Do these count?
Either would be seen off by even a lukewarm hatch, but that's not really the point. Great fun to drive and still quick enough to get into trouble. Fortunately we still have enough interesting, quiet roads here to enjoy them on.
A nice twist, an Italian car let down by Japanese spark plugs.Lovely!
Had a couple of V6 Alfa 75s which were a good car for the cash, backed one into a horsebox and the other was rear ended when a lorry driver fell asleep; it protected me well.
Gearboxes got a bit rattly after 50k miles but nothing ever let me down apart from a dodgy set of NGK plugs.
I’d lay a fiver on the corrosion starting well before that. Poor quality recycled steel and salty air… funny.First car was an Alfasud. Fantastic little thing but I think it started rusting the day it was made.
I’d lay a fiver on the corrosion starting well before that. Poor quality recycled steel and salty air… funny.
Earlier. In a day when Escorts and Minis needed welding within 7years of manufacture, any car that rots faster than that is impressive indeed. As a point of reference, a mate had a 1981 Lancia Beta that needed a LOT of welding by 1985. My friend was a bloody good mechanic and an ace welder, but he had months of work to fix it. It wasn't even 5 years old.First car was an Alfasud. Fantastic little thing but I think it started rusting the day it was made.
I bought a couple of Suds back in the eighties, a 1980 ti and an 82 tix. The first was in white and only had an inch of rust in a seam below the rear lights. The later model was completely rust free. I remember selling the white one, the buyer told me he’d just been to see one where he could put his fists through the holes in both inner wings. He was astonished at the condition mine was in!First car was an Alfasud. Fantastic little thing but I think it started rusting the day it was made.
Of course you need the appropriate hairdo to drive an HSV: MulletWouldn't call it a sports car, but it'll see them all off.
It's an HSV commodore gts-r (vt2) / but with a built motor, low comp forged pistons, steel rods, blower cam, headers, cam etc and a Whipple on top. And some big AP brakes! Have a Whipple 175ax waiting to go on... 25% more airfow.
Any gear will have you sideways on a roundabout and will light up the rears on an uneven dry road in 4th...
Great fun to drive - I'd use it more if I wanted to wake the neighbours up as early as I leave the house..
Drive a Giulia and get back to me.Have never driven an Alfa & not wanted to own one.
Drove a 33. Fun, but there are better hot, or warm, hatches.Drive a Giulia and get back to me.