Re:[alfa] Whos going to pony up for this...

[Joe Elliott <jee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

CA emissions would almost certainly prevent George from driving the 
Integrale on the road, but I wouldn't be too worried about parts. 
Think about how economical it has become to order our Alfa parts from 
Highwood or EB in the UK or Hutienne in Germany, compared to the 
usual USA vendors.  Those of you with TS engines in your 115 GTVs and 
Spiders don't have too much trouble getting parts over here, I 
imagine, and I've seen that 16V Lancia engine installed in 
Scorpions/MonteCarlos, and even an X1/9 in the USA, so finding parts 
for it can't be too much harder than for an Alfa TS, although the 
Integrale version is certainly tweaked-out and rarer, but that 
applies to any limited-production car, even if it was built in your 
own backyard.  If I had ~$10k, needed a somewhat practical car, and 
lived on the east coast, I'd probably bid on it.  (No, even if I had 
$10k, I'd still be a cheapskate--I'd wait until the auction ends with 
no bids and offer him $7500.)

My concerns have more to do with How did it get here? and Why do they 
want to sell it?  The implied lack of a title is also a little odd.

-Joe

At 6:29 PM +0000 10/25/03, alfa-digest wrote:

> Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2003 10:23:35 -0700
> From: George Graves <gmgraves@domain.elided>
> Subject: Re:[alfa] Whos going to pony up for this...
>
> It's a hot car and a desirable one, no doubt about it, BUT Where would 
> you ever get it fixed when it broke? What about Parts?
> Orphans are rarely good deals when all of the parts, no matter how 
> trivial, have to be ordered from overseas. I'd also be willing to bet 
> that it won't pass CA emissions either. But if I were really interested 
> in this car, I'd first contact Chris Obert in Santa Cruz, CA (largest 
> importer of Fiat and Lancia parts in the U.S.) and find out what's 
> available for it and how easy or difficult it will be to get things.
>
> George Graves
> '86 GTV-6 3.0 'S'
>
> On Friday, October 24, 2003, at 09:05 PM, alfa-digest wrote:
>
>
> >  Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2003 18:57:36 -0400
> >  From: Mark Denovich <mark@domain.elided>
> >  Subject: Re: [alfa] Whos going to pony up for this...
> >
> >  adoherty@domain.elided wrote:
> >
> > >  ..it has cupholders AND a removeable steering-wheel:
> > >
> > >  http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/
> > >  eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2439107010
> >  Send a $1 to Mr Axle Rose, and he can get the title history on VIN:
> >  11111111111111111
> >
> >  :)
> >
> >  - --Mark
>  > The Alfa Wiki: http://alfa.denovich.org
--
to be removed from alfa, see /bin/digest-subs.cgi
or email "unsubscribe alfa" to majordomo@domain.elided