Hello, my name's Mark. I met a couple of you on Sunday at NAD. Mine's the black one. It's my 3rd 'Sud and I've owned itfor 27 years. Is that a record?
Mine seems to be running well. Just went over 84k miles on the way back to Suffolk from Chatsworth. Did just over 500 miles this weekend with 5 on board. Amazing little car. Took just over 3 hours to do the 192 miles back home - it cruises as fast as you can get away with in the UK all day
Prep for the trip? Checked tyre pressures, fluid levels and filled the tank with super unleaded. That was it. Only problem of note: vent fan not working.
Hi MrK and welcome to CAF. Nice Alfasud you have there, it must feel like part of the family to have had it that long. I had a 1.3 SC in black with the brown herringbone interior, looked good in that colour.
Chris - good to meet you - I like the fact you're using yours as a daily driver.
Shrew - I definitely enjoy driving these cars but I'm not a classic car man. I'm an Alfasud fan from the late 80s who bought my 3rd 'Sud at 6 years old and just kept it when I got other cars. It was always too good to sell for a few hundred quid in the mid-late 90s. I predicted that if I kept it it would become very rare, and here we are today with just 66 left (non-Sprints, last time I checked).
alfasuddriver - yes, almost part of the family and definitely part of the furniture.
I've maintained my car almost 100% DIY and can offer advice on rebuilding brake calipers and the starter - both done in the last couple of years at almost zero cost - if anyone's interested.
Cheers
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Current: 1983 Alfasud 1.5 SC, owned since 1989
Current: 2006 Maserati Quattroporte Sport GT 4.2 Duoselect + a couple of ordinary VAG family cars
Ex Alfas: Alfasud 1.5 Super, 1.5 GCL; 33 1.7 16V; 164 2.0 TS, 3.0 24V Super; 156 2.0 TS
