Alfa's

[MM77]

Who has owned one?

 

Is it true what Top Gear say about them?

And if so, why??

 

I just dont get it, but thats probably because I havent owned one.

[Vista]

I own one

 

Yes it's true what TG say about them. In the 60's and 70's they were light years ahead of ford in terms of design style and engineering excellence but yes they can be ruinously problematic! At least mine is.

[over_head_cam]

I've never owned one but my mate had an Alfasud. Lovely motor, but the brake discs would just suddenly warp fro no reason

 

Style, speed and handling were often the substitutes for reliability In some ways, a bit like our OSFs

[zetecmk2]

there's some lovely beta's about, but more have rusted away!!!

[over_head_cam]

I've not seen a Beta since 1989

[BIGKEV]

Me and Russ chopped up a beta in 2005 - sold the rear light lenses to some nutter in In USA for about £160 - shite cars though. were they made of the worst grade of meatl or summat?

[joe1600]

My dad had an Alfa sud. What a car. It was so well balanced it wasn’t true. The binding brakes are a problem they have as there inboard but once you have the right pads there great. Oh I forgot to mention it had a BLS automotive engine in it with about a 160 bhp. That was the first time I had ever been a car with Webbers, What a fantastic noise. It never failed to put a number 10 grin on my face.

[countrybumpkin]

after all the hassel i've had with my alfa lump i woundnt recomend them to anyone, nothing makes any sence and bits from 2 of the same type of car dont seem to be interchangable

[Vista]

after all the hassel i've had with my alfa lump i woundnt recomend them to anyone, nothing makes any sence and bits from 2 of the same type of car dont seem to be interchangable

 

That's only because you're unfamiliar with them and the same basic lump stayed in production so long (a sign of how good it was in the first place) that there were developments to the engines along the way.

[Fiesta Steve]

after all the hassel i've had with my alfa lump i woundnt recomend them to anyone, nothing makes any sence and bits from 2 of the same type of car dont seem to be interchangable

 

That's only because you're unfamiliar with them and the same basic lump stayed in production so long (a sign of how good it was in the first place) that there were developments to the engines along the way.

 

Much like the Kent-Valencia-HCS-Endura etc etc..?

[countrybumpkin]

after all the hassel i've had with my alfa lump i woundnt recomend them to anyone, nothing makes any sence and bits from 2 of the same type of car dont seem to be interchangable

 

That's only because you're unfamiliar with them and the same basic lump stayed in production so long (a sign of how good it was in the first place) that there were developments to the engines along the way.

 

to be fair though i am a mod mechanic so i think i know how to build and engine and the fact that the thing is spuidly desiged has nothing makes it very difficult to work on, like the fack it dosnt have a single timing make on it and the fact you have to set the oil pump in to correct posistion to get the ignition timing right now that is bloody stupid