Lesson: Don't buy a cheap Ferrari if you can't afford the expensive maintenance.

Sounds like a nightmare... and I want it.

Today, Mr. Spaghetti explains how to eat at the bistro without choking on a breadstick

"The 360 is a really delicate flower that needs a lot of attention. " -Rob Ferretti-

Rob, my old 360, last I heard, had done 90,000 km first clutch. I had it from 30 to 70,000 and sold it to another Ferrari guy. At 90T he said it was still fine. My thoughts inline with yours. Very careful off the line. BTW I did track days in that 360. General driving, I would sit at lights in neutral. Coming up to a red light, throw into neutral. Try to never reverse up any sort of slope/incline. I would also advice to check the ends of battery cables into alternator, they fray. If too bad, then will ground, maybe cause a fire or, in my case grounded and fried alternator. Always do all fluids properly. On service check torsion on bolts around timing belts rollers, they come loose. Alarm unit, not remote, change battery before failure as the battery can leak and destroy motherboard, this is bad. Oh and get some smile removal cream and buffer, you will need that.

Funny, that sounds exactly how the transmissions in Forza act like when you’re in manual shifting.

9:00 Rob has such a typical East coast sense of humour. He's effortlessly funny when he tells stories

Rob I love how you explain your thought process ie; the logic with the clutch vs closed trailer argument. Keep up the content please!

Rob, you ever dealt with Midwestern Auto Group in Ohio? I worked there when I was 20 years old or so. This is why I watch your videos. Damn near put a Porsche 911 Turbo in the ditch the first time they told me to go get gas down the street. The light was changing red and I was turning left and pegged the gas. I luckily was able to save it while I fishtailed down the road a thousand feet or more. Still some of the best memories from way back when. Driving Bentley's, Ferrari's, Porsche's. Guy was revving it up at a stop light on the way back from the gas station. I was in a Ferrari Boxer. I lit his ass up while he sat at the green light missing gears. Never had one single day's training in a manual transmission. Man, those were the days. Turning heads driving locally in someone's bad ass car. I was young and probably drove someone else's car a little too hard a time or two. That's the kind of shit you don't forget as someone that has never even been in vehicles like that.

Very educational. I’m all about manual, but I wouldn’t have known anything about driving one of these. Hope I get a chance sometime.

Need to get one of those Normal Guy Supercar gated 6 conversions when you do the clutch. Also Samcrac taught me how to fail at 360 ownership.

I got this! Just ignore the smoke and the burnt clutch smell and the fire. I'd fix that reverse lever thing though, that would be annoying. Probably needs a new detent and/or a larger pivot pin.

I truly hate when cars are fragile. I like knowing I can be hard on my car and it won’t just break all the time

Rob: now it's engaged Dumpster: don't do it Rob

Five year 360 Spider owner here. Rob did cover most of the quirks; one that he did miss (although covered in a different video some years back) is the sticky button syndrome. Apparently all the Italian cars from that period (yes, including Lambos) had the same problem, the knobs and buttons get very sticky after a while - annoying as hell. You can pull 'em all off and send them to some outfitin Florida that will be happy to fix them for about $600. Don't waste your money; denatured alcohol (NOT regular isopropyl rubbing alcohol) takes it right off - did all of mine in my garage in about an hour and a half. These cars were built when they first really started to put a lot of electronics in and some questionable decisions were made. That alarm (actually called an immobilizer) is - as he says - a major source of embarrassment when you get in, forget to hit the button on the fob first, and the starter just spins like there's something wrong with your car. As far as clutch, yes, avoid anyone else try to handle the car whenever possible, avoid using reverse as much as possible, and try to NEVER use it uphill; the clutch never fully engages and you will smell burning clutch within about ten seconds. As Rob says, it is not an automatic; it is a manual transmission with a 15-year old computer trying to operate it for you.

At the low end of the market, I used to have an MR2 Spyder with Sequential Manual Transmission and absolutely nobody knew how to drive it. I gave up on valet parking when I owned that car.

Love these vids!

To park a manual you can put the hand brake or/and put in guear, for example first and the car will never move. I haven´t driven a automatic and probaly never own one. I like to choose when I change gears and what the car is doing.

Hey Rob! My father is a siding expert and has been operating his own business since the 80s. It would be amazing if he could take care of you. I love your videos so much.

I've been told by several mechanics that the 360 and a few of the Maseratis of the same era with the F1 transmissions are always slipping the clutch when you are using the reverse gear... so to save your clutch, avoid reverse as much as possible.

When you open the door, just use the latch to release it from the frame, then switch your fingers/hand grip off the latch and pull from the actual door. Those latches are another weak link, not meant to be pulled on other than again, releasing the frame catch.

