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Used to own a early 1.5tii alfasud..........in its day it was the dogs appendages 
.... pre-dating the golf GTI in both years and ability, with a sweet sweet little engine.
BUT by fcuk was it built out of rice paper, windows dropped without warning, normally when wet
, discs all round though, unfortunately the fronts are inboard non vented types and DO glow RED HOT very quickly with spirited driving .
Would I buy one now................NO pick up a Mk2 Golf GTI instead, a better car all round IMHO.
Harry
.... pre-dating the golf GTI in both years and ability, with a sweet sweet little engine. BUT by fcuk was it built out of rice paper, windows dropped without warning, normally when wet
, discs all round though, unfortunately the fronts are inboard non vented types and DO glow RED HOT very quickly with spirited driving . Would I buy one now................NO pick up a Mk2 Golf GTI instead, a better car all round IMHO.
Harry
I once had a 'Sud 1.3Ti & Miss Leadfoot once owned a Sprint Veloce. Problems that I remember:
Rust (had to be didn't it), on the Sud both rear inner wheel arches had to be totaly rebuit - the only bits left were the strut towers. The Sprint's front bulkhead, it's double skinned so might not be obvious, and the 'a' pillars rotted. This was bad enough to scrap the car.
Brakes, the front are inboard & are notorious for leaking & the handbrake mechanism (yes it's on the front) seizing. To change them you have to drop the engine/box 'cos they're bolted onto the gearbox, even then they're a swine to do, esp if you have to do it twice like me!
Driveshafts, the bolts holding them onto the gearbox shafts come loose all the time - even when loctited.
Spares, cost a packet. eg the plugs are specific to the boxer engine, 'gold lodge' IIRC, & cost a fiver each fifteen years ago. Other routine servicing bits were similarly expensive.
IIRC the boxer engine is susceptable to burnt valves. Can't recall why tho'.
Sounds bad doesn't it, but they were both a hoot to drive.
Rust (had to be didn't it), on the Sud both rear inner wheel arches had to be totaly rebuit - the only bits left were the strut towers. The Sprint's front bulkhead, it's double skinned so might not be obvious, and the 'a' pillars rotted. This was bad enough to scrap the car.
Brakes, the front are inboard & are notorious for leaking & the handbrake mechanism (yes it's on the front) seizing. To change them you have to drop the engine/box 'cos they're bolted onto the gearbox, even then they're a swine to do, esp if you have to do it twice like me!
Driveshafts, the bolts holding them onto the gearbox shafts come loose all the time - even when loctited.
Spares, cost a packet. eg the plugs are specific to the boxer engine, 'gold lodge' IIRC, & cost a fiver each fifteen years ago. Other routine servicing bits were similarly expensive.
IIRC the boxer engine is susceptable to burnt valves. Can't recall why tho'.
Sounds bad doesn't it, but they were both a hoot to drive.
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