Re: 164 alternatives

["Jason Hagen" <hagen_jason1@xxxxxxx>]

Alright, I am finally going to enter this thread...

I am completely astonished to hear someone suggest going from a '94 LS to a 
lesser 164 12-valve.  Where's the logic there?!  A little savings on a 
timing belt change?  Come on, the rest of the car would be older, and 
inferior (no offense), including electical, HVAC (R12), stepper, etc.

My solution to putting high miles on my Alfas: have another cheap car you 
don't mind putting miles on.  For me, this has been an old BMW 7 series.  
E32 chassis (1988-1994).  This car is reliable, cheap to obtain ($3K to 
$5K), and will take the miles like a champ. Or take the 5-series for that 
matter at about the same vintage and prices...

Keep the Alfas, but buy sensible back-ups.  But don't downgrade Alfas...

- Jason Hagen
'73 Spider
'95 164Q
'88 BMW 735i
'98 Land Rover Discovery (not a sensible back-up, but the wife needs 
something to drive!)



> From: dsedon@domain.elided
> Reply-To: dsedon@domain.elided
> To: mike_nakamura@domain.elided, alfa-digest@domain.elided
> Subject: 164 alternatives
> Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2003 10:57:26 -0400
>
> hi mike,
>
> i couldn't see spendiing $15k-$20k on a car, unless it was at least 250hp, 
> rwd, good handling...  dunno what fits that category in the new/relatively 
> new category.
>
> all the suggestions i've seen would require *at least* as much $$$ for 
> maintenance, imo, than what i would suggest getting:  a 91-93 164.  *much* 
> cheaper to keep running than yer 94 ls, imo...
>
> we bought our '92 in 97, w/117k on the ticker.  it now has ~203k, & is 
> still going strong.  since we've had it, it's had stepper motor gears 
> replaced w/bronze gears, new heater core, new hvac fan, new tranny input 
> shaft bearing replaced.  these were the spendy items.  (still awaiting the 
> a/c compressor to fail!)  i saved a few $$$ by doing all but the tranny 
> bearing myself.  the fambly yust returned from a week at the carolina outer 
> banks, and ~1k more miles, & the car performed quite nicely.  it's hard to 
> keep the hi-way speeds under 90, tho...  ;~)
>
> doug s.
>
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