Lancia Integrale
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Sorry, no details. Just remember lots of reports of reliability problems, although one version (the latest one?) was a good 'un. Imagine transmission problems will be expensive and difficult to source parts.
And aren't they all left hookers?
If I remember where I read the bumf, I'll come back.
Had a Lancia Beta Spyder for several years, many moons ago...it disintegrated quite rapidly, but was a great car.
And aren't they all left hookers?
If I remember where I read the bumf, I'll come back.
Had a Lancia Beta Spyder for several years, many moons ago...it disintegrated quite rapidly, but was a great car.
The evo's look brilliant. Left hookers are original, right hand drive versions ahve all been converted and so are not original.
They have to be in red.
There is a company in Yorkshire called Walkers that used to sell loads of them.
Trouble is I guess,and I seriously don't want to wee on your chips at all, rust, reliability and parts.
But what a fabulous car. It's the only 80's car that looks soooooooooooooooo cool.
They have to be in red.
There is a company in Yorkshire called Walkers that used to sell loads of them.
Trouble is I guess,and I seriously don't want to wee on your chips at all, rust, reliability and parts.
But what a fabulous car. It's the only 80's car that looks soooooooooooooooo cool.
thebluemonkey said:
Jesus, talking of coincidences I've just spent the whole day looking at these with a longing look in my eye.
You're in the wrong thread.
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Had an early one from new, and no real reliability problems apart from a few niggles. The trouble is most of them have been caned to death if they haven't rusted away completely. If you can find one that's been really well cared for, fair enough, but I wouldn't buy a RHD conversion (just a personal opinion).
A stunning car.
My brother had a Monte Carlo special edition, and it stuck like glue. Basically it's a little Ur Quattro with potentially less problems.
It's made it to Autocar's top 100 <£25k cars, and even they now admit that the "scare" stories about the reliability are unfounded.
Find a good one through the owners club and you'll have a hoot. If I didn't have the Ur-Quattro I'd ensure one was in my garage.
J
My brother had a Monte Carlo special edition, and it stuck like glue. Basically it's a little Ur Quattro with potentially less problems.
It's made it to Autocar's top 100 <£25k cars, and even they now admit that the "scare" stories about the reliability are unfounded.
Find a good one through the owners club and you'll have a hoot. If I didn't have the Ur-Quattro I'd ensure one was in my garage.
J
Just to dispel a few myths - none of the cars rusted as badly as the betas. The later evos in fact could even be considered fairly resilient.
Right hand drive conversions use a different steering rack which supposedly changes the whole feel of the car and upsets it a fair bit, so ive heard.
Walkers are horribly expensive, and have something of a poor reputation - read it for yourself at the evocorner forum (google for it).
Parts are not difficult to find thanks to a number of specialists, evolution engineering aka evocars being just one. you can even still get some parts via fiat dealers (highly dependent on staff cluelessness at dealership). Some body parts are getting hard to find.
Right hand drive conversions use a different steering rack which supposedly changes the whole feel of the car and upsets it a fair bit, so ive heard.
Walkers are horribly expensive, and have something of a poor reputation - read it for yourself at the evocorner forum (google for it).
Parts are not difficult to find thanks to a number of specialists, evolution engineering aka evocars being just one. you can even still get some parts via fiat dealers (highly dependent on staff cluelessness at dealership). Some body parts are getting hard to find.
Looked into these quite heavily at one point.
You have 8v, 16v, Evo I and Evo II.
Evo II is by far your best bet, as mentioned say with the original LHD as conversions used a slightly different steering rack and the results are not great.
Hugely fast, upgradable but scary running cost and insurance. Rust also an issue.
My other reason for not getting one is that a good Evo II example will be 12K - 17K depending on the version (ltd edition dealers, martini, etc) and the 16v and Evo I's go for about tuppence and a toffee apple.
Residuals are uncertain.
My choice EVO II in Giallo..........yum
Check out Walkers (pricey) and Zagato in London. Zagato have a Giallo Evo II in now for £14-£15
I have stacks of other info, mail me off line if you like. All the best.
You have 8v, 16v, Evo I and Evo II.
Evo II is by far your best bet, as mentioned say with the original LHD as conversions used a slightly different steering rack and the results are not great.
Hugely fast, upgradable but scary running cost and insurance. Rust also an issue.
My other reason for not getting one is that a good Evo II example will be 12K - 17K depending on the version (ltd edition dealers, martini, etc) and the 16v and Evo I's go for about tuppence and a toffee apple.
Residuals are uncertain.
My choice EVO II in Giallo..........yum
Check out Walkers (pricey) and Zagato in London. Zagato have a Giallo Evo II in now for £14-£15
I have stacks of other info, mail me off line if you like. All the best.
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