Great video Jason.... I've owned my late 86 for 14 years now........ I love looking at it as much as I like driving it.. It was good to hear about the A/C blowing cold.. . This is some thing that I need to fix on my car, although I mostly drive with the roof off. Every time I do drive it I feel special... its a classic Ferrari.... and that makes me feel special...
@@clstravel thanks for the note! Good to meet! Yeah, I’m surprised myself that the AC works aswell as it does! lol. But I agree, I’d rather go targa too! But I feel the same connection when I’m in the presence of my car too! They are just so special!
Thanks Jason for your video (and for the previous ones about this 328), Very useful as I'm considering replacing my current Vette by my first classic Ferrari. I love 328 and heard so many time it is most probably the most "reasonable to maintain". My heart is still balancing with the 348. I know much more expensive to change the disti (engine out), but so much "badass" for me.
@@tobytoby5084 you should go with your heart on that one. It get the best one you can. There’s nothing wrong with the 348 at all! I have 2 friends with them here and they love em!
Excellent video and review of your finding of the 328 GTS. Beautiful design by Fioravanti and nice small dimensions for tighter European moutain roads and country roads, much better than the later testarossa for these types of roads. However period road tests rated the unassisted steering above all its rivals not so much the gearchange; they did complain about cross winds at speed on the autobahn affecting stright line stability noticeably, Actually Nicola Materazzi who was overseeing the 308QV/308 turbo in 1983, mentioned to Enzo Ferrari that there had been lot of reports of Ferrari clients not being happy with the 308s performance that the then BMW M3 was quicker than their Ferrari 308QVs and cost a lot less which is why Enzo suggested a 300hp 308 but Nicola Materazzi said it must produce 400hp and he could do it whereapon Enzo put him in charge of developing/producing the car. Phil Hill the ex lemans winnning driver for Ferrari said of the 288 that the 308 should have looked like that from its launch in '75. I mean the slightly later 328 only added a handful of hp and torque and should of produced much more to compete with the competitiion; the original glassfirbe 308 of 1975 whose body was used as the basis of the 288GTO was significantly lighter also than the later 308/328 and it had also dry sump preventing oil starvation at heavy loads and a sweeter souding carb fed engine than the later fuel injected engine that needs an aftermarket exhaust to sound sweet. The '75 308 lightness made up slightly for the deficit in hp. Also earlier 308s had had interior controls which were much more plasticky than earlier 308s, especially the switchgear (windows and air conditioning) on the central mount. Lastly like you said it is imperative to get a well looked after example that has been driven regularly because these 308/328s are much more maintenance intensive than newer cars, seeing the amount of money put into a long term 308QV GTS bought by a mechanically minded couple with low miles in the usa but which had a mixed maintenance history. I admire the brave people like yourself enjoying the 328 for what it is, a beautiful and quick sports car, but it is capable of long vacations as your only car on vacation if you can stand the seats which my friends said are not great after many hours to sit on for comfort.
@@cbca6567 thanks for taking the time to write back. Yes, there are some realities of how the 288 is the better looking car then all, but in hindsight, that’s how all limited production models have turned out. More exotic. Design is always a tricky thing. It’s never right for everyone, but I’d say the 308/328 have stood the test of time well. I would challenge you on the Testarossa. The 328/308 are only slightly better or more forgiving when you get closer to the limits. But moving quickly on my tighter mountain roads, I.e. averaging 100 km’s/ hr it’s just as good and perhaps more rewarding as it’s gearbox is slightly more tractor like. In a good way of course! lol Thanks again!
@@jasonjcr_cars819 Thank you for your reply. I did not check your videos on your Testarossa yet and although it is a striking car with characterful engine it was primarily marketed for the US market because the 365BB/512BB were never officially sold there. European clients of these cars complained of the cabin heating up too much, so Ferrari put the radiators at the side of the car for the Testarossa and designed bodywork around it which made the car so wide, especially the rear, again better for straight roads or autobahns. The Testarossa was also not a sports car and Ferrari intended it to be its GT car and Jim Glickenhaus famously drove his all year including winter, bought new, everywhere until it disintegrated from corrosion.! I have been in it as a passenger and it is very low and wide and the owner said it was difficult to see out of the rear compared to other cars, but said the countach is just as bad, and he was very cautious on small country roads and tries to avoid them because it takes up half of the other side of road too. It also has a heavy weight bias on the rear axle too and i felt the cars weight transfer going round corners at speed enough to think it is better at 7 tenths or cruising than used as a sports car, with the design flaw of the geabox being underneath the engine giving a high polar centre of gravity. They tried to improve this with the TR, sitting the engine/gearbox lower, but the 512M just added titaium rods and crank to make it rev easier and produce slightly more power.
