So who can guess what i bought for a daily driver?

gordonlear · Post by **gordonlear** » Fri Jul 25, 2014 8:15 pm

Pics??

Post by **bluejackhustler** » Fri Jul 25, 2014 8:21 pm

My boss had a 164 super 3l V6. It wasn't a pretty car but it sure was well equipped.

Anyhoo, it was an auto and as he was driving along one day the engine died. He thought maybe it had stalled and tried the starter again, nothing.

Turns out the cambelt had snapped, munching through valves and pistons.

£3000 to repair.

Just a reminder of what can happen if you miss a belt change.

bristol_bb4 · Post by **bristol_bb4** » Fri Jul 25, 2014 9:08 pm

Lol i dont think a pic of any alfa belongs on a forum full of beautiful ludes

but its grey with 18's lol

Luckily its had a full service history with a cambelt change at 115k and its currently on 118k

Its a 1999 in perfect condition inside and out with tax and mot, now who can guess what i paid?

'92 Si VTEC · Post by **jjmartin349571** » Fri Jul 25, 2014 9:17 pm

I'm guessing not a lot as most people jobby themselves at the thought of owning an Alfa

I quite like alfa's tbh though, they normally do a pretty good job of their interiors and a lot of their cars are pretty stunning. I've no experience of their reliability though.

I'd say you're mental for buying a 3 litre daily driver, but I've been driving a 3.1 myself

tbh I've not noticed much difference in cost/time spent at the pumps than previously, but that probably says more about my idea of a sensible car than anything

bristol_bb4 · Post by **bristol_bb4** » Sat Jul 26, 2014 8:05 am

I got it for £300! It has literally everything inside, satnav built in,phone,heated leather, cruise control, tcs, blah blah blah!

When you give it some it returns about 15mpg but taking it easy i get 25 which tbh isnt terrible, plus it makes a nice noise and the engine has polished bits

The only downside is its making me want to fix my lude rather than be strong and do the right thing which is breaking the bitch!

Post by **paul bristol uk** » Sat Jul 26, 2014 12:23 pm

I don't feel to bad about getting 13mpg out of my 4.0 ltr Soarer after reading your consumption figures now. It might be a good idea of how to change your cambelt or stockpile good engines!

Turbomick1985 · Post by **Turbomick1985** » Sat Jul 26, 2014 7:10 pm

Love alfa Romeos, ther beautiful cars inside an out, even the 166 is so ugly at the front it becomes nice, my cousin got himself a 2.0 ts in Ireland with all the extras, he's got a fleet of yokes, Subaru b4 twin turbo, mk3 supra turbo, mk4 supra turbo, BMW 530, Lexus ls430 and a range rover classic as his daily and he reckons he the alfa was the nicest car he's ever had, he swapped it for the Lexus (he wants the v8 engine for his supra) but he wants another one for himself now but ther hard to find in ireland

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Sun Jul 27, 2014 6:44 pm

I used to always drive alfa's they lose value worse than ludes though

but you do get a lot of car for the money the new ones are only alfa's by name though being fiat's with a classy body

I always liked the 155

bb1boy · Post by **bb1boy** » Sun Jul 27, 2014 8:32 pm

bristol_bb4 wrote:I got it for £300!

good luck with that then mate!

Post by **GreenyUK** » Sun Jul 27, 2014 10:19 pm

Keep another lude alive fix her

Plus Will give you chance whilst working on the lude to put some money aside for when the Alfa breaks