new car - Alfa GTV v6

[clarkmagpie]

hi guys,

just bought a very nice black Alfa GTV v6, tan leather, 17" pepperpot alloys, 82k and looks in very good condition

sold my nissan 300zx twin turbo on friday and pick up the new baby on tuesday.

limited service history so it is booked straight in for cambelt change.
anything else i should get done while its in the garage?

im all excited, like a little kid!

will post pics when i collect

[cannondale]

There were a few pages dedicated to the GTV in the Practical Performance Car mag a couple of issues ago.

Any pics?

[swanny71]

Have a look on alfaowner.com - great forums with loads of good advice.

[Robatr0n]

My Girlfriend bought a GTV V6 about a month ago. It's a fabulous little car and it sounds glorious!

Congratulations on a great buy.

[Ecurie Ecosse]

Congratulations!

You should get a Q2 diff fitted too for circa £500. Night and day change - check out www.alfaowner.com (Alrhough I'm not 100% sure they fit on the GTV

Also, go for a Ragazzon cat back exhaust with silenced centre section - again about £500 . All the better for hearing that engine.

Check out www.autodeltashop.com for some choice items. The carbon fibre air intake for around £180 is a good mod.

I'm jealous!

[clarkmagpie]

the car is for the little lady so will keepit standard, just service, cambelt change and wear n tear items.
got the tiv for loud and fun!

[Ecurie Ecosse]

Cool.

Just remembered, it may be worth checking the waterpump too (although I think the GTV one is OK as it has a metal impellor compared to the plastic one the GTA has).

Have the spark plugs been changed? May be worth getting them done.

[maddog993]

Suspension is the other standard bugbear - not so much the springs & dampers - but the bushes tend to be shot (you'll know they are if there's knocking/bumps& bangs from the suspension). Well worth your while investing in Polybushes at least for the rear. You could do the same for the front but it's probably more cost-effective to just buy two new front arms ( which can be picked up cheaply) which will have new bushes and new ball-joints (which have a tendency to be shot as well).
It sounds hugely labour intensive & costly but it's actually pretty straight-forward, easy to work on, fairly cheap and well worth the effort (especially long-term if you opt for poly bushes)
If you're really lucky the previous owner might have already have done all this as it's a fairly standard 'upgrade'!

[Robertf]

My old GTV3.0 was one of my favourite cars - loved it. Rasonably quick, fairly practical and beautiful. Who could ask for more!

[CatherineJ]

Guys can you tell me, do most cars have:

Aircon
Airbag
ABS

I'm possibly going to have to buy my own car shortly and will have a budget of around £3,500.

[Robertf]

I think all the V6s will have all 3. Not sure about the 2.0s

[wadgebeast]

All twinsparks have a couple of airbags and ABS. The more recent ones have aircon, the lusso ones have climate control. With the budget you're looking at, you might be able to pick up a post 98 one with the better interior and all of the stuff you're looking for.

[CatherineJ]

Thanks guys, there looks to be some nice cars in the classifieds and there are one or two spiders that look pretty good.