348 TB for about 16 years. I eventually traded for an 08 F430 spider which I absolutely love. HOWEVER, that 348 ran like a dream, and sounded fantastic. Never gave me problems, other than that damn engine out situation. With the 430 I’m always thinking “please, nothing go wrong”.
2nd to the F40? Jesus man it’s a POS in terms of actual performance, I don’t get why people like it. The F40, F50, Enzo, California, F430, 812 GTA….all of em crush this dumb thing
Thank you! I've waited years for you to review my top 3 and my very favorite childhood car. People bash this car, but I love it. It does have an "in-between" eras steering issue, but I have truly always loved driving this car regardless of the problems. The Spider is a symphony in canyons, but the GTS is beautiful from every angle. Much much thanks for this review, I've waited a long time.
To me this is the best looking car Ferrari ever produced. It’s aged so well. I remember it when it came out, it’s never been less than stunning, I don’t think it ever will be, it looks refined, fast and exotic, it is visually, essentially, perfect.
No, you can't have everything when it comes to a Ferrari of that generation. That said, the Doug Score highlights another vehicle that does give you gorgeous looks (IMHO) and is more reliable and easy to own. That is the Acura NSX, which I would take over a 355 every day of the week and twice on Sunday...as they say.
The engine doesn’t have to come for the cam belt replacement. The easier alternative method is to remove the fuel tank, and that provides the space needed to access the cam belts. The motor only needs to be lifted slightly with a floor jack (if you’re doing the service with the car on jack stands), or a screw jack (if the car is on a car lift) to allow clearance over the metal cross brace to fit a socket onto the crank pulley bolt.
I've recently been wondering if in reality the 348 would be the one to have for the steering and chassis feedback compared to the 355, but this is a good reminder of just how gorgeous the 355 is. It must be possible to replicate the 348's steering in this because the size and weight are similar/identical and front end (at least) geometry probably no different. Also, maybe...some lovely passive suspension setup but that would depend on how the 355 feels, it might already be great. I will never know! But thanks Doug, this love letter of a video has put the 355 back in strong contention for my fantasy garage!
The 355 was available with a manual rack but almost nobody ordered it that way. The steering on a 355 is weighted perfectly when driven hard imo, I wouldn't change it. The chassis is stiffer than a 348... The real problems with a 355 are the seating position and the brakes which are not up to handling modern rubber. Otherwise it's near perfect.
Great cars. One of the best looking Ferrari's, great noise, decent performance, fine handling but agree with Doug about the steering lacking feel which I found when hiring a 355 for a weekend 20 years ago. And that air-bag steering wheel is just nasty compared to the early 355's without the airbag.
I want fararri to make a bare bones electric 348 tbh😂 id get one if it handles well in the city and looks almost exactly like the original car. Looks like fun
Brilliant review.....This guy is absolutely spot on in his appraisal of the F355. Never was a fan of the drop-top. It lost some of the beautiful Pininfarina coupe styling. I bought a white one to replace my white Testarossa (which I kept for my collection). I loved every minute of it, except the maintenance. It was so labour-intensive (Ferrari admit that) that I must have spent a lot more than the purchase price on maintenance throughout the years! It was ludicrous!! They sorted that out with the F430 onwards, thankfully. I didn't replace it till I got a 458 (white again). All the others inbetween just didn't give me the Fizz. It's just so beautiful! Yes, it's slow, not particularly good handling and the steering and brakes not much better than my 1967 330 GTS, but that's not the point! It was the smile on my face!😊 I still get in it and drive it on special occasions, and the looks I get is just priceless. Only my Testarossa gets more attention. So I recommend, if you can, definitely buy one......only have very deep pockets to keep it going!
Jeremy Clarkson bought a 355 GTS, and his main complaint with the model is the middle roof squeaks like crazy when it's in place, to the point that Ferrari suggested that you wipe petroleum jelly on the ends of it to make it stop making noise. Imagine that; telling their owners they have to apply vaseline to their beautiful sports car to make it stop making annoying noises. Great engineering there.
A lot of T-Top cars are that way. I wouldn’t care I would do it for the Ferrari . Better than having a boring Toyota or Tesla that doesn’t squeak. I buy cars for there looks and their engines and sounds. Nothing else! 🇮🇹
That's just how Italian cars are. What are you going to do, not buy a Ferrari because you have to put two drops of Vaseline on the corners of the roof every few months? That's part of the experience.
i wish i could afford one of these it's one of my all time favorite ferraris. and even if i could afford the actual car idk if i could handle the maintenance
Man, the 355s were SUCH good-looking cars. I don't even like red cars, but it works for Ferraris. A black-on-tan car would be even more wildly beautiful, but this thing is GORGEOUS even how it is.
