Cheapest 4200

[toomanyhorses]

Agreed Andy. A more subdued Maserati, but still tasteful and ... classy

 

[toomanyhorses]

Not at all TMH, your class improved immensely when you came over to the light side. However, while you have a simple system of rodent nomenclature, it could prove to be a bit confusing if you see them altogether.

Here's how classy I am, I had to look up nomenclature in the dictionary

 

[BennyD]

You've just proved my point TMH, most Alfa owners don't know what a dictionary is!!

 

[Andyk]

Hehhehe..Cheeky

 

[dickygrace]

The 4200 is now on eBay with a start price of £5k. I reckon the guy knows it's serious otherwise he'd have it fixed and get £12k for it.

 

[Andyk]

Agree Dicky....Looks like he may be playing the I know nothing card...Could be wrong though..

 

[dem maser]

yes your right, at 5k starting its serious......could be a man without a job/money to fix it though but chances of that are slim.........

 

[dickygrace]

It's a dealer selling it though Dem.

 

[dem maser]

Yes right.....well hes obviously got it cheap thinking he can sort it and now cant....
Good of him to mention the prob, a lot of people just waste time by hoping you wouldnt puck up on it and no one will do a check....

 

[conaero]

Miles, as soon as I read the advert, I thought of you. A simple problem ends up in a total strip down and alot of time off the road.

The simplest thing to do would be to just drive it, look out for a used engine for around the £2k mark and drop it in IF it ever fails.

I suspect there is a deep rooted issue buried deep in the engine somewhere.

 

[dem maser]

Is the 4200 engine same as GS and GT??
Silly question as i know it is but just thinking that parts must be easily available unlike 3200s where they never carried the engine on....

 

[conaero]

The 4200 and GS have identical engines, RED tops, where the GT runs the BLUE top I believe. Basically, RED top is dry sump (shallower) and the BLUE top is wet sump (taller).

Apart from that they are the same.

The 3200 engine is the end of an evolution of the 80's Bi Turbo lump.

It started off as a V6 TT, then had two extra pistons added in the Ghibli and QP, then was sunset in the 3200.

 

[dem maser]

So my engine is the evolution of the lump??

I feel for those owners of the earlier bi turbos......

 

[toomanyhorses]

Would this not make it a cheap car? 25k miles apparently. Says he can fit it too

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/250906754...See-All-Categories&_fvi=1&_rdc=1#ht_677wt_922

 

[dem maser]

Whats the bhp difference between the 4200 and GS??

 

[toomanyhorses]

5 isn't it?

And the Nm is same, I believe

 

[GransportFan1]

386 for the 4200
396 for the GS



i think.

 

[dem maser]

So its the same engine but different bhp??

 

[conaero]

I think the guy selling the engine is Duncanofengland, a member on here.

 

[dem maser]

So it is.....

Mine has red matt....so is mine wet? Only check oil when cold not after warming up?