Re: About time

#1

<fishman nineteen at bifgoot dot com> wrote:

Quote:

Still got two Lancia Dedra Turbos languishing down in Coventry, waiting for
me to MOT them!

Oh, look, it's a Tipo in even posher clothes than a 155 ;-)
--
Steve H 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo'
http://www.italiancar.co.uk - Honda VFR800 - MZ ETZ300
VW Golf GL Cabrio - Alfa 75 TS - Alfa 155 TS Lusso - COSOC KOTL
BoTAFOT #87 - BoTAFOF #18 - MRO # - UKRMSBC #7 - Apostle #2 - YTC #

#2

SteveH wrote:

Quote:

fishman nineteen at bifgoot dot com> wrote:

Still got two Lancia Dedra Turbos languishing down in Coventry,
waiting for me to MOT them!

Oh, look, it's a Tipo in even posher clothes than a 155 ;-)

Oh that's nasty. The 155 is more posh, the Dedra was just quicker that's
all.

#3

In news:1gdhgpn.19d9w9n1yl6grhN%steve (AT) italiancar (DOT) co.uk,
SteveH <steve (AT) italiancar (DOT) co.uk> decided to enlighten our sheltered souls
with a rant as follows

Quote:

fishman nineteen at bifgoot dot com> wrote:

Still got two Lancia Dedra Turbos languishing down in Coventry,
waiting for me to MOT them!

Oh, look, it's a Tipo in even posher clothes than a 155 ;-)

I quite like the Dedra Turbo, drove a Dedra Integrale in Italy, that was
amusing..

but I still hanker for a late model Thema 16v Turbo...

--
Pete M

Ford Capri !!!
Mercedes 500 SEL,

Scouse Git extraordinaire.
Liverpool, Great Britain

#4

Pete M <pete.murray (AT) blue-nopressedmeat-yonder (DOT) co.uk> wrote:

Quote:

In news:1gdhgpn.19d9w9n1yl6grhN%steve (AT) italiancar (DOT) co.uk,
SteveH <steve (AT) italiancar (DOT) co.uk> decided to enlighten our sheltered souls
with a rant as follows
fishman nineteen at bifgoot dot com> wrote:

Still got two Lancia Dedra Turbos languishing down in Coventry,
waiting for me to MOT them!

Oh, look, it's a Tipo in even posher clothes than a 155 ;-)

I quite like the Dedra Turbo, drove a Dedra Integrale in Italy, that was
amusing..

but I still hanker for a late model Thema 16v Turbo...

If you're going for a really posh Fiat, then a Thema 8.32 is the only
way to go......
--
Steve H 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo'
http://www.italiancar.co.uk - Honda VFR800 - MZ ETZ300
VW Golf GL Cabrio - Alfa 75 TS - Alfa 155 TS Lusso - COSOC KOTL
BoTAFOT #87 - BoTAFOF #18 - MRO # - UKRMSBC #7 - Apostle #2 - YTC #

#5

Tim S Kemp <news (AT) timkemp (DOT) karoo.co.uk> wrote:

Quote:

SteveH wrote:
fishman nineteen at bifgoot dot com> wrote:

Still got two Lancia Dedra Turbos languishing down in Coventry,
waiting for me to MOT them!

Oh, look, it's a Tipo in even posher clothes than a 155 ;-)

Oh that's nasty. The 155 is more posh, the Dedra was just quicker that's
all.

I always believed that the Fiat group branding was thus:

Fiat: cheap and nasty for the peasants
Lancia: Posh Fiats
Alfa: Sporty Fiats

--
Steve H 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo'
http://www.italiancar.co.uk - Honda VFR800 - MZ ETZ300
VW Golf GL Cabrio - Alfa 75 TS - Alfa 155 TS Lusso - COSOC KOTL
BoTAFOT #87 - BoTAFOF #18 - MRO # - UKRMSBC #7 - Apostle #2 - YTC #

#6

SteveH wrote:

Quote:

Tim S Kemp <news (AT) timkemp (DOT) karoo.co.uk> wrote:

SteveH wrote:
fishman nineteen at bifgoot dot com> wrote:

Still got two Lancia Dedra Turbos languishing down in Coventry,
waiting for me to MOT them!

Oh, look, it's a Tipo in even posher clothes than a 155 ;-)

Oh that's nasty. The 155 is more posh, the Dedra was just quicker
that's all.

I always believed that the Fiat group branding was thus:

Fiat: cheap and nasty for the peasants
Lancia: Posh Fiats
Alfa: Sporty Fiats

I like to think my 'grale is more sporty than posh!

