Is This Ferrari 355 Spider A Better Car Than The Desirable Coupe?
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- Опубликовано: 13 апр 2021
- This Ferrari 355 is not the most desirable spec at first glance, being a convertible and an automatic. But summer is finally on its way, so for this time of the year is this actually a great spec 355 to have?
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Thanks buddy, great video. Pleased you enjoyed the 355, they truly are one of Ferrari's greats. Have to admit seeing you top down making that V8 scream made me really miss the car. I've owned 4 of them over the years (all 3 model variants & Manual/F1) and it was hard to part with that, but as you mentioned it was for a great reason and the Boxer is a very decent substitute. P.S that 355 is totally factory standard, even the exhaust and already sounds superb but stick a Capristo on it and it takes that noise to the next level, there's not much that sounds better.
You right Scott, they sound amazing with the Capristo... Its out of this world :) and you left this one in a perfect state...but i think the BBi will sound like an F1 :)
Glad you liked the video dude.. keep up the good work with the 512!
The 355 sounds amazing! However, if I had chose it or the 512, there’s no question the 512BB would be the king. Or better yet have both lol!
That is a lovely car
pro tip : watch series at Kaldrostream. Been using it for watching all kinds of movies lately.
Alternate title: Jack really tries to convince himself that he doesn't want a manual.... 😉
I drove a LHD manual 355 back in 2000 round Thruxton on a Ferrari experience day. Amazing car, but then I drove a LHD manual 360 Modena straight after it. That was another level I'm afraid.
Drove lovely that 355 but my life there are so many beeps!
Yep.. way too many!!
The sound is glorious.
It's really great to see you have so much fun driving that car. Brings a smile to the face.
The 355 is stunningly beautiful Ferrari and the design language shows that evolution into the modern era of Ferrari just as the 993 is to the Porsche 911. Nice content Jack!
The 355 is my all time favourite Ferrari. Particularly the GTS model for me although I did drive a manual Berlinetta belonging to my uncle many years ago and loved it. Fantastic cars and this video really captures the sound and acceleration
The 355 is a very pretty car in coupe form but for me the Spider is gorgeous. Those lines, especially with the top down are glorious. Plus with the top down, you get the theatre, drama and that soundtrack which surely heightens the experience 😍. I would love to see one in your garage Jack! Cool video mate 👍
Cracking car... Even better as a coupe and a rhd. Great vlog jack. Could be time to sell the 308 when its finished..
Love the sound of these ,
I currently own a 355 Spider in manual and previously owned an F1 Berlinetta. I agree, the manual is better but F1 is not a deal breaker.
Loved this vid Jack - best one yet!!!
Oh my! That sound is amazing! 😍
Great video, and good luck with the rebuild.
Thanks chap! You take care!
Brilliant video, I’d live with an F1 box just for that glorious engine sound, fantastic.
Fantastic video Jack. I remember the first time I heard that 355 scream. I'd driven from near Belfast all the way to Tuscany on a holiday in my mk1 Punto. A visit to the Galleria Ferrari was, of course, essential, followed by lunch at the Cavallino restaurant. Lunch was rudely interrupted by the megaphone wail of V12s at 17,000 RPM - The F1 team were testing prior to the F1 at Monza. Having watched the F1 test from a bridge overlooking Fiorano, we returned to our car just in time to see a F355 in Giallo Fly, piloted by none other than Jean Alesi, leaving the test track and being driven away with extreme vigour. I will never forget that noise.
They sound absolutely amazing
Nice one Jack, you are a lucky lad to get to drive that Ferrari 355, but I didn’t see a tunnel ? ( bridge) maybe 🤔 lol.
One of the best looking cars In my opinion and that sound! Back in 1999 my then boss had one of these and I got to travel from our Newcastle office to leeds in his 355 its was a very sort journey time wise😁, I was 18 years old and I was absolutely blown away by the whole experience of the car ill remember that trip until my dying day !
the whole experience
@@danieldravot341 cheers 🤣👍
Ah this car! It was my search for 355 videos that took me to Ratarossa's channel and then among the Ferrari videos that started popping up in my list, there was this guy who bravely bought a 308 sight unseen.......
Funny that you mentioned that it was almost like a motorbike engine. I heard through the grapevine ,that Ferrari got the 5 valve per cylinder technology from the designer of the Yamaha R1 motorbike , which I believed used the same set up. Nice vid once again!
One of the best sounding engines ever made.
Magic! Rare pre 1995 1st series 355 (non-airbag, M2.7 & manual) are collectors' items, already hard to find.
