Alfa GTV V6 1999
Discussion
MrMoonyMan said:
Lovely lovely car in one of the best colours.
I once brought the centre of St Albans to a gridlocked standstill with one of those: Stalled it with a flat battery, locked the key in the boot and then rolled it slowly into a traffic light. All on my first day in a proper job..
Wow! That's one of those stories which is funny a good few years after it happened... but horrid at the time! When and how did you have such a cool car so young?! I once brought the centre of St Albans to a gridlocked standstill with one of those: Stalled it with a flat battery, locked the key in the boot and then rolled it slowly into a traffic light. All on my first day in a proper job..
SamGTV said:
henrytvr said:
For a second then I thought this was my old GTV! I miss it quite a lot 
What did you have? I've had a few Alfa's and they do get under your skin! 
Best of luck with yours!
Aaahh....a GTV V6 thread! Fond memories of 3 yrs ago when I was plotting to buy one. Prices then were a little lower then as I paid £1,600 for my 6 speed with aerokit although it needed a wheel refurb/new tyres and major service including belts. I gave it a really good clean and did some fiddling in the man cave as well to amuse me & my pals (see 2nd pic). In terms of character, it's vying for the no.1 spot in my list of cars owned so far, especially after I'd removed all bar one of the exhaust boxes which truly liberated the noise 
Contrary to fellow PH friends mocking me, it went to the LM24 without a hitch (the lights were a bit poor on the way back in the dark), but it never let me down as a 2nd car & probably didn't drive it with the respect you should of a car of circa that was 15 yrs old. I only sold it as I'd gone as far as I could with it without spending serious £s plus that I'd not get really back if I sold it in a year or two, plus the fact I wanted something to do the occasional track day.
Here it is in its LM livery (because you can was what I said to SWMBO when asked)....
and some 'engine porn' with various bits painted in 'Ferrari crackle red' as it might be a while before I can afford its' more expensive Italian cousin
Contrary to fellow PH friends mocking me, it went to the LM24 without a hitch (the lights were a bit poor on the way back in the dark), but it never let me down as a 2nd car & probably didn't drive it with the respect you should of a car of circa that was 15 yrs old. I only sold it as I'd gone as far as I could with it without spending serious £s plus that I'd not get really back if I sold it in a year or two, plus the fact I wanted something to do the occasional track day.
Here it is in its LM livery (because you can was what I said to SWMBO when asked)....
and some 'engine porn' with various bits painted in 'Ferrari crackle red' as it might be a while before I can afford its' more expensive Italian cousin
Edited by MrC986 on Wednesday 4th January 12:59
AlexHat said:
Why did I click on this thread? It's not helping as I keep looking at the V6 GTV's and GT's as a second car...Some are silly money though
Both are great cars, the V6s are pretty special and prices are becoming a lot higher. How many are actually selling at these prices though? It's ok to click on the thread but hearing them full chat would be dangerous! It's one of my favourite engine noiseMrC986 said:
Aaahh....a GTV V6 thread! Fond memories of 3 yrs ago when I was plotting to buy one. Prices then were a little lower then as I paid £1,600 for my 6 speed with aerokit although it needed a wheel refurb/new tyres and major service including belts. I gave it a really good clean and did some fiddling in the man cave as well to amuse me & my pals (see 2nd pic). In terms of character, it's vying for the no.1 spot in my list of cars owned so far, especially after I'd removed all bar one of the exhaust boxes which truly liberated the noise
Contrary to fellow PH friends mocking me, it went to the LM24 without a hitch (the lights were a bit poor on the way back in the dark), but it never let me down as a 2nd car & probably didn't drive it with the respect you should of a car of circa that was 15 yrs old. I only sold it as I'd gone as far as I could with it without spending serious £s plus that I'd not get really back if I sold it in a year or two, plus the fact I wanted something to do the occasional track day.
Here it is in its LM livery (because you can was what I said to SWMBO when asked)....
and some 'engine porn' with various bits painted in 'Ferrari crackle red' as it might be a while before I can afford its' more expensive Italian cousin
I agree, I couldn't believe there wasn't more on these here! Contrary to fellow PH friends mocking me, it went to the LM24 without a hitch (the lights were a bit poor on the way back in the dark), but it never let me down as a 2nd car & probably didn't drive it with the respect you should of a car of circa that was 15 yrs old. I only sold it as I'd gone as far as I could with it without spending serious £s plus that I'd not get really back if I sold it in a year or two, plus the fact I wanted something to do the occasional track day.