Can I just say something? I’m a designer, and I think the un-hidden keyhole on a Ferrari or any sports/supercar is COOL; it exudes swagger to be able to physically unlock your Ferrari with a metal key, plus I think it’s been enough time removed from mandatory keyholes that they can be more of a novelty now
I can't tell if Doug genuinely loves this car more than other cars or he's trying to sell it, I swear he wasn't this excited about 2 million dollar hypercars
IMO - most 7 figure hyper cars are far less interesting. There’s plenty of enthusiasts that have at least a degree of indifference about that class of car.
355 are not unreliable, they are just poorly maintained!! As her maintenance is complicated, there are rarely any with well-maintained!! Curiosity, the first European units made in 94, have more hp than those made later, about 400hp, they are even faster than the normal 360
I also agree this is one of the best looking exotic sports cars ever made, out of all manufacturers. It’s such a gorgeous, streamlined design, always loved the 355’s looks 👌🏻👌🏻
I’ll probably be slammed by this but this car is the perfect girlfriend analogy: beautiful and emotional but temperamental and expensive at the same time 😂 but a awesome experience nonetheless. #1 car on my bucket list to drive/own. Love it! ❤
My then cousin-in-law drove for Repsol/Ferrari in the 1994 24 Hrs. of Le Mans. Ferrari had promised its drivers each an F355 if they finished the race (something Ferrari had lately had trouble with), and they did. His brand-new F355 is still the only Ferrari I've ever been in: he gave me a ride around the outskirts of Sanlúcar de Barrameda in southern Spain shortly after he'd taken delivery. He couldn't really open the taps as it was still in its break-in period, but super-cool nevertheless. His was the coupe and I think even more beautiful than the spider... He totaled it on a French autopiste maybe a year later: all gone.
Yes. I should clarify and say it was totaled: apparently a big truck failed to see him and smooshed into him while changing lanes, with disastrous results. A thing I noticed on that drive in the countryside around Sanlúcar: at some point he had to defog the windshield in the crappy weather, and the defogging was just instantaneous. I realized that the defogger was harnessing the air conditioning, which is fairly common nowadays, but which I'd never seen before. I was blown away by that, among many other things about the F355. @@carsandbids
I agree, growing up the f355 was always my favorite. It was just something so pure about the design. The Countach or the Testarossa could not come close.
9:04 It's a good thing that this car has a fire extinguisher ready. I almost forgot that this F355 Spider is also the same car model that Hoovies Garage had owned that was burned years ago.
Hey Doug, awesome dream car, awesome comprehensive review. You made me feel like I was right there touching and feeling the car mysel. A bit of a suggestion too. When you were driving the car and doing all the comments, if not too hard, I think that showing images of the car's dash and instruments operating would've been just amazing! Cheers!
They're great but the Berlinetta is the one you want. The convertible doesn't look as pretty. You lose those classic buttresses. The Targa roof doesn't fit well, can leak, squeaks and creaks as the car flexes. Both have scuttle shake because of the loss in rigidity and it affects their handling. The Berlinetta is the dream for me.
actually toyota announced they are able to use electric and hyrdogen power plants mated with a conventional manual transmission, the same transmissions theyve used for decades. Watch the Toyota 86 announcement from a few months ago .
@@Abdul-ls7pw it doesn’t matter if I like it or not. And you can certainly enjoy it. It also doesn’t matter if you like it or not. And I can enjoy what I do.
I love how Doug is always impressed by the retracting door sill handbrake quirk in sports cars. Someone needs to find him a quirkier one to blow his mind:)
For the mechanically inclined, you can change the belts, bearing and tensioners with the engine in the car by dropping the fuel tank and removing the heat shield. That saves thousands.
At 14 minutes the horns those are hella horns. Fantastic! I believe there are triple horns to be specific. I must admit I upgraded my 1990 Volkswagen Jetta with hella horns woot woot
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Check out Kennan's take on his car over here; ruclips.net/video/eXwQaRQS85U/видео.html
Cool 😎 tag
Well sure, I'll buy a Ferrari that Kennan is GIVING UP ON 😆
No
Sorry man I just really have a hard time listening to him tried watching the video and I can't make it through the first two minutes
Hey @carsandbids it would be a neat feature to integrate cars and bids with any video you review to show a live auction price throughout your video. Thanks and have a nice day.
