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Re: anyone had a 164 alfa
Posted by Abusot (more from Abusot) on Wed, 21 Dec 2005 06:27:01
In Reply to: anyone had a 164 alfa, dj, Wed, 21 Dec 2005 00:44:32
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I had a GTV-6, which has essentially the same v6 engine as the 164, but it is rear drive not front drive. Mine was a daily driver and I never had any major problems with it before I crashed it. It was the best car I ever had in terms of looks and performance.
The usual alfa problems, if you buy one, make sure the synchros are good, they tend to go bad, but the transmissions are very strong and you can drive it with bad synchros forever if you can master double clutching. The valve guides tend to go but don't significantly affect performance, just smokes a lot.
It has belt driven cams, so keep an eye on that and the exhaust valves are mechanical and have to be adjusted. Not that bad on maintenance.
These cars are a blast to drive.
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