Alfa's. Someone explain to me....
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MarkwG said:
- off topic, Civic Vti owner too? Loved ours, great engine, beautiful handling, pretty car with a practical side! Reminded me of an...Alfa, maybe...? Would still have it, were it not for some old f4rt in a Clio
Absolutely. Brilliant little hatch, and such a magical little engine. Could even forgive it the corduroy seat coverings! Far better than the later Civic Type R I owned which was just disappointing.Edited by Ali_T on Thursday 26th March 19:10
Ali_T said:
MarkwG said:
- off topic, Civic Vti owner too? Loved ours, great engine, beautiful handling, pretty car with a practical side! Reminded me of an...Alfa, maybe...? Would still have it, were it not for some old f4rt in a Clio
Absolutely. Brilliant little hatch, and such a magical little engine. Could even forgive it the cordurouy seat coverings! Far better than the later Civic Type R I owned which was just disappointing.My man maths decided the VTi was costing too much to run and decided that a 33 P4 would be soooo much cheaper. That worked well...haha! In hindsight, when I turned up to Ramponis to buy the 33, I should have bought the mint 75 3.0 V6 Cloverleaf with less, miles, same age, same price and not an ex-lease car. But we live and learn!
Oilchange said:
a little update here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Scuderia_F...
[footnote]Edited by Oilchange on Sunday 8th March 16:58
You've been totally whooshed there fellahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Scuderia_F...
coetzeeh said:
bqf said:
Oilchange said:
I think Enzo Ferrari raced them before he made his own cars...
Do tell us more!Edited by Oilchange on Saturday 7th March 18:13[/footnote]
Oh lordy...don't they do history at school any moreI genuinely dont see the appeal. They are just glorified fiats with dodgy electronics and cheese metal mechanics... I had to sell my 147 TS only 5 months ago for a sensible Skoda when the gearbox disintigrated and yet now im looking at V6 GTVs. Dont buy one or you will never be able to settle for a "sensible" car ever again.
Also if anyonea looking to sell a v6 gtv or spider in red. Drop me a PM lol.
Also if anyonea looking to sell a v6 gtv or spider in red. Drop me a PM lol.
caelite said:
I genuinely dont see the appeal. They are just glorified fiats with dodgy electronics and cheese metal mechanics... I had to sell my 147 TS only 5 months ago for a sensible Skoda when the gearbox disintigrated and yet now im looking at V6 GTVs. Dont buy one or you will never be able to settle for a "sensible" car ever again.
Also if anyonea looking to sell a v6 gtv or spider in red. Drop me a PM lol.
Are the electrics not German in the form of Bosch equipment? At least the more modern ones use them anyway.Also if anyonea looking to sell a v6 gtv or spider in red. Drop me a PM lol.
zygalski said:
So apart from the electrics, the only thing to really worry about are the mechanicals?
You don't really need to worry about either: there are rogue cars, & known issues, but most of them are related to the cars age, these days. There are good specialists that know how to deal with both. With buying Alfas, the thing to worry about would be the main dealer who's worked on it...With my 156 v6 it was the quick steering, great gear change, responsive engine and suspension that coped pretty well when pressing on at under 80%. This is where the car spent its life so was a joy to drive. Over 80% and its suspension and brakes were easily overwhelmed, so I just enjoyed it for what it was.
Still remember that 2 turns lock to lock steering, fabulous.
I had a ford probe 16v for a month or so, and the 156 was sat on the drive, got back into the Alfa a month later with a bloody huge grin.
Still remember that 2 turns lock to lock steering, fabulous.
I had a ford probe 16v for a month or so, and the 156 was sat on the drive, got back into the Alfa a month later with a bloody huge grin.
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