[Jeff Alton]

Originally Posted by Embraer

Yep, my F355 was actually one of the easiest cars I've ever worked on. I did all my own work, which severely cuts the cost of ownership down. Once people understand it's just a car (and a rather crude one, at that)...and not made like the space shuttle, it gets easier to live with. Unfortunately, people who want to buy a used one seem to be only interested in a car only if it was worked on by some guy, who works at a specialized shop, who only used parts that came in a yellow box, etc. Plus...the internet has done a fantastic job of making it easy for anybody to become an expert, qualified to spout off "how bad these cars are."

Btw, I put about 16,000 HARD miles on this car in 4 years. Compression and leakdown were in specs when I sold it. These cars HAVE to be driven.

I plan on buying a salvage 360, with no intention of reselling, and just creating my ultimate thrash car

You were the perfect owner for that car. You drove it, and made sure it was maintained.

We have a 355 motor we are doing in the shop right now.

Cheers