Alfa Brera S

[eastcoast 4,902]

Always found it to be chilled with an eclectic range of patrons. If staying overnight no one ever seems to have a problem if you walk the dog after dark with a bright light for safety purposes. 

[kanny 21,961]

39 minutes ago, eastcoast said:

Would be nice. But there was a time when you did not need a big win to own a nice motor. Ford Capri, Vauxhall Calibra etc. The manufacturers and buying public are lazy and disinterested now but at least some of the old ones still exist. A friend of mine bought the below a couple of years ago.

I drive a old 2011 S3 8p  3 door manual 315bhp B road special...Still  love it after 7 years, it's been super reliable and goes like stink and is still  a nice place to sit 

[Stavross 20,644]

7 minutes ago, eastcoast said:

Always liked an escort van, you've got me thinking now.

I loved that van, it was a 1988 1.6 diesel, went out helped myself to an escort turbo and put the front end, wheels, interior and body kit on my van, and painted it purple, it got nicked twice from outside my mams and I got it back both times, second time they had taken the recaro’s and the turbo bonnet

[Stavross 20,644]

3 minutes ago, kanny said:

I drive a old 2011 S3 8p  3 door manual 315bhp B road special...Still  love it after 7 years, it's been super reliable and goes like stink and is still  a nice place to sit 

They are only going to go up in value, they are like a modern day escort turbo or xr, I drive this now and although its stock it’s an absolute weapon 

[eastcoast 4,902]

26 minutes ago, kanny said:

I drive a old 2011 S3 8p  3 door manual 315bhp B road special...Still  love it after 7 years, it's been super reliable and goes like stink and is still  a nice place to sit 

3 door, obviously. That's kind of my point, apart from all the great engineering there, they do not make affordable 3 doors anymore apart from Minis, and even those are now all automatic and without visible exhaust tail pipes apart from the JCW. Still has 1 visible, the other is hidden (?), and no longer makes a proper noise. The world has gone mad.

[kanny 21,961]

1 minute ago, eastcoast said:

3 door, obviously. That's kind of my point, apart from all the great engineering there, they do not make affordable 3 doors anymore apart from Minis, and even those are now all automatic and without visible exhaust tail pipes apart from the JCW. Still has 1 visible, the other is hidden (?), and no longer makes a proper noise. The world has gone mad.

I wouldn't bother with the Mini tbh , my missus has a 2015 JCW  coupe,  it's awful to drive,  the seats are rubbish , torque steer is terrible,  rock hard bone rattler,  its not a pleasant experience...she loves it though lol 

[Stavross 20,644]

1 hour ago, eastcoast said:

3 door, obviously. That's kind of my point, apart from all the great engineering there, they do not make affordable 3 doors anymore apart from Minis, and even those are now all automatic and without visible exhaust tail pipes apart from the JCW. Still has 1 visible, the other is hidden (?), and no longer makes a proper noise. The world has gone mad.

That’s the problem with all the new stuff, Audi don’t do 3 door or manual in anything quick now, the up side is anyone can drive an S3 fast now because the car does it all for you, this new one has a track mode and it changes the power delivery, puts more power to the rear, it’s like driving an M2, I almost crashed it the first time I put it in  dynamic plus, we looked at the new RS3 and test drove it, my first thought was Mrs Stav will kill herself in that

[dytkos 18,629]

14 hours ago, kanny said:

I wouldn't bother with the Mini tbh , my missus has a 2015 JCW  coupe,  it's awful to drive,  the seats are rubbish , torque steer is terrible,  rock hard bone rattler,  its not a pleasant experience...she loves it though lol 

she loves it though lol 

It's the rock hard bone rattler bit......

Cheers, D.

[kanny 21,961]

@eastcoast  just looking what sold at this auction 13 days ago and what do you know...go to the 12 minutes 20 second mark   

 

[eastcoast 4,902]

Cheers Kanny  £6K? Must have issues needing sorting I would think but maybe not, I'm by no means an expert on them.  One appeared today at an Alfa specialist that I have been keeping an eye on. Low millage but top money. 3 1/2 hour drive away so not been to see it yet. I'm not giving anymore details as last time I did that on here it was sold the next day  

Interesting/boring fact - you see the glass roof? Pro-drive specked steel roof for the 500 that they would build to keep the weight down. Alfa sent glass roofed bodies from Italy but full head liners. There was not time to correct the mistake so the Pro-drives have glass roofs that you cannot see from the inside  

[gnasher16 31,929]

2 hours ago, kanny said:

@eastcoast  just looking what sold at this auction 13 days ago and what do you know...go to the 12 minutes 20 second mark   

 

Was you just browsing mate or looking for something in particular ?

Cracking auction Brightwells another is Mathewsons up in York ive bought and sold at both,its the time to buy as well as classics are at an all time low at the moment.

[kanny 21,961]

23 minutes ago, gnasher16 said:

Was you just browsing mate or looking for something in particular ?

Cracking auction Brightwells another is Mathewsons up in York ive bought and sold at both,its the time to buy as well as classics are at an all time low at the moment.

Just having a nosey seeing what stuff is going for ,  seems to be some great bargains around, Fords are still doing pretty good but if you are prepared to look at other stuff then some absolute steals to be had, sign of harder times i think  

[kanny 21,961]

57 minutes ago, eastcoast said:

Cheers Kanny  £6K? Must have issues needing sorting I would think but maybe not, I'm by no means an expert on them.  One appeared today at an Alfa specialist that I have been keeping an eye on. Low millage but top money. 3 1/2 hour drive away so not been to see it yet. I'm not giving anymore details as last time I did that on here it was sold the next day  

Interesting/boring fact - you see the glass roof? Pro-drive specked steel roof for the 500 that they would build to keep the weight down. Alfa sent glass roofed bodies from Italy but full head liners. There was not time to correct the mistake so the Pro-drives have glass roofs that you cannot see from the inside  

If you are in no rush then the right one will always come along eventually and  likely on your doorstep, im a believer in fate when it comes to buying a motor lol , always seems to be  true for me anyway. 

[eastcoast 4,902]

13 minutes ago, kanny said:

If you are in no rush then the right one will always come along eventually and  likely on your doorstep, im a believer in fate when it comes to buying a motor lol , always seems to be  true for me anyway. 

I have noted the reg on the car in the video. Should it be advertised online at 2+ times the auction price will be useful