@ I definitely touch on all those points in my video on her. I definitely don’t find her too wide. I’m definitely in an area where we have narrow roads, it doesn’t faze me, but I’ve lived in Europe for along time now. I think it comes down to the deficiency-compared to what year of car? One can fault these classics left right and center, but it’s really about how they make you feel. Check it out and let me know what you think! Cheers Jason
Hi Jason, A relative is actually thinking about buying one of these very soon, so these videos could not have come at a better time! Thank you for your insights!😁🙌 Grüße aus der Steiermark Max
2:02 the 328 is a monstrosity design wise. The hacks who "designed" it, simply took a masterpiece (called the 308), raped its gorgeous design (ie: removed all its beauty, by making *idiotic* changes), and ended up with this bland blob.
@@jasonjcr_cars819 just did Sorry, no offence to you personally - but the 328 was designed by hacks who were simply presented with the gorgeous 308, and told: "Make changes to make it look more modern, because we're changing the *name* of the car." So, what did they do? Got rid of all those sexy little vents behind the pop-up headlights - which accounted for 90% of the car's front-end character, and made it one of the most distinctive looking front ends of any sports car in history... Then... made a whole bunch of things that were black "color-coded" 🙄 Genius... And... redesigned the front bumper to make it look exactly like the gorgeous Testarossa. Note: these *no-talent bums* did not design the 308 or the Testarossa.
Great video Jason.... I've owned my late 86 for 14 years now........ I love looking at it as much as I like driving it.. It was good to hear about the A/C blowing cold.. . This is some thing that I need to fix on my car, although I mostly drive with the roof off. Every time I do drive it I feel special... its a classic Ferrari.... and that makes me feel special...
@@clstravel thanks for the note! Good to meet! Yeah, I’m surprised myself that the AC works aswell as it does! lol. But I agree, I’d rather go targa too! But I feel the same connection when I’m in the presence of my car too! They are just so special!
Thanks Jason for your video (and for the previous ones about this 328),
Very useful as I'm considering replacing my current Vette by my first classic Ferrari.
I love 328 and heard so many time it is most probably the most "reasonable to maintain".
My heart is still balancing with the 348. I know much more expensive to change the disti (engine out), but so much "badass" for me.
@@tobytoby5084 you should go with your heart on that one. It get the best one you can. There’s nothing wrong with the 348 at all! I have 2 friends with them here and they love em!
thank you Jason - my 328 arrives in 2 months... cannot wait! thanks for sharing your impressions
@@rogerkastoun3143 the countdown is on Roger!
I can imagine how excited you are!
You’ll have to share some pics!
@ i definitely will! And your videos helped me a lot to imagine the ownership experience! So thank you for that!
Lovely car. What exhaust have you fitted? I’m thinking of changing Mindy stock that’s on a GTB
@@hry3556 I would highly recommend to get the standard Tubi system! It really is a great addition, you will not be disappointed at all!
@@jasonjcr_cars819 Thank you
Excellent video and review of your finding of the 328 GTS. Beautiful design by Fioravanti and nice small dimensions for tighter European moutain roads and country roads, much better than the later testarossa for these types of roads. However period road tests rated the unassisted steering above all its rivals not so much the gearchange; they did complain about cross winds at speed on the autobahn affecting stright line stability noticeably, Actually Nicola Materazzi who was overseeing the 308QV/308 turbo in 1983, mentioned to Enzo Ferrari that there had been lot of reports of Ferrari clients not being happy with the 308s performance that the then BMW M3 was quicker than their Ferrari 308QVs and cost a lot less which is why Enzo suggested a 300hp 308 but Nicola Materazzi said it must produce 400hp and he could do it whereapon Enzo put him in charge of developing/producing the car. Phil Hill the ex lemans winnning driver for Ferrari said of the 288 that the 308 should have looked like that from its launch in '75. I mean the slightly later 328 only added a handful of hp and torque and should of produced much more to compete with the competitiion; the original glassfirbe 308 of 1975 whose body was used as the basis of the 288GTO was significantly lighter also than the later 308/328 and it had also dry sump preventing oil starvation at heavy loads and a sweeter souding carb fed engine than the later fuel injected engine that needs an aftermarket exhaust to sound sweet. The '75 308 lightness made up slightly for the deficit in hp. Also earlier 308s had had interior controls which were much more plasticky than earlier 308s, especially the switchgear (windows and air conditioning) on the central mount. Lastly like you said it is imperative to get a well looked after example that has been driven regularly because these 308/328s are much more maintenance intensive than newer cars, seeing the amount of money put into a long term 308QV GTS bought by a mechanically minded couple with low miles in the usa but which had a mixed maintenance history. I admire the brave people like yourself enjoying the 328 for what it is, a beautiful and quick sports car, but it is capable of long vacations as your only car on vacation if you can stand the seats which my friends said are not great after many hours to sit on for comfort.
