Looking for 2.8 owners

[Riccardo]

Hello Everyone,

I am the owner of a 1986 2.8 V6 Thema and am looking for other owners of this great car. They are very rare (haven't seen another 2.8 in at least 4 years now) so it would be great to be able to compile a register of existing cars details. It would also be good to pool any knowledge concerning this particular variant.

If you have one send me an email to riccardo.gubbioli@uk.dealogic.com

Looking forward to any replies.

Best regards

Riccardo (London UK)

[Pertti Tapio Mäkelä]

There is a new association which is intended for owners of all cars with a PRV V6 -engine. Lancia Thema V6 is one of them!

Hopefully my association could develop into a useful contact forum and source of information also for these Lancias, which I truly consider as great cars.

Please feel welcome to join the Douvrin PRV Six-Engine Association simply by e-mailing me.

Check out the Association's Sites at:

http://douvrinprv.com

http://members.fortunecity.com/perttim/ ... ult30file/


Yours,

Mr. Pertti Mäkelä
Turku, Finland
Founder of the PRV V6 Association

[Riccardo]

Hello Pertti,

Thank you very much for your email. Its very interesting to know that there is a PRV association, I hope we can get lots of people to be aware of it and join, the more knowledge the better.

I have found that, in the Lancia V6 at least, its a very good engine, although I also know that on some Volvos this wasn't quite the case.

I would definitely like to join the Douvrin PRV Association, and as I already know of two other PRV Thema owners I will try to invite them to join as well. One of them is here in England and the other in Germany.

Best regards from London

Riccardo Gubbioli

[Sebastien Simon]

I owned for 2 years (1993 - 1995) and 80'000 km an early Thema 6V, bought from its first owner with 40'000 km on the clock. It was with all the options, 3 speed ZF automatic gearbox, ABS, leather and electric seats. It never let me down, I used it professionnally for long distance travel. It was a very refined and fast car, with satisfactory fuel consumption (11 l / 100 km). I choose it in preference to a 2l turbo version for its effortlessly fast performance. The 3 speed auto worked very well, and acceleration was brisk.
Only non planned servicing was solving a water leak, and revision of the ZF powersteeering rack (oil leaks).
However it is now almost impossible to find such a car (all Themas in fact) in good condition: most have been neglected by their owner, because of low resale value.

[Riccardo]

Hi Sebastien,

Thanks for your email, its interesting to hear about people's experiences with the Thema 2.8. Indeed, most people seem to agree its a great car and they also seem to regret selling them.

We've had a 2.8 in the family since new, we bought it in 1986. Its green with beige standard seats and has around 133,000 km on it right now. I still use it on a weekly basis, even though it needs some work on the brakes and front suspension. Apart from that I would say its in very nice condition, except the bumpers which are quite scratched in the corners (my dad's bad parking!).

So, how come you sold yours? Its a shame, sounds like it was a nice car. What colour was it?

Best regards

Riccardo

[Riccardo]

Hi Sebastien,

Thanks for your email, its interesting to hear about people's experiences with the Thema 2.8. Indeed, most people seem to agree its a great car and they also seem to regret selling them.

We've had a 2.8 in the family since new, we bought it in 1986. Its green with beige standard seats and has around 133,000 km on it right now. I still use it on a weekly basis, even though it needs some work on the brakes and front suspension. Apart from that I would say its in very nice condition, except the bumpers which are quite scratched in the corners (my dad's bad parking!).

So, how come you sold yours? Its a shame, sounds like it was a nice car. What colour was it?

Best regards

Riccardo