I managed to buy one 12 years ago. A pre airbag 94 manual. It's a wonderful thing, I could never sell.
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Fantastic! I've a pre airbag manual 355 Berlinetta, for 21 years. 37000 km rosso corsa, black leather. Have to sell now, sadly.
@@philippruest5577 be sad to let it go, but it's the one to have. Should be plenty keen to snap it up. A wonderful machine.
"What a load of fun this car is, its ridiculous!!" Yes, that sums up my experience having a drive in a 355 with a F1 system.......That engine, that sound!! Yes, it has a very linear power band, which keeps going and going and going.........
Nice review!!
I have had my manual spider for 15 years. Still love it as much as I have ever done.
You would have seen/ heard my capristo spider on youtube, it is quite notorious and one of the original systems 😁
Great video, thanks 🤗
Dude i remember that video when I was a kid it's like on of the best videos even though it's old. But that's irrelevant. Good video!
I don't know if it's the 5-valve head but the F355 and 360 both have that fantastic high-pitched sound. The standard exhaust is fine but a Capristo or Tubi do take them to another level again. The F1 box on the F355 was not the best as it came out of the factory, particularly in clutch actuation, but it can now be tweeked to F430 standard if someone knows what they're doing in the software. But I agree the manual is still a better drive overall. FYI the Valeo auto-clutch system was tried only on late model Mondial ts in the early '90s.
Coupe or GTS v Spider? I'd go for the Spider every time. If you think the coupe sounds great, trust me that taking the roof off makes it sound like the second coming! Purists will say that it flexes more and is slower round a track but the flex is only there if you look for it and for the 99% of the time you're not on a track a Spider sounds soooo much better. Thank you for an unexpected 355 fix.
Lovely car, nice work. When you mentioned the Mondial clutchless box brought back memories of the awful Saab Sensonic system, it had no creep unlike an automatic so hill starts were a case of revving the engine to try and find the biting point and avoid rolling back into car behind
Jack, trying to understand why people give the video a thumbs down... as always great video well done!
It does sound great. I would have the hard top too. I know this should never be mentioned, but there were full auto Ferrairs too. The 400 and 412, for instance. I actually liked the 400. I rowked for a guy who had one for a while and it was quite a nice GT car. Well, until his 16 year old daughter "borrowed" it and drove into the front of a bus.
I'll have to go back and look through more of your videos! I see you got the same feel from the 355 I did (compared to the still brilliant but more ragged edged 348).
If only your 308 sounded this good ... I can't comment on the transmission having never had a chance to try it out 🤔.
Your 😁😁😁 told me everything I needed to know here and it's a definite top 10 for looks imo.
Snared by the Spyders web 🕷🕸 - credit to @SportZn Touring for that quote lol. Great review 👍
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Bloody hell Jack, you’ve got your smile back,I wonder why??? 🚒👍
Had the same car - blue interior , had good times with it , since then the Maserati 4200 , a manual Coupe and a Spyder Cambio.. (F1) - amazing cars
had a manual spider and a manual gtb, gtb much more solid feel, spider nice with roof down but lacks the ridigity of the modern boxster feel etc. sound is excellent, decat or tubi good, my spider had a capristo and the shrill was amazing, drove the F1 and was suprised how ok it was, 355 still an amazing looking car but values went silly, 360 all round better car (had a manual and F1 coupe), less hassle with belts, much more torque, easier to get in and out of without the wide sill and more comfy, still have the amazing sound especially with tubi or capristo and generally £20k less than a good 355, really need both to tick all the boxes,
Have always loved these.
@8mins 50secs.....I rewound that bit maybe 5 times. Helped that I had my headphones on due to excessive child noise. What a machine that is. Absolutely stunning sound from that V8!! Gimme a shot of that please? 8500rpm all the way....
It has to be said it's a master piece what a beautiful thing , and I I can only think of one other Ferrari that's on par with the sound , 360 challenge but the 355 has got to be my all time car what a machine they are 👌
Banzaiiiiiiiiiiiiii, wahoooo, sounds AMAZING, cheers 🏁🏁🏁👍👍🏁🏁🏁
Oh that sound! Intoxicating to say the least.
I had a Giallo F355. That engine is surely one of the best ever.
Hello Malc how are you doing
My dream car, thank you for making this video
can fry their clutches during rapid sprints out of junctions from a standstill (I drove the Masi version - may just have needed adjusting / replacing?)
Beautiful car. Would love to see one on the channel.
I had my 360 TCU, transmission control unit , reflashed by a well known shop/individual in France.
