Let's see your Alfa Romeos!

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Veesix75

113 posts

123 months

Monday 13th March 2023
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You just need some green stripes now to finish it off……


DkVelo

48 posts

114 months

Monday 13th March 2023
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That is what a Alfa can do to you. Make you go on a long trip just for the love of driving it.

felixgogo said:


I blummin' love this car - what a fantastic drive.

Got it in July, and immediately drove from the midlands to Annacy France and Geneva - sublime!

Edited by felixgogo on Friday 30th December 10:42
This is my current love affair




Edited by DkVelo on Monday 13th March 23:26

Gibbo205

3,527 posts

206 months

Tuesday 14th March 2023
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114,000 miles and counting!


generationx

6,644 posts

104 months

Tuesday 14th March 2023
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Gibbo205 said:
114,000 miles and counting!

Wow, good effort sir - they do task you to drive them all the time, don’t they?

J1_Jon

296 posts

225 months

Tuesday 14th March 2023
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Square Leg

14,673 posts

188 months

Monday 20th March 2023
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MikeGTi said:
AndyBrew said:
Superb!

I can’t ever remember seeing one on the road, a future classic for sure!

Slightly biased should get mine at the end of November smile
I've only seen two so far, although one of them lives around the corner so I'm not sure it counts.

Be careful with the Corsas, they're quite terrible when they or the road are cold and/or wet.

Square Leg said:
No such tyre / weather combo issues for me biggrin

That's cheating wink
It’s a bit slippy on MPSS…
Stelvio now gone for this.


Mound Dawg

1,915 posts

173 months

Friday 24th March 2023
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Deefor62 said:
Great to see you are still wheeling that 75 around. Have fond memories of my old red one you had from me.
Hello Dave, been a long time, what are you up to these days?

I still have a surprising percentage of good old Jak although the car itself never recovered from being rear ended in traffic. Bits still live on in my attic and on the current one though. The engine was built up as a race unit and went on to win five historic touring car championships in Thailand of all places.

Here's possibly the last photo of Jak in action, it had 180k on the clock in the end.



r159

2,240 posts

73 months

Saturday 25th March 2023
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Stelvio Ti, picked it up this week. Very happy smile




ShortShift811

532 posts

141 months

Sunday 26th March 2023
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As of today I’m the proud owner of a 2020 Giulia Veloce Ti. My first Alfa and it’s a truly lovely thing with 21K miles. Sooo much more interesting than any of the alternative German boxes. I’ve been an avid lurker here and on the AROC site so knew what quirks to expect.

A couple of minor niggles from the dealer - a gouge out of the O/S front alloy which they failed to mention before delivery and despite promising to put 2 new Michelin sports on the rear they’ve used cheap Runway Enduros. But provided those niggles can be sorted swiftly I can’t wait to get out properly in it later this week!




Pereldh

537 posts

111 months

Monday 27th March 2023
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Some pics of my 1990 75 3.0








arguti

1,772 posts

185 months

Monday 27th March 2023
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Pereldh said:
Some pics of my 1990 75 3.0

Very nice!

The-Wanderer

213 posts

66 months

Tuesday 28th March 2023
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ShortShift811 said:
As of today I’m the proud owner of a 2020 Giulia Veloce Ti. My first Alfa and it’s a truly lovely thing with 21K miles. Sooo much more interesting than any of the alternative German boxes. I’ve been an avid lurker here and on the AROC site so knew what quirks to expect.

A couple of minor niggles from the dealer - a gouge out of the O/S front alloy which they failed to mention before delivery and despite promising to put 2 new Michelin sports on the rear they’ve used cheap Runway Enduros. But provided those niggles can be sorted swiftly I can’t wait to get out properly in it later this week!

Very nice. You didn’t buy it from Mangoletsi by any chance? Sounds about right for their attitude to used car prep. Bought a Giulietta Speciale from them three years ago and none of the things they agreed to do before handover had been done. Two worn tyres on the front not replaced, and they only wanted to put Nexen ditchfinders on it, alloy scuff not sorted, compound mud still inside from when I test drove it. It even ran out of washer fluid on the way home. Not sure it had seen the service department after they bought it.

ShortShift811

532 posts

141 months

Tuesday 28th March 2023
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The-Wanderer said:
Very nice. You didn’t buy it from Mangoletsi by any chance? Sounds about right for their attitude to used car prep. Bought a Giulietta Speciale from them three years ago and none of the things they agreed to do before handover had been done. Two worn tyres on the front not replaced, and they only wanted to put Nexen ditchfinders on it, alloy scuff not sorted, compound mud still inside from when I test drove it. It even ran out of washer fluid on the way home. Not sure it had seen the service department after they bought it.
Nah, Sturgess of Leicester, but I’m only namechecking them as they have been decent in sorting a cash payment to the value of two decent new rear tyres and also to get the alloys refurbed. I do think there’s been a general drop in attitude to all customer service post-Covid though.