The buyer must blast Smashing Pumpkins on their way to a LAN party to fully channel the 1990s 🤘✊
I never went to a LAN party in a Ferrari.
What kind of LAN parties were you going to!?
@@Pseedholm Look up John Carmack
And when you get pulled over you must tell the cop you’re going to Blockbuster to return Pulp Fiction before you get hit with a late fee.
And you have to act like a douchebag to everyone at a stop light revving your engine and brag about how you have a Ferrari (And then your engine catches fire before the light turns green and we laugh back in our rear view mirror)
😂Legendary. Working for Bioware or Rockstar maybe
This has been my dream Ferrari ever since watching Xenia drive it in Goldeneye. The sound is mesmerizing!
Also great in that too!
Yes that was outrun levels of iconic. Thanks for stirring the memory! Only disappointment was that it told me a 355 couldn't outrun a tatty old DB6!
Also Nicolas cage with the yellow one in “the Rock”. Love that scene.
@@samueldowney2806That was the legendary DB5 rather than the magnificently disappointing DB6. But I agree, who ever matched the DB5 to a F355 was clearly not all there.
Agreed but now I’ve got that goofy chase music stuck in my head 😂
Hard to believe this was made the same year as my Miata. I played the arcade game F355 Challenge which was amazing. It had 3 screens to see all around you, and allowed you to -- at your own peril -- disable all the video game stability controls and pilot the car as it was meant to be. They developed it with a race driver of the F355, whom gave it their blessing. Would love to have one of these.
I remember that arcade game. Haha was too real for me to win.
@@mothusiraseroka1808me too. The PS2 version of F355 Challenge also equally as brutal as the arcade port.
doug, your emotional connection to this car really comes through to the viewer. don't think i've ever seen you have such a heartfelt reaction to a car. it must be a very special driving experience.
The 355 is a magical driving experience.
He was just hyping it up because his mate is selling it
@@loganbrooks7800yet he also said it's terrible to maintain.
@@whocares2465he couldn’t make it seem like a straight sales pitch for Kenneran Kennington so he had to list at least one drawback. But def trying to squeeze out every last dollar for Kannon from Cars and Bids
I think he's just giving his friend a shine.
In the late 90’s I was wearing hearing protection while mowing the lawn of a commercial storage facility. I heard the roaring sound of what I thought was a jet aircraft and I looked up from the lawn only to see a red Ferrari 355 eastbound on the nearby 4 lane divided highway. The 355 was in the left lane passing other cars as if they were standing still. I’m guessing it was going at least 120mph in what was at that time a 60mph zone.
Well the 1995 F355 SPIDER is as iconic as the 360 Modena.
Every one of these i worked on and drove , everyone in the shop couldn’t believe how slow they are but a hand built work of art it is.
I felt my eyes almost starting to water with your poetic discourse. The 355 has always been one of my favorite cars, fell in love with it since I was a child, so this video really touched a fiber in me.
Truly one of the greatest cars of all time.
Agree along with Chisato Nishikigi's favourite supercars like Countach, LFA, Ford GT 2017 and RUF BTR2.
When you mentioned Pininfarina, it took me back to 1981 when I was a lad of 25 years. I had the opportunity to acquire a brand new 1981 Fiat Spider 2000. It had both the Fiat badge as well as the Pininfarina badge. My friend at the time said this is the same coach builder for Ferrari. A little later Pininfarina produced basically the same car without the Fiat badge for a lot more money. One of my Chefs had the same car as well and we used to race them all over South Jersey, Philly, and especially Bucks County PA. Loved Bucks, awesome winding roads, and one lane bridges. When that car ran(always in the shop)it was beautiful, wind in your face awesome. Doug, maybe you will see one and want to review it. There was even a turbo model for the 2.0L double overhead valve power plant. That would be a rare find because a lot of the turbo Fiats got wrecked.
Thanks
Doug
Amazing car, back when alfa and fiat made beautiful roadsters
Seeing how timeless the Ferrari F355 still looks with its gorgeous lines and subdued styling makes me wish I could go back to the 90s.
You can.
A Hotwheel will brighten your day
Ferraris used to be subtle. Old Ferraris are exotic enough but don't scream "look at me! I have money!" like new ones. This is a driver's car not an influencer's car.
