The ability to work on a car is the only reason I can afford to drive BMWs. I recently did the timing chain on my 2003 540. Cost me about $500. Would have been over $2k at a shop. The feel and style of the 80s is a great reason to buy an early 90s rwd Volvo. Reliable, fun and safe!

The Ferrari Mondial is HELLA cool - it has a trunk that can swallow a full-set of golf clubs, back-seats for holding a weeks' worth of luggage, a Connolly leather interior, and a reliable V8 that makes all the good noises and provides plenty of 'go'. Let the haters whine - most of them can't afford a Porsche, let-alone a Ferrari, and wouldn't know how to change the oil in either car.

I love the black wheels, gives it a little more aggressive look.

I’m in the Mondial club as well. VERY underrated cars and a great value for those who appreciate them. For a more OEM look, check out the silver repro wheels made by Superformance UK. They are 16 inchers and made for the Mondial.

The car looks good. Did not even know about this model of Ferrari. Thanks for the education Casey.

I stumbled across your stuff thanks to your Viper which I love the fact you drive the sh*t out of. I also align with many of your thoughts and opinions on the car world in general. The Mondial is such a cool 80’s car that if maintained well can be enjoyable for a long time. Not unlike many other under appreciated cars of its time.

I am here because I love the Mondial. They have a sleek design and for crying out loud they are a Ferrari. Yours looks beautiful. And the wheels look great.

I've never understood the hate around this car I like it it's a very good looking Ferrari and it's very usable as a daily

The Ferrari Mondial is definitely a cool car! I have a 1986 Ferrari Mondial 3.2 V8 Coupe and I think of it as the link between the Ferrari 308/328 and Ferrari Testarossa, it shares many components with it's siblings.

Thank you for making this video. I've been looking at getting a Mondial lately.

This is what I've dreamed of. Buying an old Ferrari and working on it myself in my garage. I like the way you're doing.

Awesome information Casey, Thank you 🙌 My wife and I had a hilarious time in an ‘85 Mondial, sounds great and drives great. 🏎

I see the MV standing proud amongst her fellow Italians. There is a guy over on the MV board that sells a chip that properly remapps the ECU on the MV. After you swap it out its like....'Wow, this is how it should have left the factory.' Smooths out the snappy throttle response.

Love the ride along whenever you have time. My garage time got sucked up by having kids also but they are getting older and have interest now so thats cool. Looking forward to the MV Agusta video at some point!!

Great video -- thank you! One minor point: I'm not sure that Mondials didn't sell; after all, it had an over 10 year run (if you include the t's). I think the biggest problem is that the roll out of the Mondial coincided with the fuel injected (2 valve) motor, which was slower. Injected 308's were also slow, relatively speaking, but the Mondial got saddled with a bad rap, even though the later versions were good performers. Also, there were more electricals -- all those switches on the center console -- and electrics are not Ferrari's strong suit. But a great car -- I have a 3.2.

All the delicious vintage Ducatis. Sweet baby Jesus. Found this channel via Vinwiki (of course) and have not been disappointed since. I knew of you by virtue of your racing career and this channel is just so cool.

The Mondial’s styling has aged VERY well. That can’t be said for all of its more expensive and exotic Scuderia stablemates.

Totally get your take on the Mondial. Nice car! To each his own on the wheels, but I'd have done silver personally as it would have been closer to a period correct aesthetic.

My uncle back in the early 90s bought both a 88 328 GTB and a 88 Mondial convertible. Both cars where in Rosso Corsa. As a kid I loved going for rides in the car and as a teen I got the opportunity to help detail and even drive the car in the garage learning the importance of clutch modulation. The cars truly don't get the respect they deserve. Thanks for saving a car from another potential "1st Chep Ferrari" owner.

Great overview- as a 308gt4 owner I’m used to the same criticism. Great car to work on myself.

Nice! I don’t think I’ve ever seen these in the wild, and I gotta say that they’re appealing, and don’t see why they get hated on.

I CAN work on cars, but chose a cadillac with an LS as my daily because I don't want to. That Mondial would be perfect for me if it had two more doors. I love fast four doors.

