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| Stef914 |
 Jul 8 2026, 07:05 PM
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human  Group: Members Posts: 118 Joined: 21-July 21 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 25,745 Region Association: Southern California  |
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| windforfun |
Jul 8 2026, 07:32 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,105 Joined: 17-December 07 From: Blackhawk, CA Member No.: 8,476 Region Association: None 
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Terrible reliability.
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| Front yard mechanic |
Jul 8 2026, 09:14 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,458 Joined: 23-July 15 From: New Mexico Member No.: 18,984 Region Association: None
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2-60 air conditioning
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| Shivers |
Jul 9 2026, 06:45 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 3,475 Joined: 19-October 20 From: La Quinta, CA Member No.: 24,781 Region Association: Southern California |
Fun is fun but,
Me: Hey man, where's your Alfa? My friend: Don't ask |
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| 73-914 |
Jul 10 2026, 08:59 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 692 Joined: 24-April 10 From: Albany UpstateNY Member No.: 11,651 Region Association: None
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QUOTE(Shivers @ Jul 9 2026, 08:45 AM)  Fun is fun but, Me: Hey man, where's your Alfa? My friend: Don't ask Alfas are just like Fiats Fix It Again Tony (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/stirthepot.gif) |
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| mmichalik |
Jul 10 2026, 10:21 AM
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MikeM Group: Members Posts: 801 Joined: 27-January 16 From: Valley Center, CA Member No.: 19,600 Region Association: Southern California
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That vid is slightly above 1980's porn quality.
Almost need a shower now..... yessh. But, I love my 2019 Guilia - 109k miles and way more reliable than my BMW or Mercedes ever were. |
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| Maltese Falcon |
Jul 10 2026, 12:00 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,334 Joined: 14-September 04 From: Mulholland SoCal Member No.: 2,755 Region Association: None  |
Our beautiful Giulietta Quadrifoglio v6 TT /505 bhp was the most perfect 4 door hot rod ever. Bought new and Dealer serviced at Auto Gallery in Santa Monica.
When that dealership went into the Fiat/Alfa/ Dodge group (Stelantis?) all of the techs were totally not trained to work on these magnifico forced induction engines. At approx 18,000 miles during a normal oil / filter service, they took her out for (iGram or Tik Tok) 'Test session' and blew the rings into the oil pan. Tried to warranty/ fix for almost 9 months; we sent to the Lemon Atty's and had to walk away from this beauty. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/marty914.jpg)  |
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| porschetub |
Jul 10 2026, 04:37 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,134 Joined: 25-July 15 From: New Zealand Member No.: 18,995 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(Maltese Falcon @ Jul 11 2026, 06:00 AM) Our beautiful Giulietta Quadrifoglio v6 TT /505 bhp was the most perfect 4 door hot rod ever. Bought new and Dealer serviced at Auto Gallery in Santa Monica. When that dealership went into the Fiat/Alfa/ Dodge group (Stelantis?) all of the techs were totally not trained to work on these magnifico forced induction engines. At approx 18,000 miles during a normal oil / filter service, they took her out for (iGram or Tik Tok) 'Test session' and blew the rings into the oil pan. Tried to warranty/ fix for almost 9 months; we sent to the Lemon Atty's and had to walk away from this beauty. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/marty914.jpg) Good mate had a 2008 GT 3.2 ,he had some issues with it running rough ,turned out to be leaking gaskets on the inlet manifold ,he got that fixed so I strongly advised he sold it but that never happened and 6 months later the clutch failed somewhat dramatically, the clutch was changed but it was too late and was found to have serious g/box issues . Total bill was $9k nzd ,most of the cost was parts , Alfa parts support was very poor in NZ , this car was NZ new with 120,000kms under its wheels and had been a dog from the start. |
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| 930cabman |
Jul 10 2026, 05:00 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,742 Joined: 12-November 20 From: Buffalo Member No.: 24,877 Region Association: North East States
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my 1985 Alfa spider (flood car, I pulled seaweed from the rear view mirror) is a fun car. Bought her cheap $1.5k in 2013 after the hurricane Sandy flood surge in NYC. an original 12k mile car was rust free and in decent condition considering. Got her going after building the engine, trans and converting to twin Webers. All the electrical stuff works well after cleaning all the contacts with Deoxit.
Not a 914 for sure, and has cowl shake and a not very rigid chassis, but a fun car. I had considered a Ferrari 355, settled on a flood Alfa |
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| wonkipop |
Jul 10 2026, 05:46 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,599 Joined: 6-May 20 From: north antarctica Member No.: 24,231 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille
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QUOTE(930cabman @ Jul 10 2026, 05:00 PM) my 1985 Alfa spider (flood car, I pulled seaweed from the rear view mirror) is a fun car. Bought her cheap $1.5k in 2013 after the hurricane Sandy flood surge in NYC. an original 12k mile car was rust free and in decent condition considering. Got her going after building the engine, trans and converting to twin Webers. All the electrical stuff works well after cleaning all the contacts with Deoxit. Not a 914 for sure, and has cowl shake and a not very rigid chassis, but a fun car. I had considered a Ferrari 355, settled on a flood Alfa one of the guys who works on his cars in the workshop here has a 105 spider series3 of similar vintage - mid 80s. originally USA delivered car. now here. been for a ride in it with him. cowl shake is an understatement! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) same guy has mid 70s 2000 coupe 105. no cowl shake. impressive engine. though i am told the earlier 1750 is the sweeter unit. the video is very enjoyable. i esp like the self deprecating presentation at the start delivered with a good dose of irony. a bit of a send up of period tv show car reviews? i'm trying to remember the name of the reviewer from those times back in the 80s and 90s. he is doing it right down to the fashion sense if i am not mistaken. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
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