- Dean -
Website: http://antispam-www.quanne.com-antispam
Country: Sweden
Region cities: It
Model: 2.0 20v Turbo Plus
Colour: 462 Sprint Blue
Interior: 517 Leather Black with Red Stitches and Recaro Seats
Year acquired: 2000
Secondhand: yes
Options
Standard Turbo Plus edition with Recaro seats, red stiching every where (why not blue like my paint job?), Sparco Strut Brace (nice in red), red Brembo front calipers
Tuning
Not yet: I need more info on products suppliers: wish list currently includes: chipped, upgraded racing brake pads, racing spec brake fluid, AP clutch, SS exhaust system (freeflow), carbon interior, 18" wheels and P-Zero tyres, ramair (or K&N) air box, reengineer dump and wastegate, and most importantly *get the front washer jets aligned*!
Loved
Typically Italian: looks great (until they get old), tempremental (like the Italians), goes quite quickly, handles well, very nice styling touches, has character, is somewhat unique, fairly comfie, different. Appears well engineered. Look, basically, it's an Italian sports car, you expect the electrical gremlins, bad days, appearing/disappearing faults. My car is definately female.'
Improvements
Under extreme cornering car understeers like a snowplough. Pirellis screech at 80km cornering, indicating loss of traction at low(ish) speeds. Braking hard in corners (I know, I know bad idea) causes the back end to loose it, requiring substantial (emergency) correction. Position of gear lever too far forward for sports driving. Hand brake inadequate for special driving manoeveurs! Interior requires a German build makeover. Cobbles in Antwerp sort out any car. Rear wiper is a joke. Mists badly in rainy weather.
Comment
I'd love to know who in Belgium owned this car before me? What was its history? VIN ZFA175000P0070646 it that number rings a bell email me. Date first registered in Belgium 2000-03-23. I've had it since 2001-02-02. This car is begging for another session on a track? Any suggestions?