It’s ugly
90s was the pinnacle for supercar styling in general.
elegant but looks like melted plastic a bit too much imo. like most expensive fast cars from this era. few brands had good looking cars back then. there are exceptions like bmw for example
The years continue to pass and the Ferrari 355 and the F40 still seems to me the most beautiful
They really are great vehicles. 288 GTO is pretty awesome too.
Can I please add the 250 GTO to your list?
@Daniel-zh6wv Jazaka' Allah Khairun
The 355 Coupe is beautiful. In the other hand the spider...
I'd add 456 and 458 to that list too 🙂
I absolutely love my 1995 F355 GTB one of the best analog driving experiences you can get
Older cars really are amazing.
Even unreliable,with imperfections and high mileage,all the things in an old car come with a story modern cars can't just particularly tell.
I think especially older Ferarri's have a beauty to them that subtly screams speed,elitism,fun,resplendence.
Same to a Fiero...
@Daniel-zh6wvi read Muhammad raped 9 year old girls.
Lol “older” cars. A mid-90s Ferrari is hardly an old car. You must be very young.
@@VideoAmericanStyle same to A Viper
@@VideoAmericanStylehomie, the mid 90s was 30 years ago. Like it or not, this car is legitimately decently old.
That sound...no "crackles and pops." Just a glorious sound.
100% agree giving the Berlinetta a 10 in styling and the Spider a 8. Well done. VERY few cars deserve a 10!
@Landon-si5xc Cool story bro. Allah don't know how to drive a manual, so I don't think he's all that like you proclaim.
@Landon-si5xcf***ing don't spam. NOBODY is interested in what you have to say
Berlinetta 10 and Spider 8... ok, but that doesn't sit right with me with the original NSX at only a 7. They're all beautiful Pininfarina designs, but it kinda makes me feel like the pony on the badge is working a couple of those styling points.
@@hreb NSX is also one of the most beautiful cars ever made. I concur. So its the 1993 RX7 which Doug also score a 10, so I feel his taste in automotive beauty is pretty solid overall.
Owning a car like this is a hobby. All hobbies cost money. And I think the cost of this hobby is well worth it!
#nailedit
@Landon-si5xc Does he like Itallian V8s?
The interior is Absolutely amazing. So simple and clean. Love it.
@Landon-si5xc GFY
The F355 is one of the most beautiful and best sounding cars of all time. Absolutely gorgeous.
And unreliable...
@@imrytebeehyneuThat’s overhyped imo. I know somebody that’s had an F355 for 20 years and has only had to replace one shock absorber in that time. I don’t hear people that actually own them talking about unreliability often.
@@NeutralinoI think a lot of the unreliability complaints come from the number of manufacturer defects (factory exhaust headers WILL melt, soft valve guides on early cars, spider potentiometer for the top, F1 vacuum pumps can fail), and infrequently driven cars. My dad has owned a 98 355 F1 for 13 years, and yes, the maintenance is expensive. But in my experience it is not unreliable when driven regularly. I put about 10k miles on it in the first 5 years he owned it and the only actual problem we ever had was a coolant leak. It's been driven hard the whole time, too. Always rev it out to 8500 after warming it up.
@@imrytebeehyneu yeh its not good for grocery shopping. better own a toyota
If I could have any car that had ever been made and didn’t have to worry about reliability, it would be a 95 F355 spider with a capristo exhaust and bbs wheels.
Wow. Can’t believe Kennan’s getting rid of such a stunner of a car
Probably because of all the reliability issues he’s had with it, maybe them made him fall out of love with the F355
@@JTSuarezso Doug is selling it to some schlub on taking the financal fall? 😂 That's ol' scheming Doug...
@@imrytebeehyneu those who are searching for a F355 probably know (or should know) the issues it commonly has, after all it’s an old school Ferrari, reliability is not the main interest of those who own them
@@imrytebeehyneuyou don't just buy a classic Ferrari randomly, you have to want one and you know what the trouble spots are.
I mean he's likely getting a massive boost for having it reviewed by Doug, no coincidence
I can’t believe Doug didn’t point out that the Jensen radio is labeled as “heavy duty”. I’d say a heavy duty radio is definitely quirky! 😂
My dream car. I had the chance to ride on a giallo modena cabrio one this summer and it was a great experience. Even though it's terrible to mantain, as Doug said in another video, it is that what kept the car 'affordable', otherwise it would be worth near to a million dollars.
