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[1974Alfa5spd]

Thatd be nice till it falls apart.

So it'll be nice for a few minutes.

Oh, shut up, they're not that bad!

[1974Alfa5spd]

Thatd be nice till it falls apart.

I believe the proper term is "catch on fire."

Okay, I admit, they do that sometimes...

[94Corolla5Speed]

Yea, what Ash said. I actually f**k love the AR 75, I want one just like Clarkson had on the Alfa challenge on Top Gear. IMO, it looked the best out of the three (when they got it)

[1974Alfa5spd]

It's okay. I still have the Alfa Virus BAD.
But they seriously do catch on fire some times. Both times (I've heard of) it was the (primitive) live oil line to the OP gauge. It would come loose and drip oil (flammable) into the switch. After the S1 GTV I think they stopped using that...

[1974Alfa5spd]

Just occurred to me...

...good thing Bawked hasn't shown up yet.

[Tinton]

lol Alfas are nice. My friend used to own a '85 GTV6. Of course, it was the most unreliable car I've ever seen. And the hardest to work on. Pretty much ANYthing is more reliable and easier to work on than an old italian car, doesn't matter if its Japanese, German, American, etc. Even so, I really liked the car when it did work. It was really unique, had a lot of character, and was pretty fun to drive. I think 'fun to drive'>reliability, at least as long as you can sometimes drive the car. He sold that Alfa and has owned a '88 Fiero Formula for a while (sadly its 3-speed slush), and after fixing an idling issue the Fiero came with, its been a VERY reliable car. No problems, pretty much, besides a loose belt.

Now, this friend just bought a '76 Fiat 124 Spider. I swear that when I looked underneath that car, the frame was covered with rust, if not turned to rust completely. The top is gone, the lights barely work, the radiator is busted, among other things. There's a big rust hole under the driver's seat, so its supported with a 2x4 . However, I would love to drive the car, its 5-speed . I went for a ride in it and it actually felt pretty solid; but it definitely isn't a fast car . It'd be a nice weekend car to continuously fix and rarely drive, but my friend expects it to be his daily driver . He's going to sell the Fiero soon to put the money into the Fiat, I can't see the Fiat being reliable enough to get him to work. But eh, w/e, parts for it are kind of cheap and its a MUCH easier car to work on than the GTV6 .

[1974Alfa5spd]

Now, this friend just bought a '76 Fiat 124 Spider. I swear that when I looked underneath that car, the frame was covered with rust, if not turned to rust completely. The top is gone, the lights barely work, the radiator is busted, among other things. There's a big rust hole under the driver's seat, so its supported with a 2x4 . However, I would love to drive the car, its 5-speed . I went for a ride in it and it actually felt pretty solid; but it definitely isn't a fast car . It'd be a nice weekend car to continuously fix and rarely drive, but my friend expects it to be his daily driver . He's going to sell the Fiero soon to put the money into the Fiat, I can't see the Fiat being reliable enough to get him to work.

1. He needs to look at the engine timing if it's not that fast, Fiat, Lancia, and Alfa are all sports car manufacturers and should do 0-60 in the 8's floored.
2. It sounds like he really just needs to rip the engine and junk the car. Anything that sounds in this poor nick shouldn't really be driven.

... its a MUCH easier car to work on than the GTV6 .

IDK about the GTV6, but my GTV is relatively easy to work on. The only really inaccessible thing is the steering box. But who really needs to f**k with it on a regular basis?

[1974Alfa5spd]

Really though I'd love to take one for a spin one day

I will need a scarf, though, just to complete the effect.

Oh, BTW, if you ever find yourself around the SF/Bay Area, I'll be happy to let you take it for a spin!

[permabanned]

rofl at sports cars going 60 in 8 seconds. my 900 dollar wrong wheel drive piece of shit gets there faster than that. 8 seconds 0-60 is slow as balls

[noob5,000,000]

if you ever find yourself around the SF/Bay Area, I'll be happy to let you take it for a spin!

That's what she said (on myspace)

[1974Alfa5spd]

if you ever find yourself around the SF/Bay Area, I'll be happy to let you take it for a spin!

That's what she said (on myspace)

I walked right into that...

[1974Alfa5spd]

rofl at sports cars going 60 in 8 seconds. my 900 dollar wrong wheel drive piece of shit gets there faster than that. 8 seconds 0-60 is slow as balls

Remember, these are old cars. R&T said 10s for my car.

[noob5,000,000]

w00t w00t 8.5 for the FC . I bet I have it down to 8.0 now :suspect:

[Bawked]

Just occurred to me...

...good thing Bawked hasn't shown up yet.

someone spoke too soon

alfas are gay...... nah man i kid i kid, dont take me seriously

Alfas can be cool cars.... i prefer the old ones, new ones meh too curvy.... like most new cars. hell my mr2 is too curvy... i only have it because i couldnt find a aw11

i wouldnt dd an alfa tho thats for sure. hell i'm sure dsms are more reliable but cool cars the old alfas... lots of soul and passion!

[comingbackdown]

if you ever find yourself around the SF/Bay Area, I'll be happy to let you take it for a spin!

That's what she said (on myspace)

I walked right into that...

that != what she said