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Yesterday I had a test drive in a 2 year old Misano Blue Veloce, not a long one and the roads were wet but enough to get a sense of the car... First impressions were the turbines are much better in the flesh than pictures, although who wouldn't want QV style alloys. The colour is amazing even...

Like the title says, doing this tomorrow. Had a good old trawl around the forum and picked up a few pearls of wisdom. Anyone got any last minute nuggets I need to be aware of? Mileage is 65k Thanks Fred

Hi All, New member here doing that 'Join a forum to check real world issues before spending my money' Coming up to VT point on my BMW and, after owning 6 between me and the wife, most of which have had issues, I think it's time to broaden my horizons. Looking at a Giulia Veloce. I'm reading the...

A brief report in the Daily Telegraph says that more than 7.5 million vehicles failed the annual MoT test last year. 34% of cars and vans initially failed according to a report from DVSA. Vehicles that failed had an average of three faults. Lighting and signalling were the biggest issues...

Hi, I have a 166 based Stratos and would like to test the throttle pot, would anyone know the procedure to test the resistance or any value I should be aiming for. Thanks Paul

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Dear friends, This is a RHD model and I removed the instrument binnacle to fix some non operating warning lights. I had this problem with air distribution. Air comes mostly from top vents to windscreen and a bit towards front. This is a problem because cold air makes windscreen condense from...

Took the 166 in for its MoT yesterday - which it passed, with a couple of advisories. One of which was that the nearside ball joint boot is damaged... which is on the lower arm that was replaced no more than a month ago... Now - I bought this part new (an expensive OEM item) intending to fit...

Hi all, A really random question I really want a GTV V6 and I was wonder if there is anyone in the Warwickshire area who would allow me to test drive theirs?

Some pics from today All pics here https://flic.kr/s/aHsmw1WKoj My first test drive, a Veloce :cool: My second test drive, a QF :cool: :wow: :thumbs: Stelvio QF

Nice Group test in Car this month, oh and one with a Pug508 V Giulia Super V Audi A5 V VW Arteon all diesels by the way, pretty much gives it to the 508 which is a nice looking car? hang on did I just say a Peugeot was a nice looking car?, closely followed by the Alfa, I also like the styling of...

Good news Alfa fans, there will be 2 Alfa Test Drive Events, 1 in Cork & the other in Dublin The first is in Cork at Fota Island Resort on Sunday 18th November. See here for details & to book Alfisti | Alfa Romeo .

pinged into my inbox at work - I *think* it's called Modern Classics magazine, features this month a test between 75 V6 and the 190 Cossie. It really is a 'plus ca change...' review... the conclusion is now as it was when these cars were new 30 years ago; Head v heart. The review presents a...

Hello, Does anyone know the specs in Hg or PSI at the MAP sensor for this please? If anyone has the ability to test theirs i would be grateful - i believe im pulling low vacuum at idle but i dont know the baseline for the multi air If anyone can test that would be good Either: Vacuum guage...

Hello All, I am having issues getting a 2001 GTV auto drop window mechanism to play ball. As it is on a new (to me) car, I don't know if it ever worked... the stops near to the lock mechanism at the top of the window don't meet. Originally the bronze coloured stop attached to the door was...

Compared to the 159 3.2 JTS, the engine is much nicer. The acceleration was immediate and quite potent. The only issues it has is there's a slight knock from the front suspension (drop links, arms or bushes), and there's a blow from the rear box. The Busso sounded quite sweet, although there...

Recently got myself a Giulietta, but realise I have no idea what the alarm sounds like. It would be useful to know. How do I set it off? Maybe an obvious one! :thinking:

Hi all, Still got no power in my alfa :( , a friend suggested doing a wet compression test on the engine. As checked most other items. My questions, - What size thread are the glow plugs ? ( I think they are 10 but just double checking ) - What psi readings should I be looking at for on ok...