kappa coupe 3.0 V6
Posted: 30 Oct 2001, 22:46
hello all, i am about to buy a secondhand car. i have always been in love with the kappa coupe. but i have to be reasonable: our main familycar is an audi allroad 2.5TDI, i have an oldtimer from '66 that is almost restored(took me 4 years!) and now i need to replace my everydaycar (12 year old bmw): i found a kappa coupe 3.0 v6 in germany with 30000 km(only!!) from '98, first owner, blue with alcantara beige interior. i never drove it and will buy on trust without testing it...sounds crazy but i live in belgium and the car is a mere 6 hours driving away... big dillema. i leaned that only 9000 K coupe were sold and thus, low mileage coupe is hard to find (let alone a decent K coupe is hard to find regardless of mileage). is this car really that great? i mean, is driving a K coupe a real thrill? or am i in love with the shape and looks and might be dissapointed? additionally, i can recall my brother complaining alot about electrical problems in his delta HP (1.8 i think it was); is that a consistent drawback with lancia? in the many critics & car descriptions regarding the K coupe i found the same remark several times: something with the rear suspension gives the car a 'heavy' feeling in the back(?)...and also the powersteering is too 'easy'(?)
i know these are alot of questions at once, but i need some advise from people who own this car; one person who owns a kappa 4 doors told me i'd better "stay out of trouble and not buy a lancia at all". please help me. thank you in advance. marc brauner, 's gravenwezel (antwerp region), belgium.
i know these are alot of questions at once, but i need some advise from people who own this car; one person who owns a kappa 4 doors told me i'd better "stay out of trouble and not buy a lancia at all". please help me. thank you in advance. marc brauner, 's gravenwezel (antwerp region), belgium.