Worst insult you've had about your car.

[Ardent]

[strike:2d0282qu]I quite like a probe[/strike:2d0282qu]
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[strike:2d0282qu]I quite like the probe[/strike:2d0282qu]

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I quite liked the Ford Probe [strike:2d0282qu]and finger up the Doh![/strike:2d0282qu] edit 3

[Essex2Visuvesi]

[strike:e8hu6a9r]I quite like a probe[/strike:e8hu6a9r]
I quite like the probe

[M.R.]

Couple years ago I was in BMW clubs unofficial trackday with MR2. Heard someone talking something about "moped car". I´d say bad loosers.   s:mrgreen: :mrgreen: s:mrgreen:   Usually people just asks what car is it. Only badges are "screaming chicken" at front and "MR2" at back.

[Markb]

[strike:1b76nqax]I quite like a probe[/strike:1b76nqax]
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[strike:1b76nqax]I quite like the probe[/strike:1b76nqax]

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I quite liked the Ford Probe [strike:1b76nqax]and finger up the Doh![/strike:1b76nqax] edit 3

Lol

Anal Probe is the most common..lol

[Lurch]

A couple years back i went to the high school to pick my son up, he refused to get in it !! I said fine then walk home  ( 8 miles ) he then agreed if i put the roof up which i had to back down and do he didn't want his mates to see him in it , funny thing is now he's 18 and got a fiesta he keeps asking how much to put me on your insurance dad !! funny that hey !

[Essex2Visuvesi]

My Son (16) made me buy mine

[monkeybrain1234]

While it is a great car, I do sometimes feel a bit of a girl with the roof down!  Lol

And I have long hair! But hey do I really care, no.

You want to see the reactions you get driving an Alfa, "Should I call the AA, while at petrol garage"!   s:shock: :shock: s:shock:

[Essex2Visuvesi]

The 2 most reliable cars I have owned have been Alfa Romeos

[Ardent]

mine never let me down.

[monkeybrain1234]

The 2 most reliable cars I have owned have been Alfa Romeos

Really!  My Alfa GTV V6 was a great car that I really loved for 4 years, however it needed constant work done to it.

Which Alfa did you have?

[Essex2Visuvesi]

The 2 most reliable cars I have owned have been Alfa Romeos

Really!  My Alfa GTV V6 was a great car that I really loved for 4 years, however it needed constant work done to it.

Which Alfa did you have?

1999 GTV 2.0 Lusso. Only gremlin was that the central locking only worked when you locked the passenger side door   s:lol: :lol: s:lol:  
Currently a 2002 Alfa 147 1.6 (Accidental eBay purchase for 225 quid) thats just sailed through its MOT for the 2nd year running.  Only thing that I have done is general servicing along with the cambelt/variator service

Keep looking at the Brera or a GT as my next daily   s:oops: :oops: s:oops:

[1979scotte]

If we are on about reliability i would say my 2 is the worst car i have owned.

[stupink]

The style of the car is all "cute and bubbly" so I can entirely see the girl car comments.. I refer to mine constantly as the LGC (little gay car)...  It's entirely the setup and feel of the drive that makes me love it, I don't have any particular love for the looks personally but don't hate them either. you can't see it from the drivers seat anyway  s:D s:D  best handling car I've ever driven hands down. (not sure if that says more about the car or other cars ive driven!!)

[1979scotte]

The style of the car is all "cute and bubbly" so I can entirely see the girl car comments.. I refer to mine constantly as the LGC (little gay car)...  It's entirely the setup and feel of the drive that makes me love it, I don't have any particular love for the looks personally but don't hate them either. you can't see it from the drivers seat anyway  s:D s:D  best handling car I've ever driven hands down. (not sure if that says more about the car or other cars ive driven!!)

What other cars have you driven?
All my previous cars have been big german lumps.

[monkeybrain1234]

The 2 most reliable cars I have owned have been Alfa Romeos

Really!  My Alfa GTV V6 was a great car that I really loved for 4 years, however it needed constant work done to it.

Which Alfa did you have?

1999 GTV 2.0 Lusso. Only gremlin was that the central locking only worked when you locked the passenger side door   s:lol: :lol: s:lol:  
Currently a 2002 Alfa 147 1.6 (Accidental eBay purchase for 225 quid) thats just sailed through its MOT for the 2nd year running.  Only thing that I have done is general servicing along with the cambelt/variator service

Keep looking at the Brera or a GT as my next daily   s:oops: :oops: s:oops:

You seemed to have been lucky or got a well looked after one.  I had oil cooler pipes leaking, thermostats going, clutch going and taking gearbox with it - but still loved it.  Replaced it with a 350Z 2 years ago, which I also love but in a different way.  You just cannot love a jap car like an Italian car.  

The Brera are really nice, the GT looks a little dated now, I would go for a Brera, besides you get the V6 - hubba hubba

[Essex2Visuvesi]

The alfa V6 on song is a lovely sound, especially if you add a quality aftermarket exhaust...... Hmmm Alfa V6 into MR-S anyone?

[jvanzyl]

wasn't there an alfa that had a ferrari engine at some point?

EDIT - stuff it, just get hold of the 3.2 V6 from the 3200GT  :-) :-) :-)  350 odd straight out.

[monkeybrain1234]

The alfa V6 on song is a lovely sound, especially if you add a quality aftermarket exhaust...... Hmmm Alfa V6 into MR-S anyone?

Indeed, was a great sound.  Had a Supersprint Quad Exhaust rear section, Powerflow mid section and a CDA intake. . . . it was lovely.   s:bounce: :bounce: s:bounce:

[Essex2Visuvesi]

wasn't there an alfa that had a ferrari engine at some point?

EDIT - stuff it, just get hold of the 3.2 V6 from the 3200GT  :-) :-) :-)  350 odd straight out.

Advantage of the Alfa unit is that its mated to a FWD gearbox so should be easier to persuade into place

[jvanzyl]

would be interesting to understand the difference are between the 3.2V6 in the Maserati and the 3.0V6 in the alfa (apart from capacity)... but it works out to something like 80 or 90 bhp!

But I could totally appreciate that there are more alfa's knocking about than Maserati's!

[monkeybrain1234]

think the internals of the Maserati engine are more Ferrari orientated but could not be specific.

[Ardent]

If i did not need a 5 door for rmy daily, A GT would be on the drive.
Agree, semi dated from some angles. But to my eyes at least still a handsome looking car. Do prefer the rear to the front.A 159 front would have worked very well.
Think some of thre diff beetween 3.0 vs 3.2. The 3.0 is all Alfa. 3.2 poss GM derevitive.
Will dig out that youtube clip of v6 with Fez airbox. (Have kleenex on standby)

[The Other Stu]

it'll be around 16 years ago, I had an Alfa 146 (the one with the boot).

Genuinely worst car I've ever owned. It was just over 3 years old and I had nothing but problems with it.
Brake master cylinder went (fortunately, I persuaded Alfa to pay half). That cost me my first born.

And when the brakes went, they went. Bear in mind this was around 2000. I went to the garage and even they were mystified by the pricing. Despite being independent and using anyone who would supply them parts, the only place they could find them was Alfa themselves. Disks and pads all round were something daft like £500 plus labour. I think Alfa had already said they would do it for £700.

They were so embarrassed that they fitted them for free and I only paid for parts - they even showed me the invoice to prove it.

I had loads of other problems with it (buttons broke off, central locking stopped working, sunroof leaked etc.).
I only kept it for a year and bought a Rover 75, for which I did over 100,000 trouble free miles.

[Ardent]

Kleenex time (skip to 23sec
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[Treboeth]

Kleenex time (skip to 23sec
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