Selling a 1991 Alfa Romeo 164L with 239000 miles. I'm a mechanic and I have cared for this car for a long time (including tuning it and changing engine & transmission oil frequently). In fact, the engine oil pressure is the same as when the car was new despite the mileage. The engine runs smooth on all 6 cylinders (good compression) and transmission shifts good in all gears. The battery is a year old (paid $150). The car has recently been rear-ended and that put a dent in the back bumper and a crease in the left rear fender; however, the car drives fine (I drive it to and from work 64 miles every day). I'm hoping to sell it to someone that is either willing to fix the rear end damage and other defects or use its parts to keep another 164 running or take it apart and sell its parts. The parts for these cars are becoming hard to find and are worth many times more the price I'm asking for the whole car. I'll be glad to answer any question you may have about this car. I just reduced the price to $900 because the home association doesn't let me keep it parked on the street and need to part with this car quickly.
Here is a list of the good components/features of the car: Recently replaced water pump and timing belt, engine doesn't burn oil (passed NJ inspection recently), new battery, V rated tires still in good conditions (another 10 to 20 thousand miles left to go) with well balanced rims, transmission shifts good, shock are good, windows all work. Here is a list of the defects that do not affect driving the car, but buyer may want to fix: some warning lights come on due to an electrical grounding turning on light but not because of a problem (such as oil pressure, ABS, temperature), airbag light comes on and needs to be reset, heat in car is operated via cable opening and closing valve installed in circuit, engine and transmission seals lose some oil, the breather hose on top of the gas tank (leading to charcoal canister) is cracked and needs to be replaced, front brake rotors although they brake fine, they pulsate while braking; they need to be turned or replaced along with front pads, frame for courtesy lights dome inside car fell apart (I do have all parts), antenna is stuck up, AC doesn't work, the exhaust oxygen sensor needs to be replaced (causes the check engine light to come on sometimes), paint is faded. I can provide pictures of the car if anyone is interested. Antonio [email protected] 973-444-9006 -- to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected]