One issue you forgot. My 360 the window sometimes doesn't automatically lower when you open the door to get out. If this happens you can't fully close the door and arm the car. I have to occasionally manually crack the window when this happens.

Very interesting video.

100% my 360 experience the same, personally I avoid using reverse..and only blip it to make the car move...and I only do gentle pull off from stop until clutch is obviously fully engaged. No parking on inclines either..this is all because of the early F1 tech.

Mr Spagetti tries his best to explain the cars quarks and features with out saying the words quarks and features.

I've got the SMG gearbox in my E46 and I've lost count of the amount of times I've been called back because they can't get it to start despite me even offering before I go to show them how it works, best way usually to explain it is if somone else is operating the clutch pedal for you. The other thing that bugs me is when they shake the selector to check it's in neutral despite being told theres no actual linkage, its basically a glorified joystick so you need to check the screen or make sure its pushed to the left and cant pull down.

When you turn off engine in gear you may need to push down hard on brake pedal to restart.

Honestly man, it's the same thing with airplanes. I surmise that it comes down to common sense and having some mechanical aptitude. A LOT of people just have no clue in life about that stuff. My favorite quote is from an owner of a company years past that would say "he'll go down saying 'the book didn't say to do that!'". Not everything is black and white. Have to know how stuff works before you just hold a button down or whatever the situation is.

Rari in the jersey woods 🔥

Very useful. Do one for the AMG GT, please

The motor overheating without the challenger grill in the back might be an issue in warmer climates.

Good watch, I work for a Jag Land Rover dealer and I'm taking a Modena in on trade soon for a 2022 F-TYPE R. I'll probably be the only guy in the dealership that will know how to move the car now 😂

I hate to say it but watching Rob's channel, I would NEVER EVER rent an exotic car. Especially not in the NY/NJ area where there are potholes everywhere.

#1 Thing to brake a 360 Robs heart......

still worth to buy? if so, F430 and 360 which one is better??

One thing I don't understand is the sticky button issue on these and newer Alfas. I wish they would just use a better coating because it turns into a peanut butter like consistency which is just nasty.

Can you do one on a f430 and f355?

I remember something about the stock headunit having an activation code that disables the car if you replace it

You’re supposed to park it in gear. That’s why it beeped when you shut it off at 3:50 to warn you it’s still in neutral. Mine lives in an underground car park with a steep incline so I end up making a lap of car park to make sure the clutch is fully in before tackling the incline, lol. Another tip: don’t let passengers close the door on the glass, messing up the window alignment.

I keep the car in sport mode for town driving - less clutch slip

Call the guy that’s supposed to do your siding and offer a few laps in your Ferrari before the clutch grenades.

Keep your revs low first couple hundred miles. Break gently. Don't drive for long extended period of time without breaks. If you really want to baby a car. Change the engine amd transmission oil post break in peroid. Yes there are microscopic metal shavings.

So is the 360 manual only using paddle shifters? Or does it have an “auto” mode where it will shift for you

This car looks great, would love to have one. But it beep any more for no reason at all? Almost as bad as our old silverado.

How’s the “auto” mode?

What do you charge per hour for ownership lessons?

Dows anyone know what year ferrari rob has?

I remember rob saying something about lifting off the gas a little every shift kind of mimicking a manual I wonder if this applies to the f1 transmission in the 360 ?

Why don’t you put ppf on the car to protect against chips?

I've had a fiat (abarth) with Selespeed transmission, which is the same thing as F1 in ferrari. It's not that hard to drive, original clutch was still good at 200k km. You can leave that car parked in first gear without any problems. These transmissions need adaptation and regulation, they are not that hard to maintain in good shape.

I'd say the 430 in manual is also reliable.

Quirks or features??

So if it drives like a manual, do you lift off the gas when shifting?

so does dead clutch mean stick swap time

I called and talked to you briefly about your 360, and my interest in buying one. This video was a great follow up. Thank you!

Not the same, but I remember when I vale'd my first tesla. Guy asked if I needed directions and I said "Nah I got it". I tried to make it go, but it wouldn't go, so I looked up some youtube videos for 10 minutes, couldn't figure out, till the guy comes out and tells me what to do, and it was soooo easy after that. Moral of story, you may think you are a pro, but if someone wants to tell you how to do it right, listen to them. I remember when I had a carburated rx7 which was not tuned the best and only I could start it. I felt so dumb for not listening to the tesla owner, even though I have owned much more complex vehicles.

Why I now drive a 911 after dealing with a 360 and F430. 35K in maintenance over 5yrs between the 2 of them.