Here it is in its LM livery (because you can was what I said to SWMBO when asked)....
and some 'engine porn' with various bits painted in 'Ferrari crackle red' as it might be a while before I can afford its' more expensive Italian cousin
Edited by MrC986 on Wednesday 4th January 12:59
I've had a few Alfa's and never had issues with them apart from age related perishables... cv boots etc. Ironically the most unreliable car was a an Audi C5 RS6... not my cup of tea either... can see why they're loved though. Had TVRs too which were very well behaved.
Your car looks a peach, great price you got it for. I got mine for less the shed money due to a misspelled eBay advert and the miles... and my epic bargaining skills.
My dream is also an Italian cousin but life keeps getting in the way! Haha.
Certainly a modern classic
Thread title reminded me of a great dice I had in my heavily modded ~190bhp mk2 Golf with a GTV V6- A43 from M40 to M1. Lots of dual carriageway interspersed by roundabouts
Think the Alfa was a bit taken aback- it did sound lovely as I recall though
Good times!
Thread title reminded me of a great dice I had in my heavily modded ~190bhp mk2 Golf with a GTV V6- A43 from M40 to M1. Lots of dual carriageway interspersed by roundabouts
Think the Alfa was a bit taken aback- it did sound lovely as I recall though
Good times!
chrismc1977 said:
Certainly a modern classic
Thread title reminded me of a great dice I had in my heavily modded ~190bhp mk2 Golf with a GTV V6- A43 from M40 to M1. Lots of dual carriageway interspersed by roundabouts
Think the Alfa was a bit taken aback- it did sound lovely as I recall though
Good times!
Two very different but totally cool cars, would loved to have seen that.Thread title reminded me of a great dice I had in my heavily modded ~190bhp mk2 Golf with a GTV V6- A43 from M40 to M1. Lots of dual carriageway interspersed by roundabouts
Think the Alfa was a bit taken aback- it did sound lovely as I recall though
Good times!
It's amazing how cars perform in a real world scenario with drivers of different ability, cars in different levels of spec and condition... I bet your car sounded pretty awesome too.
SamGTV said:
Two very different but totally cool cars, would loved to have seen that.
It's amazing how cars perform in a real world scenario with drivers of different ability, cars in different levels of spec and condition... I bet your car sounded pretty awesome too.
Cheers- yes it was pretty spec'd upIt's amazing how cars perform in a real world scenario with drivers of different ability, cars in different levels of spec and condition... I bet your car sounded pretty awesome too.
Jenvey 45 throttle bodies, DTA management, 2L block, quaife diff etc
Less power than the Alfa but lighter & more nimble of course...
SamGTV said:
MrMoonyMan said:
Lovely lovely car in one of the best colours.
I once brought the centre of St Albans to a gridlocked standstill with one of those: Stalled it with a flat battery, locked the key in the boot and then rolled it slowly into a traffic light. All on my first day in a proper job..
Wow! That's one of those stories which is funny a good few years after it happened... but horrid at the time! When and how did you have such a cool car so young?! I once brought the centre of St Albans to a gridlocked standstill with one of those: Stalled it with a flat battery, locked the key in the boot and then rolled it slowly into a traffic light. All on my first day in a proper job..
I left 6th form and wanted to get myself straight into an Alfa Romeo. I joined a local Alfa specialist which (then) had two garages in St Albans. I had been entrusted to drive this gorgeous red Gtv from one garage to the other by myself on my first proper day. It was the middle of summer, a gorgeous sunny day and I was in a new suit thinking I looked about as cool as it gets.
The cars battery was as flat as a pancake, I had started it with a jump pack.
As the lights changed to green I stalled. Trying to bump start I rolled forward which didn't work. So I jumped out with the key, ran round and opened the boot to jump start. Somehow the boot shut with the keys in, the battery was too flat for the boot release to work from in the car.
A helpful passer by came to help push me off the junction but then the key lock on the steering kicked in with the wheels just to the right. I rolled forward until the car was against the traffic light itself blocking the junction.
The spare key was now on the way but at a leisurely pace as the older salesman had decided to stroll down so he could enjoy the sun whilst I stood, sweaty and distraught, next to this bright red car.
From hero to zero in 5 minutes..!
MrMoonyMan said:
Yeah, it was funny a few days later but really really not funny at the time!
I left 6th form and wanted to get myself straight into an Alfa Romeo. I joined a local Alfa specialist which (then) had two garages in St Albans. I had been entrusted to drive this gorgeous red Gtv from one garage to the other by myself on my first proper day. It was the middle of summer, a gorgeous sunny day and I was in a new suit thinking I looked about as cool as it gets.
The cars battery was as flat as a pancake, I had started it with a jump pack.
As the lights changed to green I stalled. Trying to bump start I rolled forward which didn't work. So I jumped out with the key, ran round and opened the boot to jump start. Somehow the boot shut with the keys in, the battery was too flat for the boot release to work from in the car.