Just call it a Yellow one bro
I am impressed (more so proud than in a surprised sense) with how thorough and fairly Doug reviewed one of his best friend's cars. Part of me was hoping Doug would pull the rug from us and say he is buying it. Maybe it can be a company vehicle and keep it in the family lol
The 355 is one of my all time favorite Ferraris. The lines are perfection and those pop up headlights are iconic
One of the best designs ever.
Hard pass bro@Daniel-zh6wv
I love this car ever since it was featured in the rock car chase in San Francisco. But there’s one problem taking that F355 is complicated for service centre labourers, that's why Doug mentioned it's ridiculously expensive to maintain.
You can always cut a hole in the firewall to change the timing assembly 😅. Pretty much Ferrari's solution with the 360.
@@alhemmings8554same goes to Testarossa.
The F355 is my favorite Ferrari alongside the Testarossa. I'm kinda shocked by knowing that Kennan is selling out his F355. It's such a beautiful and thrilling car...
That is stunning, looks showroom fresh.
But soon, you'll be like kennan.....
It’s probably a good time to sell. Excluding maintenance he may have more than 2x his money.
The market and economy could be in for a correction.
And it’s not a Berlinetta. It’s always possible to get back into one, and spend the time getting the ideal spec, quite possibly for less $.
Ferrari life isn't for everyone.
Engine out service due is it?
To me this car always looked like it was designed as the spider with top down first and the rest came later. It looks sooo good!
Well seems like the rest is history then.
My old 1987 Fiero GT had the same exact style parking brake.
The Ferrari F355 Spider kinda reminded me a lot from the car from Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli.
I would def want the GTS version. Love the old 328 GTS. Seems weird to have a power soft top on such a small car.
Good overview - I agree with almost all of it. "It isn't a Porsche" is pretty much the reason I got a 355 - not because I dislike Porsches, I have several, but because of variety. And also the steering is pretty weak - both in terms of feel and steering wheel angle... And yes, they do have maintenance issues all the time - and not just the belt changes, headers and guides - I have had damper actuator issues, HVAC issues, fuel distribution and sensor issues. Overall, I probably do 2-3X more maintenance on my one F355 as I do on my 5 Porsches and 1 Aston Martin combined... But none of it has been terrible or expensive, just a lot of little things. If that doesn't scare you, well, if you have the means, I highly recommend it.
A dream of mine.....a gated manual GTS/Berlinetta in Giallo Modena and a tan interior. Some fabspeed headers and a IPA exhaust and I'd be in heaven!
You are a truly fortunate man. By the time I can get one they'll be in restomod territory.
i like Doug so much more in this format, just him on camera and his funny nature
Sounds sus
Yeah it’s DOUG DEMURO for a reason.
Why don't you marry him?
cool story bro
Funny way of saying the other people suck
Doug, I’m so glad you finally did this car. Not only is it my dream car, but the cost isn’t unattainable.
Did you see the repair receipts? You gotta work on this car yourself or be prepared for huge bills.
@@jlennon784 I’m aware. I was mainly referring to the purchase price. Maintenance is relatively cheap if you can do it yourself. I have the ability to do that, being a mechanic for many of my earlier years and having tens of thousands in tools. A lift would be nice if I had something like this though.
omg thanks or this Doug. I had a fantastic game on my Dreamcast : F355 Challenge. Since that moment, I became obsessed with the F355 ^^
I owned a yellow 348 TB for about 16 years. I eventually traded for an 08 F430 spider which I absolutely love. HOWEVER, that 348 ran like a dream, and sounded fantastic. Never gave me problems, other than that damn engine out situation. With the 430 I’m always thinking “please, nothing go wrong”.
What do you do for a living?
One of the best. Especially in the rock yellow. Sounds great, was cheap until recently. Probably second to the f40 for me.
It was great seeing a 355 in The Rock. Which is a James Bond movie. Look in to it. :)
2nd to the F40? Jesus man it’s a POS in terms of actual performance, I don’t get why people like it. The F40, F50, Enzo, California, F430, 812 GTA….all of em crush this dumb thing
Thank you! I've waited years for you to review my top 3 and my very favorite childhood car. People bash this car, but I love it. It does have an "in-between" eras steering issue, but I have truly always loved driving this car regardless of the problems. The Spider is a symphony in canyons, but the GTS is beautiful from every angle. Much much thanks for this review, I've waited a long time.
Only early 355s have the valve guide issues. The bronze was replaced in late 97. Simple belt swap is only a couple grand.
