If you sold your EMIRA what’s next?

[hellasf1]

Just for fun. If you sold your EMIRA and bought another vehicle what would it be? (Around the same price or less than the EMIRA)

 

[crestima]

I remember when those were “cheap”. One of the best looking cars ever designed.

Then I read about the service requirements, and tried my best to forget about owning the prettiest Ferrari made since the 1960s…

Yes, at 64 yrs old myself, I also remember them as much less expensive within the realm of Ferrari, but never really cheap for its time. Lately, they have appreciated like crazy. IMO, similar to the Emira, the F355 is a timeless design and one I should have bought a long, long time ago. I almost pulled the trigger on one, but somehow, regrettably, didn't. There's no further space in the garage now, but I'm contemplating selling my 911 S and, having been so disillusioned with the direction of the new 911s, who knows, I may want to take a second shot at an F355. As for its service requirements yeah, that just comes with the territory, specially for Ferrari classics, but then again, Porsche servicing costs in Miami aren't that far behind. You only live once, I think...

 

[cyanmauve]

Yes, at 64 yrs old myself, I also remember them as much less expensive within the realm of Ferrari, but never really cheap for its time. Lately, they have appreciated like crazy. IMO, similar to the Emira, the F355 is a timeless design and one I should have bought a long, long time ago. I almost pulled the trigger on one, but somehow, regrettably, didn't. There's no further space in the garage now, but I'm contemplating selling my 911 S and, having been so disillusioned with the direction of the new 911s, who knows, I may want to take a second shot at an F355. As for its service requirements yeah, that just comes with the territory, specially for Ferrari classics, but then again, Porsche servicing costs in Miami aren't that far behind. You only live once, I think...

I try to do as much work on my own car as I can, even big stuff. Granted, my experience is rather limited to common domestic cars, but in reality they all work pretty much the same. An alternator is an alternator, and a window regulator is a window regulator. BOSCH, Delco, Denso, etc., make most of the unsexy guts of a car anyway, so on the one hand doing work on a Ferrari doesn’t really intimidate me. It would just me sourcing a good complete shop manual for a car, ponying up the bucks for some car-specific tools, and figuring it out.

What bothers me are the service intervals themselves. I’m not sure I’d want to mess with that much involved maintenance on a regular basis, and I would have to, because I put a good number of miles on my cars. I think it would ruin the fun of working on my own car. And then I would end up paying someone else to do it, and then I would resent the labor cost. So, probably not the best car for me!

 

[cyanmauve]

That’s said, they tick all the other right boxes!

 

[seriously]

Yeah the F355s along with all the other vintage exotics were cheap just a few years back. But the engine out service was always a non starter for me. I don’t have that kind of money for maintenance. Was more drawn to the F340 but am glad to have the emira. It really does feel like the old sportscar formula at its height in a modern package.

 

[seriously]

The car I missed out on was the 912. All the g body vibes without the high cost. That’s a thing of the past now.

 

[cyanmauve]

Yeah the F355s along with all the other vintage exotics were cheap just a few years back. But the engine out service was always a non starter for me. I don’t have that kind of money for maintenance. Was more drawn to the F340 but am glad to have the emira. It really does feel like the old sportscar formula at its height in a modern package.

I’ve never understood the argument that Ferrari and other exotics are so much better built and engineered than anything America could ever make.

Like Corvettes or not, there ain’t a single one made in my lifetime (born in 1984) where routine engine out services would ever be acceptable to owners. It begs the question what quality means. After all, and F355, or any Ferrari for that matter, is a street car. If race care maintenance intervals are acceptable, anyone can build an engine and drivetrain that revs to 8,000 rpm.

 

[cyanmauve]

I still want an F355 though…

 

[seriously]

I’ve never understood the argument that Ferrari and other exotics are so much better built and engineered than anything America could ever make.

Like Corvettes or not, there ain’t a single one made in my lifetime (born in 1984) where routine engine out services would ever be acceptable to owners. It begs the question what quality means. After all, and F355, or any Ferrari for that matter, is a street car. If race care maintenance intervals are acceptable, anyone can build an engine and drivetrain that revs to 8,000 rpm.

This was the wonder of the NSX. Exotics were never expected to be reliable or easy to maintain. Just maximize awesomeness. Then the NSX came along and changed the game.

In many ways Lotus thinking is a bit old school. Maximize driver engagement but don’t pay as much attention to things like being able to drive in the rain. Lotus has come a long way but is still trying to grow up.

I don’t want a F355, but I would like to find a friend with one. Kind of like the yacht my neighbor has. It’s great

 

[Beachbum]

Ariel Nomad.
Because I can

 

[Steve24]

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I sold one of those almost exactly like that to buy the Emira.
Had it for 11 years. Brilliant car, and if you buy a good one all the internet rubbish you hear about maintenance is total BS.
The sound is to die for - proper old school F1 - but it’s the only thing that is better than the Emira (apart from, perhaps, the badge if you care about that sort of thing).

