Replaced exhaust, clutch (both at 50,000 miles) and had an alternator drive belt snap on the motorway (only a £3.50 repair but it took nearly an hour to get on !!)
This car is great. It's quick and handles better than any GTI., O.K. so it's only a 1300 and sometimes gets beaten away from the traffic lights but only by cars with bigger engines and turbos. Specialist dealers are not expensive, if you visit a proper Lancia specialist you won't pay the cowboy prices charged by the Fiat and Alfa Romeo monkeys.
I used to own a LX, true that it's a bit slow off the line, but it sure can go round corners better than most cars these days.. its lots of fun on A & B roads and cheap on in insurance to. I wouldn't mind owning another, but hard to find.. regret selling it.
Had my 1300 LX some 20 years / 50k miles now and it still puts a smile on my face as it coughs into life. Kept the rust at bay, that's a labour of love, but now when you see all these bland euro box's about now, the old thing sure stands out.
You have to watch the take off (not quick), but once in the 20 to 70 range there's very few similar sized modern cars will out run or handle it - just have to watch the braking distance, never a strong point - but I still drive it like I stole it - after all, it's a Lancia...
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