We've brought the cheapest unloved Alfa Romeo GT | How bad can it be?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 ส.ค. 2024
- On this weeks episode of Absolute Car, we will show you around our new to us Alfa Romeo GT Cloverleaf 1.9 JTD.
This is at the time of filming, the cheapest GT in the UK.
Our mechanic will look over the car to see how bad it really is, and we will let you know what we intend to do with it.
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The driver side window doesn’t go up, and doesn’t go down - which means it’s not working 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Nah you don’t say … this guys narration is top tier
Maybe now I have the cheapest GT 1.9 in the UK D: Bought as a project for £600, has MOT until June, 163k miles, a remap, and almost no service history. So far it needs:
timing belt + pump, thermostat, full service, door handle replacing, parking sensors replacing, AC fixed, horn fixed, and a full suspension refresh. Still a lot of fun to drive tho :)
I got my GT for £995. It's a 09 plate and has 96k miles on it, runs perfectly. MOT was done 2 days before I brought the car
Fabulous cars, make sure cambelt and water pump get done, swirl flaps are an accident waiting to happen, as mentioned, rear shocks, sills crushed and or rusting from the inside, remove the ‘sandbags’, you need to remove the rear interior to access, do both front seats fold forward, are the door handles ok ? Good luck with it.
Appreciate this 🙌 thank you
Good luck. As a long time Alfa GT owner/addict I’ll find this series interesting. Loads of them have dented sills. Idiot tyre shop workers mostly. Double/triple check those rear shocks. The spring pan will be on its last legs if they haven’t been replaced. Otherwise doesn’t look too bad. Check the swirl flaps. That is the Achilles heel of these engines. They are on plastic mounts and can get sucked into the engine and wreck it. Cheap enough to delete them. Get a nice remap at the same time. These engines can give you a fair old hike in BHP and torque with no loss of reliability. Otherwise the diesels are robust. Cloverleaf is a really nice spec. You get used to the armrest/handbrake stuff and other character quirks. Wouldn’t bank on making much profit though. You’ll be able to do some big miles in it. How about a trip back to Italy?
Yeah turning a profit isn't number 1 on the list tbf, more the experiences. But I know we probably won't loose out on it too much. Thanks for the feedback, will check it all out. Would love to take it to Italy. Only problem is we both still have jobs 😄 so mainly doing this on the weekends and evenings.
Easily mapped to around 180. The same engine is used in the GT Clover 170 with the Q2 LSD. On the forums some have even managed around 200, depending on the engine and turbo condition.
Fun little cars these. Had a 170 version for a few years
Good to know, bags of torque in them. We are undecided on a re mapping it yet. Just due to the cost and if it's worth it for the car.
Great cars lovely to drive bags of torque not the best car urban driving but on a good run brilliant give it some tlc and proper maintenance and you've got a proper drivers car had mine 5 yrs love it before it had a 156 sport wagon that was reliable and a great drivers car
Cheers Andy, the torque is amazing on this car. Really pulls low down. We've got some challenges lined up to really test out how well it does on long journeys.
Love the 156 wagon 👌🏻
This cars still going well, i bought it cheap and then found these videos of it...the windows still dont work 😂
Add a Q2/Quaife LSD, compare before and after, should be able to add money to the car for re sale and see how much of a difference it makes if you can find a second hand one? Unless it has one already as some of these did from the factory.
We will look into that, nice one mate 👍🏼
I bought one last Friday, 2.0 jts, black leather seats, bose stereo.
Paid €800 for it. Last sunday the engine threw a bearing and it needs a new engine right now 😆
That's gutting!! Luckily you didn't pay too much in the first place. Relativity speaking.
Ismevaju se i klebeče ko budale
This car does not age
Great vid. As for challenges with the car…. Maybe see how many babies you can fit in it? I dunno. That’d be fun. I guess.
what
Hahah we have a lot of friends with baby's 😂
You buttheads got a verry good car with minor flaws, comparing to other english junks out there. This car is has won the title "The most beautiful car in the world" at the Milan Triennial and the Design Trophy in Paris. Reliable engine, good stability, great confort and options for it's class at the time. And next time find a driver who can make a difference between a petrol and a diesel.
🤣 I think you're taking things a bit too seriously there fella
soooooo many ppl who come from petrols have no idea how to get the best out of an oil burner....
@@Absolutecar Alfa is a serious matter ! 😄
Owned about 40 cars I want a red alfa gt but I need to be braver
If you've got the means, why not... they are pretty reliable it seems.
@@Absolutecar well am in Spain so no rust but three times the price.
cheapest? classified littered with £500 alfa gt's
Strip it out and get it on the track
Hahah did you not hear the bit about how we want to turn a profit 😂
drive it to australlia
What route would we take?
We didn’t get the diesel GTs here in Australia. My GT looks similar to this one but doesn’t have the dents, has a red interior and has six chrome intakes under the bonnet. It also cost me over 10 times more than this one did.
@@downesy68 shall we nip over and have a race? 😄
I 've watched only 1:55 of this video ... What are you talking about man ?
Unloved Alfa Romeo ???
😄 you need to watch more of the video/videos then.
funny - I stopped at 1:53 .................