On my 1988 Mondial 3.2, I’ve had my Koni shocks rebuilt by Ian Gardiner Racing in Finedon, England. They are now like new. We are renewing the bushes now, using stock Ferrari bushes, not after market ones. Research shows stock are best! My car drives beautifully up to 83mph but I need new bushes for trackday’s! I’ve previously had it to 140mph at Silverstone and it was still wanting to go faster. It’s done 75,000 miles, & I love it. My previous Mondial was the 3.4t. Not as reliable and the engine out servicing was unaffordable. I joined the Ferrari Owners’ Club in 1982 & have owned 4 308 GT4’s & a 246 Dino, which was rusty. GT4’s are great but spare parts are hard to find, hence now having the Mondial 3.2! I’ve never had a bad moment driving it. These have ABS but no power steering. That’s mostly no hardship. It’s a great cruising car. They were built to take a family across a continent at speed in comfort, it is superb in that role! Mondial 3.2 QV wheels take modern tyres and can be fitted to 3.0 QV’s too. In England we have speed camera’s everywhere plus unmarked cop cars! I’m careful on the daily driving but using the Mondial on a track it comes alive!

Nice to see your home garage is as packed as mine. Looking good!

Oddly enough I thought this was a new video, apparently I missed you discussing this. Sounds like the most practical Ferrari I've ever heard of

Good luck new dad! Mine is 22. He was 3 like a week ago I swear. 🤨

The black wheels look awesome 😎👍

I love my '85 QV Cab. Not really fast, but FUN and gives a great sensation of speed. Easy to work on as well. I swapped out the original 16 inch wheels with new 17 inch 348 wheels. (also turns heads) Cheers!

Th e funny thing is that this model has a dashboard that designers are making today that so cool. I didn't thought it had an inline 4 engine. Interesting this model. Great channel Casey

Awesome video, awesome car! Great video, thanks for doing this.

I love that entrance," here in my garage, got these Lamborghini."0:39.

At the time testers said the Mondial handled better than the equivalent 308/328 GTB/S due to it having a longer wheelbase.

Personally, I like the black wheels. What headlamp setup does this have? Dual 5-3/4"? Given that you use this as a daily, have you done anything to upgrade the headlamps? Relay harness, bulbs, new lamps from Koito or Cibie?

Great video Casey. Yes the ride height needs to be lowered on mine also and the shocks need changing. Could you tell me what was the name of those you featured in the video? I think I would like to give them a go. cheers. And yeah enjoy fatherhood its a great ride.

I have a 1993 Mondial T, absolutely love it and the styling of it is getting cooler with age. I just do not understand all the negativity...

Makes Ferrari noises. Goes fast. Gets the stamp of approval in my book.

I must say.. you just talked me OUT of buying a Mondial T INTO "settling" for the 3.2QV instead in the funniest way EVER. Ironically enough, it's actually on behalf of my current Buick 1933 I'll be getting it! Well, trade hopefully. Gonna follow and binge your videos in research of the coming purchase.

When new they sold just fine. They reviewed well except one mondial 8 review which pegged it as slow. Overall the model was a success for Ferrari which why they made 4 versions of it.

My ICBM.... because missle wasn't good enough... Looking forward to see your single seater go up against a certain v12 mercedes single seater! Mondial... Cheap and Smart ferrari..? YES! it's like the 944 massively underated brilliant video dude!! as always.. back to building my Vapour blaster!

This car is awesome, I might be considering buying one soon, I love vintage under rated car

That was the first Ferrari that I've ever detailed it was red like yours with silver five spoke rims, I thought it was pretty

Owning an under-appreciated car from a marque like Ferrari is exactly the way to go! It's way cooler in my opinion. There are so few(if any) people who buy a Ferrari because of the driving experience, and not for the "look at me" factor.

One of my favorite Ferrari’s me and my brother watched weird science a million times when we were kids ❤

Love that MV, Brother. All I now abut that car is what I learned from James May.

