modernclassics
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Hello all, I perhaps ought not to post this under the work account, but here goes.
I've been hankering after Alfa 156/147 GTA-shaped entertainment for a good while. Alas I'm too tall for a 156 (it has the same floor pan as the 147 but an extra set of doors, so the hatch is roomier - I'm 6ft6).
I'm toying with the idea of an Alfa GT 3.2 (Bertone) as they're half the price of a 147 GTA yet not half the car.
This has got me considering cheap, high-mileage-ish Maserati 3200s for the 6-9k range - the same as a GT. I've driven both and a Q2-diff-equipped GT V6 is a fantastic car. Though not quite turbocharged V8 in a Maserati fantastic.
Has anyone done this and survived? What should I realistically set aside for keeping it going each year?
While Alfas are... Alfas... (I've owned two, I know the score) and do require firm bank account resolve, there is greater strength in parts depth and aren't quite on the same level as Maserati.
I've near enough talked myself out of it, but has anyone done it the 'cheap' way?
This all hinges on someone buying my Merc W123 Coupe. If anyone knows anyone etc...
I've been hankering after Alfa 156/147 GTA-shaped entertainment for a good while. Alas I'm too tall for a 156 (it has the same floor pan as the 147 but an extra set of doors, so the hatch is roomier - I'm 6ft6).
I'm toying with the idea of an Alfa GT 3.2 (Bertone) as they're half the price of a 147 GTA yet not half the car.
This has got me considering cheap, high-mileage-ish Maserati 3200s for the 6-9k range - the same as a GT. I've driven both and a Q2-diff-equipped GT V6 is a fantastic car. Though not quite turbocharged V8 in a Maserati fantastic.
Has anyone done this and survived? What should I realistically set aside for keeping it going each year?
While Alfas are... Alfas... (I've owned two, I know the score) and do require firm bank account resolve, there is greater strength in parts depth and aren't quite on the same level as Maserati.
I've near enough talked myself out of it, but has anyone done it the 'cheap' way?
This all hinges on someone buying my Merc W123 Coupe. If anyone knows anyone etc...