Does anyone else drive these miserable piles of garbage?

[porsche356a]

One more of this pile.

[RANDY P]

Nice car, and ya reversing McGyver'ing by the PO to save $.50 and 10 extra minutes they would've spent doing it the right way gets old.

I avoid most DIY'd cars for that reason.

[Deschodt]

Just that one, figured 2 less cylinders to go wrong ;-)

[ohdavey6286]

I had an 82 GTV-6 Balocco edition I sold last year. Fun car to drive and the Busso engine sounds great.

[Rtrorkt]

Originally Posted by Alfasrule

I love mine, The last true sports car.

had a 76. it would rust just to look at it. loved the look, loved the interior, but it was slow.

[Ronbo]

I foolishly bought a GTV/6 brand new back in 1983. It was easily the worst automotive purchase I made before or since, and that includes several British cars. Yes it was a great drive when it worked which was maybe 50% of the time. It was plagued with electrical gremlins, leaking head gaskets, and the infamous weak second gear synchro all during the first year of ownership. Two Alfa dealers couldn't fix the issues, and Alfa corporate basically told me it was my problem and not to bother them. Needless to say I unloaded that POS before my second year of suffering was complete. I've occasionally wondered what became of it and the poor souls that were later stuck with it. Anyway I didn't mean to be a downer, and I hope your experience is as good as mine was bad.


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[speeder]

There is an outrageously nice '74 GTV on BAT right now. Final gavel-drop price guesses, anyone?

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1974-alfa-romeo-gtv-32/

[sand_man]

Originally Posted by speeder

There is an outrageously nice '74 GTV on BAT right now. Final gavel-drop price guesses, anyone?

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1974-alfa-romeo-gtv-32/

I would buy that car and drive it every day. That's my problem: I just can't be happy driving an appliance, so the "fun" car always ends up being the one I use. It is a fatal flaw.

[onewhippedpuppy]

Originally Posted by speeder

There is an outrageously nice '74 GTV on BAT right now. Final gavel-drop price guesses, anyone?

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1974-alfa-romeo-gtv-32/

Dunno but that’s a lovely car in white, and crazy clean.

[red-beard]

Mostly, we have these piles of garbage:

[sand_man]

Originally Posted by Ronbo

I foolishly bought a GTV/6 brand new back in 1983. It was easily the worst automotive purchase I made before or since, and that includes several British cars. Yes it was a great drive when it worked which was maybe 50% of the time. It was plagued with electrical gremlins, leaking head gaskets, and the infamous weak second gear synchro all during the first year of ownership. Two Alfa dealers couldn't fix the issues, and Alfa corporate basically told me it was my problem and not to bother them. Needless to say I unloaded that POS before my second year of suffering was complete. I've occasionally wondered what became of it and the poor souls that were later stuck with it. Anyway I didn't mean to be a downer, and I hope your experience is as good as mine was bad.


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This reminds me of the recent sentiment shared in another thread about 1980s/90s Range Rovers!!! LOL! Something about them being made by "misanthropes and drunkards!"!! It still makes me laugh!

[tdw28210]

Originally Posted by reachme

I've always liked these
Calloway turbo'd a couple of these that come up every rare once in a while.
Didn't they come from factory with those silly yellow lights on the inside or was that just for France?

A buddy of mine is stockpiling the Calloway versions. He's up to 4 or 5 now along with the some body panel molds. They are beautiful cars from the outside. Interiors are painfully 80s.

[Corvus Corvax]

Originally Posted by porsche356a

Just this piece of junk...

NICE. I love those cars. Doesn't have the wonderful sound of the Busso V6, but the steering and gearchanges are sublime.

[Corvus Corvax]

Originally Posted by RANDY P

Nice car, and ya reversing McGyver'ing by the PO to save $.50 and 10 extra minutes they would've spent doing it the right way gets old.

I avoid most DIY'd cars for that reason.

I found frapping WIRE NUTS under the dash. Sheesh.

[Corvus Corvax]

Originally Posted by Deschodt

Just that one, figured 2 less cylinders to go wrong ;-)

I think I'm in love.

[Corvus Corvax]

I also have to admit that the dash did not wear well - it is severely cracked. I have a fix, but it'll have to wait until I source a replacement dash, so I can work on it out of the car. the ergonomics are hilariously Italian - from the driver's normal position, it is impossible to see any of the speedometer that matters on American roads.

[ZOO]

Originally Posted by Alfasrule

I love mine, The last true sports car.

I was about to remark that this was the twin to my Dad's 76 (I believe it was called a GTV that year in Canada), and then I noticed the hood bulge and read your signature. The lack of a body kit and the small bumpers -- belissimo! Did you do it, or was it an import from Europe?

My Dad's was such a great car, except for the rust, and reliability. But it earned me I Instant street cried in our predominately Italian neighbourhood in Toronto. Street cred I sorely needed having moved from a small Ontario town, in 1982, and was rooting for West Germany in the World Cup against, you guessed it, Italy.

[onewhippedpuppy]

Originally Posted by RANDY P

Nice car, and ya reversing McGyver'ing by the PO to save $.50 and 10 extra minutes they would've spent doing it the right way gets old.

I avoid most DIY'd cars for that reason.

Don't kid yourself, I've corrected some ridiculous stuff by "professional" mechanics too.

[speeder]

Originally Posted by porsche356a

One more of this pile.

[speeder]

Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy

Don't kid yourself, I've corrected some ridiculous stuff by "professional" mechanics too.

Amen. They are worse because, A) they are on the clock and/or have a scumbag boss yelling at them to get it done and B) the ego of the professional auto mechanic, even if they have the skill of a trained monkey, makes rock stars look like humble people open to constructive criticism. When you get a bad one, it's like having Donald Trump working on your car.