And I’ve just discovered the lighting on the passenger sill doesn’t work. Minor, but looks like a dealer fix under warranty, and there seems to be a dearth of decent Alfa dealers in Yorkshire…


ShortShift811

532 posts

141 months

Tuesday 28th March 2023
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The-Wanderer said:
Very nice. You didn’t buy it from Mangoletsi by any chance? Sounds about right for their attitude to used car prep. Bought a Giulietta Speciale from them three years ago and none of the things they agreed to do before handover had been done. Two worn tyres on the front not replaced, and they only wanted to put Nexen ditchfinders on it, alloy scuff not sorted, compound mud still inside from when I test drove it. It even ran out of washer fluid on the way home. Not sure it had seen the service department after they bought it.
Nah, Sturgess of Leicester, but I’m only namechecking them as they have been decent in sorting a cash payment to the value of two decent new rear tyres and also to get the alloys refurbed. I do think there’s been a general drop in attitude to all customer service post-Covid though.

And I’ve just discovered the lighting on the passenger sill doesn’t work. Minor, but looks like a dealer fix under warranty, and there seems to be a dearth of decent Alfa dealers in Yorkshire…


velocemitch

3,795 posts

219 months

Tuesday 28th March 2023
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ShortShift811 said:
The-Wanderer said:
Very nice. You didn’t buy it from Mangoletsi by any chance? Sounds about right for their attitude to used car prep. Bought a Giulietta Speciale from them three years ago and none of the things they agreed to do before handover had been done. Two worn tyres on the front not replaced, and they only wanted to put Nexen ditchfinders on it, alloy scuff not sorted, compound mud still inside from when I test drove it. It even ran out of washer fluid on the way home. Not sure it had seen the service department after they bought it.
Nah, Sturgess of Leicester, but I’m only namechecking them as they have been decent in sorting a cash payment to the value of two decent new rear tyres and also to get the alloys refurbed. I do think there’s been a general drop in attitude to all customer service post-Covid though.

And I’ve just discovered the lighting on the passenger sill doesn’t work. Minor, but looks like a dealer fix under warranty, and there seems to be a dearth of decent Alfa dealers in Yorkshire…
Piccadilly at Ripon are reasonable good for service and warranty work. They are t Alfa dealers now, but still have a service contract through the Fiat franchise.

Killer2005

19,595 posts

227 months

Tuesday 28th March 2023
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ShortShift811 said:
The-Wanderer said:
Very nice. You didn’t buy it from Mangoletsi by any chance? Sounds about right for their attitude to used car prep. Bought a Giulietta Speciale from them three years ago and none of the things they agreed to do before handover had been done. Two worn tyres on the front not replaced, and they only wanted to put Nexen ditchfinders on it, alloy scuff not sorted, compound mud still inside from when I test drove it. It even ran out of washer fluid on the way home. Not sure it had seen the service department after they bought it.
Nah, Sturgess of Leicester, but I’m only namechecking them as they have been decent in sorting a cash payment to the value of two decent new rear tyres and also to get the alloys refurbed. I do think there’s been a general drop in attitude to all customer service post-Covid though.

And I’ve just discovered the lighting on the passenger sill doesn’t work. Minor, but looks like a dealer fix under warranty, and there seems to be a dearth of decent Alfa dealers in Yorkshire…
There's Arnold Clark in Leeds. They did a warranty fox on my Giulietta some years ago.

Alfatech in Huddersfield for regular servicing though.

dinkel

26,886 posts

257 months

Saturday 1st April 2023
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Cheating:


Pur Sang recreation of an Alfa Romeo 2900 is insanely gorgeous.

Deefor62

473 posts

147 months

Sunday 2nd April 2023
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Mound Dawg said:
Deefor62 said:
Great to see you are still wheeling that 75 around. Have fond memories of my old red one you had from me.
Hello Dave, been a long time, what are you up to these days?

I still have a surprising percentage of good old Jak although the car itself never recovered from being rear ended in traffic. Bits still live on in my attic and on the current one though. The engine was built up as a race unit and went on to win five historic touring car championships in Thailand of all places.

Here's possibly the last photo of Jak in action, it had 180k on the clock in the end.


Hi Jim,

Great to hear that Jak lived on in spirit - and sounds like the engine certainly had a new lease of life. I've been without Alfas for a long time now - but would love to get another .
Thank for sharing the photo - brings back good memories.
All the best
Dave

Squadrone Rosso

2,740 posts

146 months

Sunday 2nd April 2023
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Un-SORNed my Spider today. Hoping for nice weather and really looking forward to Spring Alfa Day at Duxford IWM.

Woody.GT

2,323 posts

218 months

Friday 21st April 2023
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My 2 car garage sorted!