Recent content by DougieV8

Very tempting this one - spotted the ad on Friday. Although it looks amazing it does seem to good to be true - I though a scam ad at first until i read the detail. I suppose that mucking about with a car of this calibre does not sit well with most people interested in the marque and will...

Yeah, great roads - I am lucky and live nearby :) My daily driver is an X5 currently - My first non-italian since I was 17! It is a good all-rounder for me family and work wise - 4.4 V8 with LPG conversion. Cheers for the welcome although I have been a member for a couple of years - Not a...

I had a great day playing in cars yesterday - unfortunately the italians were not present. I am an Italian enthusiast! I got to drive each car for around half an hour. Weather was changeable but this gave real road experience, circa 500bhp and standing water focuses driving ability! Cars...

I was talking myself out of it but your talking me back in! :)

Thanks for info - I will check out but probably not a lot of haggling to be done with this one! How long you had yours? Any issues?@ Running cost estmate?

Cheers Enzo - Like the spec myself, i am just being suspicious - does seeem that qp's can hang around for sale for a while, not suprising at this end of market i suppose. Especially in this current market! Would be my first Maserati so crapping it a bit! I have run Alfa's for the past 13...

Hi all, I have been negotiating a deal on the qp in link above, but being so far away (Central Scotland) it is not easy - I knew it had been for sale for a while but did not realise so long (at least July if this post and link are correct!?). Anyone looked at it or got any detail? Was registered...

Veloces are expensive but they seem prepared to hold out for their price and cars can remain for sale for a long time - Do seem to sell in the end though! I would go for this one instead after a bit of haggling of course :) - http://www.pistonheads.com/SALES/2196633.htm

There was a pearlescent white 147 autodelta 3.7 conversion for sale recently - Nice! But yeah 156 does it so much better ;)

Quad are unusual on the 156 probably due to the reason you mention, common on the 147 for the boy racers :D as tidier finish with little to cut away. Note that I have driven both and find the 156 to be better - Feels more planted and useable and obviously that bit quicker with 200mph speedo...

The 2.4 diesel is good, i love my Alfa V6's but the modern 3.2 GM unit was not doing it for me, especially due to over controlled 4wd including additional weight. Would consider a 2wd SV6 now though. For £250 Angel were going to tune my 200bhp standard upto 252bhp via remap that promised to...

Twin pipes following standard - Not into cutting bumper and chavving it up to quads as that is not the way it should look! £6500 to yourself.

Will go for loads more I would think. I have always done ok with my Alfa's - Best was a 156 bought back in 2001 for £9k at around 2 years old, ran it for 10 months or so and sold for £9900 :)

Autodelta stainless steel system - Sounds and performs great :D

I like to keep it honest - I have a full print out showing speedo, cambelt, tensioners etc, etc. replaced 18k miles ago so all documented. Looks good with 18k miles on the speedo also :)