| Title: | Cars in the UK |
| Notice: | Please read new conference charter 1.70 |
| Moderator: | COMICS::SHELLEY ELD |
| Created: | Sun Mar 06 1994 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 2584 |
| Total number of notes: | 63384 |
Can anyone tell me why Deltas and Prismas depreciate so badly. I am
considering buying either a Delta GTie or a Prisma 1600ie secondhand,
1988 or later. Their alarming depreciation rate ( here in Ireland )
makes them very good value. At present i drive an Alfa 33 1500. I
have owned three other Alfasuds.
I would appreciate any info on the joys or sorrows
of owning the above Lancia models. I know about Lancias'rust history,
would I be right in expecting this problem to be solved in post 88
models?.
Thanking you in advance.
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines |
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| 1770.1 | ESBS01::RUTTER | Rut The Nut | Mon May 18 1992 15:09 | 18 | |
>> Can anyone tell me why Deltas and Prismas depreciate so badly. I am
>> of owning the above Lancia models. I know about Lancias'rust history,
>> would I be right in expecting this problem to be solved in post 88
>> models?.
You answered your own question here, I think. Lancias depreciate so
badly because of their bad history in the corrosion department. If
you've had Sud's, you know what happens well enough ?
I don't know from which year things were improved a lot, but some of
the earlier Deltas seem to suffer badly with body rot, so you want
to know the time at which things were improved. Looking at the
vehicles will probably tell you that. At a guess, I would think
you would be very safe in buying an '88 model, that seems sure to
be late enough for rust-proofing to have been thought about.
J.R.
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| 1770.2 | Newer the better | CHEFS::OSBORNEC | Mon May 18 1992 18:29 | 3 | |
I had an '87. Great little toy, but definitely had not beaten the rust
bug. Later versions seem much better, incl Turbos & Integrales.
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