Originally Posted by antonino

Bravo Steve, I used to hear the same thing about Alfa Romeo Spiders. However, I love the car and found one that had been dealer serviced and not worked on by someone that had no idea what he was doing. That was 8 years ago and it has never hung me up... for that matter, none of them have and I we have a 66 Mustang Coupe, 78 Alfa Spider Veloce, 91 300CE, and, yes, two old Toyotas. Most of the problems with cars are a lack of maintenence. Yes you can buy a car today that boasts no maintenance for 100K but you do not want to be the owner of that vehicle once its owner realizes it is time to throw it away and start all over again. What ever happened to auto makers not making throw away cars? The problem is us, a people who are too much in a hurry to look under the hood from time to time and demand NEW every year rather than staying with something that is proven and works. I fear that Mercedes has jumped on that bandwagon to some extent...that is why I bought the 91 300CE...it is still a real Benz and a classic at that. I would not give it up for a new Camry or Honda. Someone who buys the pointed star, or an Alfa or Porche is buying a piece of history. Can you imagine any Honda or Toyota becoming a classic? My two cents.