[alfa] Re: 155 expertise

[Alp Berker <aberker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Neil,

I've had to 1996 155 Q4's. the first one was a normal one and the second 
one was a heavily modified (forged pistons, big turbo, cams, e-prom, 
rally type shocks, etc, approx. 295 hp) I strongly recommend the car, 
it's great fun to drive and very rewarding. It's not a problem car and 
most of the worn out parts can be easily replaced, some of the problems 
you may face are: minor oil leak on all diffs, 60K km. turbo life, if 
not properly jacked damaged underbody, windshield wiper motor failure, 
poor headlights, and I believe the most important of all limited tire 
size (due to limited clearances in the front you are stuck with 205, 45 
16, and in winter it's hard to fid a snow tire, in order to fit one you 
need to find a 15inch wheel that woulf fit around the front caliper and 
then fit the tire. a good snow tire recommendation would be the 
Marangoni's) also while driving on snow it's a good idea to disengage 
the ABS by removing it' fuse.

But if you find one do not hesitate to buyi it's a great car, with a 
great potential to modify because it shares the same platform with the 
Lancia Delta Integrale.

Alp

now only the 69 GT Junior
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