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Yesterday at 20:59
These days when all comedians are criticised for being sexist, racist or ageist, is that joke Communist?
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Yesterday at 20:54
Hello Monty
I'm pleased that you are enjoying your car, driving and looking at it.
If you have the money, then spend what you feel comfortable with.
Otherwise, drive it, and attend to issues as they arrive.
With the age and mileage, perfection is unlikely to be achievable . If you have the time, do a little bit of work regularly, to keep the appearance up and the car running smoothly.
Best wishes
Paul
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Yesterday at 19:37
Based on what you have stated; check the Idle valve, process well documented on here. Failing that, check the fuel trims
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Yesterday at 18:56
No stock apparently Simon Funny, it said 5 left
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Yesterday at 18:46
Currently my coupe has 190k miles on it. Before I moved to Germany I had two Bravos, with a total of about 470k miles on them (and one of those written off in an accident with 260k). Neither of these had any bodywork or rust repair as far as I remember; the coupe has certainly had some, but it was a daily driver for many many years and lived outside for most of them.
I don't agree with the fashionable view that Fiats rust, any more than any other thirty year old car does... and to be honest, if the rust has been attended to, the other wearable parts are more likely to have been replaced on a high mileage car. Road salt will kill any car, of course...
There are of course utter dogs, badly treated and uncared-for, in any marque including the coupe.
Neil
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Yesterday at 18:42
No stock apparently Simon
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Yesterday at 18:39
What is the idle speed when warm? I'd suspect a vac leak, but it'd be difficult thing to find.
I presume that spark plugs and air filter are relatively new?
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Yesterday at 16:49
What was the issue Jamie?
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Yesterday at 15:35
Ok yes I tend to do that so I assume I'll be ok with 94Ys on the rear and the old T1R 94Ws on the front. As long as I make sure the bonnet is properly shut
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Yesterday at 15:34
Hi all. My coupe drives beautifully, but if it sits idle, it's not long before it conks out! It idles for a short period then goes off. So sitting in traffic, handbrake on... if i'm not revving the engine, it does turn itself off.
Any ideas what it could be? It drives fine, not spluttering or anything like that.
Kind regards
Matt
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Yesterday at 14:35
They vary between £1000 for a driveable restoration project to £18000 for a mint, tiny mileage plus or LE at a dealer.
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Yesterday at 14:10
That's brilliant Simon, as I'm struggling to get the cam locks at present
Thanks Jamie
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Yesterday at 14:09
Just remember with the ultra racing rear arm you'll have to pack out the brackets due to them being oversized for the are
Cheers Jamie
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Yesterday at 13:31
And refunded
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Yesterday at 13:25
I remember Serg1 buying this car; it was advertised on here and from Maidstone, Kent; it was used as a motorway daily driver to London and back daily by the previous owner and it had about circa 180K+ on it when sold to Serg1. It was sold for peanuts in the £00's due I guess to the galactic mileage and prices then....Serg1 then put some money into the car, but being a London car guess it has been outed courtesy of Khan's cash grab. I remember leaving Horsham Italian car event few year's ago, few of us with Serg1 heading back to M25 and opening mine up towards the motorway, he didn't follow, I guess the 200K on the lump playing on his mind Hi Submariner, Very useful information about the previous usage of my Coupe. I've been through the service history which reveals that the first owner put an average of 40,000 miles a year on the car for it's first 4 years and it was sold in mid 2004 with 167,800 miles. The next owner kept it for 9 years and sold it to Serg1 at 187,000. He owned it for 10 years until this February and put 5,000 miles on it. During his ownership, it was a front cover feature car on AutoItalia Magazine October 2014 edition.The car currently has 191,000 miles. The fact that my car has covered 88% of it's mileage on the motorway explains why it's still on it's original engine, gearbox and turbo with no rebuilds, It starts on the button, there is no smoke and it holds 2.5 bar at hot idle. I have just spent quite a lot of money having all the rust cut out underneath and new metal let in (not a huge amount but a lot of fiddly small bits) and having it rustproofed with Dinitrol wax in the box sections and Dinitrol underseal on the rest of the underpinnings. The car was resprayed and refurbished 10 years ago and looks great from 10 feet away but on closer inspection, their are a lot of small imperfections in the paint. I'm going to see how much can be machine polished out and whether I can justify respraying the worst bits (bonnet and boot). Overall, I am very pleased with the car as I don't think I would ever find another yellow plus with the essential-to-me factory sunroof. I intend to use my coupe sparingly but regularly throughout the year taking it to local Alfa club meets (I have two Alfas so it gets honorary admission!) and Italian car days locally.
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Yesterday at 13:24
The Eibach ARB kits and White line haven't been available for quite a while now so the only off the shelf options are Ultra Racing. For front you could look for a Dedra, from memory they're a thicker diameter.
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Yesterday at 12:15
I am looking for a rear anti roll bar. I was about to purchase one from Ultra Racing but I cannot for the love of God find one anywhere for sale anymore. Have they stopped making them or something?
On the topic of anti roll bar, I would also like to purchase an uprated front one but I haven't been able to see one in stock anywhere either. At least, I know that a couple of months ago, I could've gotten a rear one. Pretty sure there are none left for the front, but maybe someone here knows better. Thanks!
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Yesterday at 10:58
Ok yes I tend to do that so I assume I'll be ok with 94Ys on the rear and the old T1R 94Ws on the front. As long as I make sure the bonnet is properly shut
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Yesterday at 10:52
Finished for £181.00, nice
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Yesterday at 10:51
I always fit new tyres on the rear when only fitting a pairs
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Yesterday at 10:32
So could I put TR1 94Ys on the fronts while I still have T1R 94W on the rear?
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Yesterday at 10:30
The new Toyo Tr1's are way better than the old design, compound wears equally where as the old ones used to wear out quite fast when the tread depth reached around 5mm.
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Yesterday at 10:23
I've Toyo Proxes T1Rs fitted all round and the fronts need changing.
Rims are 225/45/17 and tyres are rated 94W but most outlets only offer 94Y - is it unwise to mix two Ys at the front with 2 Ws on the rear?
Also, to confuse matters further, the T1R seems to have given way to the TR1.
I prefer not to mix types or brands but don't know whether this difference is material enough...
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Yesterday at 09:16
Due to their scarcity the Club intends to purchase a set of these cam locks and a DTC gauge.
These would be available on loan for any Club member who feels confident enough with the spanners to carry out their own belts change. A refundable deposit would be required to cover the cost of loss or damage to the unit.
The purchases will be made when the items already on order above have been verified as being the correct size.
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