If I say got bored with the Saab, which would be the better bangernomics Alfa?

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When did the 8v with chain become the 16v with belt, or is it not that simple?

I know there were 8v Twinsparks, but can't seem to find anything that gives a description of which engines went into which cars, and when they changed over.

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That was one of my other choices, but I fancy something a little different.

Yeah, I've heard horrors, and remember my mates old Alfasud that eventually had to go the way of the crusher after the dangerous body work laws came in in the late 80's early 90's. In the end, the MOT guy circled the safe bits, and told him the rest needed plating/welding/replacing.

Shame really, bag of s**te bodily, but that lightened the weight, and it went like a rocket for a 1.3.

Cheers Tim.

The 156 and the 147 are just about the only two cars me and the missus agree on liking the looks of. Not sure how she would get on looking at one of the older more angular ones. I've always had a thing about the Alfa shapes as they tend to be pretty distinctive even if not always "Pretty" although previous to being a driver, I always heard the rot, electrical, and service horror stories.

I see that over time, Alfa have done a bit of a Skoda, and improved on their weaknesses under Fiat, as Skoda have done under VW, but still suffer secondhand price wise from the past reps.

Bloody hell !

My much more modern TI, complete with it's cast-iron engine, only weighs

Do Alfa make their cars from lead ?

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The gauge didn't work, at all... dodgy sender. But the light worked fine :-)

They have the same floorpan :-) Though the 164 was the least alike of the type 4's with its pininfirina styled body. Still, wouldn't mind a thema with that Ferrari V8 lump...mad...

hehe, mate was obsessed with those too... Had an olive green sud - more filler than car :-)

Concentrating only on the 4-pot injected engines (Avoid early non-injected, single spark 75s):

Pick of the bunch would be a 155 Widebody 8v. But try finding one.

You do realise just how much bigger a 164 is compared with a 600Ti?

i'd rather put up with

you didn't pass your test till you were 30! damn. i couldn't of waited that long :)

been behind the wheel since i was 18 and now 22, only had 2 cars of my own so far...

On the road on motorbike since 16, passed driving test when 17, had pretty much sole use of my mums car (triumph Acclaim), now got me the 405 - the first car that belongs to me :D

I have driven quite a lot of different cars tho...

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What about say a 145?

What would be your choice of the options there?

None.

For £1k-ish, you'd be looking at an early Boxer or a mega-high miles TSpark 16v car. Not something I'd do.

The Boxer wasn't up to the job of hauling around the relatively heavy

I can probably get you a 145 Cloverleaf (2.0 16v 150 bhp) on an S plate for less than £1500... New motor in it, not the mintest car in the world, but it's cheap and quick, and should be reliable...

Scary thought - take an unreliable car, and bugger up the reliability...

Well, the Alfa 33 was only an Alfa Romeo Arna in an Italian suit...

Looks just how I imagined!

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Pah! I passed at 19 (almost 20) I'm now almost 23

I'm on my seventh car

Fiesta 0.9 Escort 1.4 Lancia Dedra 2.0T Lancia Dedra 2.0T Rover 825 2.5TD Lancia Dedra 2.0T Golf Driver 1.6