A helpful passer by came to help push me off the junction but then the key lock on the steering kicked in with the wheels just to the right. I rolled forward until the car was against the traffic light itself blocking the junction.
The spare key was now on the way but at a leisurely pace as the older salesman had decided to stroll down so he could enjoy the sun whilst I stood, sweaty and distraught, next to this bright red car.
From hero to zero in 5 minutes..!
Ah man that's a classic story, my first car was a 156 2.0 twin spark... poor thing was lovely and ended its life running out of talent and driving into a huge tree in front of the village vicars house. Oops... not had an accident since thankfully. I left 6th form and wanted to get myself straight into an Alfa Romeo. I joined a local Alfa specialist which (then) had two garages in St Albans. I had been entrusted to drive this gorgeous red Gtv from one garage to the other by myself on my first proper day. It was the middle of summer, a gorgeous sunny day and I was in a new suit thinking I looked about as cool as it gets.
The cars battery was as flat as a pancake, I had started it with a jump pack.
As the lights changed to green I stalled. Trying to bump start I rolled forward which didn't work. So I jumped out with the key, ran round and opened the boot to jump start. Somehow the boot shut with the keys in, the battery was too flat for the boot release to work from in the car.
A helpful passer by came to help push me off the junction but then the key lock on the steering kicked in with the wheels just to the right. I rolled forward until the car was against the traffic light itself blocking the junction.
The spare key was now on the way but at a leisurely pace as the older salesman had decided to stroll down so he could enjoy the sun whilst I stood, sweaty and distraught, next to this bright red car.
From hero to zero in 5 minutes..!
Yes I've got 2.5 Alfa's....
My everyday car is a 2011 159 1750 TBi Sportwagon and "the project" is an Aug 96 916 Spider TS, this is at least a year off turning a wheel in anger I think. The 0.5 Alfa is another 1996 916 Spider my Brother in Law and I share for spares (he's got a Proteo 95 LHD 916 Spider).
Do kind of wish I'd bought a V6 one when the prices when in the doldrums but hindsight etc. etc. Your car looks great BTW and good luck with it.
My everyday car is a 2011 159 1750 TBi Sportwagon and "the project" is an Aug 96 916 Spider TS, this is at least a year off turning a wheel in anger I think. The 0.5 Alfa is another 1996 916 Spider my Brother in Law and I share for spares (he's got a Proteo 95 LHD 916 Spider).
Do kind of wish I'd bought a V6 one when the prices when in the doldrums but hindsight etc. etc. Your car looks great BTW and good luck with it.
I'd previously had part ownership of a twinnie GTV spider (by way of funding my then current GF to buy one!). I also came very close whilst owning the V6 to buying a very cheap twinnie GTV in the same colour with MOT & history all for £695 - I bottled it as I felt MrsC might not see the reason quite like I did as I was struggling to get certain replacement parts which is a common theme with the V6s generally & why so many have sadly been broken for parts. I had at least 6 people wanting to buy mine when I sold it & that was in the depths of winter & I sold it to a serial Alfa owner 
wal 45 said:
Yes I've got 2.5 Alfa's....
My everyday car is a 2011 159 1750 TBi Sportwagon and "the project" is an Aug 96 916 Spider TS, this is at least a year off turning a wheel in anger I think. The 0.5 Alfa is another 1996 916 Spider my Brother in Law and I share for spares (he's got a Proteo 95 LHD 916 Spider).
Do kind of wish I'd bought a V6 one when the prices when in the doldrums but hindsight etc. etc. Your car looks great BTW and good luck with it.
Hindsight is a beautiful thing, don't worry, I sold a GTV Cup 6 months before they went crazy. Doh! My everyday car is a 2011 159 1750 TBi Sportwagon and "the project" is an Aug 96 916 Spider TS, this is at least a year off turning a wheel in anger I think. The 0.5 Alfa is another 1996 916 Spider my Brother in Law and I share for spares (he's got a Proteo 95 LHD 916 Spider).
Do kind of wish I'd bought a V6 one when the prices when in the doldrums but hindsight etc. etc. Your car looks great BTW and good luck with it.
I had a phase 2 spider for a while and it was lovely, felt very special. All the best with your project and 159! Pics???
I have a GTV V6!
Had it around 4 years and have spent far too much on it including a full respray last year so it's looking pretty good. Black with red style interior, I also removed the rear spoiler and front lip to get the pure GTV look. Had a black 147 GTA before this but prefer the GTV ! Enjoy yours !
Had it around 4 years and have spent far too much on it including a full respray last year so it's looking pretty good. Black with red style interior, I also removed the rear spoiler and front lip to get the pure GTV look. Had a black 147 GTA before this but prefer the GTV ! Enjoy yours !
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