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Along Came a Spider for $24,950

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MushyHeirloom
11/07/09

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Well, it's not total pipe, if the paperwork is actually somehow legitimate (which I highly doubt) and it's been well-maintained (somehow).

If you must have it, perhaps as a collector car, it's not entirely ridiculous. For the rest of us, pass the glass. #1998alfaromeospider
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AlfaCharger
11/06/09

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This car has been on sale for a few years. Here is a post on the same vehicle in the AlfaBB from 2003!

[www.alfabb.com] #1998alfaromeospider
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Jim-Bob
11/06/09

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Alfa Romeos are Beautiful cars to look at. They are wonderful to drive. They inspire passion that few others can inspire. The one thing they are not is reliable. What you have here is a car that will be very difficult to have serviced or buy parts for that will need constant service and parts. Plus, for this price, if I want an old, maintenance intensive, technically complex Italian car I can just get a Ferrari 308. So, Crack Pipe. #1998alfaromeospider
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Xelmon
11/06/09

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This was a Hungarian Alfa, that's the country sticker on the back! That means either of 2 things;

1, The owner had moonneeyyy and took it to the shop to get it fixed, well taken care of.

2, Since it is Much cheaper back there, the owner bough it, and did everything DIY... Which can be good or bad.

Then the rare parts in the US, Huge extra price tag for being an import, and frankly looking Meh at best, it's a crack pipe. #1998alfaromeospider
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Six Flags Over Tomsk
11/06/09

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Not sure how this guy managed to get Oregon plates for this car (assuming, of course, he even told the Oregon DMV what it actually was), but you wouldn't be able to title it down here in CA regardless of how many bribes you handed out. Okay, that's not true; every public servant has his or her price, especially here, but I can guarantee you'd spend much, much more than $25k.

Pipe. #1998alfaromeospider
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HoonThatFerrari
11/06/09

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The way it looks as though the top portion of the body just kinda sits precipitously on the lower portion reminds me too much of Ray Liotta's skull towards the end of "Hannibal". I'll give it a Crackpipe with a side of poached temporal lobe. #1998alfaromeospider
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Jim Hubert
11/06/09

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For 25 large you can buy a newer Corvette convertible, a new Saturn/Solstice convertible, or a new Miata. This is prolly one of the uglier Alfas ever foisted upon the driving public, and worse than that, it comes from Oregon.

Since there are no Alfa mechanics in Oregon, imagine who's been working on this thing. I sense that the guys down at Freightliner had a real hoot when this rolled in.

This is crack pipe, and if it has a cracked pipe, as well, don't blame Freightliner guys, cause they use quality welding rod, they do. #1998alfaromeospider
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Schm, enjoying his first desert winter. .
11/06/09

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Look, I love alfas. They are passionate, beautiful and astounding cars. This, while definitely not the best (or best looking) alfa ever made, is still an alfa. But when I can buy a better, older, alfa for this price, that I know will be road legal (And easier to fix), why would I settle for second-best?

(if there are any spelling/gramatical errors, forgive me I have a raging hangover) #1998alfaromeospider
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powermatic
11/06/09

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Wilsonville-Gateway To Stumptown!

Since it's a dealer I'm sure there's negotiating to do, but even at 20k I say crack-atoa. It might be 'just right' for someone, but were I going down the Alfa Road I'd be hitting on a nice little Spider Graduate to relive my Mrs. Robinson fantasies-one third the price, with the same fun/misery index. Plus I prefer the classic lines.

That dealer does have some interesting rides-like this Ariel Atom, with a Hartley Hayabusa-derived V8. My god-if ever the phrase 'she's a screamer' was applicable, that's got to be it. I'm a little surprised at the 1:21 PIR lap time-I thought it would be quicker than that. 140k-NPOCP? #1998alfaromeospider
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esneky
11/06/09

@powermatic: After looking, for a grand less than the Alfa they also have a 71 Camaro with a 383 stroker putting out 450 hp, or for 3 grand more an 03 CL600 with 70k miles. For a similar price, I'd have a lot more fun driving either of those and I'd spend a lot less time fixing the car. #1998alfaromeospider
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powermatic
11/06/09

@esneky: Nice choice. That Camaro, if as advertised, would be very tempting. Not my favorite body style, but for that price (or less apres negotiation), I'd prefer that to any new car at the same or similar dollars, and it would be practical and cheap enough for a Daily Driver. Plus, if mechanical trouble was ever encountered, you've got a limitless supply of parts, and you can work on it yourself. Win.

Quite a candy store-that dealer's used car manager seems to have a good eye for a wide spectrum of very nice autos. An F-250 at a Lambo store, gotta love it. #1998alfaromeospider
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Mr.choppers - Delenda Carthago Est
11/06/09

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I saw one of these in silver in Little Italy a few weeks ago, but on diplomatic plates. Looks stunning when surrounded by the usual nastiness one sees on American roads.

Come to think of it, it's probably less work and cheaper to become some sorta diplomat than to federalize one of these. #1998alfaromeospider
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KeyserSoze
11/06/09

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The itsy bisty crack pipe,
was way too over priced.

Fresh from the factory,
it allready looked riced.

The first prospective buyer,
actually had a a brain.

So the isty bisty crack pipe,
went up for sale again.

Pipe... #1998alfaromeospider
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GreenN_Gold
11/06/09

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I always thought these were neat looking cars....for somebody else to own. Not for me. Crackety crack, don't pass the pipe back. #1998alfaromeospider
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FTGDWolverineEdition'09
11/06/09

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James May says it's too expensive. #1998alfaromeospider
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Novaload
11/06/09

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So close, and yet so far away. First, I have an active hatred for Frenched headlights. Second, the black and blue interior is just unnecessarily off. I was once taunted by my child for wearing those two colors: "What universe to you come from where those colors go together?"
So due to my various phobias and bad experiences, I'll have to pass on this. #1998alfaromeospider
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petersterncan
11/06/09

@Novaload: There's nothing wrong with wearing black and blue at the same time. Blue shirt with black pants, for example, looks just fine. #1998alfaromeospider
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Novaload
11/06/09

@petersterncan: I'm glad to have that in writing, even though you are apparently not a teenage girl, who was my previous fashion critic. #1998alfaromeospider
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petersterncan
11/06/09

@Novaload: For fashion, I look to Don Cherry... #1998alfaromeospider
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Nickyboy - cruising the Autobahn and listening to the Scorpions
11/06/09

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I can pick-up a low mileage/clean 1998 Spider here in Europe for $9000 or less and ship it back to North America and be thousands of dollars a head. Crack it up, Seniori! #1998alfaromeospider
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Mr.choppers - Delenda Carthago Est
11/06/09

@Nickyboy - cruising the Autobahn and listening to the Scorpions: ...and then the EPA would rip it out of your hands and scrap it. You're paying $15K for the fact that it's on US plates. Meaning it might still be crackpipe, depending on how well executed its paperwork is. #1998alfaromeospider
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