Oh I forgot to add this is the same motor that is in a Yugo  :)   later
mark d

In a message dated 6/17/2011 4:48:37 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
tombuese@COMCAST.NET writes:

On Jun  17, 2011, at 1:56 PM, Jeff Palmer wrote:

> So as my 40th birthday  approaches and along with it a self-imposed
mid-life crisis, can someone tell  me why I shouldn't buy a red Fiat 124 Spider
convertible with 46,000  miles.

Because FIAT stands for "Fix It  Again Tony", & I had a  buddy that owned
the exact same one new & the timing belt broke early on,  snapped all the
valves off,  & it only cost $3k to fix the  engine.

YMMV,

Mr BZ-no disrespect for the  Italians!

> ThanksJeff