Can you do a video on how to drive it

So never driven a 360 but I’ve driven newer paddle shifter like C7s and a 458. I’m assuming you also should let off the throttle for a moment when shifting not to burn up the clutch either or does it cut the throttle electronically enough to shift smooth?

Interesting you have the same opinion on leaving the car in neutral as me.... everyone else I ever speak to claims I am doing that wrong with the f1, and I keep telling the same thing as you about creep etc but they claim it’s the factory way. I’ve never asked at the factory though, so not sure if you and I, or the masses, are actually right though, but I like to think it’s us!

I want to learn how to drive a Ferrari 550 Maranello that my one of my favorite model 😇

I wonder how much is cost to replace the soft top and it’s motors? :0

Can you use regular gas? Do you have to use premium? Sorry for the Poor man questions 😆

omg i think ive been fucking up my clutch on my automatic cause I love spinning the tires on my prius.... ive driven a manual truck for years no problem but i never thought logically about how my automatic car is still going to gear and is out of gear at the start... i think my tires spinning isnt power, but lag and my clutch grabbing lmao

Quirks so far: Immobilizer was a PITA to figure out. Just ease off the clutch on the manual, don’t give it gas. The bar in the middle of the top will get caught on the glass if it doesn’t fold back all the way.

are these types of precautions/tips just good practice/behavior in all supercars? im a young 19 year old who has dreams of driving something like this one day without ruining it 🥲

Apparently you havent taken it to the proper valets ;-) I can get you some stories on the Ferraris

Can somebody elaborate about the "you have to make it go into gear first" thing? I've never driven such a thing. Let's say you are standing at the lights and want to start really quick, but you don't wanna use launch control, what do you do? He said you can't just smash the pedal to the metal because it only lets the car rev high without engaging the gear/clutch...

Mr.Spaghetti explains how unskilled chefs mess up his pasta dish.

My uncle got out of his Porsche 911 Turbo and it went rolling away. I laughed my ass off. They were not amused

Lets demonstrate on a rocky dirt road at a construction site

Today rob spaghetti explains "al dente"

Today, Rob teaches us how to use a clutch.

That is what most people get: exotics are fragile. Making something light has a downside. When you tell people that they understand, but normally don't think about it. "It's expensive, so it's string" is probably their thinking (Btw: I drive a Lotus)

Somebody should make you a how to use a door handle video

worth the pain. for sure

Why recommend the 360 over the 430... the timing belt service after 1 year of ownership makes the price difference lean towards the 430...

Crazy how 100k cars are pretty but don't work as well as 20k cars

A car guy’s Ferrari is a Porsche 911. You can daily it and it won’t need belts every 15k and a clutch every 25k. Just keep up with maintenance and drive it hard.

How someone can voluntarily purchase a piece of land near the road with such heavy traffic to build a house on it is beyond me. I wouldn't live there if someone paid me.

If you buy a 360 Modena, avoid the F1 transmission. Get the 6spd.

Whats your opinion on a 456?

Basically not a car for those who don't know how to use: their blinkers, hand brake, roundabouts, headlights, stop signs, the left lane on the motorway etc

so many montana supercars

Jeez, I’d never let anyone drive my Ferrari, especially not some valet. Way too much to worry about.

"How to drive properly" Use your effing blinker. 😊

Rob, do you ever floor your 360 in 6th gear low in the rev range on the highway and wonder why it’s not really moving? 🤭

Problem with supercars and modern society, they're often seen and used as status symbols and not the works of art that they are. Difference between passion and greed. Someone who cares will learn while others will just use it blindly and wreck the car without intending to do so. I cringe at the idea of renting out supercars...

So buy a three pedal coupe. Got it.

It does not cost $1,000 extra to ship enclosed. You need to find a better company or use a broker.

I personally think that the 360 is better with manual gearbox

The entire first half of the video is just Rob explaining how to drive any car with a manual transmission.

I really hope no one with new money (even though im only 24) will buy these cars..since its not judt buying the car...its different to buy a newer 80k euro car like maybi the m4 that is much cheaper but the 360 is the same price but much more expensive to keep on the road

Theres a 360 just like this with 79k miles on it on ebay for 58k

Or just get a manual. Whatever extra money you spend to buy one will be earned back from less maintenance and when you sell it.

I hate valet Parkers . I wouldn’t let valet touch a ferrari

It's sad that cars that cost so much are as durable as wet paper towel..

Now I'm hooked on spaghetti

Next Video "Mint Ferrari 360 for sale Needs a new clutch"

Sounds like a car that has lots of issues even when new.