The only thing I’d move the Emira on for is an Emira Spider, or a special edition with more power and less weight.

 

[freefall_junkie]

I was pretty sceptical about the McLaren Artura when it came out, thinking the hybrid system added a whole lot of complexity and weight it didn't need. However I have been been warming to them recently, especially as there are some tiny mileage used examples on the market at a huge saving off list. No plans to sell the Emira, but if I do an Artura would be high on the list as a replacement. It shares a lot of traits with the Emira, having feelsome hydraulic steering, great handling and reasonably compact dimensions for a supercar. With 690hp it is also seriously rapid.

 

[Eagle7]

I sold one of those almost exactly like that to buy the Emira.
Had it for 11 years. Brilliant car, and if you buy a good one all the internet rubbish you hear about maintenance is total BS.
The sound is to die for - proper old school F1 - but it’s the only thing that is better than the Emira (apart from, perhaps, the badge if you care about that sort of thing).

The only thing I’d move the Emira on for is an Emira Spider, or a special edition with more power and less weight.

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As for the Emira, more power and less weight can be added, and for a lot less than a Ferrari or a new edition Emira. The less weight part can be added in phases, depending on how far you want to go, and what or if you're willing to sacrifice any comfort.

I'm not interested in making the car less comfortable to be in, but after next month mine will still be just over 100 lbs lighter than stock, with half of that reduction being unsprung rotating weight. Next up will be a Komo 430 tune if and when they bring it to the U.S. with decent support.

The weight to power ratio of the V6 FE stock is 8.17 lbs/hp. Depending on what Komo can deliver, my goal is to get mine down to 7.00 lbs/hp. Right now it's at 7.64. Getting it down to 7.00 should put me comfortably down in the 2's for 0-60 times, which will make it go much more like it looks. For a base starting point mod-wise, the V6 FE is really a pretty spectacular starting point.

 

[Aero]

RF Club if I can fit or GR86.
And a GX460.

I'm 6'5" I had a GR86 and it was as tight a fit as the Emira for me. Actually harder to tuck your head in. My wife really liked the RF and we went and did a test fit. No way I could even drive and be comfy. I couldnt even fit in the passenger side.

 

[cyanmauve]

I sold one of those almost exactly like that to buy the Emira.
Had it for 11 years. Brilliant car, and if you buy a good one all the internet rubbish you hear about maintenance is total BS.
The sound is to die for - proper old school F1 - but it’s the only thing that is better than the Emira (apart from, perhaps, the badge if you care about that sort of thing).

The only thing I’d move the Emira on for is an Emira Spider, or a special edition with more power and less weight.


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So, the Emira edges out the Ferrari in handling and balance?

 

[Lotus64]

I'm 6'5" I had a GR86 and it was as tight a fit as the Emira for me. Actually harder to tuck your head in. My wife really liked the RF and we went and did a test fit. No way I could even drive and be comfy. I couldnt even fit in the passenger side.

Thanks for confirming. I had trouble fitting in a fiat 124 so figured a miata likely wouldn't work for me. GR86 it is!

 

[scc.131.fe]

Getting it down to 7.00 should put me comfortably down in the 2's for 0-60 times,

Er, the 3's?

 

[Carig5A]

I have been spoiled with wife’s approval and getting the Emira was a push haha… I had always said this is it, till another bad itch comes around

 

[netsinah]

I have been spoiled with wife’s approval and getting the Emira was a push haha… I had always said this is it, till another bad itch comes around

Why is there a "used but next-to-new-looking, exotic sport car parking lot", on your driveway?? (lol)

 

[crestima]

I’ve never understood the argument that Ferrari and other exotics are so much better built and engineered than anything America could ever make.

Like Corvettes or not, there ain’t a single one made in my lifetime (born in 1984) where routine engine out services would ever be acceptable to owners. It begs the question what quality means. After all, and F355, or any Ferrari for that matter, is a street car. If race care maintenance intervals are acceptable, anyone can build an engine and drivetrain that revs to 8,000 rpm.

Coincidentally, this is aIso one I drooled over as a teenager and almost (another big regret) bought one during the initial stages of COVID. Imagine... it was in pristine shape and seller was asking only $34k for it.

For me, it's not a brand thing, domestic vs. foreign or muscle vs exotic, rather it's about developing an inexplicable, and often irrational, passion for a certain car. That passion was precisely what led me to wait 2 years and 7 months before I received my Emira.

 

[scc.131.fe]

Coincidentally, this is aIso one I drooled over as a teenager and almost (another big regret) bought one during the initial stages of COVID. Imagine... it was in pristine shape and seller was asking only $34k for it.

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For me, it's not a brand thing, domestic vs. foreign or muscle vs exotic, rather it's about developing an inexplicable, and often irrational, passion for a certain car. That passion was precisely what led me to wait 2 years and 7 months before I received my Emira.

A good friend let me drive his rebuilt '65 convertable when I was about 22 years old. Never imagined someone would trust me with their classic, and I'll never forget how hairy-chested that car felt.