Yep he is trying to make the car loook like it’s piece of shit 🤦♂️
I love Doug's reaction through the windshield while honking the horn. 14:01
Doug is the type of guy to befriend someone to review his Ferrari
Doug loves everyone. From Audis to Zondas.
“Be my friend”
“Nah I’m good”
“I’ve got cookies….”
“Hi I’m Kennan”
@@axe2grind244 Cookies, maybe....
@@carsandbids No acura?
Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. He who does good is of God, but he who does evil has not seen God.
To me this is the best looking car Ferrari ever produced. It’s aged so well. I remember it when it came out, it’s never been less than stunning, I don’t think it ever will be, it looks refined, fast and exotic, it is visually, essentially, perfect.
No, you can't have everything when it comes to a Ferrari of that generation. That said, the Doug Score highlights another vehicle that does give you gorgeous looks (IMHO) and is more reliable and easy to own. That is the Acura NSX, which I would take over a 355 every day of the week and twice on Sunday...as they say.
Not enough power. OG NSX is sloooooow.
@@Cooe. enough power to have comparable times to the 348 (5.5) and F355 (4.7-4.8).
I remember the F355 video game and how good the car sounded .. they got that part just right, for sure.
Still prefer the uninterrupted roof lines on the Berlinetta model.
Alas, getting some real NFS 2 vibes here hehe
I loved that game... Only game I ever really played on my computer.
The engine doesn’t have to come for the cam belt replacement. The easier alternative method is to remove the fuel tank, and that provides the space needed to access the cam belts. The motor only needs to be lifted slightly with a floor jack (if you’re doing the service with the car on jack stands), or a screw jack (if the car is on a car lift) to allow clearance over the metal cross brace to fit a socket onto the crank pulley bolt.
I've recently been wondering if in reality the 348 would be the one to have for the steering and chassis feedback compared to the 355, but this is a good reminder of just how gorgeous the 355 is. It must be possible to replicate the 348's steering in this because the size and weight are similar/identical and front end (at least) geometry probably no different. Also, maybe...some lovely passive suspension setup but that would depend on how the 355 feels, it might already be great. I will never know! But thanks Doug, this love letter of a video has put the 355 back in strong contention for my fantasy garage!
348’s all come manual, and have the sweet side strakes. Still have the engine out drawback though.
The power steering could always be removed.
The 355 was available with a manual rack but almost nobody ordered it that way. The steering on a 355 is weighted perfectly when driven hard imo, I wouldn't change it. The chassis is stiffer than a 348... The real problems with a 355 are the seating position and the brakes which are not up to handling modern rubber. Otherwise it's near perfect.
Great cars. One of the best looking Ferrari's, great noise, decent performance, fine handling but agree with Doug about the steering lacking feel which I found when hiring a 355 for a weekend 20 years ago. And that air-bag steering wheel is just nasty compared to the early 355's without the airbag.
“More than you can afford pal, Ferrari…”
Will you be reviewing the Ferrari F430 Spider in the future? It's one of my favorites in the Ferrari lineup. I absolutely love this car.
Up till 2010... as a kid. This was one of my favorites.... had a hotwheel and matchbox car of it. If i had one irl id drive it every day
I want fararri to make a bare bones electric 348 tbh😂 id get one if it handles well in the city and looks almost exactly like the original car. Looks like fun
Wanna know what id drive it through? Tornado season😂 you would NEVER but I WOULD~😅
@@hybridstoatdragona Pontiac Fiero?
..... 17:59 ok nevermind. Good looking car but cruddy engine. Typical fararri and Italian vehicle from the era.. darn it. Still a nice looking car
@imrytebeehyneu omg yes😂 that would handle potholes better than this. Especially if dirt roads flood.
Brilliant review.....This guy is absolutely spot on in his appraisal of the F355. Never was a fan of the drop-top. It lost some of the beautiful Pininfarina coupe styling.
I bought a white one to replace my white Testarossa (which I kept for my collection). I loved every minute of it, except the maintenance. It was so labour-intensive (Ferrari admit that) that I must have spent a lot more than the purchase price on maintenance throughout the years! It was ludicrous!! They sorted that out with the F430 onwards, thankfully.
I didn't replace it till I got a 458 (white again).
All the others inbetween just didn't give me the Fizz. It's just so beautiful! Yes, it's slow, not particularly good handling and the steering and brakes not much better than my 1967 330 GTS, but that's not the point! It was the smile on my face!😊 I still get in it and drive it on special occasions, and the looks I get is just priceless. Only my Testarossa gets more attention.
