Advice wantedb on buying S type R 4.2 or S type 3.0
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Hello everyone
Let me introduce myself :
My name is Sei and I live in the Netherlands and are looking to replace my Alfa 166 V6 for a S type 3.0 or S type R
I would have preferred a Alfa to be honest (have exclusively driven Italian cars for the last 30 years) but all the newer Alfa's I find either too small or equipped with an Opel engine........
I have already seen and driven a couple of them and narrowed my chose down to two S types : a 2002 (new type) 3.0 and a 2002 4.2 R
Prices in the Netherlands are ofcourse higher than in the UK but the 2002 3.0 is around 4500 euro (225k KM) and the 2002 R (209K km) is around 5900 euro.
The price difference therefore is not too big, especially as I want the chrome bits to be painted on the 3.0 and a R rear spoiler
I am afraid though that the R will be much more expensive to maintain as it will require regualar wear parts which cannot be supplied by regualar car part shops.
Can anybody share experiences from driving a 3.0 and a R ??
I would like to make the decission beginnen of the coming week
Thanks for your input !!
Let me introduce myself :
My name is Sei and I live in the Netherlands and are looking to replace my Alfa 166 V6 for a S type 3.0 or S type R
I would have preferred a Alfa to be honest (have exclusively driven Italian cars for the last 30 years) but all the newer Alfa's I find either too small or equipped with an Opel engine........
I have already seen and driven a couple of them and narrowed my chose down to two S types : a 2002 (new type) 3.0 and a 2002 4.2 R
Prices in the Netherlands are ofcourse higher than in the UK but the 2002 3.0 is around 4500 euro (225k KM) and the 2002 R (209K km) is around 5900 euro.
The price difference therefore is not too big, especially as I want the chrome bits to be painted on the 3.0 and a R rear spoiler
I am afraid though that the R will be much more expensive to maintain as it will require regualar wear parts which cannot be supplied by regualar car part shops.
Can anybody share experiences from driving a 3.0 and a R ??
I would like to make the decission beginnen of the coming week
Thanks for your input !!
Hi and thanks for your input.
Ofcourse you are 100% right in your first sentence .
But what I perhaps should have mentioned is that I have more than a dozen of other classic cars that need constant attention/money/time .
I am a little bit afraid that running costs of a R are much higher than that of a 3.0, especially of those parts that is does not share with the lesser equipped S types and will prove costly to replace ?
(I do all the work myself but time is also limited ofcourse)
Ofcourse you are 100% right in your first sentence .
But what I perhaps should have mentioned is that I have more than a dozen of other classic cars that need constant attention/money/time .
I am a little bit afraid that running costs of a R are much higher than that of a 3.0, especially of those parts that is does not share with the lesser equipped S types and will prove costly to replace ?
(I do all the work myself but time is also limited ofcourse)
Thanks, that's great info.
I am surpised that you say the fuel consumption doesn't differ that much as the factory states that it is considerable more economic ( 9,7 km to a liter and 8 km to a liter)
Perhaps the 3.0 has to work harderat the same speeds than the 4.2R ?
I am surpised that you say the fuel consumption doesn't differ that much as the factory states that it is considerable more economic ( 9,7 km to a liter and 8 km to a liter)
Perhaps the 3.0 has to work harderat the same speeds than the 4.2R ?
Edited by seicilindri on Monday 28th July 08:08
Funny you mention the normal seats versus the sport seats
Although the sport seat is more figure hugging the seating postion for me was worse.
Problem is that it somehow takes up more room .
My knee is against the centre console while the normal seat somehow can be lowered or retracted more so there is more room for my leg.
Have to say this is in a LHD ofcourse so could be different in a RHD bur there is definitly more legroom for me in the normal seat
Although the sport seat is more figure hugging the seating postion for me was worse.
Problem is that it somehow takes up more room .
My knee is against the centre console while the normal seat somehow can be lowered or retracted more so there is more room for my leg.
Have to say this is in a LHD ofcourse so could be different in a RHD bur there is definitly more legroom for me in the normal seat
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