VeloceRuss
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Hello SportsMaserati,
I have sure enjoyed and learned from posts on this group. I have owned over 40 Alfa Romeos over about 40 years, everything from Giulietta Spyders to black market (in the US) 156 and 166. Just a little more about my situation, the past seven years my wife and I have been sailing around the world on our 42 ft sailboat. But now we are snow birds, winters in the Caribbean and summers in Wisconsin, US. During the years as a full time cruiser, I have been starved for loud, fast and dangerous toys!
The past two summers I have been driving a 2013 Fiat Abarth. My first Fiat, I'm blown away what a great and fun car it is. I'm still going to keep it. The internet is strong now in the Caribbean so I have been watching shows like Wheeler Dealer. That's where I first became more familiar with the 4200. I read a lot about these cars and coincidently, a college buddy bought a CC Spyder. He loves it. I'm a dedicated manual transmission guy so was skeptical of the CC function and reliability. My search uncovered a 2003 Spyder, manual 6 speed with 33,000 miles in New Mexico (no road salt there). I bought it sight unseen and it was shipped to my Italian brothers at Reina International in Wisconsin. They are driving it and gave it a thumbs up!
I'm looking forward to getting to know this car. The only mechanical issue seems to be the clutch pedal that gets soft after a bit of driving, primary reason the seller sold the car. The threads here have pointed to the master cylinder or the clutch pedal return spring as possible issues. I think I can fix this.
My question to the group is where can I get a good shop manual for this car? Online or print?
Cheers and thanks for having me.
Russ (AKA Popeye)
I have sure enjoyed and learned from posts on this group. I have owned over 40 Alfa Romeos over about 40 years, everything from Giulietta Spyders to black market (in the US) 156 and 166. Just a little more about my situation, the past seven years my wife and I have been sailing around the world on our 42 ft sailboat. But now we are snow birds, winters in the Caribbean and summers in Wisconsin, US. During the years as a full time cruiser, I have been starved for loud, fast and dangerous toys!
The past two summers I have been driving a 2013 Fiat Abarth. My first Fiat, I'm blown away what a great and fun car it is. I'm still going to keep it. The internet is strong now in the Caribbean so I have been watching shows like Wheeler Dealer. That's where I first became more familiar with the 4200. I read a lot about these cars and coincidently, a college buddy bought a CC Spyder. He loves it. I'm a dedicated manual transmission guy so was skeptical of the CC function and reliability. My search uncovered a 2003 Spyder, manual 6 speed with 33,000 miles in New Mexico (no road salt there). I bought it sight unseen and it was shipped to my Italian brothers at Reina International in Wisconsin. They are driving it and gave it a thumbs up!
I'm looking forward to getting to know this car. The only mechanical issue seems to be the clutch pedal that gets soft after a bit of driving, primary reason the seller sold the car. The threads here have pointed to the master cylinder or the clutch pedal return spring as possible issues. I think I can fix this.
My question to the group is where can I get a good shop manual for this car? Online or print?
Cheers and thanks for having me.
Russ (AKA Popeye)