I love how similar the exterior door handles look to my 93 Miata haha

Always preferred the hardtop to the convertible......buttresses look awesome. Then again, I've had a mk1 mr2 for over 30 years. 👍👍🍺🍺

as a young professional mechanic (23yo girl) I spend my money mostly on tools. But the money I don't spend on tools, and don't spend on my street car, racecar project, or 3 motorcycles, I spend on videogames - Sim racing videogames!!! Mostly the wheel pedals shifter and handbrake, but I'd like to try out VR, get some new styles of wheel rim like a formula style one, and upgrade my wheelbase (the force feedback motor).

Hey Casey, there is a company that I think is called three piece us that can take your stock wheels and make them into three piece with a modern barrel size and diameter all that fun stuff.

Great vid!! Excellent facts! And you’re hilarious when you’re mocking the snobs in your Kermit voice 😅😅😅😅😅

It is a great car, Congrats man & Cheers !

Me, I would love to have a couple 3 of the them. Doesn't matter 8, QV, 3.2 or the t. Still a bit steep. Biggest problem indeed are examples w/ weird or non existent maintenance- repair records. My top 3 are the '62 lusso, 288 GTO & the Mondial. Many thanx 👍👍

Great video. I couldn’t agree more on the Mondial being a great car. My first Ferrari was an 85 Mondial Cabriolet. There are so many haters. (Kind of the same story with my 928 which is also great). I now have a 348ts and love it but will always regret selling the Mondial.

I love the Mondial. Think it’s one of the cooler 80’s Ferrari’s

I don’t know that they are hated. The Spyders are certainly better looking cars than the coupes. They don’t bring the money that the 308’s bring but I’d buy one if I had $40-50k burning a hole in my pocket. I also hate myself because I love British AND Italian cars.

Wasn't that the same plate that was on the Maserati?

There was a Mondial for sale locally here in the midwest about 5 years ago or more, for like $20k.. I should have bought it, shoulda, coulda, etc, could have been 🤓

I have a nineteen eighty two mon dial... I have the owner's manual.. My issue is how do I find the code to unlock the radio anybody help...

Love my Mondial T coupe more than my 348tb. It’s the best kept secret in the car world.

Really want see if that suspension is any good 👍

Hey Casey, I've been looking into getting into formula ford, the only problem is I'm 6ft 6. Is there a car that i would fit or is it better to find a different racing class?

I like 'em. I wouldn't *own* one these days, but I think I'm off cars right now. I had the use of a 1986 model 20odd years ago (courtesy of a former boss) and I genuinely thought it was a decent car. Of similar era cars I was able to drive at the time it was probably my favourite, the only issue I had with it was that it was LHD (cos - British). But then I also preferred my mates 944 S2 over his 964 turbo. It may not be the fastest nor the prettiest, but it was infinitely more practical to use day to day than a Testarossa I also got to use a couple of times, it just felt more 'usable' if ya catch my drift. I don't dislike the black wheels, as you pointed out the accents are satin black so they complement the car in that respect, silver would maybe date it a touch but appear more authentic, but whatever you do, please don't stick gold/bronze rims on the thing though...

In that garage the Mondial would take most of my attention

I would consider it a classic ferrari, its not the one I would choose (F355 hardtop,and a hole in bulkhead for easy belt changes, in yellow please) but its a usable, yet sexy mid engined multi valved V8 thats gonna sing and scream in equal measure, have room for baby 👶 and associated 'accessories' 👩 🎒, and still not crucify you when its due a service!! Playboy Express, for the discerning Gentlemen owner.......

Gotta be honest I don't think the 308 is something people flex with. When people are flexing it's typically with the 2000s and newer but maybe that's a generation gap thing.

never knew these had two different engine layouts depending on the year

Cool voices, they sold more Mondail coupes and cabrios than 328s or testarossa S. Ferrari considered it a sales successs

Keep the black wheels

I like the black

i am in process buying 84 model but its white is that a no no as red fav couler

This needs LB Walk wide body and it’ll be sick ferrari

Like I like the Ferrari 308 GTB rally cars. I always see the Mondial as two cars mashed together 🤷🏾‍♂️ I that it's easy to work. That's a big plus.

