Dave Gibbons- Dave G -
Email: dgibbons@ic24.netCountry: UK
Region cities: Lightwater, Bracknell, Guildford
Model: 2.0 20v Turbo
Colour: 466 Metallic Portofino Blue
Interior: 408 Leather Black
Year acquired: 1996
Secondhand: yes
OptionsA/C
TuningSparco strut brace (as fitted to LE), RedDot 20 groove front brake discs and semi-competition pads, Cadamuro radiator grille, drilled/smoothed air box, Kingdragon air filter, Bailey DV30 dump valve, Kenwood 10-CD autochanger and head unit (standard speakers), Peco stainless exhaust with 4" tailpipe, 17" Momo Sport alloys
LovedThe looks and the performance, and relative rarity
ImprovementsStandard brakes are poor (but I fixed that), turbo lag when changing up at low revs (new dump valve seems to have fixed that), relatively hard ride (new 225/45 tyres have made the ride more supple), standard Clarion head unit too fiddly (replaced by Kenwood unit fitted in previous cars).
CommentThis is likely to be a long term ownership experience, there's nothing else to match it for the money (expect perhaps and Intgrale EVO). Wrote a couple of articles on buying a Coupe for Used Car Buyer (Oct 99) and AutoItalia (Aug 00).