Hobgoblin Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Hi all. Am thinking of buying this as a cheap but fun car, as I have sold my RX8 to finance new windows for my home; http://www2.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201202440578162/sort/priceasc/usedcars/price-to/1000/make/alfa_romeo/page/3/postcode/hr48dw/quicksearch/true/radius/1500?logcode=p The old guy selling it has owned it for 10 years, (has bought another Alfa), it is very clean, has a huge service file, drives very well, a nice feeling of solidity to it, and 4 new Michelins on it. Anything to look for on these? One thing I notice the brakes tend to grab, but work extremely well. And is it a good deal at £600? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abz Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 You could do much worse at £600, great little car but from what I hear they suffer from electrical gremlins. A colleague of mine who also owns 2 Lancia Delta's mentioned this, he is convinced it is a 'Italian thing' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 French? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supra Gaz Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 A couple of my friends and my grandad used to have one of these (dont read into the grandad bit too much, he never grew up), they were good, pretty, solid cars, but had electrics based mainly on cheese from what i could work out. The cambelt service is a real killer on them too. For 600 quid you cant go wrong though, go for it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 French? Yeah, Italy is not that far from France..!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abz Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 French? Yeah, Italy is not that far from France..!! I meant to write Italian... thank god he will never see this thread, he calls my car a 'fridge' Just because it is white, he hates Japanese cars! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Yeah, Italy is not that far from France..!! And we're not that far from apes Some aparently closer than others Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPRALOOPY Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Rear bushes, alternator, exhaust spider bracket, coil packs and electrics....apart from that they are great !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobgoblin Posted January 20, 2012 Author Share Posted January 20, 2012 cheers all . i have decided to do it, as mr clarkson once said "every petrolhead should own one alfa in their life" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 cheers all . i have decided to do it, as mr clarkson once said "every petrolhead should own one alfa in their life" That was the first thing that popped into my head when I saw the thread. I've never owned one but I have heard of the issues that come along with them. In saying that it looks like an absolute minter for the money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephendjb Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Rear bushes, alternator, exhaust spider bracket, coil packs and electrics....apart from that they are great !! & cam belts need to be changed every 36k on the twin sparks & it isn't a cheap job. 166 is a million times better car but is an aquired taste styling wise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abz Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 And we're not that far from apes Some aparently closer than others Bar Stud! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Bar Stud! I'll admit, I was rather proud of that one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjy Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 I owned a 156. For 2 days. I threw it away because it was hideous. I'm not proud of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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