Re: advice for new Alfisti - gtwe6 as daily driver?

[jonathan coates <alfa@domain.elided>]

In message , Colin Verrilli <verrilli@domain.elided> writes
>"Sedon, Doug (OD/ORS)" <sedond@domain.elided> writes:
>> i got my '86 gtwe6 about 4 years ago, had ~64k miles on it.  now, has 133k 
>miles
>> on it.  [clip]  this car has been an excellent daily driver, ...
>
>I also used my GTV6 as my daily driver for 7 years and had great fun with it. It
>is now in reserve, but still does great when called to active duty...
>
>A word of caution...these cars are up to 18 years old now (hard to believe). I 
>bought
>mine when it was 2 years old and still, I had to get it into shape from the 
>previous
>owner. Buying a 18 year old car for a daily commuter is very risky unless the PO
>was A) a mechanic or B) had sufficient cash and inclination to keep it in good 
>shape.
Also bear in mind that had the PO been a complete fool, the car would
have been scrapped by now.
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jonathan coates

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