The feeling within
Written: Sep 24 '03
|
Product Rating:
|
|
| Reliability: |
 |
|
| Seat Comfort: |
 |
|
| Build Quality |
|
|
| Handling And Control: |
 |
|
|
Pros: Incredible low price for a thoroughbred Ferrari.
Cons: Yes, a Golf TDI makes more mpg!
The Bottom Line: For the "connosieur".
|
|
|
| dino2000's Full Review: 1973 Ferrari Dino 308 GT/4 |
How many times have you ever seen a 308 GT4 advertised and thought "what a pity that is so ugly...?
In my early twenties I was writing for an auto magazine and had the opportunity of publish a road test of a GT4. I had never driven a Ferrari before and as soon as I toke the wheel I feel myself very, very special. I could see everybody looking at me, in my bright red Bertone-bodied 70's supercar. I was pottering around town easily due to the low rpm torque of the four cam 3-litre V8, in spite of a heavy steering and clutch.
Out at speed the dog-leg gear selector was a challenge for almost the first 100 km, but once mastered I still remembered the click-click every time I changed. The engine was not as musical as the V12's and even hot V8's, due to that the firing order was as a double-four cylinder in order to increase the low speed torque. That means that the soundtrack was as you had two twincam Lotus engines in your back! Not much exotic but it produced an aggressive bark over 6500 all the way to the 7700 red line.
Today the performance is well over the average hot hatchback, and is easy to control over the limit of adhesion, with a superb steering and brakes of the pre-abs era.
On the practical side, the carburetted engine is easy to maintain by every competent specialist, has a decent boot and, the most important and useful feature of this car, has room for two children or one enthusiast, or for some groceries bags or a jacket. It has even more space than a 911!
Best of all the average price is incredible low. As some marvellous persons has no exterior beauty, but is full of passion within. No one enthusiast will be dissatisfied with this.
Recommended:
Yes
Amount Paid (US$): 20000
Condition: Used
Model Year: 1976
Model and Options: AC, electric roof
|
|
|
|
Epinions.com ID:
dino2000
|
|
Location: Madrid - Spain - UE
Reviews written: 5
Trusted by: 1 member
About Me:
Cars never thought about my image or budget, only enjoyed without asking me anything.
|
|
|
- Add to My Yahoo!: 
- Add to Google Homepage: 
© 1999-2009 Shopping.com, Inc.