1986 Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo 1.8 turbo petrol
Faults:
It's now done 200,000Km!
Brakes upgraded, new turbo fitted at 80,000, new exhaust manifolds at 80,000 and 160,000, 2 new petrol tanks, new exhaust system twice, second one much cheaper direct from Italy over the net, resprayed but not badly corroded, new brakes an absolute pig to replace.
General Comments:
What can I say - I've had the car since 1987 and put all but 3,000Km on the clock. The only Turbo to be registered for road use in this country, it's been the main car and the one that got relegated to the storage shed when replaced by a 164 3 litre Lusso but came out of retirement when I could no longer afford the servicing bills for the 164!
Had the suspension sorted with Spax (already has a 25mm anti roll bar and I had lowered springs fitted). Turbo really wild and presently it comes in with gusto at about 4000RPM and runs at 1.5bar under full throttle and 5500RPM - I can't imagine a stronger engine anywhere else in the Alfa range.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 3rd December, 1998