--
Chet
www.retro-renault.com

#7

In news:1gdhrs7.vwex6u3i8pg3N%steve (AT) italiancar (DOT) co.uk,
SteveH <steve (AT) italiancar (DOT) co.uk> decided to enlighten our sheltered souls
with a rant as follows

Quote:

Pete M <pete.murray (AT) blue-nopressedmeat-yonder (DOT) co.uk> wrote:

In news:1gdhgpn.19d9w9n1yl6grhN%steve (AT) italiancar (DOT) co.uk,
SteveH <steve (AT) italiancar (DOT) co.uk> decided to enlighten our sheltered
souls with a rant as follows
fishman nineteen at bifgoot dot com> wrote:

Still got two Lancia Dedra Turbos languishing down in Coventry,
waiting for me to MOT them!

Oh, look, it's a Tipo in even posher clothes than a 155 ;-)

I quite like the Dedra Turbo, drove a Dedra Integrale in Italy, that
was amusing..

but I still hanker for a late model Thema 16v Turbo...

If you're going for a really posh Fiat, then a Thema 8.32 is the only
way to go......

indeed, but backwards Ferrari engine isn't... besides, the Turbo 16v is
actually quicker, and a lot less fragile...

The trim in the 8.32 is gorgeous though.

--
Pete M

Ford Capri !!!
Mercedes 500 SEL,

Scouse Git extraordinaire.
Liverpool, Great Britain

#8

In news:NDdnc.7197$qP2.15279 (AT) news (DOT) indigo.ie,
Chet <chet (AT) eircom (DOT) net> decided to enlighten our sheltered souls with a rant
as follows

Quote:

SteveH wrote:
Tim S Kemp <news (AT) timkemp (DOT) karoo.co.uk> wrote:

SteveH wrote:
fishman nineteen at bifgoot dot com> wrote:

Still got two Lancia Dedra Turbos languishing down in Coventry,
waiting for me to MOT them!

Oh, look, it's a Tipo in even posher clothes than a 155 ;-)

Oh that's nasty. The 155 is more posh, the Dedra was just quicker
that's all.

I always believed that the Fiat group branding was thus:

Fiat: cheap and nasty for the peasants
Lancia: Posh Fiats
Alfa: Sporty Fiats

I like to think my 'grale is more sporty than posh!

Thats the main reason for the death of the Integrale. Didn't fit the brand.
Luxury car builder that happen to build a psycho nutter rally car.. Didn't
make much sense.

--
Pete M

Ford Capri !!!
Mercedes 500 SEL,

Scouse Git extraordinaire.
Liverpool, Great Britain

#9

Chet <chet (AT) eircom (DOT) net> wrote:

Quote:

Oh that's nasty. The 155 is more posh, the Dedra was just quicker
that's all.

I always believed that the Fiat group branding was thus:

Fiat: cheap and nasty for the peasants
Lancia: Posh Fiats
Alfa: Sporty Fiats

I like to think my 'grale is more sporty than posh!

That's from the Lancia 'confused' era, when they couldn't decide if they
were posh or sporty.
--
Steve H 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo'
http://www.italiancar.co.uk - Honda VFR800 - MZ ETZ300
VW Golf GL Cabrio - Alfa 75 TS - Alfa 155 TS Lusso - COSOC KOTL
BoTAFOT #87 - BoTAFOF #18 - MRO # - UKRMSBC #7 - Apostle #2 - YTC #

#10

Pete M <pete.murray (AT) blue-nopressedmeat-yonder (DOT) co.uk> wrote:

Quote:

In news:1gdhrs7.vwex6u3i8pg3N%steve (AT) italiancar (DOT) co.uk,
SteveH <steve (AT) italiancar (DOT) co.uk> decided to enlighten our sheltered souls
with a rant as follows
Pete M <pete.murray (AT) blue-nopressedmeat-yonder (DOT) co.uk> wrote:

In news:1gdhgpn.19d9w9n1yl6grhN%steve (AT) italiancar (DOT) co.uk,
SteveH <steve (AT) italiancar (DOT) co.uk> decided to enlighten our sheltered
souls with a rant as follows
fishman nineteen at bifgoot dot com> wrote:

Still got two Lancia Dedra Turbos languishing down in Coventry,
waiting for me to MOT them!

Oh, look, it's a Tipo in even posher clothes than a 155 ;-)

I quite like the Dedra Turbo, drove a Dedra Integrale in Italy, that
was amusing..

but I still hanker for a late model Thema 16v Turbo...

If you're going for a really posh Fiat, then a Thema 8.32 is the only
way to go......

indeed, but backwards Ferrari engine isn't... besides, the Turbo 16v is
actually quicker, and a lot less fragile...

Good point - the Lampredi lump is utterly unburstable.

I _need_ a 124 Spider Volumex

Quote:

The trim in the 8.32 is gorgeous though.

Alcantera and leather, innit?
--
Steve H 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo'
http://www.italiancar.co.uk - Honda VFR800 - MZ ETZ300
VW Golf GL Cabrio - Alfa 75 TS - Alfa 155 TS Lusso - COSOC KOTL
BoTAFOT #87 - BoTAFOF #18 - MRO # - UKRMSBC #7 - Apostle #2 - YTC #

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