| Re: Best Allante to buy?
I just found this site and have learned a lot about my '92 Allanté already. I've had the car about 3 years, and enjoy it a lot. I joined the Allanté Owner's Assoc. shortly after buyin the car and learned that my VIN indicated the car originally came with a hardtop (has an R, not an S). After searching some on eBay, I found one the right year & colors (Black/charcoal). I think it's the original one for my car, since '92 was the lowest production year (less than 2000) due to the '93 Northstar being introduced early in the year in order to be the Indy Pace Car.
Anyone reading this thread and looking to buy an Allanté will of course have decide on their own, but I do love my Recaro seats. Besides the "Monsoon" stereo I've heard in VW Beetles, I've not heard any other factory system that sounded any better. Not to say they don't have problems, but AllantéSource.com is a GREAT resource for keeping costs down on maintaining these Italian "exotics"!!
By the way, both my glove compartment and console have locks. I do miss a place for a cup. The somewhat difficult (but very compact) top mechanism, along with the price that came from the longest production line in history, with 2 Atlantic flights involved, probably were responsible for the demise of these essentially hand built cars. Too bad that '94 didn't make it, and the retractable hardtop model I've found online would probably have saved the line.
Looking forward to more comments here. |