Feckin italians!!!

[badchild]

Ive come to the conclusion everything italian must be scrap

Anyone else agree? They must put all theyre effort and time into the styling then think thats the job done and throw the mechanics together,

feckin italians

[Arrie]

Had a bad experience by any chance?

[evil knievel]

same goes for the french

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

oh apart from the styling bit

[Vista]

Sorry I disagree entirely. Italians have made some of the greatest cars in the world.

 

Even down at our level of finance.

 

Lancia Delta Integrale anyone? I'd have one of these over an Escort / Sarah Cosworth in a blink of an eye.

 

 

Or how about a Lancia Stratos? Another giant killer!

 

 

Or how about the very succesful Alfa Giulia series cars? Racing with twin cam engines when Fords were still going to the shops with side valves.

 

[Posse]

And they do some nice ice creams

[over_head_cam]

I detect a slight hint of bias Mr. Vista

 

They make good welders though

[Durham Fiesta]

i'd much rather have an Escos or a 3dr cosworth over an integrale.

[LEONMEX]

And they do some nice ice creams

 

rasberry ripple mmmmmmmmmmmm

[evil knievel]

i'd much rather have an Escos or a 3dr cosworth over an integrale.

 

why?

 

 

this could be an interesting topic

[Durham Fiesta]

i'd much rather have an Escos or a 3dr cosworth over an integrale.

 

why?

 

 

this could be an interesting topic

 

i like the versatility of the cosworths, they've dominated all forms of motorsport over the years, i've never seen an integrale involved in any form of circuit racing. Fords have always been more of a peoples car

[evil knievel]

i'd much rather have an Escos or a 3dr cosworth over an integrale.

 

why?

 

 

this could be an interesting topic

 

i like the versatility of the cosworths, they've dominated all forms of motorsport over the years, i've never seen an integrale involved in any form of circuit racing. Fords have always been more of a peoples car

 

 

 

'nuff said

[antz]

i have alfa 156 seats in my volvo and they are way better than anything else ive ever sat in

[caprinerd]

rum and raisen

[flyingbanana]

Sorry I disagree entirely. Italians have made some of the greatest cars in the world.

 

Even down at our level of finance.

 

Lancia Delta Integrale anyone? I'd have one of these over an Escort / Sarah Cosworth in a blink of an eye.

 

 

/quote]

 

ive been thinking about getting one of these.....one of the places i deliver to ,the building next door preps and restores these...and seen a good tasty models their...some all rally prepped ....do you know what sort of £ these make genrally ?

[Durham Fiesta]

could you put up with the left hand drive?

[evil knievel]

could you put up with the left hand drive?

 

 

there are a few right hand drive floating about, some of 'em was factory done as well. more money though

[over_head_cam]

"I's got a cozzy innit an it betta dan yous cos it got a faasan brake"

 

or

 

"I own an Italian sports car (that is fundamentally flawed but has more style in the valve caps than your whole family put together)"

 

I think it's all about image really. I'd love an Italian car that went like a Cosworth, and didn't keep breaking

[LEONMEX]

i had a fiat punto once

[Durham Fiesta]

i had a fiat punto once

 

don't worry, there is help out there for you

[Posse]

I think if i remember they were spinners?

[LEONMEX]

i was rolling on two o's. & it had a playboy bunny on the boot

[5hane]

LOVE delta intergrale SOOOO coool

[Mugshot1968]

Speaking of italian cars, anyone remember the Fiat 132 Mirafiori 2000TC? I used to have one that I used as a stock car and it was the fastest and best handling thing I have driven. Mind you, it rusted so quick you could almost HEAR it!

[badchild]

lol looked back at this thread and didnt expect it to have got to 2 pages And yeah ive had not just one but a heap of bad experiences, i have a cagiva mito evoloution and ive spent more money on it than i have on my escort! It was one of those days at work and riding home in the pissing rain the bike quit again

 

Touchwood the engine has always been fine but the build quality is absolute shite even a couple of people i know who have ducatis say the same

 

Anyways i got it sorted in the end, the spark plug was earthing in the wet and got it covered in wd40 so its working again dead on, thank fook cuz the mot is at half 2 tomorrow

[Vista]

I detect a slight hint of bias Mr. Vista

 

No bias I just choose to walk and enjoy both paths, you note I resisted the temptation to wheel out a pic of my real Italian favourite.

 

As for choosing a tuppence hapenny jelly mould cosworth over an Evo Integrale Philistines