Classics left to die/rotting pics - Vol 2
Discussion
4rephill said:
captain.scarlet said:
............................The E39 had no 'i' badge next to the 528 as well..........
Meaningless - The i badge is separate to the 528 model badge, so it could have been stolen, could have been missed off after some paintwork on the boot lid, or could be missing for any number of reasons.All of the E39's are fuel injected, with or without an i on the boot lid.
uk66fastback said:
No tax or MoT for sure, but is it a classic? It’s certainly rotting, it’s an Alfa!
I’m getting very bored 
with this Alfa and Rust nonsense. Yes there might have been a brief period in the 70’s where they had some rust problems due to imported steel. The 70’s was in fact over 40 years ago. I’ve had both an Alfa 155 and 159 whilst the wife had a Mito. They were all excellent cars and totally rust resistant. I’ve had many friends and family who’ve had only positive ownership experiences with Alfa’s. They are excellent cars. Just look at the residual values of Guilia’s
Rob 131 Sport said:
I’m getting very bored with this Alfa and Rust nonsense. Yes there might have been a brief period in the 70’s where they had some rust problems due to imported steel.
The 70’s was in fact over 40 years ago. I’ve had both an Alfa 155 and 159 whilst the wife had a Mito. They were all excellent cars and totally rust resistant. I’ve had many friends and family who’ve had only positive ownership experiences with Alfa’s. They are excellent cars. Just look at the residual values of Guilia’s
Throw in a bit of 'Soviet steel' to the rust and both you and the dearly departed Breadvan could have aneurysms. with this Alfa and Rust nonsense. Yes there might have been a brief period in the 70’s where they had some rust problems due to imported steel. The 70’s was in fact over 40 years ago. I’ve had both an Alfa 155 and 159 whilst the wife had a Mito. They were all excellent cars and totally rust resistant. I’ve had many friends and family who’ve had only positive ownership experiences with Alfa’s. They are excellent cars. Just look at the residual values of Guilia’s
Rob 131 Sport said:
uk66fastback said:
No tax or MoT for sure, but is it a classic? It’s certainly rotting, it’s an Alfa!
I’m getting very bored with this Alfa and Rust nonsense. Yes there might have been a brief period in the 70’s where they had some rust problems due to imported steel. The 70’s was in fact over 40 years ago. I’ve had both an Alfa 155 and 159 whilst the wife had a Mito. They were all excellent cars and totally rust resistant. I’ve had many friends and family who’ve had only positive ownership experiences with Alfa’s. They are excellent cars. Just look at the residual values of Guilia’s
Two cam belts, cam variator, seized calipers, suspension arm bushes worn out at 6 months old, bits of trim falling off, MAF sensor etc etc....
And judging by the long line of people queueing up in the dealers to have a go at the service manager I was far from being the only one!
eccles said:
Rob 131 Sport said:
uk66fastback said:
No tax or MoT for sure, but is it a classic? It’s certainly rotting, it’s an Alfa!
I’m getting very bored with this Alfa and Rust nonsense. Yes there might have been a brief period in the 70’s where they had some rust problems due to imported steel. The 70’s was in fact over 40 years ago. I’ve had both an Alfa 155 and 159 whilst the wife had a Mito. They were all excellent cars and totally rust resistant. I’ve had many friends and family who’ve had only positive ownership experiences with Alfa’s. They are excellent cars. Just look at the residual values of Guilia’s
Two cam belts, cam variator, seized calipers, suspension arm bushes worn out at 6 months old, bits of trim falling off, MAF sensor etc etc....
And judging by the long line of people queueing up in the dealers to have a go at the service manager I was far from being the only one!
Entirely reliable.
loafer123 said:
eccles said:
Rob 131 Sport said:
uk66fastback said:
No tax or MoT for sure, but is it a classic? It’s certainly rotting, it’s an Alfa!
I’m getting very bored with this Alfa and Rust nonsense. Yes there might have been a brief period in the 70’s where they had some rust problems due to imported steel. The 70’s was in fact over 40 years ago. I’ve had both an Alfa 155 and 159 whilst the wife had a Mito. They were all excellent cars and totally rust resistant. I’ve had many friends and family who’ve had only positive ownership experiences with Alfa’s. They are excellent cars. Just look at the residual values of Guilia’s
Two cam belts, cam variator, seized calipers, suspension arm bushes worn out at 6 months old, bits of trim falling off, MAF sensor etc etc....
And judging by the long line of people queueing up in the dealers to have a go at the service manager I was far from being the only one!
Entirely reliable.
bongtom said:
My first car age 17 in 1990 was a GLS version of that Cavalier in the same colour. It was a truly excellent car. I sold it to go travelling and when I returned bought a Ford Capri 1.6S. The Capri was highly disappointing after the Cavalier and felt like a car from a totally different era.
Rob 131 Sport said:
My first car age 17 in 1990 was a GLS version of that Cavalier in the same colour. It was a truly excellent car. I sold it to go travelling and when I returned bought a Ford Capri 1.6S.
The Capri was highly disappointing after the Cavalier and felt like a car from a totally different era.
I can relate to this feeling in its entirety where the Capri is concerned, as much as I love them.The Capri was highly disappointing after the Cavalier and felt like a car from a totally different era.
I bought a 1985 1.6 Laser off ebay in 2006 for the princely sum of just £350. Perfectly running motor but still ran on 4 star. I parked it up for about 6 months and being a young novice I didn't sort the gaps out when I changed the spark plugs, so it would turn but not fire. This was circa February/March 2007 and the weather was wet and atrocious.
My car that I shared at home was a 1991 J reg Ford Escort. A 1.6 Encore with an automatic choke to be precise.
Getting out of the now knackered (thanks to me) Capri after spending hours in the cold, wet and dark and back into the functioning Ford Escort felt like I was stepping into a luxury, state of the art automobile even though by that time the Escort was still over 15 years old. I guess that's classic motoring for you.
captain.scarlet said:
Rob 131 Sport said:
My first car age 17 in 1990 was a GLS version of that Cavalier in the same colour. It was a truly excellent car. I sold it to go travelling and when I returned bought a Ford Capri 1.6S.
The Capri was highly disappointing after the Cavalier and felt like a car from a totally different era.
I can relate to this feeling in its entirety where the Capri is concerned, as much as I love them.The Capri was highly disappointing after the Cavalier and felt like a car from a totally different era.
I bought a 1985 1.6 Laser off ebay in 2006 for the princely sum of just £350. Perfectly running motor but still ran on 4 star. I parked it up for about 6 months and being a young novice I didn't sort the gaps out when I changed the spark plugs, so it would turn but not fire. This was circa February/March 2007 and the weather was wet and atrocious.
My car that I shared at home was a 1991 J reg Ford Escort. A 1.6 Encore with an automatic choke to be precise.
Getting out of the now knackered (thanks to me) Capri after spending hours in the cold, wet and dark and back into the functioning Ford Escort felt like I was stepping into a luxury, state of the art automobile even though by that time the Escort was still over 15 years old. I guess that's classic motoring for you.
bongtom said:
There's another P100 behind that one.Spotted this, this morning. Not had a chance to run the reg to see which model it is. Although just realised its miss the last letter, I'm sure someone will work it out.
droopsnoot said:
xstian said:
Spotted this, this morning. Not had a chance to run the reg to see which model it is. Although just realised its miss the last letter, I'm sure someone will work it out.
It's an Audi coupe 2.0 16v. Annoyingly, the last letter is Y. It's been without an MOT since 2016.I quite fancy a V6 quattro version of these, I've had an S2 avant in the past, but prices are a bit rich for me now a days.
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