Wheeler Dealers - Elvis reborn the forgotten Alfa Romeo GTV
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@kallekas8551Ай бұрын
Alfa Romeo’s are like children… cost you piles of money, break things, misbehave, break your heart and disappoint … yet you will forgive them for everything because you love them.😂
@prt1527Ай бұрын
I thought you were talking about Maserati....
@michaelpielorz928318 күн бұрын
maybe that is true in your country we have a lot of Alfa`s the oldest is from 1922 and still running the Nürburgring (:-) now again you:
@kallekas855118 күн бұрын
@@prt1527 All Italian cars!!!!🤣
@kallekas855118 күн бұрын
@@michaelpielorz9283 Don’t get me wrong. I have had 3 and I ❤️ them. Only good for weekends. I now love Nissan Skylines, all the performance, character and charm without the extreme dramas…👍
@kallekas855118 күн бұрын
@@prt1527 🇮🇹cars!!!
@nistock28 күн бұрын
Over the years I had 11 Alfas and the last one was a 3 litre GTV, the first one on the island of Ireland. 4 Sud Tis, an Alfetta 1.6 GT, 75, 90. 155, 164, 2 litre GT convertible and finally the 3 litre GTV coupe with the magnificent Busso engine. I loved them all and they were far more reliable than you would imagine. Then on to TVR. Chimaera, Tamora, and finally a .Tuscan 2 convertible. Motoring heaven over 35 years!
@brod50792 күн бұрын
Used to love this program. Didn’t know it was still on. I liked the mechanic that was on the old ones more but this is still quite good
@cupidstunt22Ай бұрын
Mike's had a lot on his plate recently
@Draxindustries1Ай бұрын
Pies , pizza, curries, fish & chips, burgers ect..
@paulmarsh5856Ай бұрын
Always solder from UNDERNEATH the joint which means the solder runs all the way through the spliced cables when the solder is applied from above !
@sleepysamk140012 күн бұрын
Wow !!!! I’ve never seen so many rust buckets on a race track 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@trickyfocusАй бұрын
Edd would fix this instantly
@antecalic88814 күн бұрын
Elvis polished the pipe so clean didn't even need to waste time to re-chrome it.
@joseluisvillafane1636Ай бұрын
Tengo un Alfa Romeo GTV 1.8 t.spark 16 v desde el 2001 tiene 234.000 kms. y esta IMPECABLE por dentro y por fuera, siempre duerme en mi garaje no le dejo nunca al sol, le cuido, le doy cera, le limpio el motor, la tapiceria, etc no lo vendo ni lo cambio, me gusta y le quiero como el primer dia Es muy divertido de conducir, no es un torpedo, pasa de 0 a 100 en 9,2 segundos 210 kms hora de velocidas maxima pero no hay muchos coches que me adelanten ..las pretaciones del 3.2 24 v de 6 cilindros eran muy buenas pero tambien era bastante mas caro de compra y de mantenimiento. Si no has conducido un Alfa Romeo, no puedes hablar de Alfa Romeo, yo he tenido tres. Si se cuida , es fiable y maravilloso.
@user-nr9bj6uv7j2 ай бұрын
Thanks a lot for this pretty nice episode about 2000 Alfa Romeo GTV!👍
@dandare2829Ай бұрын
Would have liked to have seen more of what was wrong and fixing the bushes etc etc 🙄
@toy200sxАй бұрын
The fake sound effects are hilarious.
@davemills6701Күн бұрын
Bonnet was clearly re sprayed. Why not factor the cost in?
@tommytraddles15 күн бұрын
Crikey no need to ask who ate the pies.
@srenschjdt2864Күн бұрын
wheeler Dealers is not Wheeler Dealers when Edd China is not around
@JohnRowland-ec5drАй бұрын
always wanted a gtv i had alfa sud 1.5 ti and was great to drive
@lanzodaveАй бұрын
Mikes hair dye is shocking
@robinblueqube10 күн бұрын
Galvanised body panels from the factory they dont really rust. I loved mine.
@76AERDNAСағат бұрын
Hi, I'd like to know why in videos about Italy they always put Neapolitan music that has nothing to do with it.
@Mr03106811 күн бұрын
Costs £4376 plus 100 hours of labour
@martintokinaga52619 күн бұрын
That is also what I think. Plus the gas to drive to Italy, plus hotel, food.
@mv6160Ай бұрын
That rubber on damper is for dampening reason, replacing with solid one- 0 damping on that engine, it’s just a matter of time now….. How can you “professionall” push for this kind of crap?
@davidwescott263214 күн бұрын
Cambelt every 3years. No heatshrink on solder. Replacing brake calipers without diagnosis. Non impact socket use? Didn't even check the spark plugs. How did you cure the MOT emmision failure? Risky not replacing cambelt and waterpump. Rack boot? Spring replace Why?
