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Occasional lurker, first generation hairy-chested (read, foolhardy!) Aussie bloke. Mainly a French car driver/enthusiast; '90s tat by preference. Like my luxobarges, abhor chavvy cars. Fairly hands-on with mechanical stuff across a variety of marques. Here, as I say, on a mission...

Hi folks After a lengthy pause in between AR ownership, I couldn't resist the black with red leather V6 Spider that is now sitting on my drive! Bought from a car mad guy with several lovely motors in his drive, the car had been fully sorted for most of the usual issues (suspension bushes...

Tarquini's driver's side mirror has fallen off (it got clouted in a narrow lane some time ago but hung on for ages.. only for me to bang my head on it recently and finish breaking it, ironically while the beast was off the road.. :D) Now then .. 155 mirrors are a critically endangered species...

Hi all For those of you who know I went to see a code 3 916 Spider V6 today. I've also been quite apprehensive about going the Code 3 route but the car didn't look bad at all. I've put down a quick summary of the car and any problems are found. Comments would be greatly appreciated. BODY WORK...

...until the petrol ran out!

Wow. Having now had the car for a year, it was decided that it was due a service. What a mission changing the plugs is! I'm not the best mechanic, but i'm not too bad, but it took best part of 5 hours yesterday, granted i stopped for dinner, but still! Nevermind, my chrome is nice and clean now...

Is it possible that the people at alfa could have made it any harder to change the little park light about the Xenon. Has anyone ever change it or do they simply put it on the to hard list?

I am a confirmed Alfa Romeo fan my first car I have personally bought was a Alfa and my Current Car is a 156 Nuvolla Blue 2.4jtd Veloce with whale wing. My favorite Alfa is the alfasud sprint veloce.

Hi All, Thought I'd change the rear discs on my GTV today........ Easy job. Yeah right !!!! .......... I've got tools, new discs, new pads and away we go............. O/S wheel off, calliper off, hanger off......... change disc. So far so good......... hanger back on.........New pads...

I am a man with a mission and I need your help. I am going to buy a 166 3.2. I must find it and buy it before the end of this June. That gives little over a month. Can anyone tell me likely dealers etc. where I should search? Cheers to all.

OK, after my debacle with Europe Auto Brokers (another thread) I'm back looking to source a Brera from the Netherlands. I have found another company called Shipside which I am vetting...or rather trying to suss out. If anybody knows anything that might be useful to know about them please shout...

Morning all- Got bitten by the Alfa bug at an early age owning 2 x Suds & a Sprint. Long time away from driving Alfas but now the owner of a facelift 156 JTD ( wish I'd hung out for an M-jet)- still love it though. Only cloud has been in the form of the dealer - Thames Motor Group @ Tunbridge...

I picked up the pre reg (05) 156 1.8TS Veloce from Monza Sports 3 weeks ago and have done just over a thousand miles. I love it. Its an absolute beauty. The handling is crisp and precise and gives a wonderful ride. The fuel consumption is a bit high but I am led to understand that evens out...

Has anyone overcome this impossible mission? :D :D Is it possible to exterminate all the little rattles in a Alfa 33? laughing laughing laughing All the best Sergio

Mission Impossible