Haakon
has an accommodating arse
That just says Ferraris mechanics are over charging… That’s not a massive list of problems, just big charges.
That just says Ferraris mechanics are over charging… That’s not a massive list of problems, just big charges.
Can't say I'm a huge fan of their slab sided era but it sure grabbed attention. Alfa could always make a 4 cylinder sound 'right'.
And this has the Busso V6 - I really should get a Busso at least once before I die... A 147 GTA would do nicely, but I do rather like the 164 (the one on a shared platform with the Saab 9000 and Lancia Delta).Can't say I'm a huge fan of their slab sided era but it sure grabbed attention. Alfa could always make a 4 cylinder sound 'right'.
The Brera is a pretty car and what modern Alfa should be IMHO.
I'd love one of those but don't have the cajones to take on that temperamental relationship with an Italian beauty.
Just get the V6 - the engine blocks are made in Melbourne at the Holden engine plant that was there (Alfa heads though). That would be reliable right? Holden alloytec engines are totally known for their reliability....Can't say I'm a huge fan of their slab sided era but it sure grabbed attention. Alfa could always make a 4 cylinder sound 'right'.
The Brera is a pretty car and what modern Alfa should be IMHO.
I'd love one of those but don't have the cajones to take on that temperamental relationship with an Italian beauty.
It is a selling point in a around about way and probably a great move longer term, but, but , it isn't really an Alfa V6, well, you know.Just get the V6 - the engine blocks are made in Melbourne at the Holden engine plant that was there (Alfa heads though). That would be reliable right? Holden alloytec engines are totally known for their reliability....
Dont be afraid of the engines - the Italians and French have always got that bit right and theyre tough and made to be beaten on. Its gearboxes and trim and electrics (less so on french stuff) that will get you.It is a selling point in a around about way and probably a great move longer term, but, but , it isn't really an Alfa V6, well, you know.
One of my friends had a GTV6 and a rather nice Sprint that I lusted after while I was a teenager. Alfa's are so tempting.
A friend had an alfa sud but I lusted after his sister. Weird hey.It is a selling point in a around about way and probably a great move longer term, but, but , it isn't really an Alfa V6, well, you know.
One of my friends had a GTV6 and a rather nice Sprint that I lusted after while I was a teenager. Alfa's are so tempting.
I had a friend that used a Giulietta as daily driver to the city for a few years and surprisingly without any major issues. The Alfa 4 is venerable. I have quite a few Italian friends that have gone nuts for Alfa's and Lancia's. They do have that special something, no doubt.Dont be afraid of the engines - the Italians and French have always got that bit right and theyre tough and made to be beaten on. Its gearboxes and trim and electrics (less so on french stuff) that will get you.
But those engines don't have the chrome / polished inlet pipes of the earlier Alfa 3.2 V6 so they're obviously not as cool.Just get the V6 - the engine blocks are made in Melbourne at the Holden engine plant that was there (Alfa heads though). That would be reliable right? Holden alloytec engines are totally known for their reliability....
This Lancia is not cool… Yes, it is what you think it isBut those engines don't have the chrome / polished inlet pipes of the earlier Alfa 3.2 V6 so they're obviously not as cool.
I have a long standing mistrust of Alfaholics - owing to being exposed to several mates when younger who got bitten hard and spent barrowloads of cash on rusted out Alfasuds (okay kinda cool if they were made with actual metal), Alfettas and dogshit 33s.
But that SZ and the Montreal, and the 75 and the 164 and that new Quadlifilogo whatever.... hmmmm..... Lancias and Maserati's are still cooler though
Christ, that's a Thema now? An 18 year old Chrysler 300C driven by wannabe tryhard gangstas based on a 25 year old Mercedes? How the mighty have fallen
No arguments there. They taught VW about narrow V engines with a single head, they built the Stratos (case closed). They had a monoqucqe frame with independent suspension in the 1920s.Christ, that's a Thema now? An 18 year old Chrysler 300C driven by wannabe tryhard gangstas based on a 25 year old Mercedes? How the mighty have fallen
Still, historically anything Alfa has done 1960s onwards still pales against the Fulvia, Flaminia and Lancia's batshit rally pedigree. Fight me.
The living Lancia designers would be projectile spitting their espresso's while the dearly departed ones would be spinning in their graves.This Lancia is not cool… Yes, it is what you think it is
Same can be said about the E Type designers and the F Pace. and a bunch of other examples...The living Lancia designers would be projectile spitting their espresso's while the dearly departed ones would be spinning in their graves.
Christ, that's a Thema now? An 18 year old Chrysler 300C driven by wannabe tryhard gangstas based on a 25 year old Mercedes? How the mighty have fallen
Still, historically anything Alfa has done 1960s onwards still pales against the Fulvia, Flaminia and Lancia's batshit rally pedigree. Fight me.