Good investment?

[Guest Anonymous]

Hey, I'm active duty military and stationed in Italy. My question is: Would it be a good investment to buy a '74 2002 ti. There is one for sale near my house and the asking price is 7000 euro. It seems to be in really good shape and it only has about 100,000 km. I really like these cars, but I don't think that I would keep it for the long run. (I have two kids and the family is growing). Is there a pretty good market for these cars in the states or will I have a really hard time selling it when I get back in two years? Thanks for your input in advance.

[AceAndrew]

Doo eet! Of course get it properly inspected first but my 2 bits is to go for it. A decently sorted Ti would sell for at least what your buying it for.

Allore...

Even better if we had some pictures, preferably with a nice high resolution Italian backdrop of some sort. Where are you stationed?

[jp02ti]

if it is a nice car, then go for it. 7000 euro is reasonable if it is in very good condition and rust free. as a side note, it is not actually a ti. it might be badged as a ti, and i might have the ti parts, but it is not actually a ti, which stopped production in '71. fwiw, you are likely looking at a nicely modified regular 2002 with ti parts on it.

Jon

[vinntagejoe]

what's the exchange rate like these days? I thought the US dollar wasn't in too good shape over there.

[tbrduc]

at this second, without a exchange fee, which MOST institutions charge, 7000 EU is 10,081 USD.

But more importantly, WHERE in Italy? I need to go back...having made three trips.

[Guest Anonymous]

Im in Sicily, I'm going to check out this car this weekend. Maybe get some pictures. I just looked over the ad again and they're not lisiting it as a ti, they're listing it as a 2002 turbo. we'll see this weekend!

[c.d.iesel]

-= ACHTUNG !=-

MOST IMPORTANT- write down the VIN number and the

motor number stamped on the drivers side of the motor

where the starter motor mounts to the trans - look down from the drivers side at the number - tell us the numbers you see

should be :

1602 Ti 1580001 ~ 1588670

2002 Ti 1680001 ~ 1696450

note what brand of carbs - and there should be 2 side-draft

carbs - (SOLEX is original - WEBER would be replacements)

the motor room should look like this ::

can't wait for your follow-up.

ARMY STRONG!

[Grover]

Call me crazy, but it sounds like one to be very careful of, especially since it doesn't sound like you know these cars super well (and I mean that in a respectful manner.) If it's a genuine Turbo $10k may well be a decent investment, but for anything else it may be much less so. Any way to confirm that 100k? Remember these cars don't have odometers that show beyond 99,999 so it's impossible to tell without service records how many times that thing has gone around. Regardless, confirm exactly what it is, photos and details here, and then have someone knowledgeable check it out. Best of luck.

[AceAndrew]

can't wait for your follow-up.

x2 looking forward to engine bay shots along with vin/interior/etc. shots

[Guest Anonymous]

Thanks for all the input. That's why I decided to post before I went to check the car out. I've seen and heard of people getting ripped off with MINIs and Cinquecentos before so I don't want the same to happen to me. I will definitely get some pictures to share!