Alfa Romeo 164

I have owned a 1991 2 litre TS and currently have a 1996 24v Cloverleaf. The 164 does not rust as a general rule, some older cars are showing a few signs of rust but in all the places you would expect it after 12 years or so. The 2 litre TS engine is based on a 1950's design but is one of the best 2 litre 4 cylinder engines ever made in my opinion being virtually bomb proof. The earlier Ts models had a timing chain so no worries about cambelts breaking and there are alot of very high mileage 164's out there which is a credit to the engineers who put them together. Stories of electrical problems are failry well founded (much improved on ...  Read the complete review

Having owned a multitude of cars over the last 18 years, I have just purchased my 1st Italian car. I have always been worried about the serious rust problems that blight vehicles from this great nation of car builders, but now I have entered the realm of Alfa Romeo owners & so far, very please to do so. I recently purchased a rather sexy 1991 164 3litre LUSSO, for as little as £1500 pounds & apart from a few electrical gremlims is what I can describe as the cheapest 150mph car you could ever wish for. Plus points are the luxurious leather interior, electric seats, windows, sunroof & mirrors & air conditioning which freezes any part of you that requires ...  Read the complete review

I've had my Alfa for just over a year now, and got a very good deal on it, since then the car has just continued to impress me!! I've been in nice cars before, and lets face it, you know your in one when the seats feel like they should be in your home as a settee set, this is the feeling the 164 gives you. It is a first for comfort and space, plenty of legroom in the front and the back, even if you do have the front seats all the way back. But the hidden beauty of this car is its performance, it may look big and bulky, the side view being the sexiest angle as Pinin Farina have made the car resemble an overweight Ferrari, but when you put your foot down you can ...  Read the complete review

I bought a 3 year old high mileage M Reg 164 Lusso back in 1997. The first decent car I'd owned. Before then I'd run a clapped out Mini a Reliant Scimitar (Great Car) and a Golf. The Alfa is Luxury. So far I've only had 2 major problems. The Rear sub frame was found to be corroding badly after a year. This was surprising as the rest of the car showed no signs of corrosion. The subframe appear to have been unpainted when fitted. Alfa were not too helpful and their main dealer in Edinburgh was dreadful. The upshot was a bill for £136.00 for the parts and £202.00 for labour. Since then I have found a specialist Alfa man and although not cheap he can be ...  Read the complete review