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Rodney Haas (Icars)
Junior Member
Username: Icars
Post Number: 248
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, April 24, 2003 - 5:07 pm: | |
Personally I would shoot for an 89 228. While my 84 was a rocket, handling was less than stellar.
I keep trying to get my wife to sell her Silver 86 and by a Red 89 228, but no way. She loves her car. She takes it golfing two or three times a week. Twiddles her hair and blows vettes off the road for kicks. |
Mitchel DeFrancis (4re308)
Member
Username: 4re308
Post Number: 827
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, April 24, 2003 - 1:51 pm: | |
After I get my 85 Quattroporte running again, I will start looking for another nice Biturbo, perhaps a 228 if I can find one. I know MIE has a 84 Biturbo for sale that has been mildly breathed on and is supposed to be very fast. |
Rodney Haas (Icars)
Junior Member
Username: Icars
Post Number: 247
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, April 24, 2003 - 1:18 pm: | |
I actually owned a 84 Biturbo years ago that had been modified. The fellow that had modified it had been crew chief for a BiTurbo race series in the mid 80s.
The car was insanely fast. I would drive home about the same time as a 328. I would blow him off the road without trying.
Of course I needed to slow way down to make the turn torwards my house, he did not.
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Mitchel DeFrancis (4re308)
Member
Username: 4re308
Post Number: 820
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 23, 2003 - 7:23 am: | |
Warren, I have owned 2 Biturbos and 3 Quattroportes......liked them all. I had a 87 Biturbo Si coupe in Modena Gold, that I really miss and wish I had never sold. It was faster than I ever imagined, and sounded amazing. It did go down on me a few times, but hey its Italian. If you do consider a Biturbo, check out the later model years, I would stick with a 87 or newer, or better yet get a 430 or a 228 with the 2.8 liter. These cars will blow you away! They are SOOOO fast! |
Rodney Haas (Icars)
Junior Member
Username: Icars
Post Number: 243
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Friday, April 18, 2003 - 9:34 pm: | |
Marci drives her 86 BiTurbo every day as a daily driver without problem. That being said her car was very well cared for when we purchased it.
We purchased the car from a fellow who owned several Kwik Cars Oil lube shops. He owned it since new and had always carefully cared for the car.
We have owned the car for about 7 years now. The most major service has been replacement of the fuse box.
The bottom line is a ALFA spider will generally be cheaper to keep on the road. It really depends on how good a car you purchase.
Rodney
72 Maserati Indy
73 Ferrari 365
81 FIAT Spider
86 Maserati Spyder |
Warren Dodge (Spiderman)
New member
Username: Spiderman
Post Number: 36
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, April 17, 2003 - 1:18 pm: | |
Thanks guys. Since a Mondial convertible is on hold until the children's tuitions are over, the Elan looks to be a more suitable car for us. |
Michael Wogronic (Michael_fvm)
New member
Username: Michael_fvm
Post Number: 50
Registered: 4-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, April 17, 2003 - 1:08 pm: | |
Warren, Wayne was being generous saying the Biturbo will be drivable a couple of days per month. Biturbos are cool, but reliablity issues and repair costs really take the fun out of owning them. |
L. Wayne Ausbrooks (Lwausbrooks)
Intermediate Member
Username: Lwausbrooks
Post Number: 1442
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, April 17, 2003 - 12:48 pm: | |
You'll have to do a lot of driving on those 1-2 days a month that the Biturbo is running if you want to hit 7K miles in a year. |
Warren Dodge (Spiderman)
New member
Username: Spiderman
Post Number: 35
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, April 17, 2003 - 11:34 am: | |
I am considering moving up from my trusty Alfa Spider into a Biturbo Spider. I drive the Alfa about 7K per year and wonder if the Biturbo can handle this. The other alternative is a later Lotus Elan. Any thoughts?? |