@@cbca6567 thanks for taking the time to write back. Yes, there are some realities of how the 288 is the better looking car then all, but in hindsight, that’s how all limited production models have turned out. More exotic. Design is always a tricky thing. It’s never right for everyone, but I’d say the 308/328 have stood the test of time well. I would challenge you on the Testarossa. The 328/308 are only slightly better or more forgiving when you get closer to the limits. But moving quickly on my tighter mountain roads, I.e. averaging 100 km’s/ hr it’s just as good and perhaps more rewarding as it’s gearbox is slightly more tractor like. In a good way of course! lol
Thanks again!
@@jasonjcr_cars819 Thank you for your reply. I did not check your videos on your Testarossa yet and although it is a striking car with characterful engine it was primarily marketed for the US market because the 365BB/512BB were never officially sold there. European clients of these cars complained of the cabin heating up too much, so Ferrari put the radiators at the side of the car for the Testarossa and designed bodywork around it which made the car so wide, especially the rear, again better for straight roads or autobahns. The Testarossa was also not a sports car and Ferrari intended it to be its GT car and Jim Glickenhaus famously drove his all year including winter, bought new, everywhere until it disintegrated from corrosion.! I have been in it as a passenger and it is very low and wide and the owner said it was difficult to see out of the rear compared to other cars, but said the countach is just as bad, and he was very cautious on small country roads and tries to avoid them because it takes up half of the other side of road too. It also has a heavy weight bias on the rear axle too and i felt the cars weight transfer going round corners at speed enough to think it is better at 7 tenths or cruising than used as a sports car, with the design flaw of the geabox being underneath the engine giving a high polar centre of gravity. They tried to improve this with the TR, sitting the engine/gearbox lower, but the 512M just added titaium rods and crank to make it rev easier and produce slightly more power.
@ I definitely touch on all those points in my video on her. I definitely don’t find her too wide. I’m definitely in an area where we have narrow roads, it doesn’t faze me, but I’ve lived in Europe for along time now. I think it comes down to the deficiency-compared to what year of car? One can fault these classics left right and center, but it’s really about how they make you feel. Check it out and let me know what you think! Cheers Jason
You really need to get a decent sound system
Sounds odd but how tall are you? I am seriously considering this as my first Ferrari but need to make sure I fit.
@@dkhighperf6408 I’m 174 cm
Hi Jason,
A relative is actually thinking about buying one of these very soon, so these videos could not have come at a better time! Thank you for your insights!😁🙌
Grüße aus der Steiermark
Max
@@maxst911 hey Danke Max! Jederzeit! Hoffentlich hilft das! Cheers from Salzburgland!
I have a 328 GTB 1988 40.000 km for sale 🤗
@@svenderikbrdsgaard9398 Thank you for the offer, but he is looking for a gts specifically :(
@@jasonjcr_cars819 Hat geholfen, das Auto wurde gekauft! Freu mich schon auf die Ausfahrten kommende Saison :D
Danke und lg, max
@ aber zuerst, Zeit Zeit zum Skifahren! 😉. Cheers Jason
How much has the 328 cost you in total over the course of your ten-year ownership?
@@JohnDoe-yy5cw Hi JD! I will Comeback to your question soon!
@@JohnDoe-yy5cw hi JD, I’ve spent some 12 k euro on maintenance and upgrading the exhaust in the 10 years of ownership.
@@jasonjcr_cars819 Wow, definitely buying when the time comes!
2:02 the 328 is a monstrosity design wise. The hacks who "designed" it, simply took a masterpiece (called the 308), raped its gorgeous design (ie: removed all its beauty, by making *idiotic* changes), and ended up with this bland blob.
@@stepha5926 LOL no tell us what you really think!?!
@@jasonjcr_cars819 just did
Sorry, no offence to you personally - but the 328 was designed by hacks who were simply presented with the gorgeous 308, and told: "Make changes to make it look more modern, because we're changing the *name* of the car."
So, what did they do? Got rid of all those sexy little vents behind the pop-up headlights - which accounted for 90% of the car's front-end character, and made it one of the most distinctive looking front ends of any sports car in history...
Then... made a whole bunch of things that were black "color-coded" 🙄 Genius...
And... redesigned the front bumper to make it look exactly like the gorgeous Testarossa.
Note: these *no-talent bums* did not design the 308 or the Testarossa.