#ihateallblackwheels but love you. I love the Mondial 100% for the same reasons you mentioned. I do have to get a newer one with body colored bumpers someday.

Casey, during your time working with classic cars as a mechanic, which one did you enjoy working on the most?

Mannnnn..... Not like I am a wizard of KZfaq or anything... but... if you really wanna get some monetization from videos as a car guy... especially for someone with your knowledge of cars... PLEASSSEEEE, show people how to buy a project car and maintaining cars... Good daily driver cars, some worth while classics, and even for some people who can afford supercars... Show how would you get a car from an auction and restore it to daily drive and modify it to get a blasting driving experience... Just like you are doing with your FERRARI. Why not do it with a Toyota Mr2 ? or a Celica? or a Honda Civic?? Believe me, I love your channel and I much rather hear your thoughts on this, than many of the young guys out there boasting about their first car... Also I am interested in your academy how do I get in touch???

The motoring press pre interweb and now all the YT car ‘experts’ spent the last 30 years telling everyone that the Mondial, the little Dino thingamebob and the 400i were all crap, so no one wanted them and they remained affordable for the plebs like me. Now that everything else can only be bought with stupendous amounts of unobtainium, or by selling your first born and a kidney, suddenly all of the very same car ‘experts’ are now telling us how fantastic these cars are and how everyone must rush out and buy them. So guess what, in a few days time these will also be just as unobtainable for everyone except for the super-stupid (cough), I mean super rich. They’ve done the same with the 924, 944 and 928. We now have to pay air cooled 911 money for a 928. It drives me nuts.

This has the same bolt pattern as my Focus ST.

I LOVE IT!!!!!

The black wheels look cool tho, nothing wrong with black wheels.

I’ve always appreciated the Mondial

i like the black wheels

It’s an unrated Ferrari. Work of art. Just wait soon the haters will like it. I like the Mondial!

Cool!

Look past the internet you mean, Casey lol

Not sure about the design of these, but black wheels actually look good tho.

Isn't this also one of a few Ferrari's that used the tail lights from a bus?

I noticed the license plate! So does that mean it will be the Mrs' car?

Underpowered ..as the 348 was....but both pretty..and I favor them over the 308....but not over the 308GT4 Bertone ...which Is the BEST LOOKING MID/V8 Ferrari up until the 348 which begins the modern era V8 Cars

Casey: "Here in my garage, got my Lamborghini" sorry had to 🤣

Literally just commenting to point out the double positive in the title

the Ferrari Mondial, in the public eye, is to Ferrari, what the 924, 944 and 928 were for Porsche. great cars, but no brand enthusiast will accept them as proper brand representations. which is a shame, because they are great cars, even if they were created, designed or build differently from the other brand vehicles. there's tons of cars out there like that, just brand underdogs, they either tried something to radically different from the norm, compete against another car and fail miserably, despite being a good car. or, as we see in modern days, the specific car just keeps getting bigger and bigger until they can release a new smaller model car and start scaling that up slowly over time. or a brand takes a beloved well known car *coughcoughintegracoughcough* and turns it into another bland 4 door sedan trying to bank on the nostalgic name and nothing else. i drive a third gen MR2. yeah it looks like a wanna be Porsche boxter spyder with a lack of power. but it's genuinely a nice fun affordable little underdog. and yeah, it tried to compete with "the" roadster, and was just unfairly tossed aside when it couldn't compete on the practicality front. but as a 6'1" with longer legs i don't fit in the driver seat of an NA or NB Miata without crushing my knee caps between the door and the steering wheel. and the NC is just a boat with a droptop, both in looks and weight.

It was always the appearance for me. I much prefer a 400i.

they sold over 6k of them ,hardly a bad seller eh?

Lmao your rants are a breath of fresh air.

Love the Ducati...s

Pain in the flying buttress!

Interesting Ferrari.

👏🏻

Every mechanical problem is just an excuse to buy more tools. I good excuse....

You don't look like a Russian Gangster from 2002. You look like Jenson Button with a 'brighter' head.

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