Re: [alfa] Re:maintenance costs

[hagen_jason@xxxxxxxxxxx]

I actually own both a 164Q and a 1988 BMW 735i with 209,000 miles on it.  The BMW has been quite easy to maintain and has not required much.  Though I love my Alfas much more than a BMW, I do not agree that an Alfa is less money to maintain than an old BMW.

FWIW,

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- Jason Hagen
Chicago, IL
'73 Spider
'95 164Q
> In fairness, it has cost me basically nothing to maintain my wife's Cadillac 
> through the past hundred thousand miles. Other than ignition coils, which were 
> fairly expensive. Come to think of it, there was the motor, which GM kindly 
> replaced at 70K.
> 
> Can you imagine the cost of maintaining a 7 series BMW as the second or
> third owner down the road?  Or a new Audi or Cadillac?  Makes maintaining a 24
> valve Alfa look like ox cart repairs.
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