Hello all, long time reader, first time poster. i've finally located a car that i'm serious about..its an original, unrestored 206 with about 24000 KM. I'm gonna go take a look saturday but i was interested to see if anyone can point out any common trouble spots or things to look at. they're asking about 125k..any thoughts on the price? Thanks!
Can't help much with the Ferrari version of the 206 except to say look for corrosion where the alloy body connect to the steel frame, that is a common corrosion spot. Other than that, I am afraid I have to leave it to someone who actually knows or has a 206. Motor wise since I have the same motor, all the usual goes. Nice even compression and good oil pressure is the minimum. Leak down test is better. On the FIAT version there were 2 series of the motor and I assume it is the same for the Ferrari version as they were built simultaneously, one has the valve clearance shim under the valve cap and the other on top, the way to tell on the FIAT is by the carburators, the early style had 3 bolts holding them to the manifold instead of 4. Either style works but the early ones require removal of the camshaft to set valve clearance. Again, I don't know if the Ferrari ever had the early style but I have to believe it did. Oil pressure seems to be a issue, the proper way to fix it is with new bearings, the temporary way is to install the later 246 style oil pump, that will pump a larger volume of oil and is a temporary fix. The motor should rev happily and seat of the pants feel like it revved up faster than a 246, distributor timing is fairly critical on these toys and will keep it from revving (I know that first hand, not once but twice) Look for worn splines in the knock-offs/wheels, those are ridiculously expensive to replace. Other than that ENJOY the thing.
Aloha from Maui....I would agree on a price first assuming you have driven it and love the car..then I would take it to a Ferrari Shop (Doug Perrone for example) and have a total PPI done. Assuming it passed with no major problems the car is yours. If it needed work then re-negotiate the price. Steering wheel and shift knobs are impossible to find.......price sounds right, but if it needs a total resoration count $100k......mine was restored by the owner before me 15 years ago for $90k......e-mail me your # if you want to discuss anything else .. Gregg Blue 1969 GT 00350 Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
well i got some more info and pics. the car is about 4hrs south of me in Modena italy..so saturday i'm gonna go take a look. they appear to be pretty stuck on their price but it seems to much from me. from all the pics this thing needs a full resto. oh, and the miles are 50k KM..not 24k. i'm gonna see what they will do on price, if i can get them down then its an option. otherwise, the search continues. if anyone else is interested, i can forward pics. you dont see the 206's very often. cheers!
If the car has not run for a long time and the fluids were not changed out, look for signs of antifreeze pooling around the spark plugs. That is a sure sign that the antifreeze has done some damage to the motor.
