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[Brogins]

Originally posted by Monty
I had a Alfa 1600cc Guilietta Sprint Green Cloverleaf-but that was in about 1972! From memory it was quite reliable, but then again it was an old nail-wish I had it now mind!
Drove down to Italy with some friends in a 1750 saloon in 1973-not a moments problem until the water pump seized about 20 miles from Calais on the way home. Slept in the car overnight and fixed it in the morning when the garage opened-those were the days when you could take a spanner to a car and fix most things.

John

John..a REAL Italian Cop car!!!!! ..they were just in a kind of Blue...

[skidlids]

FIAT = fix it again tomorrow

Says it all

[butch890]

Had several Alfa's over the years,1600 junior,GTV6,75 v6,spyder and SZ zagato(fabulous but very flimsey- was offered a profit so it went).
Have a great A3 quattro at the moment but am concidering a 147 GTA.
Butch

[yeti]

LOTUS + Lots Of Trouble Usually Serious

[Road Runner]

I run a Alfa GTV T.Spark. Had it almost three years now best car I have ever owned, and I have had a few, I can get the wife and two daughters in as well. Just like the Duke your puts a simle on your face when you drive it LOVE IT.....

[hipshaker]

Originally posted by yeti
LOTUS + Lots Of Trouble Usually Serious

aah .... that old one. i've got to say i've had a lotus elise for 2 years now and had no problems at all. it's a fantastic car to drive too.

looking at fiat barchetta's started me off though, very nice looking cars ... and good price since they were reduced a coup[le of years ago.

[misterpink]

me too....lotus elise that is. problems what problems? a bit like ducati after MY2000 they got better build quality and good servicing is essential - in fact the similarities are uncanny...... practicality,use, track orientation, driving/riding experience rather than outright power!!!!

[hipshaker]

which one you got then? mine's a S1 111S. I've been toyng with the idea of one of the new toyota engined ones ............. can't make my mind up (of course that's without thinking of cost yet too!).

[Nattyboy]

Originally posted by nelly
I've got a 20V Fiat Coupe. Love it. More trouble than the Ducati, bags of style and character and stunnin to look at. The design was penned about the same time as the 916, and is just as timeless.

Oh yeah...........and it's YELLOW

..and I thought tha belts werer expensive to change in a duke nelly...

Had an alfa spider for a couple of years..never missed a beat and bags of character (not to mention fantastic exhaust note !!)..would have liked an alfa GT when I opted out of the company car scheme this year but the mileage I do, it would hav ebeen worth a bag of sweets after 2 years !!..so had to buy a krautmobile instead..!!

Still dream of a Lancia delta Integrale EVO.!

Nat

[Edited on 20-7-2005 by Nattyboy]