All I can say is it was transformational over the original software . Best dollars ever spent on the 360.
Perhaps the 355 can be done as well if you feel it’s needed.
If it’s like the 360 engine max horsepower is at max revs. If you have the car in sport mode while city driving the clutch does engage more fiercely but this prolongs clutch life - less time slipping.
Never have I been so early to one of your videos. Call me old fashioned (or a slow learner?) but I just can't wrap my head around paddle shifters. If there isn't a knob and a clutch pedal I tend to forget about them and think that I am driving an automatic... maybe I just need to drive a Ferrari ?? Yeah, that'll do it.
When is the last time a Formula One car had a gated shifter? F1 is all about the advancement of technology
Wonderful. All F355s are great. I've run my early manual for over 12 years now. The noise, the feeling, no driver aids, you can even switch off the ABS. Very, very special. One of the greatest Ferraris.
Good to hear from you, Jack. I see you are enjoying your springtime! Ever find out who hit your little car outside your house? Just curious. Cheers!
Bret
Unfortunately I never found out! Take care Bret!
The 355 is one of my favorites, if I had to buy one though, would be a super rare manual f430 spider .. ahh dreams :D
Another drive down Kentish Lane 👌🏻
That transmission is the same as your Gransport Maserati. I put a Larini front to back whole exhaust system on my gransport and it was sensational, but not the same as that engine given Ferrari protect their sound, in the older cars, now they are much of a muchness and we have to settle for less with turbos and synthetic acoustics piped in. My neighbours loved me fortunately and I am sure they were exaggerating, but claimed they could hear me coming home from across the valley. I kept it for 8 years and it never let me down.
The engine sounds ace, I prefer the sound of the F1/paddle shifters than the drawn out manual gear change on a high reving sports car.
As you already mentioned to some extent Jack perhaps it is also similar to the sound of a quick shifter on a big bore sports bike.
Your voice audio was effectively done.
7:18 reminds me of the Idroconvert transmission that was available on the Fiat 850.
I agree Jack, I really like the 348, not many around, last time I saw one on the road was being overtaken by one in about 2009.👍🇬🇧
Oh what a lovely sound the 355 makes.
The 355 always was a great sounding car.
See also Citroen C-matic, about 30 years earlier!! (Robotised clutch activated by touching the gearstick)
Jack, that F1 system is so similar to the BMW SMG box and they are WONDERFUL....Really !!!!
Beautiful car. I've always thought the 348TS and 355GTS were two of the best-looking Ferraris made. I was considering a 355GTS F1 a few years back and I asked a Ferrari mechanic his opinion of the car. He asked me if I was rich. When I confirmed I was not, he told me to "run, not walk" away from any 355 with an F1 gearbox.
Had a Nick Cartwright 355 F1, not one issue. You buy these cars on condition and not the cheapest you can get into,. Like any classic really.
Now that is a beaut, dreams can come true on RUclips.
Beautiful car, and that engine noise ❤️
Sound amazing
One must admit that Ferrari manages to make their V8 engines sound just right. And God what a nice roads you have there in UK, nothing like that over here in Flanders. Thanks for sharing
Such an amazing car!!! Love the 355
A friend let me drive his manual shift 355 spider. Great top down motoring, but it did not appear to accelerate any quicker, or be any faster than my 308 GT4. I did have it up to 135mph in a few places, including a couple of sweepers, and there were lots of opportunities to chuck it about in the 50-90mph twisties. I did notice the ride was smoother, and handled everything better, but was it actually better? Or just more sophisticated?
One big plus I forgot to mention for the 355 was It drank less than 1/2 what my 308 would have consumed on the same roads at the same speeds.
Good timing Jack, I was only talking to QV yesterday about the F1 versions. With prices as they are, it’s maybe my only choice, but I think I’ll have to hold out longer and go for a manual!
Looks like waiting didn’t pay off, regarding the prices 👀
@@kasimirdenhertog3516 Depends on how you look at it. Another Ferrari has cost me a fortune over the last year, so I’ve decided that you have to buy what you really want. Luckily the prices have gone up, so it’s not too bad currently. Nothing like spending money on a car you’ve paid a packet for and not really what you wanted right?
@@CAM792 still, if the one you really want is a manual F355, and you've been on the fence for a few years, you'd wish you could've gone back in time to your past self and implore him to just do it 🙂
Nice car! Cheers!;)
Oh Jack I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again the best looking and best sounding Ferrari ever made 😍😍😍😍
Yes, completely agree. Spider F1 is the best variation of the 355. I know, I know some of you are stuck in the 70's . 😀
i believe Yamaha played a part in the engine(5 valve's) so thats why it sounds like a motorbike i guess..excellent video mate...
