Recent content by Veloce

I am travelling down from Newcastle with the Alfa crew. We are aiming to be there at about 09:30 so will see you all there (although I doubt they will allow a taxi on to the castle terrace:lol: keep an eye out for the Quattroporte)

Veloce. Quattroporte Tractor

Yes the W is the model designator. I have 2 x W211 and a W213 on the taxi fleet. Well technically they are actually S211 and S213 as they are all estate cars, (W indicates the saloon variant) the older W211 cars are way better built than the newer ones which are pretty shoddy especially in terms...

They are VM Motori built engines. Although Fiat now own VM, the A630HP was originally a General Motors designed engine which was never used by GM but sold off to FCA. VMs own engines are actually very reliable, they have been used by many manufacturers including Toyota, Kia, Hyundai, Rover...

I am definitely making this one. I usually take the 155 to events with the guys from Alfabook, but as this is the first event since I bought the Quattroporte, I will be in the Maser.

Yes they are noisy. I must say this new one is a little quieter especially once warm, but when pulling away off the line, for the first 2 seconds it sounds like an International Harvester!

I was flat out joining a motorway when it started to knock, I thought I was a dodgy injector but it had, as I later found out, started to take out a bearing. Still under warranty I took it to the dealer who said, because the previous owner had used the wrong oil Fiat would not uphold the...

It's a flat rate of £2.5k per year for all the cars on the fleet, regardless of age or value. Even my £600 2005 Jag X-Type is the same price, as most of the premium is made up of public liability insurance. I do 75k miles per year though, so I get my money's worth out of it

Hi all. Just acquired a 2017 Quattroporte.......well technically that's not strictly true, I bought it last year and blew the engine up! So after an '8 month on the garage ramp' false start. I'm pleased to say I've got it back this week, even if it is just to run the new engine in. Fingers...