So I recommend, if you can, definitely buy one......only have very deep pockets to keep it going!
Jeremy Clarkson bought a 355 GTS, and his main complaint with the model is the middle roof squeaks like crazy when it's in place, to the point that Ferrari suggested that you wipe petroleum jelly on the ends of it to make it stop making noise. Imagine that; telling their owners they have to apply vaseline to their beautiful sports car to make it stop making annoying noises. Great engineering there.
A lot of T-Top cars are that way. I wouldn’t care I would do it for the Ferrari . Better than having a boring Toyota or Tesla that doesn’t squeak. I buy cars for there looks and their engines and sounds. Nothing else! 🇮🇹
That's just how Italian cars are. What are you going to do, not buy a Ferrari because you have to put two drops of Vaseline on the corners of the roof every few months? That's part of the experience.
My favorite Ferrari !! First seen and loved watching Golden Eye…
i wish i could afford one of these it's one of my all time favorite ferraris. and even if i could afford the actual car idk if i could handle the maintenance
Man, the 355s were SUCH good-looking cars. I don't even like red cars, but it works for Ferraris. A black-on-tan car would be even more wildly beautiful, but this thing is GORGEOUS even how it is.
Doug you are exceptionally good at what you do; thanks for sharing.
Can I just say something? I’m a designer, and I think the un-hidden keyhole on a Ferrari or any sports/supercar is COOL; it exudes swagger to be able to physically unlock your Ferrari with a metal key, plus I think it’s been enough time removed from mandatory keyholes that they can be more of a novelty now
Honest review. I appreciate that Doug is not trying to oversell this car for his friend.
@Daniel-zh6wv You first.
Probably one the best ferraris made (Even though it´s not the berlinetta), top 10 for sure. Thank you for making this video
Ferraris age so much better than Lambos. This car is gorgeous.
Pininfarina BABY
Murcielago is still a timeless classic
22:15 mustang just couldn't help himself😂😂😂
Add 100k into the budget for maintenance, and you're good to go with this beauty!
Old people would buy it
09:50 Doug is the type of guy to touch a Ferrari’s controls with dirty fingers.
I can't tell if Doug genuinely loves this car more than other cars or he's trying to sell it, I swear he wasn't this excited about 2 million dollar hypercars
IMO - most 7 figure hyper cars are far less interesting. There’s plenty of enthusiasts that have at least a degree of indifference about that class of car.
Modern HyperCars are all tech and HP/Trq figures. No personality unlike these classics, even if they do have other problems (which Doug mentions)
You have to drive one and you will understand. It is so much fun to use the whole powerband and floor it next to buildings to hear the noise.
My favourite Ferrari still to this day. I used to draw these in the back of my school books and I still just love the design
355 are not unreliable, they are just poorly maintained!! As her maintenance is complicated, there are rarely any with well-maintained!! Curiosity, the first European units made in 94, have more hp than those made later, about 400hp, they are even faster than the normal 360
I also agree this is one of the best looking exotic sports cars ever made, out of all manufacturers. It’s such a gorgeous, streamlined design, always loved the 355’s looks 👌🏻👌🏻
I’ll probably be slammed by this but this car is the perfect girlfriend analogy: beautiful and emotional but temperamental and expensive at the same time 😂 but a awesome experience nonetheless. #1 car on my bucket list to drive/own. Love it! ❤
Slammed by the feminists, but praised by everyone who matters lol
My then cousin-in-law drove for Repsol/Ferrari in the 1994 24 Hrs. of Le Mans. Ferrari had promised its drivers each an F355 if they finished the race (something Ferrari had lately had trouble with), and they did.
His brand-new F355 is still the only Ferrari I've ever been in: he gave me a ride around the outskirts of Sanlúcar de Barrameda in southern Spain shortly after he'd taken delivery. He couldn't really open the taps as it was still in its break-in period, but super-cool nevertheless. His was the coupe and I think even more beautiful than the spider...
He totaled it on a French autopiste maybe a year later: all gone.
Bummer.
Yes. I should clarify and say it was totaled: apparently a big truck failed to see him and smooshed into him while changing lanes, with disastrous results.
A thing I noticed on that drive in the countryside around Sanlúcar: at some point he had to defog the windshield in the crappy weather, and the defogging was just instantaneous. I realized that the defogger was harnessing the air conditioning, which is fairly common nowadays, but which I'd never seen before. I was blown away by that, among many other things about the F355. @@carsandbids
Iam Getting NFS3 Hot Pursuit vibes If you Know U Know
I agree, growing up the f355 was always my favorite. It was just something so pure about the design. The Countach or the Testarossa could not come close.
