Nice 147 GTA up for auction on Saturday

Oneball said:
Zagato are always 50:50 in my eyes, that’d explain why the facelifted 166 is butt ugly then!
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Pre facelift: Alfa_Romeo_166.jpg


Facelift: 2005_Alfa_Romeo_166_Silver.jpg


I mean you could make the argument that the facelift is a bit 'safe' and 'boring' – I call it handsome. That's actually my old car, which is somehow now the main image on the 166 Wikipedia page ?! – but butt ugly? Compared to the controversial original?
 
Nayf said:
The problem for the 147 GTA is that there are lot of Japanese automatic cars that have sat around for literal years at a car emporium up north that continue to deflate the market.
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Yes years, i don't think anyone wants the selespeed ones.
 
Nayf said:
Pre facelift: View attachment 135479


Facelift: View attachment 135480


I mean you could make the argument that the facelift is a bit 'safe' and 'boring' – I call it handsome. That's actually my old car, which is somehow now the main image on the 166 Wikipedia page ?! – but butt ugly? Compared to the controversial original?
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I thought the 166 facelift was an upgrade because even though I loved the original 166 to drive I never came to terms with the pinched light grille set-up. The facelift although a bit clumsy was much better resolved, maybe a tad blotted but don't most of us go that way as we get older.
 
I really thought the original design was one of the best looking executive saloons of its time. A 3.0 Super in Nuvola Blue with blue interior please.
 
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Nayf said:
Pre facelift: View attachment 135479


Facelift: View attachment 135480


I mean you could make the argument that the facelift is a bit 'safe' and 'boring' – I call it handsome. That's actually my old car, which is somehow now the main image on the 166 Wikipedia page ?! – but butt ugly? Compared to the controversial original?
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I like them both!
Had a 3.2 facelift. A very nice car.
This thread is prompting me to get my 147GTA back on the road too, been SORN for a year.
 
zagatoes30 said:
I thought the 166 facelift was an upgrade because even though I loved the original 166 to drive I never came to terms with the pinched light grille set-up. The facelift although a bit clumsy was much better resolved, maybe a tad blotted but don't most of us go that way as we get older.
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There's a 3.2 166 Ti in black for sale at the mo in the UK.
Ahem
 
Slightly tangentially. Does anyone want this VHS video from the launch of the 164. I’ll pay postage (in the UK). image.jpgimage.jpg
 
Import costs if mainland UK VRT €1490 plus 23% Vat on purchase invoice, no VAT if its been registered in NI over the last 3 years
 
zagatoes30 said:
Surprisingly Mrs Z didn't say no she just asked for the full costs - I think she has a soft spot for the 166 it was the first family car we bought together
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REAL costs or the costs we tell our OH about..... usually 2 completely different things ;) Fingers crossed whichever costs you use, that they stack up!
 
9625+ 7.5% buyer fee = 10200 ( roughly...)
Time for collection..300?
10500.
2.5k on top to flip it. Not bad. And I am sure they’ll find someone. I would buy it no problem at that price as well. Cracking car.
 
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