1.6 must be a base engine I see some came with a 2.0 litre too and a V6 Hard to beat these Alfas with the old 105 115 type engines Valves are a little noisy, do an oil change with an additive LOVE that FIAT COUPE next to the Alfa, owned one back in 2003 in Brasil GREAT CAR ! FIAT badged ALFA !

your joking guys sounds awful would walk away from this car in a miniute sounds like a diesel

Bit of a mess around there

How much would you want for it?

Hi neil don't know if you reply to old videos about this Alfa Romeo mito. I bought one recently from time to time the check engine light comes up and it's always the same error P0244 Wastegate Solenoid Valve A error. I've been to a few shops and changed the solenoid (they told me the old one was in good shape). But the check engine still comes up when i try to drive a little aggressively for brief periods. They told me all the turbo components and the car is at 100% level of functionality but this still bothers me because if it comes up i need to go to a shop and turn off the check engine light. Also while the light is on, the car goes in recovery mode and is really slow to drive like it was a 1.2 Fire Punto engine from 00s. Have you ever tackled this issue? If so let me know, I don't know what else i need to do to find an answer to this problem. Either way thank you so much for the content you put us trough it's fun to know about that italian cars are still so much an object of passion and these videos are really informative. Sorry for my bad English, it' not my first language. Un saluto dall'italia e un abbraccio ancora più forte da Napoli!

Great set of videos which I'm watching eagerly as I've got a 36-year-old Mk3 Cavalier to revive which has been off the road for 20 years - but not kept in a field! I hope Dougie at Once Driven Forever Smitten sees this. You mention the front subframe and the lower wishbone arms. I believe the rear of the lower arm bolts into a captive nut welded to the inside of the floorpan box section. If this captive nut snaps off you are into a bit of a world of pain where some end up freeing it by cutting open the floorpan inside the car! Plenty of releasing fluid early on (or heat) might be on the menu.

Hey Neil, what’s that pale blue thing in the back at 1:05😎🇮🇹🔝

Your plans sound good, especially with a new year ahead!

Had the same problem on my Chevrolet lacetti 1.4 were the rubber on the thrust bearing had completely disintegrated no longer holding clutch fluid. Never changed a clutch b4 but changed plenty of belts water pumps and cylinder heads, valves and so on. Nightmare i can see why you have to pay a garage for the work involved drive shafts out gear box oil dropped, starter motor out, dropping the gearbox though and getting it back on the spline was tough.

Had the 147 and the water pump failed after 30k miles coming home on the M6 one day, it had been bought from a dealer in Preston not a year b4, no warranty nothing with finance still owed. Never learned my lesson either bought a fiat bravo after this and things only got worse, Italian reliability is just awful always liked the 156 though the way it looked and theres not many about now. Hope you managed to save it.

Hello Neil, my name is Ignacio, I´m from Argentina and I enjoy watching you give this old alfas a second opportunity. I have a problem. The oil sump pan from my alfa romeo 145 1.8 twin spark engine is cracked and I need to remove it. I am not in condition to pay someone to do it for me so I have to do it on my own. Could you please explain me a little a step by step what do I have to remove in order to take it down ? Thank you very much in advance.

clean and wax it and sell it!

Nfixed ?

My 2018 Giulia was reliable and very few issues at all through 50,000 miles. In 2023 I traded her in for a……. You guessed it, another Giulia 😊

Hi Neil, what is your go to way / pipe to use to drain the coolant on this engine .

Fantastic work! All that is missing now is a brand new bonnet emblem as the old one is faded out,

What is it about Dudley with motors sitting round the back? Last time was over that way getting some bits for the Land Rover there were 2 Ford Granadas behind some gates on the patch next door

Save it and find a good home for it.

for me it is unacceptable to expose all sort of mechanical bits, brake lines, exhaust pipe and etc. to harsh elements of nature. the underside of any car must have a proper insulation.

the driver seat (inc bolster) on my 2010 Accord had barely any wear after 100K miles (when i bought it in 2022). might have something to do with the prev owner (from new) being a slightly built 60 ish year old lady.

invest in solar panels and electric heating,better for the old bones..

Oh yes. Teenagers need training and bribing. Nice to see your garage tour. The 928 is a great project and I'm looking forward to see this progress too

Cannot wait to see the 155 completely finished such beautiful cars.

New lights look very smart, will be grand with a few more. No idea how you manage to find anything in there, must have a unique locating system…!

Nice work on a nice car, turned out even better than I thought.

i have a gtv which, like all, has paint laquer peel.. how can we sort this out ? / Have you done a video on the subject ?

using some wood/plastic could create smaller warmed space to work in ...

Glad you are feeling better.

clean it up nice car need tlc

That timeless avant garde Porsche-928! ☺ For the design addicts!

Best wishes for the new year.....really good video s.....keep these coming!

Good luck whit an apprentice. These days are hard to find one.

Glad you are feeling better. Mate of mine went to the US on holiday over Christmas and ended up with Pneumonia, said the Hospital bill was 8K, he's hoping the insurance will cover it 🙏. Really looking forward to the 928 project, thinking about buying one maybe next year.

hny Neil

Keep it going Neil....looking forward to 2025 new videos 👍😊

If I had a spare £5,000, I would buy it off you, that car is in incredible condition it's always good to see cars being kept on road and not scrap it for the sake of it

Happy new year. Good to see you. Hopefully you sell the 156 well its diserve a good owner.

With only 19,560 miles on it, why would the discs, pads and clutch need replacing? You claimed the pedal went to the floor so the clutch simply needs a bleed.

Had this crappy bug for over a month now feel like shit 24/7 glad your back up and back filming

Remind me NEVER to go this garage if they open gates with the wing of your car

Here's to a great 2025. Thanks for all your vids in 2024. Best wishes from down under.

hi neil , i feel for you mate i have had Bronchitis hacking my lungs up hope your feeling better

Happy new year, looks like you’ve got a car cover sponsor! What’s your eBay name, I’ll look out for the 156.

Ha ha about your son!.....Please do not use the word 'useless' nobody ever is, we are all different but i fully get the lack of enthusiasm for your interests as mine has little interest too. Sounds like you have a plan which is always a good start. Well Done, appreciate the videos you do

Happy new Yr good ur feeling better looking forward t running my 164 into Europe soon might get ur to OK th thing before I buy motogp tickets f czech Republic.

Hi Niel, happy new year and get well soon. Looking forward to see all your project on that channel. The reorganisation of your workshop sounds great and is gaining some extra space too. One point I am scared about, that I recognised there is no balustrade on your gallery. You definitely should mount one. Looks very risky to me that you or some other stuff can fall down. Have good recover. 😊

Welcome back Neil, this weird cold thing does seem to be going around, a friend of mine was stuck with it all over chritstmas and new year…..

Great video. Plenty for me to do in time to come. Mine’s on 138,000kms so timing chain up next along with a new alternator which sounds like it’s got a bag of gravel tumbling round inside it.

You'd think a car with less than 20K miles on it would have been diagnosed and fixed 7 years ago. I guess the owner had another car to drive, and didn't care or didn't want to spend money on a proper diagnostic? Or perhaps the previous mechanic who owned the shop (garage) got the car from an auction, or some other way, and was busy and just never got around to it?. What's worrisome is the quality of a vehicle which has a MAF sensor go bad so quickly (unless the original owner drove in dusty conditions and never replaced the air filter, which can cause MAF problems if the MAF sensor isn't simply bad quality. My 21 year-old Toyota Corolla with 445K miles still has the original MAF sensor.

Thinking alot about getting a car like this in 2025. Whats your remarks or opinions? Is still worth it in 2025?