Pattern part or OEM?
Because if those are OEM parts, that's utterly fucking terrible.
Still such a good looking car.
I’ve had both, last set was pattern and they lasted even less so I’m back to OEM now.
Decent looking rideheight ( i.e. Not on stilts ) and long front overhang make them all a bit poop on speed bumps, mito is the same and scrapes reversing off our drive where my miles lower compact doesn't.
My original set just rusted, but to be fair I used it daily for the first few years and winters were much worse at the beginning of the decade, second set got killed quickly from really broken springs I think. Third set were pattern parts which were just shit but they cost £40 and I was going to get rid. But I didn’t. Fourth set OEM fitted this year.integrale_evo wrote: ↑Fri Jun 07, 2019 1:11 pm You must be smashing it over every speed bump flat out because they're exactly the same on every punto, mito and corsa and never read of they being particularly troublesome.
Mines on nearly 38k on the originals, the punto it replaced was on 50k on the originals.
Christ, my near 20 year old Puma didn't need that many major parts replacing on it.Mito Man wrote: ↑Fri Jun 07, 2019 2:14 pmMy original set just rusted, but to be fair I used it daily for the first few years and winters were much worse at the beginning of the decade, second set got killed quickly from really broken springs I think. Third set were pattern parts which were just shit but they cost £40 and I was going to get rid. But I didn’t. Fourth set OEM fitted this year.integrale_evo wrote: ↑Fri Jun 07, 2019 1:11 pm You must be smashing it over every speed bump flat out because they're exactly the same on every punto, mito and corsa and never read of they being particularly troublesome.
Mines on nearly 38k on the originals, the punto it replaced was on 50k on the originals.
Car has only had 3 sets of tyres on it, the original Pirellis which wore out quickly, then I’ve got my current summer and winter tyres which are probably 8 years old now.
So, 4 wishbones, 3 sets of tyres, 2 front springs in 54,000 miles. Plus the alternator, condenser, free respray, clutch, gearbox, rear window and whatever other shit escapes my mind. Oh lots of engine mounts too.
I had the 166 for 50k miles, from 70k to 120k. In that time it needed....Beany wrote: ↑Fri Jun 07, 2019 2:48 pmChrist, my near 20 year old Puma didn't need that many major parts replacing on it.Mito Man wrote: ↑Fri Jun 07, 2019 2:14 pmMy original set just rusted, but to be fair I used it daily for the first few years and winters were much worse at the beginning of the decade, second set got killed quickly from really broken springs I think. Third set were pattern parts which were just shit but they cost £40 and I was going to get rid. But I didn’t. Fourth set OEM fitted this year.integrale_evo wrote: ↑Fri Jun 07, 2019 1:11 pm You must be smashing it over every speed bump flat out because they're exactly the same on every punto, mito and corsa and never read of they being particularly troublesome.
Mines on nearly 38k on the originals, the punto it replaced was on 50k on the originals.
Car has only had 3 sets of tyres on it, the original Pirellis which wore out quickly, then I’ve got my current summer and winter tyres which are probably 8 years old now.
So, 4 wishbones, 3 sets of tyres, 2 front springs in 54,000 miles. Plus the alternator, condenser, free respray, clutch, gearbox, rear window and whatever other shit escapes my mind. Oh lots of engine mounts too.
I'll grant you, it rusted more....but still.
Classic. I should be thankful mine just died (though it was February when it chose to let go and I had to drive from Yorkshire to London with gloves on... unpleasant)
integrale_evo wrote: ↑Wed Jun 05, 2019 7:23 pm List sounds the same as what goes wrong on pretty much every 10+ year old car. At least the gt still looks good while it's sat broken, unlike most.
That's hardly any "character". It's obviously not a "real Alfa".integrale_evo wrote: ↑Fri Jun 07, 2019 4:33 pm 'Mine' has had a pair of front springs because one broke, and a headlight level sensor in 38,000 miles and 7 years
Edit, and an exhaust back box.
Did anyone put money on swirl flaps ??