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Fiat 124 Spider? When I was a senior in high school I bought a 3 year old 76 Spider for $3200 that had 20k miles on it. I had it for 6 years and sold it for $2000 with 150k miles on it. It was not very reliable as I blew the head gasket at 80k miles and replaced it with a junkyard 1800cc. I went through 3 transmissions in that car. It probably sat on blocks for over a year total time as I had to search for parts to fix it. The last transmission my dad picked up in Europe and got it back to me. The shift rods were made of a soft metal and would wear down which introduced metal slivers in the fluid that ground everything else down. Around town it got 30mpg and at 70 mph on the highway it got 35mpg. It had a "Fittipaldi Sport" package with a stiffer suspension, alloy wheels, leather steering wheel and seats. A fun car.
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Tony
NE ATL
'04 XLT regular cab 3.slo stepside
Semi retirement