cort16 Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 I thought I'd fling up an advert here for my 166 if anyone's interested? I'm in Ayrshire Scotland got 108k on it, it's taxed until the End of December 2011 and Mot'd until June 2012.I got this a couple of months ago as I always fancied a v6 Alfa and this came up locally when I had coin in hand and I now fancy a go in something else. Quite a lot of Super Lussos are Auto's but this one has the 6 speed manual box, which makes it the utim9 166 (other than the later 3.2).The Super Lusso bit also means you get a mega spec of red electric leather, electric windows, traction control, mirrors, central locking, cd multi changer, climate control and even sat nav, which actually works. The little TV thingy seems to always give up on these but it works perfectly on this. It goes like absolute stink and sounds fantastic especially past 4000 rpm. Having spent the last few years of my life driving miserable if not quite powerful turdo dizzlers it's great to drive a proper N/A fast petrol motor. It's also got mega brembo calipers on the front so it can get rid of the speed as well as it can put it on. It's not all great though. It needs a timing belt. It's done 108k and although it had one at 54k I'd say it's due one again. I've got the Alfa service manual on CD (included in sale) and the timing belt doesn't seem like too much of a ball ache if you have the locking tools as you can get in via the wheel arch. gsf carparts sell the belt and tensioners for 80ish quid. I've seen one guy on the Alfa forums replace the belt without locking the cams by slipping it over the pulleys but I recon you'd not get the timing 100%. Saying all that the service book has a healthy amount of stamps in it up to 90k and there's no warnings or anything on the dash.Other things are it's got some weird camber going on at the back. It's got camber arms so I suspect these may need replaced although it doesn't effect the way it drives. The paint is a bit challenged in places as you can see from the pictures and hurricanbawbag tossed a slate off the roof and bounced it off the wing (the bastard). The wheels are a bit flakey. No rust though. Here's some pictures to feast your eyes upon. £750 - PM me if you're interested. IMG_1745 by cort16, on Flickr IMG_1744 by cort16, on Flickr IMG_1753 by cort16, on Flickr IMG_1746 by cort16, on Flickr IMG_1747 by cort16, on FlickrIMG_1748 by cort16, on Flickr IMG_1751 by cort16, on Flickr IMG_1753 by cort16, on Flickr IMG_1756 by cort16, on Flickr IMG_1757 by cort16, on Flickr IMG_1762 by cort16, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted December 13, 2011 Author Share Posted December 13, 2011 What it sounds like.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete-M Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 I'd love that, but I'm snowed under with cars at the moment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted December 13, 2011 Author Share Posted December 13, 2011 Driving it's made me realise how dull modern diesels are to drive. You can just trundle along 5th at 30mph in this and when you put your foot down in doesn't shudder and baulk until there's boost like my Audi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooters Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Cor......huge wantage....I need to sell a child.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted January 2, 2012 Author Share Posted January 2, 2012 I've just lobbed 6 months tax on this if anyones interested . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 Does the sat nav have the route in reverse from the Italian borders? {Retro-Rides} Lovely car that, sadly I'm in no money but would love it camp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sterling Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 Yah! I missed out on one of these a few years ago for about the same price (Apparently the Central-locking didnt work) similar spec also a manual. Looks like I'll be missing out again, oh well Good luck with sale and all that......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted January 2, 2012 Author Share Posted January 2, 2012 The sat nav is fantastic for navigating the roads of Europe as long as they were built before the year 2000 else it denies their existance.This wouldn't lock when I got it. Even if you tried to lock it from the passengerside it just pinged the locks back up. After lots of coconut scratching I replaced the driverside door lock and it fixed it thankfully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete-M Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 It is bloody tempting... but I'd have to flog the trusty USS 5 series to get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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