@fatTony66610 күн бұрын
Props to the AlfaNut
@italiacarsАй бұрын
Good job guys, but the previous owner should be fired for such a despicable treatment of this automotive marvel.
@Alan_GA16 күн бұрын
The state of his yard was an indicator of how he thought of the car. What a disgrace!
@secretagentbloke5 күн бұрын
Not bad looking considering it’s done over 175,000 miles!
@railtrolleyАй бұрын
Fun fact. Some Alfas: 159 and Brera, and some SAABs have a Holden V6 engine block. Alfa heads.
@chrisvashck1141Ай бұрын
Just 3.2 L 159's and Breras+ 1.8 L in 159's is actually an Opel engine.....both of them are bad. The only good engines in both models are 1750 TBI's and all diesels.
@railtrolleyАй бұрын
@@chrisvashck1141 I was a bit surprised, finding this out. In the Holden Commodore the engine is 3.6 litres. The Commodore is a "bread and butter" car. Not the sort of engine to be expected in a more upmarket Italian car. Made for durability, not finesse.
@richardc6681Ай бұрын
Great info about the key, except the master key is the brown one.
@Draxindustries1Ай бұрын
Is that a ginger rug??
@bimalkalan13 күн бұрын
Omg just 2000 bucks, it’s like real bargain
@andrewpercival142717 күн бұрын
Not 100% sure but i don't think the red key issue is really much of an issue anymore, when i had mine sure it was relatively easy to get another key for it, might be wrong.
@PulkaSkurken21 күн бұрын
17:50 compared with prices in Sweden that was not that expensive. it was like medium to medium+ expensive. not hard expensive as he thinks. man it sounds like UK is the place to be at if you drive old cars.
@PulkaSkurken21 күн бұрын
i would also take gamble and take the risk with that one, just cuz its the original owner. and not a 100 different owners the last 20 years.
@honda4185Ай бұрын
The guy said 155 cup cars.. not 416 cup cars. And Elvis says Hey Marce not Marco.. but at the end he finally said Marco 🤣 WHY those fake sounds effects.. just makes it be silly and at the track start one 4cyl rallycar sound 🤣 Have to be cheaper to repair the old calipers with blasting and painting with new seals in it rather than buy new. After seeing this i see how good the old show was.
@richbrown817429 күн бұрын
Not always cheaper to re condition parts sometimes cheaper to buy new You need to compare and do your homework first 🤔 I know a gut that was selling 2nd hand transit indicator lamp for £25 They were only £20 new from Ford but no one checked 😂
@honda418529 күн бұрын
@@richbrown8174 Man i have rebuild alot of calipers so i know it's cheaper than buy new ones. Just buy the seals and refresh the surface on the calipers then done.
@tedmccauley931915 күн бұрын
It always puts me off when the guy who does all the work to make the car drivable again doesn’t get to drive it, just the talking head.
@Nine.ix.9Ай бұрын
Who did the editings? Whats with the fake four cylinders exhaust note? It sounds hideous for such a good sounding engine...
@davidwescott263214 күн бұрын
V6
@grazianosquarza1784Ай бұрын
Sei a Parma metti Romagna mia , sei a nord , non sei a Napoli e metti musica emiliana romagnola 😮 grazie
@simon-oy6um15 күн бұрын
And its got 3 steeeing wheels 😂😂
@kallekas8551Ай бұрын
👍
@Jules-kv2sfАй бұрын
There wouldn't be a program if you weren't going to get it to do it up, stop with the bullshit, it's for TV
@bend3rbotКүн бұрын
It's an Alfa Romeo tho, it might run today for the cameras, but Italian engineering on the debt model AR has run on for 5 decades has made for for temperamental money pits.
@DL-by4tq8 күн бұрын
i just wanted to say this for a long time. wheeler dealer based in Uk moved to Cali for a bit lost Ed China then come back to uk. i think it was a slap in the face for Ed for this show to go in Cali then reject him and then come back to uk. honestly didn't like it.
@adrianpeters2413Күн бұрын
Interesting ..that a Fiat coupe 24v turbo 5 cylinder , actually went faster than this alfa ..then alfa went nuts and sent a ' message' that department of fiat responsable STOP IMMEDIATELY WITH PRODUCTION ....... GOD ALFA oh yea Lancia as well GOD ALFA ....😢😢😢😢. Cclassic car !!!! Rule one ..be gratefull and always worship the part supplier , and know the part supplier IS doing you a BIG favour selling a part to you ..oh hail the supplier i bow to you 😅😅😅😊😊 ...
@t5jerry13 күн бұрын
the alfa "may" have a lot of issues, but they`re ALL minor stuff, ain`t they mike "OLD OWT YOUR AND " 🙄🙄