so I didn't tell her until I drove up in it.
You will not need to prove your courage to me, in any way, ever again..!!
Women... you cant live with them.. and you cant kill them..
However, Haagen, you wife DOES have some good points...
1) with your current "needs" your Murena WILL be a toy....(so what
? )
Choosing witch kid to leave at home will be tough.. and even thought there is plenty of room in the boot for a medium sized dog.. please.. whatever you do.. don't put one in there!!!.. If the noise doesn't kill it, the fumes and the heat will.....as the there is no ventilation in the luggage compartment what so ever.
2) You don't need to be a mechanic to do much of the maintenance on a Murena, but I would not recommend ANY 25 year old car to someone who are not confident with a spanner...
The Murena is a quite simple construction really.... most parts (especially engine parts) are just (much) harder to reach then on front engined cars
So if you are an enthusiastic DIY man, its not an impossible task.
Parts are available and actually very fairly priced considering the type of car, and the small numbers ever made.
BUT!.... with cars this old anything can go wrong, and eventually will!
Add to that, the mid engine layout, the vacuum operated pop-up headlights, and a "challenging" electrical system (to say the least)... and this car will be a very costly acquaintance if you have to take it to a workshop every time something needs to be fixed.
I don't believe (and I am guessing here) that ANY Murena owner doesn't have at least one or two things needing attention as soon as time allows it
Now.. I'm not saying this to scare you off (and I could be wrong) but, you need to have a realistic view of things , and set your expectations accordingly before you rush out to buy this pretty car
As they others say, its hard to comment on a particular car.. just from what you have written.
But assuming the car is in a good state of repair , 5700 euro is a fair price. Especially when it has the "s" kit .
its not uncommon for resprays to come out poorly.. or start peeling or cracking after a short while(mine has a little of this)
The color... the "s" kit,the rims, and the exhaust, does set off a few alarms in the back of my head.. so......
Also gear linkage problems are the order of the day.. really.. so no worries there.. but again... make sure that it IS the gear linkage and not the gearbox itself thats the problem.
Right..... with this said... it is my firm belief, that as "sub-exotic" "young-timers" and "near classics" come.. there is no... and I repeat NO!!!! other car out there that can match the "package" you get with the Murena.
The looks,the layout(mid engine..pop-up headlights) It's rarity, the price, the access to spare parts, the fact that you can use it as an everyday car (I do)... and.... the mother of them all... its resistance to corrosion...
The last one in particular makes this car such an easy choice if you want something "special" in your driveway