9:04 It's a good thing that this car has a fire extinguisher ready. I almost forgot that this F355 Spider is also the same car model that Hoovies Garage had owned that was burned years ago.
That leather case should have the convertible roof top tool kit in it... FWIW.
dream car right here. I'll have one, one day. that sound, those looks, 90s perfection
I had to perform an engine out service on myself after watching this video. A 911 still sounds great and won’t break all the time.
Hey Doug, awesome dream car, awesome comprehensive review. You made me feel like I was right there touching and feeling the car mysel.
A bit of a suggestion too.
When you were driving the car and doing all the comments, if not too hard, I think that showing images of the car's dash and instruments operating would've been just amazing!
Cheers!
Really nice looking car
On a Hotwheel
This color combo is just perfect. This car is an actual work of art.
The 355 was the last of the beauty beasts from Ferrari, After this they are look too sculped and refined.
That interior is absolutely gorgeous! 😍
They're great but the Berlinetta is the one you want. The convertible doesn't look as pretty. You lose those classic buttresses. The Targa roof doesn't fit well, can leak, squeaks and creaks as the car flexes. Both have scuttle shake because of the loss in rigidity and it affects their handling. The Berlinetta is the dream for me.
Holy crap, one of my all time favourites! This feels so much more Ferrari than some of the newer models.
Doug the type of guy.
"Is"
Just go away. Join your fellow village idiots and dodge cars on the freeway until none of you are left.
Wasn't the Ferrari 575 Super America targa. With folding targa roof?
Doug is the type of guy to put a gated manual shifter in a Ferrari SF90 so that he can pretend to shift gears
Not with the SF90 but with an electric vehicle would be more funny. 😂
Doug is the type of guy to put a manual shifter in an electric car so that he can pretend to shift gears
Doug has the kind of channel that makes people like you think they’re being funny and clever with lame “Doug is the type of guy” quips. 🤷♂️
actually toyota announced they are able to use electric and hyrdogen power plants mated with a conventional manual transmission, the same transmissions theyve used for decades. Watch the Toyota 86 announcement from a few months ago .
@@housepianistagree fully, this “Fify” is king of the village idiots
All of Doug loves all of the F355. All its curves and all its edges, all its perfect imperfections...
Doug is the type of guy to review 100,000 dollar cars wearing a 5 dollar shirt and shorts
It never disappoints to find so many people milking this tired-ass, lame “Doug is the type of guy” meme.
@@housepianist if u don’t like it it’s fine, but let us enjoy it
Are those 90s prices mate lol
@@Abdul-ls7pw it doesn’t matter if I like it or not. And you can certainly enjoy it.
It also doesn’t matter if you like it or not. And I can enjoy what I do.
“NICE CAR! What’s the retail on one of those?”
It’s getting very annoying that Doug continues to do repeat reviews. He should focus on new cars we don’t need another video on an f355.
THANK YOU!!! And I thought I'm crazy. But sadly he'll selfishly say it's his show and that's how rich people act this way
Aaaah the F355... My car-crush from the 90s 🤩
I love how Doug is always impressed by the retracting door sill handbrake quirk in sports cars. Someone needs to find him a quirkier one to blow his mind:)
In the words of Ferris Bueller - "If you have the means, I highly recommend picking one up". Maybe get a bigger fire extinguisher?
For the mechanically inclined, you can change the belts, bearing and tensioners with the engine in the car by dropping the fuel tank and removing the heat shield. That saves thousands.
Thoses are the sickest popup headlight ever! Look like jdm tuners with the popup open half way
At 14 minutes the horns those are hella horns. Fantastic! I believe there are triple horns to be specific. I must admit I upgraded my 1990 Volkswagen Jetta with hella horns woot woot
5:45 don't put hand prints on the paint, but arm prints on the paint, ok!
There's a Dreamcast game that features this car. F355 Challenge.
My favourite non hypercar ferrari made. I lived near a noted crime figure who drove one & every time I saw it was a treat
The most harmoniously designed car ever.
I read that in a car book from a while back.
It’s true, esp in coupe form in Yellow
Doug! Bad weather coming your way, I hope your family stays safe and your beautiful car collection stays dry.
Nothing like watching Doug for the past 4yrs not knowing Im about to get teary eyed in the end.
Man!! Kennan is really all in with the Cars and Bids lisence plates. Good for him.