RE: You Know You Want To: Alfa Romeo 33S 1.7i 16v P4
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The pics show whats been done, belt went on way home after last MOT, so its had new belts, water pump, valves, plugs, gaskets etc etc, lost count of the cost but its back to life, price? not sure as cant see any for sale, spent more than I should have on this but due to move and divorce £2500 min
I had a 33 1.5, it was great fun. After a year I was on first name terms with most of the breakdown services in the N of England. Shortly after that the occasional tapping from the top end turned into a clatter, at which point I decided the engine was scrap and I might as well try to get to Scotch Corner services as at least there I'd be able to drink coffee while I waited for the truck. A little while after that a bang announced the departure of the conrod from the engine block. I still have it on my desk. I sold the remains for £100 to a local Alfa specialist who I knew had an engine. A month later he rang me to say that the new owner had brought the car back complaining that it needed a new gearbox.
Do I want another? No.
Do I want another? No.
battered said:
I had a 33 1.5, it was great fun. After a year I was on first name terms with most of the breakdown services in the N of England. Shortly after that the occasional tapping from the top end turned into a clatter, at which point I decided the engine was scrap and I might as well try to get to Scotch Corner services as at least there I'd be able to drink coffee while I waited for the truck. A little while after that a bang announced the departure of the conrod from the engine block. I still have it on my desk. I sold the remains for £100 to a local Alfa specialist who I knew had an engine. A month later he rang me to say that the new owner had brought the car back complaining that it needed a new gearbox.
Do I want another? No.
Amazing really. You bought a car that had obviously been poorly maintained, but it failed because it was an Alfa.Do I want another? No.
I have had 4 cars with the boxer in. The one thing I've never had an issue with is the engines. Electrical systems however.....
If this were a ford or vw of similar rarity, condition and vintage it would be priced 10 times higher. If you want a retro hot hatch I don't think you'd find a better one for the money.
Was this on eBay recently ?
Nice to see one surviving have not seen one driving for years.
Had quite a few Suds,Sprints then 33' back in the early 90's they were amazing value when they were 3-5 years old and good fun to drive- these late model ones with the proper reccaro seats were my favourite of the 33, the early models were quite bland in comparison ( but had the same lovely zingy engines).
Nice to see one surviving have not seen one driving for years.
Had quite a few Suds,Sprints then 33' back in the early 90's they were amazing value when they were 3-5 years old and good fun to drive- these late model ones with the proper reccaro seats were my favourite of the 33, the early models were quite bland in comparison ( but had the same lovely zingy engines).
ar 145 said:
IM a big alfa fan (look at my username).
Yes I may be missing the point, but £2k for this seems a lot of money considering you could pick a 145 QV up for £1k. Heck, I paid just over £3.5k for a 147 GTA!!
I was gonna say, I thought they'd gotten the price wrong on the article. You'd have to be mental to drop £2.2k on one of these, no matter how rare.Yes I may be missing the point, but £2k for this seems a lot of money considering you could pick a 145 QV up for £1k. Heck, I paid just over £3.5k for a 147 GTA!!
Lots of far better metal out there for the same money!
robemcdonald said:
battered said:
I had a 33 1.5, it was great fun. After a year I was on first name terms with most of the breakdown services in the N of England. Shortly after that the occasional tapping from the top end turned into a clatter, at which point I decided the engine was scrap and I might as well try to get to Scotch Corner services as at least there I'd be able to drink coffee while I waited for the truck. A little while after that a bang announced the departure of the conrod from the engine block. I still have it on my desk. I sold the remains for £100 to a local Alfa specialist who I knew had an engine. A month later he rang me to say that the new owner had brought the car back complaining that it needed a new gearbox.
Do I want another? No.
Amazing really. You bought a car that had obviously been poorly maintained, but it failed because it was an Alfa.Do I want another? No.
I have had 4 cars with the boxer in. The one thing I've never had an issue with is the engines. Electrical systems however.....
If this were a ford or vw of similar rarity, condition and vintage it would be priced 10 times higher. If you want a retro hot hatch I don't think you'd find a better one for the money.
I did a lot of maintenance on the thing and yes, it failed (a few times, and on non-service items) because it wasn't very well engineered.
robemcdonald said:
Funk said:
Oh well that changes things enormously then...
You'd have to be mental to drop £2.5k on one of these, no matter how rare.
Lots of far better metal out there for the same money!
Like what?You'd have to be mental to drop £2.5k on one of these, no matter how rare.
Lots of far better metal out there for the same money!
or this: http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/b...
Funk said:
robemcdonald said:
Funk said:
Oh well that changes things enormously then...
You'd have to be mental to drop £2.5k on one of these, no matter how rare.
Lots of far better metal out there for the same money!
Like what?You'd have to be mental to drop £2.5k on one of these, no matter how rare.
Lots of far better metal out there for the same money!
or this: http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/b...
thegreenhell said:
Funk said:
robemcdonald said:
Funk said:
Oh well that changes things enormously then...
You'd have to be mental to drop £2.5k on one of these, no matter how rare.
Lots of far better metal out there for the same money!
Like what?You'd have to be mental to drop £2.5k on one of these, no matter how rare.
Lots of far better metal out there for the same money!
or this: http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/b...
Maybe sir would prefer sushi instead? http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/n...
I'd take any of those three (and others) ahead of the Alfa any day of the week...
Edited by Funk on Thursday 1st October 01:18
battered said:
robemcdonald said:
battered said:
I had a 33 1.5, it was great fun. After a year I was on first name terms with most of the breakdown services in the N of England. Shortly after that the occasional tapping from the top end turned into a clatter, at which point I decided the engine was scrap and I might as well try to get to Scotch Corner services as at least there I'd be able to drink coffee while I waited for the truck. A little while after that a bang announced the departure of the conrod from the engine block. I still have it on my desk. I sold the remains for £100 to a local Alfa specialist who I knew had an engine. A month later he rang me to say that the new owner had brought the car back complaining that it needed a new gearbox.
Do I want another? No.
Amazing really. You bought a car that had obviously been poorly maintained, but it failed because it was an Alfa.Do I want another? No.
I have had 4 cars with the boxer in. The one thing I've never had an issue with is the engines. Electrical systems however.....
If this were a ford or vw of similar rarity, condition and vintage it would be priced 10 times higher. If you want a retro hot hatch I don't think you'd find a better one for the money.
I did a lot of maintenance on the thing and yes, it failed (a few times, and on non-service items) because it wasn't very well engineered.
With the later 33, I think it was extended to every 20,000 miles which was still every second service.
Manufacturers requiring gearbox oil changes no matter if manual or automatic is hardly rare.
Funk said:
Because if you'd seriously turn down RWD with a straight 6 up front for a 1.7 Alfa on a K-plate...
Maybe sir would prefer sushi instead? http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/n...
I'd take any of those three (and others) ahead of the Alfa any day of the week...
And you'd be welcome to them. Maybe sir would prefer sushi instead? http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/n...
I'd take any of those three (and others) ahead of the Alfa any day of the week...
If you like middle-manager edition BMW repmobiles then go fill your boots with them, but please appreciate that some people do actually prefer, of their own free will, the charms of a 1.7 Alfa on a K-plate. If this car really holds so little appeal to you then I find it quite bizarre that you'd even bother to read this far into the topic, let alone post in it.
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