As a former transmission shop owner i am suspicious of parts labeled premium or deluxe with higher prices and improved warranties. I have found that the increase in price is directly correlated to the warrantee, not the quality of the part. I usually stick to name brands or OEM suppliers unless I am working on my…

GTV6

About 20 years ago a friend who was an Assistant DA in NYC bought a used Corolla from a very large dealership in NYC. She had paid top dollar. It had low miles, but did not look like it. She had the car for about a month and it was a real POS. the kind of car you would expect form a buy here pay here dealer, not one…

I agree. There’s a BMW dealer in my town with tons of inventory on his lot, all black, grey and white. I did recently see a new Mercedes GLA in this color with a nice interior the color of a football. Looked good and easy to find in a parking lot!!

Lancia. Once a fine brand known for advanced engineering and performance, now reduced by FCA to selling re-badged Chrysler 300s!!

Mine was a late 50's Olds with taillights that looked like rocket exhaust. the left one flipped up to reveal the gas filler. Next was a ‘64 Riveria. I still use my ‘74 ALFA as a semi daily driver in the salt free months.

I am not sure about the C3 bus aside from metal bands on some older trannys I don’t think you’ll find a belt in there.

Ladies and Gents, the real question here is what kind of a Jalop would need help finding a fun, powerful sport sedan with $40k in hand?

Ours was in Hawaii too. Around 1986 we went to the islands and spent a couple of days on Kauai, which was only beginning to be developed at he time. We rented a small Suzuki, red with a tan interior and a black dash, or so we thought. When you opened the door the black dash immediately turned dark tan as all the…

Golfers is absolutely correct. Even back in the day the FIAT 124 convertible was considered a secretary’s car. People more enthusiastic about cars drove ALFAs.

Romeo

There are dozens and the list changes from time to time. Dino’s , Jaguars, Astons, Boras, Corvettes, you name it. As I get older my expectations of future ownership of most of them fade, but there is always the Alfa Romeo in my garage. She’s pretty and fun to drive fast and unruly any time I want. Can’t beat that.

Any restaurant in Brooklyn with valet parking. With very few exceptions none of them has a parking lot, they just find street spots and many of them double park or use fire hydrants. Then they just toss the tickets they get and you get a late notice 45 days later. No thanks!!!

Alfa Romeo 4 cylinder chains do in fact have a master link arrangement as they came from the factory.

My Uncle Joe had one when I was a kid. I remember two things, the wheels had 8 lugs and the back seat had a console. Wold love to have one now.

Crack pipe for sure. Anyone who voted NP has never owned one. The rust on these is an iceberg, only 10% is visible. You could probably buy 3 very nice drivers or put a hefty down payment on a new one for the price of fixing this one. Run away!!

ALFAs are right up there. The Brits and old Vettes drive like trucks. ALFAs are affordable, just exotic enough to be interesting, Italian and easy enough to work on. Plus the Spider is my favorite because I have one in my garage!!! Sweet ride!!

Living in Brooklyn in the early 1990s driving an ‘84 Honda Accord. Nice clean car with high mileage. the wife and I were broke, but happy. One day I come out and it’s gone. parking in the neighborhood was tough so my first thought was that the NYPD had towed me, but the truth was that someone took my car. Five or six…

Isn’t that guy at the end of the video standing a bit close to the winch cable?

S4 Alfa Romeo Spider, Classic Pininfarina design, ugly airbag wheel.