Have driven a 355 and enjoyed it very much. The spider version is great though would only buy a manual. Gear change on a manual 355 is brilliant.
I wonder if the 355 F1 could be converted to a manual like they do on BMW M3 smg? Wouldn't really know if that would make sense financially over just buying a manual in the first place as I don't really follow these cars.
I love the spyder open roof. I wish my nsx is a targa.
God! The 355 is such a beauty! Pls a 355 Berlinetta in nightblue and manual.....and tubi/capristo...
Your head looks almost above the windshield 😂your eyes are looking at the sun visors
If I was gonna buy a 355, I'd buy the best cheap nice one I could afford, but I would prefer a convertible or the targa just because, I wouldn't want to track it or anything, just use on the weekend
hello, how are you doing. I hope you are safe and in good health. Looking for a new friend and i saw your pic here. I hope you don't mind thank you.
So how does that F1 trans go on hill starts? No-where near the same, but when my Alfa was in the workshop a while back, they gave me a loaner, an early 156 fitted with the first iteration of Alfa's selespeed transmission. Nearly rolled straight into the front of the car behind me while caught at traffic lights on a steep incline, when the lights turned green. Luckily he was sitting a ways back and I had time to yank the hand-brake. I never realised you basically had to left foot brake in the bloody thing if you weren't on level ground. I believe Saab's "Sensonic" trannies had a similar foible.
would like to drive one of these a couple if times a year :)
I also have a GranSport and for a weekend car you drive for pleasure the F1/cambiocorsa is fine, and can shift hard and fast in sport mode. The problem comes (and this is less of an issue for an obviously 3rd/4th car like a 355) when in traffic or parking. It is really awful and if you have any mechanical sympathy you can just wince as it slips the clutch when you are stuck in a traffic jam. Since these are daily drivers for almost no one now, I see this as less of a problem. Just been out for a drive in mine, felt great 👍
Enjoy your GranSport Phil! Great looking cars with great engines though I didn’t really gel with mine.. thanks for watching
hello Phil, how are you doing. I hope you are safe and in good health. Looking for a new friend and i saw your pic here. I hope you don't mind thank you.
I think the veleo system is an Alfa Romeo sella speed system. The adjustable suspension is also a Mondial 1st, then seen on the 550's and others.
Not quite ..... the Selespeed system in the Alfa GTA is the same.
This is a very elegant looker and quite anonymous…especially in that Grigio Argento or similar shade…
Yep!! I rather liked it!!
Jack, love your videos! Suggestion: why not get your hands on a Corvette C6 ZO6 and rip up some asphalt with it? I guarantee you’ll come away impressed...
Thanks buddy, would love to try one!
@@Number27 There must be some way of getting access to one where you are. Any American auto import houses there?
The box suits the character
Great video of 355. I sold the car to Scott several years ago and would like to buy it back form the current owner and bring it back to California. If he ever wants to sell have him contact me
“Supercars” without full main dealer service history are worth a fraction of ones with a full service history.
Hey Jack 🙋🏻♀️, You often mention cars you used to own. How about doing a video on all your past cars and your opinions of them? I for one would be really interested. /Gena
Hey Gena.. there’s so many! I’ll keep it in mind!!
The 355 is technically a big advancement over the 348. That said I really like the 348.. The Testarrosa side slats but in a softer, rounder body shell.
Never tire of the 355’s engine wail.
Sounds glorious, would suit an armrest.
Awesome. Do clean that lens though pleeease. Don’t know how you got the vocal sound quality so good in an open top car, share your secret.
Lapel Mic on lowest gain setting!
First playa with open top awesome performance car.
Sounds like an old F1 car 👍
How comes the sound quality is so good while you are driving with top down? It's almost like you have lip synced in studio afterwards.
Probably a lapel mic with a windbreak on it?
Sounds amazing and is crying out for a manual conversion.That tiny lever just looks so wrong but still a fab car.
Beautiful motor
I’d be a happy Man with just that for the rest of my days
F355 = perfection.
Hello John
Ahh the 355.. oh MY GOD a 355 i love it so much, for me the best sounding Ferrari ever, and wirth a Capristo Exhaust sounds even better. What a car :)
Gate 6 kit from the Normal Guy Super Car will convert it in a manual lol
There’s a charming old Top Gear Mondial automatic review floating around RUclips someplace... the main thrust of the review is that yes, women too can now drive Ferraris too.
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What a car!