1988 FERRARI 328GTS 21k miles * METICULOUS CAR*

075759 HISTORY

·         Clean Carfax Report with history dating back to 3/29/91 and 268 miles

·         Clean Autocheck Report with history dating back to 8/9/89 and 178 miles

·         1” binder with over 100 pages of records dating back to new

·         Recently owned for a number of years by the former service manager at Ferrari of NE – Prior to that it was in San Francisco CA most of its life until 2005 when it came to MA

·         Full 30k service performed several times over the years but most recently by Ferrari of NE at 20. 50 miles including valve adjustment. cam seals. valve gaskets. plugs. all fluids. all filters. timing belt. drive belts. etc.

·         Annual services performed on a regular basis but most recently by IFS (Independent Ferrari Service) on 11/8/12 at 20. 35 miles (brake fluid. gearbox oil. engine oil. coolant all flushed)

·         Shift shaft seals. oil pan seal. transmission pan seal replaced on 11/8/2012 by IFS

·         Full Belt service performed several times over the years but most recently by IFS on 5/21/13 at 21. 32 miles

·         All cooling hoses replaced with upgraded SRI (Scuderia Rampante Innovations) hoses at ~21k miles

·         All Fuel hoses replaced (including fuel filler neck) with upgraded SRI hoses at ~21k miles

·         All Vacuum lines replaced with Wurth braided OE at ~21k miles

·         Oil separator system (PCV System) replaced with factory original at ~21k miles

·         New thermostat and all 3 coolant sensors replaced at ~21k

·         New oil pressure / temp sensors / switches replaced at ~21k

·         Thermo time switch replaced at ~21k

·         All 4 motor mounts replaced at ~21k

·         All 8 injectors replaced ~21k

·         A/C system completely rebuilt by Ferrari of NE using R12 freon at ~21k

·         Cold start valve & Aux air valve sent to CIS flow tech to be tested and verified funtional

·         Cat ECU tested and cleaned

·         Motronics ECU tested and cleaned

·         Bosch ECU tested and cleaned

·         All (I believe I got them all) electrical connectors including fuse panel cleaned and treated with Stabilant 22a

·         Heater boxes cleaned out and cabin micro filters installed

·         Tires and brakes still look new

·         New odyssey battery

·         Underside is extremely clean with no leaks or grungy looking parts

·         Engine compartment shows meticulous with no oil leaks. grunge. dirt. etc. (very impressive)

·         Catalytic bypass pipe installed with new O2 sensor and new temprature probe (factory cat will come in box with the car. If you'd like I'd be happy to re-install - only takes about 30 minutes to do - but since they no longer smog test these older cars in many states I'd recommend  just keeping it aside. Runs much better without it and sounds happier too)

·         Car runs great and idles perfect regardless of exterior temperature

·         Coolant temp is always at ½ mark

·         Oil pressure is perfect

·         Alignment is good

·         Tire balance is good with no shakes at any speed up to 100mph

·         Suspension is tight with no noises or signs of wear

·         Body is gorgeous and straight with no signs of incidents

·         Original Rosso Corsa color paint is meticulous and treated with Swissvax Concourse wax religiously

·         3M clear bra installed on the nose. intake scoops. front & rear wheel well corners

·         Interior leather is brand new repro-original equipment original color new with Ferrari prancing horse logo on headrests – absolutely zero wear on any leather anywhere.

·         Interior carpet is brand new repro-original equipment original color

·         Floor mats are custom brand new with prancing horse logo

·         All door/window/top seals are perfect and have been treated with Swissvax rubber treatment

·         Have 2 folding ignition keys and 2 door/vent keys

·         Have all factory tools in factory roll bag

·         Have all factory manuals in factory leather pouch

·         Have factory targa top cover

 ABOUT ME

My name is David Bluestein and I'm the owner of Foreign Motorcars. Inc. a BMW specialty dealership in Quincy. MA. I have grown up in the automobile business my whole life from when my dad used to import. buy and sell Ferrari. BMW and Mercedes vehicles. I have a passion for phenomenally engineered cars and enjoy taking one that someone else believes is “perfect” and making it a “David Bluestein Perfect” vehicle. The difference being most people think a “perfect” or “mint” vehicle is one that looks near new and runs well without any major deficiencies.   A “David Bluestein Perfect” is one that not only looks as close to new as humanly possible on the interior. exterior. underside. engine compartment. etc. but also runs and drives as close to new as possible without any excuses. Everything needs to work exactly as it was designed to do or else it is not perfect.  Most people call my attention to detail OCD or anal retentiveness (I prefer to call it pride!)since I spend more time and money replacing things on my cars than I do actually driving them. That's my passion.

WHY YOU SHOULD BUY THIS PATICULAR 328

You will probably be surprised at how reasonable my reserve is set on this 328 considering how much time and money I've put into it. Although I do own Foreign Motorcars. this 328 is my own personal vehicle. owned and registered to myself personally. Now that it's a “David Bluestein Perfect” car I have nothing else to replace or do to make it any better. I need another project to do! When I purchased this 328 it was described as a “perfect show car quality 328”. That may have been true for some people but not me. I wanted everything that could possibly be new to actually be new. All the hoses. seals. electrical components and sensors that I serviced / replaced were operating fine but it was really just a matter of time on a 25 year old vehicle before one of them needed to be replaced or serviced so rather than wait for it to break I went ahead and did it all. Now it's a perfect show car quality 328 inside. outside and underneath! You can buy one from someone else for less money that they think is perfect but ask them if all the fuel/cooling/vacuum hoses in the engine compartment have been replaced. Then ask them if all the electrical connectors have been cleaned and treated so you're sure that when you're driving down the road and hit a bump that the headlights don't pop up and down or the fan doesn't cut in and out. etc. Ask if all the gauges work and read accurately. Then of course you can ask the typical question of when the last belt service was done or when the last 30k major service was performed.   I've owned several 308/328's over the years and they are absolutely awesome looking/driving cars. but they are also getting old and need freshening up both cosmetically and mechanically. Mileage on these cars is usually low so that's not the problem; it's the age that's starting to take effect. Do you really want to drive a 25+ year old car on its original rubber fuel/coolant/vacuum hoses? The stuff becomes brittle and weak. The electrical connectors weaken from corrosion. the sensors get dirty and don't work quite as well as they used too. etc. You end up chasing problems when you should be enjoying the car on a nice ride. You can certainly buy a car and do all this yourself if you've got any mechanical ability but it still takes an enormous amount of time and costs a small fortune in parts to do. If you're going to pay someone to do it. good luck! This car has had approximately $15. 00 worth of preventative maintenance over the past 12 months and it started out as a “perfect” car. It's now perfect…  There's nothing left to do! Every 328 I've ever owned I have regretted selling once the warm weather re-approaches and end up searching for a year for another “perfect” one. I'm married with a daughter so it's not the most practical toy to own  when you only have one day off a week to enjoy time with your family and need to choose between your wife and daughter to drive with. Being in the BMW business I don't typically like to drive my Ferrari to work. I would consider any unique trade (that seats 4) but keep in mind my love for perfection in cars. That being said. feel free to call or email me with any questions. My email is dbluestein@me. com and my cell phone is 617-828-8700. You can also contact Ryan Brooks at Ferrari of New England or John Terell at IFS. They both are very familiar with me and my car(s). Good Luck! This is the car you want to own!

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